A. General: Upon completion of the installation, the Comm/Data Trade shall have performed all necessary TIA/EIA specified tests to the latest published revisions of the TIA/EIA
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standards and corrected any problems found during testing. The above representative shall then submit all documents and a letter of certification certifying test data required herein to the Owner and Engineer that the system functions and conforms to all requirements of the manufacturer of the equipment, the Contract Documents and all requirements of the latest revisions of the TIA/EIA standards.
B. The Comm/Data Trade shall perform all electrical tests required by present revisions of TIA/EIA specifications to ensure that all components of the Comm/Data network shall meet and exceed the following:
1. All Category 6 and 6e cables shall conform to or exceed the TIA/EIA 568 Rev. B, Commercial Building Wiring Standard, Horizontal Cable Section and the TIA/EIA Technical Systems Bulletin 36 for Unshielded Twisted Pair Cables. Other standards supported include IEEE 802.3, 1BASE5, 10BASE-T; IEEE 802.5, 4Mbps, 16Mbps (328 ft [100m], 104 Workstations) and proposed ANSI X3T9.5 TP-PMD requirements for UTP at 100 Mbps. In addition, cables shall be capable of supporting evolving high-end applications such as 155 Mbps ATM, 622 Mbps at 100 MHz, and 1Gbps.
2. Category 6 and 6e: All plenum Category 6 and 6e Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cables shall be composed of 24 AWG bare solid-copper conductors, insulated with TEFLON. The insulated conductors are twisted into pairs and sheathed with a low smoke PVC jacket and shall meet or exceed the Manufacture’s Electrical Specifications.
3. All Category 6 outlets shall utilize crossover lead technology to address data circuit applications up to 100 MHZ and meet or exceed the Manufacturer’s electrical, mechanical and NEXT specifications.
4. Outlets shall be wired in an TIA/EIA 568B configuration.
5. Category 6 and 6e: All Category 6 and 6e cordage shall be round, 23 gauge tinned copper, stranded conductors insulated with solid polyolyfin, tightly twisted into individual pairs and jacketed with flame retardant PVC and shall meet or exceed the Manufacturer’s Electrical Specifications and the Worst Pair to Pair Near-End Crosstalk (NEXT) values.
6. The fiber patch cord shall meet the following specifications: a. Minimum bend radius: 1.00 inch (2.54 cm)
b. Operating temperature: -4 to 158ΕF (-20 to 70ΕC) c. Loss: 0.4 Db/mated connector
d. Minimum bandwidth: 160 MHZ-km at 850 nm 500 MHZ-km at 1300 nm
7. All Category 6 and 6e patch panels shall support 100 Mbps TP-PMD and 155 Mbps ATM and shall meet or exceed the Manufacturer’s NEXT Values.
8. The fiber cable shall meet the NEC requirements for OFNR or OFNP and comply with Bellcore, FDDI, TIA / EIA-568 and ICEA standards.
9. The fiber cable shall meet the following specifications: a. Fiber Dimensions:
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b. Cable Minimum Bending Radius:
1) During Installation: 20 times cable diameter 2) After Installation: 10 times cable diameter
c. Buffered Fiber Minimum Bend Radius: .75 in. (1.91 cm) d. Operating Temperature Range: 32ºF to 122ºF (0ºC to 50ºC) e. Storage Temperature Range: -40ºF to 149ºF (-40ºC to 65ºC) 10. Optical Specifications:
a. Maximum Fiber Loss: 3.5 dB/km at 850 nm (typical range 3.0 to 3.5 dB/km) b. Maximum Fiber Loss: 1.5 dB/km at 1300 nm (typical range 0.5 to 0.8 dB/km) 11. Minimum Bandwidth: 500 MHZ at 850 nm
500 MHZ at 1300 nm a. Numerical Aperture: 0.275
b. UL Listed.
12. LC connectors shall meet or exceed the following specifications: a. Operating Temperature: -40 to 185ºF (-40 to 85ºC)
b. Average Loss: 0.3 dB
C. After completion of installation and testing, the Comm/Data Trade shall submit the following information to the Owner's authorized representative, and the Engineer. 1. Cross Connection Documentation: Provide cross connect records for all data
devices, and all racks and cabinets.
2. Wiring table of all conductors whether active or spare. 3. Labeling of all components.
4. Riser Diagram completely labeled.
D. Documentation shall be submitted in the following format:
1. Two (2) copies of all cross connect documentation in computerized form. 2. Two (2) copies of all wiring tables in computerized form.
3. Two (2) copies of all component labeling forms in computerized form. 4. Two (2) copies of the riser diagrams.
5. Two (2) copies of the test data in electronic form and paper form. Provide viewing software for the test data in electronic form or store the electric form in a format viewable by a word processor of standard browser.
E. Upon completion of the project, Comm/Data Trade shall prepare "As Built" documentation showing actual installation as constructed.
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F. In addition to the Data Trades diagrams, the following items shall be provided by the Comm/Data Trade:
1. Test data conducted on all conductors and certification that the data is true and accurate.
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SECTION 275300 – DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS (CATV)
PART 1 – GENERAL
1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS
A. Drawings and general provisions of Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division 1 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.
1.2 WORK INCLUDED
A. Complete distribution system for the Community Antenna Television (CATV) as indicated.
1.3 RELATED WORK A. Division 26 – Electrical
B. Section 27 51 23 – Intercommunications and Program Systems C. Section 27 05 53 – Identification for Communication Systems
1.4 GENERAL OPERATION AND DESCRIPTION
A. General: The system extension shall consist of a complete CATV distribution system with all cable, tap offs, connectors, flush mounted wall outlets, wall outlet boxes, junction boxes, cabinet(s), plywood panel(s), splitters, distribution amplifier(s), CATV monitor and miscellaneous hardware. The system shall consist of trunk and feeder cables with tap offs and drop cable to each outlet. Do not provide an individual feed to each outlet from the distribution amplifier.
B. Operation:
1. Distribution of a television signal to all the associated outlets shall be equal to the quality and signal of the incoming signal. No noticeable degradation shall occur. 2. All signals shall be distributed from the head-end equipment from the main Media
Distribution Rack to all outlets.
3. The system shall be compatible for use with a future satellite dish receiver, Owner's video cassette recorder, DVD player, CD player or future locally originated programs for distribution to all outlets as a long term goal on a selected midband channel. C. System Requirements:
1. The structural return loss shall be 14 dB minimum (VSWR cannot exceed 1.5 to 1.0). 2. Maximum sync compression ratio shall not exceed 1/2 dB.
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4. CATV compatible.
5. Produce a TASO Grade 1 excellent picture at each outlet as defined by the Television Allocation Study Organization (TASO) report.
6. The local CATV System bandwidth is 500 Mhz, HRC (harmonically related carriers) design, seventy (70) channel capacity.
7. CATV System is furnishing a 10 to 15 dBmV signal level (estimated).
1.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. Source Quality Control: Materials and equipment shall be new, unused and U.L. listed for use in a CATV System.
B. The system and components shall be supplied by manufacturers of established reputation and experience who shall have produced similar apparatus for a period of at least ten (10) years and who shall be able to refer to similar installations rendering satisfactory service. C. The CATV System shall be installed by the manufacturer's authorized CATV System installation contractor, hereinafter known as the "CATV System Trade." The installation shall include wiring, components, connections, adjustment, testing and certification. The Electrical Trade shall provide conduit, junction boxes and pull boxes as indicated and required by the CATV System manufacturer's drawings or Trade instructions. The CATV System Trade shall furnish any special boxes, cabinets, enclosures and similar items to the Electrical Trade for installation by the Electrical Trade in accordance with the CATV System manufacturer's drawings, Trade instructions, and as indicated.
1.6 REFERENCES
A. The complete installation, including additions and modifications, shall be in accordance with:
1. National Electrical Code Article 820.
2. Minimum standards of Electronics Industries Association (EIA). 3. Conform with FCC regulations for CATV.
4. Meet current practices of CATV industry.
1.7 SUBMITTALS
A. Submit shop drawings, existing signal analysis and product data in accordance with Section 27 05 00.
1. Shop Drawings: The CATV System manufacturer and trade shall provide a one-line riser diagram of the system extension and head-end equipment indicating route and conduit size, and external wiring and connections of system proposed. Also furnish complete operating instructions, including schematic and wiring diagrams of the system, engineering data sheets on each component and complete servicing data including part numbers of the various components. A schematic diagram of the system is shown on the contract documents.
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2. Product Data: Submit application, technical, and installation data.
3. Signal analysis: The drawings and the specification were prepared assuming that sufficient signal strength at the building site from the local TV cable system will produce acceptable audio and video reception within the building by use of the equipment specified. This CATV System Trade shall, within thirty days after award of contract, perform a field survey to determine the signal strength for all available channels and report the finding to the Engineer. The field survey shall include signal levels for each video carrier channel, the carrier to noise ration, and the carrier to distortion ration (i.e.: carrier to second order beats and carrier to third order beats) at the entrance to the building. After the field survey is analyzed, a decision will be made to proceed with the specified equipment or some alternate method. The specified equipment must not be released for shipment until the determination is made. Any change in equipment or labor requirements affecting a change in contract price will be negotiated at that time.
B. Submit Operation and Maintenance Manuals in accordance with Section 27 05 00.
1.8 WARRANTY, SERVICES
A. The CATV System manufacturer and Trade shall warrant the CATV System for a minimum of one (1) year from date of acceptance by Owner against defective parts and/or workmanship and shall provide parts and labor to fulfill this warranty at no cost to Owner. B. Refer to Division 1 for submission of warranty.
C. Qualified service and parts shall be available to call on within a 50 mile 6-hour basis. D. The CATV System Trade shall include in his quotation the cost of three (3) inspections of
the system during the two (2) years subsequent to the installation. The Trade installing this equipment shall be prepared to offer the Owner a service contract after the guarantee period has ended. On-the-premises service furnished at the other than normal working hours shall be also available and shall be charged at current labor rates. Sub-letting of this service shall disqualify the bidder.
PART 2 - PRODUCTS
2.1 MANUFACTURERS
A. System equipment shall be based on Holland, PICO and Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc., whose numbers are used herein.
B. Coaxial Cable: Comscope
Times Fiber Communications Inc. Belden Electronic Wire and Cable West Penn
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C. Cable Connectors:
Gilbert Engineering Company, Inc.
General Instruments Corporation RF Systems Division LRC Electronics, Inc.
D. Filters: PICO
Blonder Tongue Holland
Microwave Filter Co. E. Splitters:
PICO
Blonder Tongue Holland