Connectix Cabling Systems

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1 Connectix Cabling Systems Cabling Standards and CPR Update Jason Holroyd CNID Connectix Director of Business Technology Development Day Welcome

2 Agenda Introduction CPR and Standards update Lunch Residential Cabling Solutions: A Modern Approach Data Centre Solutions Scalable Holistic Design Philosophy Factory Tour Q&A

3 Connectix Cabling Systems About Us Sold in over 70 Countries UK Factory and offices in Braintree, Essex UAE office in Dubai Design/Technical Office in Taiwan Rack Build Facility in Braintree Manufacturing plant in Mildenhall, Suffolk Custom Rack/Product Design team CCS Product line covers Commercial, Residential, Broadcast industries

4 Connectix Commitment to Standards Compliance to Expert Panel TCT/7/-/2 "Telecommunications - Installation requirements Cabling infrastructure, design, planning and commissioning Compliance to Expert Panel TCT/7/-/3 Telecommunications - Installation requirements - Cabling infrastructure, design, planning and commissioning (Data Centres) Compliance with IST/046 Sustainability for, and by IT Reports into International (ISO) Committees European (CENELEC) Committees

5 Positioning Connectix Cabling Systems in the Industry 25 Year Warranty CCS Partner Programme (ESP, ECP & EDP) Independently tested to ISO standards Delta verification for both channel and component Delta inspected manufacturing capabilities Comprehensive CCS system product range In excess of 1,600 products Copper / Fibre (standard, MTP, Blown, Broadcast) / voice / cabinets / PDU s (standard & intelligent) / tool less keystone jacks / low profile modules / Custom Enclosures / Environmental Management Solutions

6 Current Standards Update

7 Current Standards EN

8 ISO ISO/IEC Ed.2: 2002 Information technology Generic cabling for customer premises Amendment 1 ISO/IEC 11801: Ed. 2.1: 2008 Class E A and Class F A channels New channel parameters Amendments to channel Classes D, E and F Amendment 2 ISO/IEC Ed 2.2: 2010 Published April 2010 Contains Class E A and Class F A links OM4 40 & 100 Gigabit Ethernet Fibre Channel

9 EN CENELEC Automatically adopted by the member state as a standard in the UK case British Standards BS EN Information technology Generic cabling systems BS EN Information technology Cabling installation

10 EN CENELEC Automatically adopted by the member state as a standard in the UK case British Standards BS EN Information technology Generic cabling systems BS EN :2011 Part 1: General requirements The combination of the standard and the amendments + A1: A2:2011 BS EN :2007 Part 2: Office premises BS EN :2007 Part 3: Industrial premises BS EN :2007 Part 4: Homes BS EN :2007 Part 5: Data centres BS EN :2013 Part 6: Distributed Building Services BS EN Information technology Cabling installation

11 EN CENELEC Automatically adopted by the member state as a standard in the UK case British Standards BS EN Information technology Generic cabling systems BS EN Information technology Cabling installation BS EN :2009 Part 1: Installation specification and quality assurance BS EN : A1:2011 Part 2: Installation planning and practices inside buildings BS EN :2013 Part 3: Installation planning and practices outside buildings

12 British Standards BS 6701:2010 Telecommunications equipment and telecommunications cabling. Specification for installation, operation and maintenance Published 31 st March 2010 BS 7671: Amendment 3: 2015 Requirements for electrical installations. IET Wiring Regulations. Seventeenth edition, 3rd Revision

13 TIA ANSI/TIA-568-D Published 2015 ANSI/TIA D Generic Telecommunications Cabling for Customer Premises Ed. D:2015 ANSI/TIA D Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard Ed. D:2015 ANSI/TIA-568-C.2 Balanced Twisted-Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standard Ed. C:2014 ANSI/TIA D Optical Fibre Cabling Components Standard Ed. 3:2016 ANSI/TIA-568-C.4 Coaxial and Broadband Components (Released August 2011)

14 Are there legal requirements? Standards are not necessarily law Contracts are law Be careful what you sign up to! It is impossible to comply with ISO EN & TIA standards at the same time What would reasonably be expected Start with National Standards i.e. BS EN

15 Which should I use? Always refer to the UK & EN series (BS EN) Design EN series Installation O&M BS6701 Admin, Spaces, Pathways, Pathway systems EN series Installation EN series Functional Bonding EN series & EN Testing EN series *Always Specify Component Compliant Solutions to ISO *Always ask for 3rd Party Certification

16 New European Standard Data Centres EN Series Holistic approach Bringing in all disciplines No one discipline can do it all

17 EN Data centre facilities an infrastructure Part 1 General concepts Part 2.1 Building construction Part 2.2 Power supply and distribution Part 2.3 Environmental control Part 2.4 Telecommunications cabling Part 2.5 Security systems Part 2.6 Management and operational information

18 Classes, Categories and Constructions

19 Application Classes The ISO and EN Standards use Application Classes for the definition of Channels & Links: Class C 16 MHz Class D Class E Class E A Class F 100 MHz 250 MHz 500 MHz 600 MHz Class F A 1 GHz

20 EIA/TIA Categories of Cabling Category 3 Category 4 Category 5 Category 5e Category 6 Category 6a Category 7 Category 7a 10 MHz 20 MHz 100 MHz 100 MHz 250 MHz 500 MHz N/A N/A

21 Cable Types

22 The Impact of Construction Product Regulations (CPR)

23 Construction Product Regulations 2017 Implemented in 2013 under the EU Construction Products Directive Based around Fire Performance Certified to EuroClass Standards Results in the use of CE Mark on Data Cables Governed within EN50575 EN50575 Harmonised in July 2016 mandatory in July 2017 Independent Tests Required within the EU by a Notified Body approved by the country of issue and adopted by the country standards body Standard now BS EN 50575: A1: 2016

24 What is a Construction Product? Any product or kit which is produced and placed on the market for incorporation in a permanent manner in construction works or parts thereof and the performance of which has an effect on the performance of the construction works with respect to the basic requirements for construction works For example:

25 Cable Fire testing Methodologies Two methodologies in terms of flame spread over time: IEC : A calibrated Bunsen burner type flame is applied (1kW) to a single cable sample for a duration dependent on the cable diameter (1-4 minutes). Once the burner is removed, the sample should self extinguish. If the char length is less than 425mm, the sample meets the requirements IEC : A calibrated flame is applied (20kW) to a cable array on a ladder representative of a building riser. Volumes of combustible material from 7l/m to 0.5l/m are attached to the ladder, and the flame is applied for either 20 or 40 minutes (dependent on category of performance). Flame spread of less than 2.5m are deemed to meet the requirements.

26 Cable Fire testing Methodologies Additional requirements to assess the performance of cable in the event of fire for evacuation purposes: IEC 60754: Material samples are incinerated in a tube furnace, and the effluent gases are analysed for HCl or ph and conductivity. This determines the level of acidic effluent evolved from a prescribed amount of material. There are limits that the materials need to meet to be considered Halogen free. IEC 61034: A cable specimen is burnt in a closed 3m 3 chamber using an alcohol flame. The reduction in light transmittance due to the the resulting smoke is measured optically. There are certain limits defined in cable design specifications that are required to be met for the cables to be considered low smoke.

27 Cable Fire testing Methodologies Euroclass Classification Performance is based on a test SIMILAR to BS EN BUT: Different Array (Based on diameter of cable) Calorimetry/smoke detection equipment in Analysis section of extraction hood/duct Additional measurements: Total Heat Release (MJ) Rate of Heat Release (kw) FIGRA (Fire Growth Rate Index W/s Euroclass is derived from this along with char height for Classes B1-D, with BS EN (Bunsen Burner) for class E. Class F is a Failure to meet class E requirements.

28 Cable Fire testing Methodologies Specific Parameters Euroclass Classification Total Heat Release (MJ): The total heat evolved which is attributable to the cable. The energy evolved (MJ) once the burner has been subtracted. Rate of Heat Release (kw): The rate that the burning cable evolves heat energy. FIGRA (Fire Growth Rate- Ws-1) The rate at which the cable fire grows. Additional classifications: Smoke Droplets Acidity Each of the 3 additional classifications has 3 levels of performance

29 Euroclass Standards What are they? Classified as Performance in reaction to fire Aca to Fca Euroclass Standards Aca highest performance Fca defined as performance determined

30 Construction Product Regulations 2017 All Manufacturers are now required to publish a Declaration of Performance

31 Construction Product Regulations 2017 All Product shipped after July 1 st 2017 has to show CE Certofocation on the Packaging

32 CCS System Offering Copper Category 3 UTP Category 5e U/UTP and F/UTP Category 6 U/UTP and F/UTP Category 6 A U/UTP, U/FTP and F/FTP Category 7 A S/FTP Fibre Internal/External Grade Cable Patch Cords and Pigtails ST, SC, LC Connectors and Adaptors Patch Panels MTP Blown Fibre Voice Internal Grade Cabling External Grade Cabling Cabinets Floor Standing Cabling Cabinets Floor Standing Equipment and Server Cabinets 2 Post Frames Wall Mount Enclosures Accessories PDUs Standard, Modular and Intelligent

33 Power over Ethernet (PoE)

34 POE - Power over Ethernet 802.3af Standard POE 15.4/12.95W Published in Watts Powering Watts Powered What is sent and what is received, the rest is lost in transmission 802.3at Enhanced POE or POE+ Published in Watts Powering 25.5 Watts Powered 802.3bt POE++ Work group started 2013 no end date for publication Minimum 49W could be in excess of 100W, 4 pair powering Cisco s UPoE could still play a part

35 Equipment Vendor Claims Market Application Power WLAN Dual-band Aps n Aps Outdoor Aps ~20W ~20W 20-30W Security PTZ network cameras 15-20W IP Telephony Video phones 15-25W New Markets RFID readers/access control WiMAX base stations Workgroup switches Residential gateways Industrial sensors Laptops POS + information kiosks Up to 25W 15-60W Up to 50W ~20W 1-30W Up to 70W 13-60W

36 POE - Power over Ethernet Design Considerations & Misconceptions Heat and lots of it! TR29125 WD TR EN Testing Methodology Complete Work under way at various locations CCS have conducted testing in conjunction with De Montfort University Results have been shared with ISO/Cenelec

37 POE Power over Ethernet

38 POE Power over Ethernet

39 The Impact of CAT6A on Containment Impact on Bend Radii Do the maths! 8 times OD during installation, 4 times OD when installed (under tension and relaxed) Over to 64mm when pulling in and 32mm when installed Double check the claims of the containment manufacturers they need to fit!

40 Containment If in doubt, use the containment calculator.

41 The Impact of CAT6 A Part 1 of BS/EN states The Design of the termination points SHALL: Allow safe access Ensure link performance (Keep MBR) Have adequate clearance to install components in accordance with cable manufacturer s instructions.

42 How to get it Wrong

43 And Remember - Third Party Verification Category 6 and Category 6 A systems carry both Channel and Component certification To download copies of our 3 rd party verification certificates please visit

44 Questions?