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Installations that are improperly labeled are difficult to manage and maintain. The ANSI/TIA 606-B standard includes recommendations on how to label and manage a cabling infrastructure.
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Overview The communication cabling is a vital component of a building.
Occupants need a reliable, manageable, predictable and flexible telecommunications infrastructure for voice, video and data communications. Any structure or cable should be identifiable and traceable through the building. The ANSI/TIA 606B is a system for documenting, identifying and tracking the structured cabling infrastructure is necessary for managing the telecommunications investment. 3
Advantages of the Standard
The ANSI/TIA 606B standard: ◦ Uses descriptive labelling. ◦ Easy to understand and implement. ◦ Scalable, meaning the identifying labels can contain as much information as the user wishes. ◦ Immune to future technology changes. ◦ Uniform and structured. The labels read from general to specific from left to right.
Estimates are that only approximately 50% of installations comply with the ANSI/TIA/EIA 606 Standard. Source: Cabling and Maintenance Magazine
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What the 606B Addresses
Labelling (Identifiers) ◦ The labels are point-of-origin. ◦ Each run has its own descriptive label. ◦ Describes the labels and where they should be placed.
Record Keeping ◦ All labelled elements are recorded ◦ Specify symbols used ◦ Define the reports that need to be kept or generated
The standard applied to: ◦ Horizontal and Backbone Cable (ANSI/TIA 568C) ◦ Grounding and Bonding (ANSI/TIA 607B) ◦ Pathways and Spaces (ANSI/TIA 569B)
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Newest Revision
The ANSI/TIA 606B revision, published in 2012, made many significant changes over the previous version of the standard
Moved to harmonize it with other standards, including the 568C and ISO standards
Simplified and reformatted the identification requirements and identifiers, changed the way racks and panels are addressed, and several other changes. 6
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Typical Telecom Infrastructure to Administer
Identified Elements
Every location, cable, pathway and termination point must have a unique identifier.
The standard includes suggestions on creating unique alphanumeric identifiers.
Some identification values are no longer required on the label, but are in the records.
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Administration Classes
Four Administration Classifications: ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Class 1: Single Building, Single Telecommunications Room Class 2: Single Building, Multiple Telecommunications Rooms Class 3: Multiple Buildings, Single Site Class 4: Multiple Buildings, Multiple Sites
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Conventions
The EIA/TIA 568C standard for color code sequences should be followed.
Identifier label detail increases when read from left to right
Panel Labeling ◦ All panel ports should be read and labelled from left to right (viewed from the front), starting at the top left. ◦ May be labeled with a letter designator or its numerical unit position.
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Identifier
The standard defines a descriptive identification label.
This identifier will contain information on the physical infrastructure, not its application.
The information on the label can be used to: ◦ Track down the physical layout of the cable ◦ Determine which infrastructure records need to be accessed. 11
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Identifiers (Labels)
Placed within 30cm of the end of a cable.
Must be durable and resistant to environmental conditions.
Must be easily read (contrast)
Must be typed or mechanically printed (no hand written labels)
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Required Identifiers
Cabling Subsystem1link (Horizontal Link) Patch panel port & termination point TS (Telecommunication Space) Cabinet, rack, enclosure, wall segment Patch panel or block TMGB & from object (ANSI/TIA 607 element) TGB & from object (ANSI/TIA 607 element) RGB, BCT, TBB, GE (ANSI/TIA 607 element)
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Suggestions for Unique Identifiers from the 606A standard BC
Bonding conductor
IC
Intermediate crossconnect
BCD
Backbone conduit
Jx
Jack
Cx
Cable
MC
Main crossconnect
CB
Backbone cable
MH
Man or maintenance hole
CD
Conduit
PB
Pull box
CC
Cross-Connect
PE
Pedestal
CP
Consolidation Point
Sx
Splice
CT
Cable Tray
SE
Service entrance
EC
Equip. Bonding conductor
SL
Sleeve
EF
Entrance facility
SP
Splices in Horizontal Link
EO
Equipment Outlet
TC
Telecom Closet
ER
Equipment room
TGB
Telecom Grounding busbar
Fx
Fiber
TMGB
Telecom Main grounding busbar
GB
Grounding busbar
TO
Telecommunications Outlet
GC
Grounding conductor
WAx
Work area
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Grid positioning
Racks and cabinets in a large data center can be identified using a grid-based system that relate to floor tiles or rows of racks/cabinets. The “X” coordinate is an alpha character and the “Y” coordinate is a number. A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
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Identifiers
fs: (f) # floor, (s) TS of that floor -a:n: (a) panel/block, (n) # port/IDC section or (a) # panel U (n) # port xy: (x) horizontal tile of a floor, (y) vertical tile b: (b) # building c: (c) # site or campus n: (n) # cable d: (d) # pair/strand b: (b) # building
/ is a separator between near end and far end The identifiers read from general information on the left to more specific information on the right. Numbers should start with #1; letters should start with A. For instance, using #3 as a value implies that there is a #1 and a #2 in existence. 16
Identifiers
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Example
A telecom rack is located in a TR on the 3rd floor, east side at grid position “C-6”. The port is #4 on the 2nd rack down from the top.
The format is:
fs.xy-r:p where:
◦ fs = floor, space identifier on the floor ◦ xy = coordinates of the rack ◦ r:p = rack letter and the port number
The label would be: 3E.C6-B:4 18
Panel unit positions
Racks should be labeled based on their grid position. In this image, the label is ‘AD02’
Panels can be identified based on the bottom-up standards rack unit position at its top edge. www.hellermanntyton.us
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Examples of Basic Identifiers
Class 3 Horizontal (Multiple Buildings, Single Site)
021-2B-3C04 Building Number
Second Floor, Telecom Room B
Rack 3, Panel C
Port Number 4
021-2B-A4-30:04 Building Number
Second Floor, Telecom Room B
Rack at grid A4
Panel at 30U, Port Number 4
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Examples of Advanced Identifiers
Class 3 Backbone (Multiple Buildings, Single Site)
06 - 1C / 05 - 2B. FMM2 . 4
Building Number
First Floor, Telecom Space C
Building Number
Second Floor, Telecom Space B
Fiber Multimode, Cable 2, Group 4
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Examples of TO/EO Labels
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Examples of TO/EO Labels
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Example of Block Label
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Example of Panel Designator Note the panel identifiers may use the rack unit position of the panel instead of a letter identifier
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Color Coding
If the termination fields will be color coded the table below indicates the colors required for the different types of connections
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Example of color coding termination fields
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Grounding Infrastructure
The telecommunications grounding infrastructure should also be managed under the standard.
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Grounding busbars must be identified in the following format: ◦ FS-TGB or FS-TGMB where: F = floor S = room identifier TGB or TGMB = busbar type 30
Firestops
Firestop locations are identified in the following format: ◦ F-FSLN(H) where:
F = floor FSL = firestop location identifier N = firestop identifier/location H = hours rating
Any item penetrating the firestop barrier should be labelled within 30 cm on each side.
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Pathways and Spaces
Pathways and spaces follow an identification format: ◦ fs-UUU.n.d(q) where:
f = floor s = space UUU = descriptive identifier/location n = pathway element d = detail information q = qualifying information
◦ The standard indicates recommended descriptor codes for Outdoor Spaces, Devices, Indoor Spaces, and pathways.
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Example of a Pathway Identifier Image: TIA/EIA Standard
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Record Keeping
All cables must have an associated record that includes: ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Identifier Cable type Physical location (pathway and space) Information on the termination on each end Faceplate/panel/block type and configuration Termination location on the faceplate/block/panel
◦ Service record including: Installation Modifications and/or repairs Test results 34
Record Keeping
Use software specifically designed for cable record keeping. ◦ Also allowable is a database or spreadsheet. ◦ Physical files may also be necessary.
Records must be easy to access. They should be sorted by location.
The standard states which records are required and which are optional.
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Example of a Horizontal Link Record
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Linkages
Other documents may be linked to the records as a linkage. Examples include: ◦ Drawings are helpful for quickly identifying locations for cabling within a building. The drawings should be updated whenever changes to the infrastructure are made. Examples include:
T-Drawings As-built floor plans blueprints,…
◦ Work orders and details on what changes have been made to the infrastructure. 37
T-Series Drawings
The 606 Standard (Annex C) addresses the symbology and graphic elements for drawing Telecommunications drawings (T-Drawings).
There are 6 types of T-Drawings defined in the standard.
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T-Drawings
T0: Campus or Site Plans ◦ Backbones
T1: Layout of the building per floor ◦ Building Areas (rooms, access points, etc) ◦ Backbones ◦ Horizontal Pathways
T2: Service Zone or Building Area Drawings ◦ Cable drop locations ◦ Cable IDs 39
T-Drawings
T3 Telecommunications Rooms ◦ Room Layout ◦ Rack/Cabinet elevations
T4 Typical Detail Drawings ◦ Faceplate labeling ◦ Firestopping ◦ Rack/Cabinet details ◦ Raceways
T5 Schedules ◦ Spreadsheets showing information for cutover and cable plant management
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T1 Drawing Example
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T2 Drawing Example
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T3/T4 Drawing Examples
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Summary
Telecommunications are vital to the occupants of a building.
A well administered structured cabling infrastructure is one that is well documented.
The ANSI/TIA 606B Administration standard describes a method for identifying and managing records for the telecommunications infrastructure. END prgodin @ gmail.com
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