Chapter 3 Flashcards
Access Provider (AP)
1 .A company (e.g., telephone
company) that provides a circuit
path between a service provider
(SP) and the client user. An AP
also can be the SP.
2. The operator of any facility
that is used to convey
telecommunications signals to
and from a client premises.
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ACS
Access Control System
An interconnected set of
controllers managing the
entrance and exit of people
through secure areas.
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AHJ
Authority Having Jurisdiction
The building official, electrical
inspector, fire marshal, or other
individuals or entities
responsible for interpretation
and enforcement of local
building and electrical codes.
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BAS
Building Automation System
A control system consisting of
hardware (e.g., controllers, optical
fiber cabling, input/output devices)
and a software application or suite
of software applications that
automate the electrical,
mechanical, or other building and
facility subsystems.
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Demarcation Point
(Demarc or DP)
1 .A point where the operational
control or ownership changes.
(TIA)
2. The point of interface between
service providers (SPs) and
client facilities. Also referred to
as minimum point of entry
(MPOE).
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EF
Entrance Facility
An entrance to a building for both
public and private network service
media, including wireless. This
includes the entrance point (EP) at
the building wall or floor, the
conduit or pathway, and continuing
on to the entrance room or space.
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EP
Entrance Point
The point of emergence for
telecommunications cabling
through an exterior wall, a floor,
or from a conduit. (TIA)
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ER
Equipment Room
An environmentally controlled
centralized space for
telecommunications equipment
that usually houses an MC (CD)
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HC (FD)
Horizontal Cross-Connect
(Floor Distributor)
A group of connectors (e.g.,
patch panels, punch-down
blocks) that allow horizontal,
backbone, and equipment
cabling to be cross-connected
with patch cords or jumpers.
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IC (BD)
Intermediate Cross-Connect
(Building Distributor)
The connection point between a
backbone cable that extends from
the main cross-connect (MC
[campus distributor (CD)] first-level
backbone) and the backbone cable
from the horizontal cross-connect
(HC [floor distributor (FD)] second-
level backbone).
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MC (CD)
Main Cross-Connect
(Campus Distributor)
The cross-connect normally
located in the (main) equipment
room for cross-connection and
interconnection of entrance
cables, first-level backbone
cables, and equipment cables.
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Service Provider (SP)
The operator of any service that
furnishes telecommunications
content (transmissions)
delivered over access provider
facilities. (T IA)
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TE
Telecommunications Enclosure
A case or housing for
telecommunications equipment,
cable terminations, and cross-
connect cabling.
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TR
Telecommunications Room
An enclosed architectural space
for housing telecommunications
equipment, cable terminations,
and cross-connect cabling.
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How are
telecommunications
spaces defined?
As rooms and areas where
telecommunications cabling
systems are terminated, cross
connected, and interconnected
to installed telecommunications
equipment
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Why should a
telecommunications space
that serves multiple
tenants be in a common
space that can be
accessed through a
common corridor or
outside door?
This type of access will limit
interruption to the building
tenants. Service for one tenant
will not interrupt the
other tenants.
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Who should have access to a
locked telecommunications
space, area, or room?
*The owner’s maintenance
personnel
*Building management
*Common key/access control
credential holders
Each tenant
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Name 2 strategies to limit
acoustic noise levels in a
telecommunications space.
1 .Locate noise-generating
equipment outside the
telecommunications space
whenever possible
2.Specify the use of sound barriers
if sources of unacceptable noise
cannot be located outside the
telecommunications space
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What should be the
minimum ceiling height in a
telecommunications
space?
-2.4 m (8 ft) AFF
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What is the recommended ceiling
height to consider using in a
telecommunications space?
-3 m (10 ft) AFF
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True or False
Suspended ceilings are
preferred in
telecommunications
spaces.
False. Suspended ceilings are
not recommended in
telecommunications spaces
unless they are part of the
air cooling strategy.
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Name 2 potential negative
consequences of installing
excessively tall equipment or
racks in a telecommunications
space.
1 .May require special lighting
2.May require wider working
clearances
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Why is it important to
select a ceiling finish
that is light colored?
It enhances the room lighting.
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How much clearance
should be provided for the
installation and
maintenance of cabling
that is mounted on a wall?
-1 m (3.28 ft)
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What is the minimum
recommended depth that
should be provided for wall-
mounted equipment?
-150 mm (6 in)
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How much working
clearance (front and rear)
should be provided around
installed equipment?
-1 m (3.23 ft)
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What is the minimum
recommended side clearance
when equipment will be
mounted in the corners of a
telecommunications space?
-300 mm (12 in)
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True or False
If possible, sleeves, slots,
and conduits should be
located where they permit
cable terminations to be
performed from left to right.
True. If possible, sleeves, slots,
and conduits should be located
where they permit cable
terminations to be performed
from left to right.
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How far should a cable tray
located within the ceiling
protrude into a room?
05.4 mm (1 in) to mm (2 in)
without a bend
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How high should a cable
tray located within the
ceiling be placed when it
protrudes into a room?
Above -2.4 m (8 ft) high
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What is the minimum size
and number of sleeves to
be used for backbone
pathways for a TR, ER or EF?
At least four
103 mm (4 trade size) sleeves
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How should multiple
telecommunications
spaces on the same floor
be interconnected?
By at least two 103 mm (4 trade size)
conduits or a pathway that provides
equivalent capacity
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True or False
Doors for telecommunications
spaces are permitted to have a
lower fire rating than the
rest of the room.
False. Doors shall have the
same fire rating as the room.
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What should be the focus of
the fire protection system?
Prevention, early warning,
and containment
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Where should light
switches be located in
telecommunications
spaces?
Near the entrance to the space
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True or False
Dimmers and vacancy
sensors are recommended
for reducing energy
consumption in
telecommunications
spaces.
False. Dimmers and vacancy
sensors are not recommended
for use in telecommunications
spaces.
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How much light should be
provided within the
telecommunications
space?
-500 lx (46 foot-candles) in the
horizontal plane and
=200 lx (18.6 foot-candles) in
the vertical plane, measured
zl m (3.28 ft) AFF in the middle
of all aisles between cabinets
and racks
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Where should light
fixtures be located in
telecommunications
spaces?
A minimum of 0.6 m (8.5 ft) AFF
when possible and closely
coordinating with rack, cabinet or
enclosure placements
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How should
telecommunications
spaces in multi-floor
buildings be aligned?
Vertically aligned (stacked)
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What is an advantage of
using one or more load-
bearing walls to build the
telecommunications space?
Using one or more load-bearing
walls reduces the possibility of
relocating the space if the floor
or building is expanded or
altered in the future.
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What is the purpose of
locating a telecommunications
space as near as possible to
the center of the area to which
it will provide connectivity?
It minimizes the cable lengths
(between the space and
the work areas).
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What are the minimum
interior dimensions of a
telecommunications space
if the serving area is
—465 m2 (5000 ft2) or less?
-3 m (10 ft) by -2.4 m (8 ft)
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What are the minimum
interior dimensions of a
telecommunications space
if the serving area is larger
than -465 m2 (5000 ft2)
and less than or equal to
-743 m2 (8000 ft2) ?
-3 m (10 ft) by -2.74 m (9 ft)
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What are the minimum
interior dimensions of a
telecommunications space
if the serving area is larger
than -743 m2 (8000 ft2)
and less than or equal to
-929 m2 (10,000 ft2) ?
-3 m (10 ft) by -3.4 m (11 ft)
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Where are shallow rooms
permitted to serve as
telecommunications
spaces?
In buildings that are smaller than
-465 m2 (5000 ft2)
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Name 3 types of cabinets that
may serve a building that is
smaller than 93 m2 (1000 ft2).
1 .Wall cabinets
2.Self-contained cabinets
3.Enclosed cabinets
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If minimum size guidelines
cannot be met for reasons
outside the control of the
ICT designer, what space
guideline should be
followed instead?
If minimum space guidelines
cannot be met, provide
-1.2 m (4 ft) depth by
1 .83 m (6 ft) width by
-2.6 m (8.5 ft) height
(inside dimensions)
for every 240 four-pair cable
terminations served.
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How much termination
space should be allocated
for balanced twisted-pair
cables utilizing patch panel
connections?
-2580 mm2 (4 in2) for each
4-pair circuit to be patched or
cross connected
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How much termination
space should be allocated
for optical fiber cables?
-1290 mm2 (2 in2) for each
optical fiber core/strand to be
patched or cross connected
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How much termination
space should be allocated
for coaxial cables?
-1290 mm2 (2 in2) for each
coaxial cable to be patched or
cross connected
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