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• International Telecommunications Union – Telecommunications (ITU-T)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

• Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI)
• Local/National Electrical Codes Local/National Health & Safety codes

8.3 STRUCTURED CABLING SYSTEM

The concept of a telecommunications infrastructure as an applications-independent design customized for telephone, data and
video networking is no longer valid. Today’s technology environment is increasingly IP (Internet Protocol)-based. IP is the
dominant communications protocol for data networking and is increasingly dominating the worlds of voice and video
transmission. Convergence of data, voice and video into the IP realm is rapidly proceeding.

The term Structured Cabling System (SCS) is used to describe the standards-based hierarchical cabling topology used to connect
telecommunications devices in a converged infrastructure. SCS is used within this document to refer to the cabling system within
the building, interconnecting all technology spaces throughout the facility, from the service entrance points through the Main
Telecommunications Equipment Room(s), Telecommunication Rooms and ultimately out to workstation/user interface outlets,
providing connectivity to network-connected devices.

The strategic goal of the SCS is to provide an “applications independent” cabling system, which will allow any technology to be
connected over the building-wide cabling system. Through adherence to documented industry standards, the installed structured
communications system will immediately become accepted by most manufacturers of network-connected equipment and will
enable free selection of equipment based on actual network design needs, rather than based on specific manufacturer and thereby
limited product lines by a single manufacturer.

8.4 WIRED SCORE

The SCS industry has rapidly evolved over the past few decades and is globally standardized with regards to design, components
manufacturing and implementation. Up until recently, however, there has been no standardized method for evaluating and
cataloguing the connectivity availability and readiness within the built environment. The Wired Score system has created a
meaningful way to measure the implementation of industry best practices and award certifications so that building connectivity
can be measured and graded on a rated scale between Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. The 14 @ Irving building will be a Wired
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Score Platinum rated building achieving all the required criteria that a state of the art SCS would entail.
*Refer to Appendix B for Wired Scorecard for this project.

8.5 INCOMING TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE

The Telecommunications Service Entrance Room TSER serves as the point of demarcation for incoming telecommunications
services from service providers and will stand as the transition point between outside carrier services and the premise cable plant.

It is intended that there will be 2 diverse points of entry (POE) feeding a common TSER collocated within the Main
Telecommunications Equipment Room (MTER), for routed services and carrier equipment to serve the facility. The TSER shall be
located within the basement level as the building is above the flood plain.
The TSERs will be connected via a conduit/cable tray pathway so that services from the service entrance path can be routed
through multiple diverse paths within the facility. The TSER provides space for carrier equipment and termination of carrier
circuits such as trunk terminals, multiplexers and fiber optic terminals.

The purpose of this space is to facilitate the termination, splicing, rearrangement and distribution of incoming telecommunications
(copper or fiber) cables which ultimately service the facility. The TSER shall be arranged so that it is not susceptible to flooding
from sources inside or outside the building.

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