What BICSI, TIA, & ISO/IEC are doing with premises

cabling standards and why you should care

Jonathan Jew - J&M Consultants, Inc.Co-chair BICSI Data Center SubcommitteeChair TIA TR-42.6 Telecom Administration

Vice-chair TIA TR-42.1 Generic & Premises CablingVice-chair USTAG to ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 25 WG 3

www.j-and-m.com

The organizations in this update• ISO/IEC – ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 25 WG 3 –

international telecommunications cabling standards

• TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association) TR-42 – US and Canadian national telecommunications cabling standards

• BICSI – international standards and guidelines for information technology systems

The organizations in this update• ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 25 includes experts from 29

countries & observers from 18 other countries• TIA TR-42 includes experts from 60+ US and

Canadian organizations• BICSI Standards includes 400+ members,

mostly from the end-user and consultant community

The organizations in this update• All three organizations are busier than they

ever have been developing new standards & updating existing ones

Why you should care about standards

• Ensures that the cabling system works properly • Ensures cabling system is easy to use and

maintain• Combined knowledge of many of the best

industry experts in their respective fields• Standards are an inexpensive way for you to

learn from these experts and apply their knowledge to your projects

ISO/IEC Standards

Dashed lines= in progress

ISO/IEC Standard Structure

ISO/IEC Recently Published• ISO/IEC 24764-1 - Data Centres - Amendment

to add Intermediate Distributor (ID) for large or modular data centers

• For data center designers using ISO/IEC 24764

ISO/IEC Recently Published• ISO/IEC TR 11801-99-1 – Balanced cabling for

40Gbps channels – meant for IEEE• Characterizes channels to support 40 Gbps using Cat 6A, 7,

7A, and new Cat 8.1 and Cat 8.2 components• Cat 8.1 for Class I channels compatible w/Cat 6a• Cat 8.2 for Class II channels compatible w/Cat 7/7A• ISO/IEC 11801-1 & TIA drafts specify 24 m maximum

permanent link • + 4 m of 50% derated cord (26 AWG) = 28 m channel, OR• + 6 m of 20% derated cord (24 AWG) = 30 m channel, OR• + 8 m of 0% derated cord (22 AWG) = 32 m channel • 25GBase-T/40GBase-T IEEE 802.3bq Apr 2016• Parallel Cat 8 effort in TIA underway

ISO/IEC In Progress• ISO/IEC 14763-3 Edition 2 – Testing of

Optical Fibre Cabling – methods for inspection and testing of installed optical fiber

• For those who test optical fiber installed per ISO/IEC standards

• Recently approved for publication

ISO/IEC In Progress• 3rd Edition of ISO/IEC 11801 series &

reorganization of related standards (-1 General, -2 Offices, -3 Industrial, -4 Homes, -5 Data Centres) estimated publication 2016 – no more Cat 3, OM1, OM2, OS1. For those who use ISO/IEC standards

• ISO/IEC 30129 – Telecommunications Bonding - New standard based on ANSI/TIA-607-B and CENELEC EN 50310 - estimated 2015 - For those who specify telecom bonding & grounding

ISO/IEC In Progress• ISO/IEC 11801-6 Distributed Building Services

– based on CENELEC EN 50173-6 and ANSI/TIA-862-A – estimated publication 2016

• Cabling for wireless access points, building energy management, environmental control, access control, security, safety, paging, patient monitoring, etc.

• For all structured cabling designers

ISO/IEC In Progress• Addendum to ISO/IEC 14763-2 – core & optional

Automated Infrastructure Management (AIM) functions – 2015 – (corresponding addendum to TIA-606-B in progress)

• ISO/IEC 18598 AIM System Requirements, Data Exchange, and Applications – mid-2016 – requirements and recommendations for AIM systems, benefits of AIM, model for data exchange (between AIM systems and from AIM systems to other network and building management systems) - for those who are planning or considering AIM

TIA standards structure

Dashed lines= in progress

TIA – Published in 2013 & 2014• ANSI/TIA-942-A-1 Data Center Fabrics

Types of data center fabric architectures (e.g., fat tree or full mesh) and how to support them using structured cabling–Low-latency switch fabric that is non-blocking, permitting any port to communicate with any other port at the full capacity of the port–Switch fabrics are needed for cloud computing and may be needed for virtualization–For data center cabling designers

TIA – Published in 2013 & 2014• ANSI/TIA-569-C.1 – Revised Temperature

and Humidity Requirements– Adopts revised 2012 ASHRAE thermal guidelines

for data processing environments– Wider temperature and humidity ranges for

computer rooms and equipment rooms resulting in energy savings

– For data center designers and owners– Maximum balance twisted-pair cabling distances

are reduced above 20o C – E.G., at 60o C max permanent link = 75 m for UTP

TIA – Published in 2013 & 2014• TIA TSB-4979 Practical Considerations for

Implementation of Encircled Flux Launch Conditions in the Field– Information for users to understand encircled

flux and the options for using it– Using encircled flux reduces optical loss

measurement uncertainty and increases consistency when performed with different sources & should be a requirement in contracts

– For those who test or specify fiber testing

TIA – Published in 2013 & 2014

• ANSI/TIA-607-B-2 – Structural Metal Addendum– Harmonizes with ISO/IEC 30129 Telecom

Bonding standard in development– Permits the use of an electrically

continuous building structural metal frame to be used in place of a dedicated telecommunications bonding backbone

– For those who design or specify telecom bonding

TIA – Published in 2013 & 2014• ANSI/TIA TSB-162-A – cabling guidelines for

wireless access points– For designers of wireless LANs– Guidelines for designing cabling for WLANs. Changes

include:• Recommends multiple outlets, Category 6A, or OM3

MMF to support higher bandwidth requirements of new wireless standards (e.g., 7.3 Gbps for IEEE 802.11ac)

• More access point mounting options and physical security information

– Similar standard for DAS - TIA TSB-5008 cabling guidelines for DAS initiated June 2014 with late-2015/early-2016 target

TIA – Published in 2013 & 2014• ANSI/TIA-4966 Educational Facilities

– Approved in early 2014– New standard for cabling of educational

buildings and spaces (elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, colleges, universities, and training rooms)

– Suggested density of wireless access points– Informative annex on distributed antenna systems– Typical class room layouts– For designers of cabling for educational buildings

TIA – Published in 2015

• ANSI/TIA-569-D – Pathways and Spaces• Smaller minimum recommended distributor

room sizes: intermediate backbone 9 m2 /100 ft2, horizontal cabling 11 m2 / 120 ft2

• Reduce requirement for clearance above cable trays from 12” min to 8” min, 12” recommended

• Maximum cabinet & rack height recommended, but not required to be 7 feet

• Important to all who use TIA standards

TIA – Published in 2015

• TIA-4994 - Sustainability • To be used with Sustainable Technology

Environments Program (STEP) to provide best practices and rating similar to LEED, but for information communications technology (ICT)

• Approved for publication Feb 2015• For anyone interested in sustainability• TIA-5011 ICT Manufacturer’s Sustainability

in early development

TIA Standards in Development• TIA-568-C.2-1 Category 8 (2015)• Similar to ISO/IEC Category 8.1 (screened

cable that uses 8-pin ‘RJ45’ jack)• Uses 24 m permanent link with 2 x 3 m 24

AWG cords (2 x 4 m with 22 AWG cords)• Considering Category 8.2/Class II• Consider 24 m cabling distances for new data

center designs to permit upgrade to Cat 8

TIA Standards in Development• TIA-604-18-A / FOCIS-18 Type MPO-16 fiber• Specification for 16- and 32-fiber MPOs• Key offset to side to avoid confusion with 12- and 24-fiber MPOs• Estimated 2015• For manufacturers of MPO connectors• Permits better utilization of optical fibers than

MPO-12 because 40G and 4-lane 100G Ethernet use 8 fibers. 400G Ethernet will probably use 32 MM fibers and 2x16 MPO.

TIA Standards in Development• TIA-568.0-D, TIA-568.1-D, TIA-568.2-D, TIA-568.3-D –

Updates to base standards • recognize broadband coaxial cable (TIA-568-C.4), • Cat 3, OM1, OM2, OS1 not supported• 2-fiber minimum• Recommend Cat 6A and add Cat 8• PON splitter/coupler specs• Min inside bend radius for fiber cord 25 mm / 1 in or

manufacturers spec (for bend insensitive fiber)• Min bend radius for 4-pair UTP 4x cord diam (was 1x)• Important to all who use TIA standards – 568.0-D,

568.1-D, and 568.3-D will publish concurrently in 2015 before 568.2-D (2016)

TIA Standards in Development• TIA-607-C bonding and grounding (earthing)

update to TIA-607-B - harmonize with ISO/IEC 30129 where possible, integrate annexes on antenna grounding and building steel, specify requirements for rack bonding busbars

• For those who specify telecom grounding & bonding• Estimated 2015

TIA Standards in Development• TIA-862-B Cabling for Intelligent Building

Systems - (2015) update to TIA-862-A building automation systems– covers cabling for all types of building systems

• Direct connections to equipment (without outlet or horizontal connection point) shall use solid conductor cables and should be limited to devices in fixed locations that are not expected to be replaced, or that are required to be directly connected by the AHJ

• For all telecom cabling designers

TIA Standards in Development• TIA-5017 Telecommunications Physical

Network Security Standard – Target late-2015• Installation, management, and design

practices for physical security of telecommunications cables, pathways, spaces

• Contributions from TIA members and consultants that work on high-security government/military installations

• For any telecom designer/owner

TIA Standards in Development• TSB-5018 – Cabling for distributed antenna

systems• Cabling topology, design, installation, testing,

and components – complements BICSI DAS standard

• Targeting Oct 2016 publication• For DAS designers and installers

TIA Standards in Development• TIA-492AAAE Wideband multimode fiber

(WBMMF) – new generation of multimode fiber• Retains support for legacy 850 nm applications• Supports 4 wavelengths (850-950nm) at 28G to

100 m• Supports up to 100 Gbps over a single pair of

fibers, 400G over 4-pairs of fiber, 1600G over 16-pairs of fiber (reduces cost and complexity)

• 2016 target

TSB for 2.5G and 5GBase-T• New TIA project to support IEEE Next Generation

Enterprise Access BASE-T• 2.5GBase-T to 100m on 4-pair Cat 5e or higher• 5GBase-T to 100m on 4-pair Cat 6 or higher• 5GBase-T possibly up to 100m on 4-pair Cat 5e• Evaluation, testing, and possibly mitigation

procedures to qualify installed cabling to support 2.5GBase-T or 5GBase-T

• For wireless access points (802.11ac up to 7Gbps)• Proposed new ISO/IEC TR 11801-99-4

BICSI• Intended to complement rather than replace

cabling standards such as TIA or ISO/IEC by providing best practices for design & implementation

• Also intended to supplement BICSI publications such as recently published TDMM 13th Edition (by providing more detail)

• Over 400 volunteer subject matter experts, HOPEFULLY INCLUDING YOU!

BICSI – Recently Published• BICSI-002 Data Center Design & Implementation Best

Practices - updates to include new technologies, energy efficiency, modular data centers, DCIM, and extend class structure [availability levels] to architectural, mechanical, network, cabling.

• Basis for BICSI Data Center Design Consultant (DCDC) certification and great reference for any data center owner or designer (along with TIA-942-A, ISO/IEC 24764, or local standard) – Spanish version ~June 2015

BICSI – Recently Published• BICSI-003 – Building Information Modeling

(BIM) Practices (Intelligent 3-D CAD) – approved in 2014

• How to implement BIM for information technology systems projects

• For organizations that create CAD drawings

BICSI – Recently Published• BICSI-004 Health Care (published Dec 2012) –

get this and TIA-1179 if you design cabling for health care facilities (e.g., clinics, hospitals, nursing homes)

• BICSI-005 Electronic Safety and Security (ESS) (published 2013) – get this if you design cabling for security and safety systems

BICSI Updates In Progress• BICSI-001 Educational Facilities - a revision of

BICSI-001 to include all types of educational facilities with information on a wide range of special systems and considerations

• Estimated publication 2016

BICSI In Progress• BICSI 012 – Distributed Antenna Systems

(DAS) Design & Implementation Best Practices (~May 2015, to be translated into Spanish later in 2015) – for designers of DAS

BICSI In Progress• BICSI 013 – Outside Plant Installation –

installation of telecom cabling for outside plant (estimated completion in 2015)

• Supplements – BICSI Outside Plant Design Reference Manual (OSPDRM) by providing more implementation details

• For outside plant installers & designers

BICSI In Progress• BICSI 033 – Intelligent Buildings• Complements TIA-862-B Intelligent

Building Standard• Focuses on integration and convergence

issues arising as non-computer systems such as security and building automation systems utilize the network

• For all cabling system designers

BICSI Updates In Progress• New projects on building wireless (IEEE

802.11) & medical grade wireless (hospitals)• BICSI 568 – North American Cabling

Installation - project being initiated to revise by 2016

• BICSI – International Cabling Installation – project being initiated and looking for volunteers to develop international cabling installation standard – see www.bicsi.org or email me

Questions?Jonathan JewPresident J&M Consultants, Inc.Website: www.j-and-m.comEmail: jew@j-and-m.com

Co-chair BICSI data center subcommitteeEditor TDMM 13th Edition Telecom AdministrationChair TIA TR-42.6 telecom administration subcommittee Vice-Chair TIA TR-42.1 commercial building cablingVice-chair USTAG to ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 25 WG 3Editor ISO/IEC TR 14763-2-1 telecom admin identifiersSME BICSI TI&M Telecommunications AdministrationSecretary TIA TR-42