**SPECIAL SPECIFICATION**

**SECTION 16741**

**[VOICE/OPEN DATA AND FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM]{.underline}**

[Page]{.underline}

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.01 Related Documents 2

1.02 Summary 2

1.03 References 2

1.04 Quality Assurance 3

1.05 Submittals 4

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.01 General 4

2.02 Cable 5

2.03 Voice Open Data And Fiber Optic Outlet Devices 7

2.04 Termination Panels 8

2.05 ISDN Power Supply 9

2.06 Surge Protection 10

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.01 General 10

3.02 Cables 10

3.03 Terminal Blocks 10

3.04 Multi-Media Outlets 11

3.05 Surge Protection Device 11

3.06 Testing 11

**SPECIAL SPECIFICATION**

**SECTION 16741**

**[VOICE/OPEN DATA AND FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM]{.underline}**

[PART 1 - GENERAL]{.underline}

1.01 [RELATED DOCUMENTS]{.underline}

A. Drawings and general provisions of contract, including general and
supplementary conditions and Division 1 Specification Section, apply to
this section.

1.02 [SUMMARY]{.underline}

A. This specification covers the material, equipment and installation of
cable, raceways, devices, and other equipment comprising the voice/open
data and fiber optic system communication system (comm.).

B. Related Sections - The following sections contain requirements that
relate to this section:

1\. Division 16 Section \"Electrical Work\" for Installation of Raceway
and Boxes.

1.03 [REFERENCES]{.underline}

Comply with the following Standards and Codes:

A. NFPA 70 National Electrical Code.

Article 800 Communication circuits.

Article 725 Remote-control, signaling and power-limited circuits.

B. Underwriter Laboratories (UL) Category 5.

C. ANSI - EIA/TIA - 568.

D. SAND93-0863, Intra-Building Telecommunications Cabling Pathways and
Spaces Standards for Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico.

E. SAND93-1076, Standard Testing Procedures for Optical Fiber and UTP at
Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico.

1.04 [QUALITY ASSURANCE]{.underline}

A. All material and installation shall meet the requirements of the
National Electric Code (latest edition).

B. All material installed shall be installed for the purpose it was
intended.

C. All material, when applicable, shall be approved by an OSHA
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory.

D. The communication system shall be installed and tested only by an
approved contractor authorized prior to bid by the device manufacturer.
Prior to bid, the communication system Contractor must have completed
the manufacturers training and a minimum of 5 projects of similar size
and complexity involving Level V UTP and fiber optic communications
installations.

E. The communication system Contractor shall submit a list of projects,
completed by the communications system Contractor in the southwest,
where the specified UTP and fiber optic systems have been in place and
are performing successfully.

F. There shall be no deviation made from this specification or the
approved shop drawings without prior written approval by the
manufacturer and the Sandia Delegated Representative (SDR).

1.05 [SUBMITTALS]{.underline}

A. [Product Data]{.underline}. Submit manufacturer\'s technical product
data, installation instructions and recommendations for all
communication system equipment to be installed. Include data sustaining
that all equipment complies with the specified requirements.

B. Submit location and names of building owners to meet requirements of
1.04 D. and E. above

C. Submit from device manuffacturer a list of successful contractor
personnel who have been trained to perform level 5 UTP and fiber
installation.

[PART 2 - PRODUCTS]{.underline}

2.01 [GENERAL]{.underline}

A. Products will be specified by industry standard names unless
specifically noted otherwise.

B. Any devices submitted on shall be for the purpose it was intended. No
deviation from the industry standards shall be permitted.

C. All materials and products shall conform to UL Category 5 and
EIA/TIS-568.

D. All cable and equipment provided shall be acceptable to SNL as
pre-qualified materials.

2.02 [CABLE]{.underline}

A. [Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) Distribution]{.underline}

1\. Unless otherwise noted on drawings, all cable to the multi-media
communication outlets shall be UTP, Four Pair, 24 AWG, UL Certified
Level 5. Cable shall be AT&T Systemax, Type 1061.

UTP cable shall have the following characteristics:

Conductor Quantity Four twisted pairs

Conductor Gauge Size 24 AWG

Conductor Impedance 100 ohms ([+]{.underline} 15%) from 1 to 100 MHz

Conductor Pair Attenuation [\<]{.underline} 6.3 dB per 1000ft

@ 20C for 1 MHz

[\<]{.underline} 20 dB per 1000ft

@ 20C for 10 MHz

[\<]{.underline} 67 dB per 1000ft

@ 20C for 100 MHz

Worst Pair Near End Crosswalk

(NEXT) [\>]{.underline} 62 dB @ 1000 ft for 1MHz

[\>]{.underline} 47 dB @ 1000 ft for 10MHz

[\>]{.underline} 32 dB @ 1000 ft for 100 MHz

Cable Outside Diameter 0.19 in. (Riser), 0.2 in. (Plenum)

Cable Weight 18.4 lb/1000 ft (Riser), 19.9 lb/1000 ft (Plenum)

B. [Optical Fiber Distribution]{.underline}

1\. All multi-mode (MM) fibers will be 62.5 micron/125 micron
(core/cladding diameters). Multi-mode cable will consist of four fibers.
MM cables shall be AT&T LGBC-004A-LRX.

MM cables shall have the following characteristics:

Manufacturer AT&T

Fiber Quantity Four fibers

Fiber Size 62.5 micron core diameter

125 micron cladding diameter

Numerical Aperture 0.275

Fiber Attenuation [\<]{.underline} 3.4 dB/km @ 850 nm

[\<]{.underline} 1.0 dB/km @ 1300 nm

Fiber Bandwidth [\>]{.underline} 150 MHz-km @ 850 nm

[\>]{.underline} 500 MHz-km @ 1300 nm

Cable Outside Diameter 0.175 in. for Riser-rated cable

0.195 in. for Plenum-rated cable

Cable Weight 1.2 lb/100 ft for Riser-rated cable

1.4 lb/100 ft for Plenum-rated cable

Product Code LGBC-004A-LRX (Riser)

LGBC-004A-LPX (Plenum)

AT&T COMCODE 104 272 414 (Riser)

104 272 497 (Plenum)

2\. All single-mode (SM) fibers will be 8.2 micron/125 micron. Single
mode cable will consist of four fibers. SM cables shall be AT&T
LGBC-004A-SRX.

SM cables shall have the following characteristics:

Manufacturer AT&T

Fiber Quantity Four fibers

Fiber Size 8.5 micron core diameter

125 micron cladding diameter

Mode Field Diameter 8.8 [+]{.underline} 0.5 microns

Zero Dispersion Wavelength 1310 [+]{.underline} 10 nm

Fiber Attenuation [\<]{.underline} 0.4 dB/km @ 1310 nm

[\<]{.underline} 0.3 dB/km @ 1550 nm

Fiber Dispersion [\<]{.underline} 2.8 ps/nm-km @ 1310 nm

[\<]{.underline} 18 ps/nm-km @ 1550 nm

Cable Outside Diameter 0.175 in. for Riser-rated cable

0.195 in. for Plenum-rated cable

Cable Weight 1.2 lb/100 ft for Riser-rated cable

1.4 lb/100 ft for Plenum-rated cable

Product Code LGBC-004A-LRX (Riser)

LGBC-004A-LPX (Plenum)

AT&T COMCODE 104 272 414 (Riser)

104 272 497 (Plenum)

2.03 [VOICE/OPEN DATA AND FIBER OPTIC OUTLET DEVICES (MULTI-MEDIA
OUTLETS)]{.underline}

A. Unless otherwise noted on the drawings, all multi-media communication
outlets shall be configured for 1-6 position UTP voice, 2-8 position UTP
data jacks and 1 MM and 1SM fiber optic connections. The multi-media
outlet and all connection shall conform to UL Level 5. The multi-media
outlet is wall mounted. Panduit #MBXD8BL, with UTP Level 5 5684 modules
and dual ST coupler panels.

B. Label all multi-media outlets according to SNL Dept. 1955
specifications.

C. Multi-media outlets shall have the following components:

Part #/

[Description]{.underline} [Manufacturer]{.underline}
[COMCODE]{.underline} [Color]{.underline} [Quantity]{.underline}

Baseplate and Panduit MBXD8BI Black 1

Faceplate

Level V UTP Panduit MUJC588AWH White 3

568A\* module

Blank Panel Panduit MM38DWH-X White 4

Multimode STII AT&T 106 812 274 N/A 1

connector

Multimode STII AT&T 104 148 028 N/A 4

coupler

Single Mode AT&T 106 812 258 N/A 4

STII connector

Single Mode AT&T 105 271 142 N/A 4

STII coupler

2.04 [TERMINATION PANELS]{.underline}

A. In the intermediate distribution closet (IDC) all optical fiber (OF)
cables shall be terminated on AT&T 200A LIU wall mount termination
panels. All UTP cables in the IDC room shall terminate on AT&T 110
termination panels. The contractor shall furnish and install all
termination panels and terminate all UTP and OF cables in accordance
with these specifications.

B. Standard O.F. termination panels shall be as follows:

Part #/

[Description]{.underline} [Manufacturer]{.underline}
[COMCODE]{.underline} [Color]{.underline}

200A LIU AT&T 105 535 926 White

Enclosure

10A Coupling AT&T 104 141 858 White

Panel

2A6 Vertical AT&T 106 295 520 White

Trough

2A8 Horizontal AT&T 106 479 761 White

Trough

Multimode STII AT&T 106 812 274 N/A

connector

Multimode STII AT&T 104 148 028 N/A

coupler

Single Mode AT&T 106 812 258 N/A

STII connector

Single Mode AT&T 105 271 142 N/A

STII coupler

C. Standard UTP termination panels shall be as follows:

Part #/

[Description]{.underline} [Manufacturer]{.underline}
[COMCODE]{.underline} [Color]{.underline}

XLBET single-sided frame AT&T 105 158 182 Black

pre-assembled with twelve

300-pair 110 punch-down

block modules and cable

routing hardware

XLBET single-sided frame AT&T 104 141 858 White

pre-assembled with ten

300-pair 110 punch-down

block modules, 30 surge

protector jacks, and cable

routing hardware

2.05 [ISDN POWER SUPPLY]{.underline}

A. Furnish and install a communications system ISDN power supply. Power
supply to consist of cable management panel. Fuse panel, rectifier panel
and 10 year battery mounted in purpose built tray. ISDN power supply
shall be SEI #BP-60-330.

2.06 [SURGE PROTECTION DEVICES]{.underline}

A. Surge protection shall be AT&T\'s 188BI-100 protectors with (3B1E-W)
gas tube plug-in protector units.

[PART 3 - EXECUTION]{.underline}

3.01 [GENERAL]{.underline}

A. The communication system described in the construction documents
shall be installed in its entirety with all cables labelled and
terminated.

The labels shall be installed on both ends of each cable, and the cable
label shall match the outlets label. The label shall have nomenclature
that corresponds to the outlet and the cabinet.

3.02 [CABLES]{.underline}

A. Cables shall be installed in continuous lengths without splices from
device to termination panel.

B. All UTP and OF cables shall be terminated by the contractor following
SNL color coding conventions.

3.03 [TERMINAL BLOCKS]{.underline}

A. Unless otherwise noted, cables shall be terminated on AT&T \"110\"
type punch down blocks. Voice cables and open data cables shall
terminate on separate blocks and shall be clearly identified.

3.04 [MULTI-MEDIA OUTLETS]{.underline}

A. Multi-media outlets shall be installed per the manufacturer\'s
specification. All relating clips, nuts, screws and hardware shall be
included in the installation.

B. The contractor shall terminate all cables and connectors using the
appropriate tools. Sandia will not be responsible for supplying any
tools required for the termination of cables.

3.05 [SURGE PROTECTION DEVICE]{.underline}

A. Surge protection shall be installed at cable entrance to building as
shown on contract drawings.

3.06 [TESTING]{.underline}

A. All UTP components and cables shall be tested in accordance with
\"Communications Test and Acceptance Specifications.\" (Refer to
SAND93-1076)

B. All OF components and cables shall be tested in accordance with
\"Communications Test and Acceptance Specifications.\" (Refer to
SAND93-1076)

C. Test reports shall be prepared and submitted for the communication
system in accordance with these specifications.

D. Testing of the communications system shall only be performed with
Sandia approved test equipment.

END OF SECTION