CONDUIT SPACER-Uniformly graded and covered with a minimum of 50 mm leveled layer of sand.

Sand is not required if

conduit spacers will be used, and the conduit is not to be laid directly on the trench bottom It is recommended that
manufactured plastic spacers be used.
Typically, spacers are placed 1.5 to 2.4 meters (5-8 feet) apart. Conduit spacers providing a minimum of 38 mm separation
between conduits must be used in all concrete encased conduit sections
1
The minimum bending radius for fiber optic cable is:
1. Ten (10) times the cable diameter when the cable is not under tension
2. Twenty (20) times the cable diameter when the cable is under tension
2
3 what is the operating voltage range for in plant party paging station. 220-240vac, 50-60Hz
4 Bending radius of conduits shall not be less than ten times the internal diameter of the conduit
Subduct Placement- Use a 380 mm minimum bending radius during installation. Refer to SAES-T-911 requirements
pertaining to “Minimum Spacing between Cables and MH Ceiling” and “Minimum
Space between Cables and MH Floor”.
5
MHs shall be constructed so as to permit plastic sheath cables to maintain a minimum bending radius of 10 times the cable
diameter
6
Indoor Conduit Bends Requirements- Conduit bends must be long, sweeping bends. Conduits shall
have a minimum bending radius of 10-15 times the internal conduit diameter depending on type of cables to be installed.
7
8 18-SAMSS-493 Two Part Polyurethane Duct Sealant
9 GI-0002.709, Gas Testing Procedures
10 Do not allow the pulling length of underground subduct to exceed 455 meters
11 Manhole ventilation chart SAES-T-628 Table 2
Prior to entry, purge the maintenance hole with power blower having a minimum output capacity of 14.1 cubic meters per
minute for the period of time shown on the maintenance hole ventilation chart (Table 2) prior to entry. Minimumventilation
time in all situations must not be less than 5 minutes
12
Subduct shall not be cut or spliced for a minimum of 24 hours after placement to allow for subduct shrinkage.Subduct
splices shall only be made inside the maintenance hole between the cable vertical racks
13
HDPE at crossing should be placed at minimum cover of 1200mm ,not be connected to other telecom conduits and
extended at both ends.
14
Excavations for precast MHs must provide a minimum clearance of 205 mm between the exterior wall surfaces (ends and
sides) of the MH and the surfaces of the walls of the excavation. A minimum of 100 mm of sand or other base material
shallbe placed in the bottom of the excavation and compacted and graded to level prior to placement of a precast MH
15
New MH’s constructed in vehicular and non-vehicular traffic areas shall have a minimum depth of cover of 355 mm.
Additional cover may be required in areas where deep (more than 100 mm) road grading is anticipated in the future.
16
All direct buried telecommunication copper cables shall be placed not less than 600 mm of earth cover from the top of the
cable.
17
Telecommunication cables and power cables shall not be directly buried together in the same trench by the “Random
Separation” method
18
19 Orange marker tape AA-036748 pedestal installation.
When lateral or stub-out conduits (installed for future connection/extension) are placed in the same trench line with the
main conduits, they shall be extended a minimum distance of 12 m (40 ft), or to the point where they leave the maintrench.
If the lateral conduits leave the main trench line, they must be of sufficient length to clear the main trench line by a
minimum of 600 mm (24 in).
20
21 Service point (maintenance hole and pedestal) shall not be closer than 25 m to any pipeline in the corridor
22 A pulling swivel (maximum ⅞-inch diameter) is used underground FOC installation.
23 Dynamometer (1000 pounds) tension monitoring device to be used during pulling operation.
Underground fiber optic cables shall be all dielectric (non-metallic). When underground fiber optic cables containing
metallic members are placed (after receiving proper approval), the metallic members shall be bonded and grounded at all
splice points to the maintenance hole ground, which shall be 25 ohms or less
24
25 AC outlets grounding installed on telecommunications equipment rack shall be isolated from equipment chassis.
Minimum working clearance of 36 inch in front and 30 inch ar rear of terminal and equipment mounted o floor racks and
floor support structures.
26
27 Panel horizontal mounting center is either 19" or 23"
Antennas and towers associated with the radio systems are should be connected to the building ground electrode outside
the building.
28
Grounding Conductor-
a) Conductor shall be an insulated copper and with a GREEN and YELLOW color. It shall be permanently marked at the
TMGB as well as at all other ground bus bars. Connections to ground bus bars shall be only of 2 holes connector type.
b) Conductor shall be run either in non-metallic conduit only or not in conduit at all, and run only through non-metallic
sleeves in ceilings, floors, and walls. The use of metallic conduit for running conductor is not permitted.

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30 Do not use petroleum-based lubricants for FOC pulling lubricant
Grounding of Metallic Members in Buildings -Metallic members of fiber optic cables, which enter buildings, shall be
grounded within 15 meters of the point of entry
31
Direct buried fiber optic cables shall be placed with a minimum cover of:
1. 1,200 mm, when placed with no additional protection.
2. 760 mm to 1,200 mm, when placed inside polyethylenesubduct.
3. 250 mm to 760 mm, in rock areas, when placed inside concrete encased conduit
4. Fiber optic cables shall not be placed with less than 250 mm cover in any situation
32
Splice points not allowed in railrods,highways,pipelines,driveway,parking lots,vehicular traffice ways,right of ways,flooding
water,standing water,wadis.
33
Cable Splices -All fusion splices shall be made outside maintenance holes and at least 3 meters away from the maintenance
hole opening. Mechanical splices of fiber optic cable is not permitted by Saudi Aramco
34
Backbone systems are consists of connection between entrance facilities,equipment rooms and telecommunication
closets.Backbone sytems are often referred to as riser systems because in many installations the bulk of system,espcially the
cable is installed in a vertical riser.In multistory buildings for example the backbone connects the equipment or computer
room in the basement with telecommuncation closets located on every floor.
35
Hibrid -Fiber optic cables
1.Single mode and multimode are available in a single FOC.
2.Multimode are used and single are kept dark or unused for future needs.
36
Backbone Cable Protection-Electrical power cabling shall not be routed directly alongside communications cable (electrical
cabling is usually in conduit, providing additional shielding).
37
The trench bottom shall be: a) Cleared of rock, rock protrusions and other items that could damage the cable,
b) Uniformly graded and a minimum of 50 mm depth bed of clean sand (such as pure sand, sweet sand, fine sand or soft
sand) shall be placed in all open (non-plowed) trench bottoms.
38
Separation from Power Lines - Where buried metallic member telecommunication cables run parallel or cross under aerial
power lines, the same induced voltage limitation as in paragraph 6.3.1 shall apply.
In addition, when metallic member buried cables cross under aerial power lines (as near as possible to 90 degree angle)
which exceed 15 kV (phase to phase) the design shall be such that the cable shall be protected for the worst case power
fault condition.
When a metallic member telecommunications cable is buried under aerial power lines having a phase to phase voltage of
more than 15 kV, the cable must be placed in a buried 4 in. NEMA TC 6 & 8-2013 conduit under the aerial power line. The
conduit shall extend for a distance of 2-times the power line height on each end of the crossing

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Conduit Curves, Offsets, etc.
1. Minimum Radius - Main Conduit Sections
Except for the minor curves involved when splaying/spreading main conduits at MH entrances, curves in conduit runs should
be avoided whenever possible. When curves are necessary in a main conduit section, the curve shall not:
a) Transverse more than 90 degrees.
b) Have a radius of less than 6 m. Main conduit sections shall not have more than the equivalent of two 90 degree turns.

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41 Marker posts needs to be installed at every 100M …....30M within plants.
 The TMGB shall be divided to the following zones
P surge producers (such as interior radio equipment including cable trays that are connected to radio equipment,Cable
Shield/Cable Vault Ground Bar and MDF/Entrance Cable Protector Ground Bar)
A surge absorbers (both ground leads coming from the opposite sides of the ground grid)
N non-isolated equipment (DC Power system positive return bus, computer floor, communication racks and cable trays)
I isolated equipment (electronic switching equipment and transmission systems and terminal Equipment)
42
Do not exceed the distributed floor loading >12 kPa (250 lb./ft²) and a maximum concentrated floor loading >404 kN (1000
lb).
43
Building Backbone Cabling
A backbone system (also known as a “Riser System”) is the part of a premises distribution system that provides physical
interconnection between Telecommunications Equipment Rooms, TER’s, and Telecommunications Service Entrance. This
system usually consists of one or more copper and or fiber optic cable systems with associated equipment.
5.6.1 Transmission Media
1) Recognized Cabling
The transmission media, which shall be used individually or in combination in the backbone cabling. The recognized media
are:
a) 100-ohm twisted-pair cabling: category 3, category 5e, category 6 or category 6A (refer to ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2).
b)Multimode optical fiber cabling: 850nm laser-optimized 50/125 µm is recommended; 62.5/125 µm and 50/125 µm
(ANSI/TIA-568-C.3).
c)Single-mode optical fiber cabling (ANSI/TIA-568-C.3).
2) Multi-mode fiber is the link between the TR to the TER’s shall
consist of a minimum of 12 cores of 50/125 MM fiber (ISO/IEC 11801 Ed.2:2002, OM3, Laser Optimized Fiber). In addition, it
is also recommended to consider having 12 cores of Single Mode fiber to allow a cross-connect to the OSP fiber at the TER

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1) Ceiling Space shall allow for a minimum of:
 75 mm (3 in) of clear vertical space above conduits and cables.
 300 mm (12 in) of clear vertical space above the tray or raceway for overhead ceiling cable tray or raceway systems.
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46 Horizontal Media Selection - 4-pair 100 ohm balanced category 6 or higher
Splice Connectors
(1) Only filled splice connectors shall be used on outside plant projects. The following list of splicing materials / connectors is
the most widely used for splicing polyethylene conductors:
 UR 18-021-952 (3M Scotchlok)
 UG 18-021-953 (3M Scotchlok)
 PICA Bond 18-022-018 (Amphenol)
(2) The UR connector can be used to insulate, butt splice, and seal any two or three 19, 22, 24, or 26 gauge cable
conductors. The UG connector can be used for tap splices.
5.2.2.3 Splice Connectors Crimp the connector with a standard E9 crimping tool (E9-E or E9-Y) until the cap of the connector
is flush with the connector base

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Backbone cables shall not be spliced in pathways (raceways, conduits, trays, trunking) in ceilings and under raised floors.
Cable splice points shall be placed in an area designated for cable splice closures in telecommunications room (entrance
facility, equipment room or TR). The splice point shall be accessible to cable technicians at floor level and supported by
cable racks.
48
Electrical power cabling shall not be routed directly alongside communications cable (electrical cabling is usually in conduit,
49 providing additional shielding).
50 Length Restriction for Buried Service Wire (BSW)-The length of an individual buried service wire shall not exceed 150 m.
Marker post-On long straight runs of buried cable, marker posts shall be placed no further than 152 meters apart. This is to
clearly indicate the route and to warn the public and other workmen of the presence of the buried cable.
51
Ground ring for tower-A solid bare copper conductor #2 AWG as minimum should be buried around the tower at a depth of
460 mm (as per SAES-P-111) below surface ground and at least 610 mm from the base of the tower footings
52
 1.With a Telecommunications Tower (this include microwave antenna/remoterepeater site)-2 ohms
2.With Electronic Switching, PABX, and Telecom Transmission Systems -3 ohms
3.Telecommunications Shelters, OSP outdoor cabinets/pedestals/manholes -25 ohms
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54 Table 4 - Estimated Maximum Lengths for Main Conduit Sections Containing One Curve-Angle of curve 0 to 90
MH Conduit Entrances
MH conduit entrances shall be:
a) Splayed conduit configurations.
b) Made with conduit terminators or conduit end bells. Conduit terminators or end bells shall be cast
(encased) in the MH walls at the time the concrete is installed.
c) Constructed with full 20 feet conduit sections for a minimum distance of 12 m from the MH/CO
entrance. If it is necessary to use shorter lengths (less than full 20 feet sections) of conduit, they must
be installed more than 40 feet away from the MH/CO wall on undisturbed soil.
d) Installed so that conduits are separated from each other, both horizontally and vertically, a minimum
of 50 mm in the MH or central office wall.
e) Installed so that the nearest side of the MH main entrance conduits are located 1500 mm from the
inside surface of the adjacent MH wall (side wall).

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56 Standard MH cover diameter 1041 mm.
The required headroom of a cable vault or central office MH may vary; however, the minimum headroom shall
not be less than 2 meters
57
Provision for Cable Racking -Maximum Change in Level -Changes in the level of main cables passing through MHs shall be
kept to a minimum, and shall not exceed 230 mm.
58
59 PVC sleeve for both opposite ends of MH for grounding wire 100mm below MH roof and adjacent wall.
60 All MH hardware must be of the non-corrosive type (i.e., hot dipped galvanized or better).
MH hardware -Cable Racks
Each MH is to be fully equipped with cable racks and rack supports at the time of construction. Cable racks are tobe spaced
at a maximum distance of 838 mm. The distance from the inside surface of the MH wall to the first cable rack shall be 760
mm or less.
61
Cable rack supports (S-cable rack support for line MHs and L-cable rack supports for loading MHs and other
special situation MHs) must be placed at the time of MH construction. Cable rack supports must be secured to the
MH walls by means of ½ by 2½ inch corrosion protected (hot dipped galvanized, stainless steel, etc.) machine bolts screwed
into concrete inserts that have been cast in place. The top cable rack support (type S or L) concrete insert is to be located
230 mm below the MH roof.
62
Hot dipped galvanized (minimum) steel MH ladders shall be installed in all newly constructed MHs, including service MH.
MH ladder side rails are 5 mm thick and spaced 300 mm (12 in) apart, measured from inside surfaces. Its rungs have a ⅝inch
diameter; the rungs are spaced 12 inches apart. A MH step formed from ¾-inch diameter steel rod of hot-dipped galvanized
is to be set in the roof opening of all MHs (with standard 4 inch depth collar) to provide a support for the ladder. An
additional step shall be placed for each additional (more than 4 inch standard) 305 mm of neck depth.
63
64 Avoid MH in parking areas.
65 Bituminous coating is applied to surface which are in contact with soil after 14 days minimum curing.
66 Electrical cables or facilities shall not be permitted inside any telecommunications MH.
67 MHs and Service Points shall not be located in classified or hazardous areas
68 MH-Stenciled in the exterior rim of the frame, using ½ inch bold numbers/letters.
A four (4)-inch diameter underground conduit that is being set up for fiber optic cable placement shall contain:
1. Three (3) pieces subducts composed of two (2) pieces of 1½ inches – inside diameter subducts and one (1) piece of one
(1) inch - inside diameter subduct, or
2. Four (4) pieces of one (1) inch - inside diameter subducts.
3. Subducts shall have pull rope or pulling tape inside.
69
70 Direct Buried Subduct -it shall be rigid PVC or heavy-walled polyethylene.
Minimum Splaying Distance-The splaying of conduits shall start at a point, which is located at a minimum distance of 12 m
from the outside surface of the MH wall.
71
72 Ground rod for pedestal is 5/8" dia x 8ft long.
 FOC-The outer cable jacket shall be marked at regular intervals (not to exceed 2 m) with the following information:
a) As required by NEC Article-770 (Table-770-179).
b) Name of Manufacturer
c) Year of Manufacture
d) Number of Fibers in the cable
e) Sequentially numbered length markers in meters
73
All fiber optic cables installed as wiring within buildings shall be air core, Optical Fiber Non-conductive Plenum (OFNP) or
Optical Fiber Non-conductive Riser (OFNR) type with or without non-metallic moisture barrier and shall be listed as being
suitable for the purpose
74
75 TR should not be away from an approved ground for more than 6m (20ft).
Verify theTER size provide minmum 0.07m2 space for every 10m2 of individual work area(IWA).Minimum size of TER should
not be less than 14m2 regardless of number of IWAs
76
Underfloor duct systems are made up of:
 Feeder (header) ducts, which carry cables from the TR to the distribution ducts.
 Distribution ducts, which distribute wires and cables from a feeder duct to specific floor areas.
77
78 Distribution ducts shall have preset inserts between 61-cm (2-ft.) to 92 cm (3 ft.) centers.
Junction boxes are installed where feeder and distribution ducts intersect.Verify that a maximum space of 18m (60 ft)
between junction boxes and other access points is maintained.
79
Feeder Duct Capacity
There shall be 6.5 cm² (1 in²) of cross-sectional area in a feeder duct for each IWA (10 m² [100 ft²] of usable floor
space) served by the duct.
80
Installing Distribution Duct
Space preset inserts at regular intervals, with insert makers approximately every 15 m (50 feet). Install and center the
distribution duct between building module lines (space between joist) or at 5 foot to 6 foot intervals.
81
Design the underfloor duct system that the horizontal cables extending from the termination in the TR to the outlets are not
more than 90m(295 ft) long.
82
83 Verify the underfloor ducts are place parallel to longest outside wall.
Ceiling raceways shall be spaced on 5 m to 6 m. (16 ft. to 20 ft.) centers, starting at a point 1.2 m to 3 m (4 ft. to 10 ft.) from
the outside wall.
84
Feeder and distribution ducts shall be physically linked to a TR either directly or through no more than one feeder duct. TR
shall not be inter-linked or connected by making a transition in the floor feeder duct to an overhead arrangement of tray,
duct or conduit.
85
Duct Capacity -To maintain sufficient floor duct capacity, the maximum length of distribution floor duct shall not exceed
20m (60 ft).
86
87 The preferred support structure is overhead cable tray/pathway and 1 inch diameter EMT conduit.
88 Height of ceiling tiles or conduit are no greater than 3.4 m (11 ft.) above the finished floor
For conduits of building entrances and horizontal cabling,Bushings shall be placed on the ends of metallic conduit to protect
cable sheaths from damage.
89
Pull Rope Requirements
a) The design and installation of conduit shall include pull rope (size ¼ inches) in all conduits.
b) Provide a plastic or nylon line with a minimum test rating of ≈90 kg (200 lbs.) pulling tension in all entrance conduits. This
facilitates pulling wire or cable.
90
Pathway and Cable Support
Ceiling conduits, raceways, cable trays, and cabling shall be suspended from or attached to the structural ceiling or walls
with hardware or other installation aids specifically designed to support their weight. The pathways shall:
 Have adequate support to withstand pulling the cables.
 Conduit access points must be located 15 cm (6 in.) to 45 cm (18 in.) above the T-bar and have clear vertical space.
 Have a minimum of 8 cm (3 in.) of clear vertical space from conduits, wires, and cables.
 Cable trays shall be located 15 cm to 30 cm above the top surface of the cable tray side rail. Horizontal pathways and
cables shall not rest directly on ceiling panels, framework (T-bars), vertical supports, or other components of the suspended
ceiling.

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 Each home run conduit can serve from one to three outlet boxes, depending on the design and conduit size. For
conduits that serve:
 One box, an inside diameter of 1.9 cm. (¾ in.) or greater is required.
 Two boxes, an inside diameter of 2.5 cm (1 in.) or greater is required.
 Three boxes, an inside diameter of 3.2 cm (1¼ in.) or greater is required.
92
93 Outlet boxes are not used as pull points.
Wall-Mounted Outlets
Design telecommunications outlets so that installations in a dry-wall, plaster, or concrete block wall will be at least 100 mm
square by 57 mm deep (4 in. square by 2 ¼ in. deep) or (4 in. square by 2 1/8 in. deep).
Do not place outlet boxes back-to-back.
94
Wall outlets shall be securely mounted at least 38 cm (15 in.) above the finished floor or, a minimum of 150 mm above desk
tops, where it is necessary to locate the outlet behind a desk location.
95
Work Area Outlets -Locate work area outlets so that the cable required to reach work area equipment will be no more than
5 m (16 ft.) long.
96
97 Pull boxes must have conduits at each end.
98 Each four-pair 100-ohm UTP shall be terminated in an eight-position modular jack at the work area.
99 62.5/125 μm foc shall have minimum two fibers if needed to be installed from TC to work area outlet.
To minimize damage to the bare fiber, avoid excessive wiping (more than five times). Before cleaving, wipe the fiber twice
with a new tissue dampened with 90% grade alcohol to remove any coating debris from the stripped fiber.
100
Ensure that solid state electronic arresters qualified by UL 497 is used for primary protection devices where the GPR (ground
potential rise) does not exceed 350V.
101
Wall and Rack Space for Terminals -A minimum clear space of 13-15 cm (5-6 inches) above and below the top and bottom
connecting blocks for cable handling and additional rack or backboard space for routing cables and/or cross-connect
jumpers.
102
Information Outlet for Indoor Wireless Access Point(s) For Saudi Aramco buildings having a wireless connectivity,the access
point for voice/data outlets shall not be installed more than 3.75 meters above finished floor level, refer to TIA/TSB-162
standard.
103
Attenuation: A measure of the decrease in energy transmission (loss of light) expressed in decibel (dB). In optical fibers,
attenuation is primarily due to absorption and scattering losses.
104
Splice acceptance tests (individual splice insertion losses) shall be .05 dB average link splice loss with no single splice loss
above 0.1 dB for fusion splices, and 0.1 dB average link splice loss with no single splice loss above .2 dB for mechanical
splices; connectors shall have insertion losses of .5 dB or less).
105
106 In plant paging system powered by UPS.
Telecommunication facilities or DCO shall not be located where:
 The maximum Ground Potential Rise (GPR) exceeds 300 V peak.
107
 More than two 90° bends Provide a pull box between sections with
1 2 bends or less
Direct buried fiber optic cables shall be placed with a minimum cover of:
2 1,200 mm, when placed with no additional protection.

The minimum bending radius for fiber optic cable is:

1. Ten (10) times the cable diameter when the cable is not under tension
3 2. Twenty (20) times the cable diameter when the cable is under tension
When the excavated trench is___1.2M_____meter more in depth, there shall be safeguarded by
4 shoring/Sloping the trench wall
5 What is the min. depth for Lateral Conduit to be placed in underground non-traffic?-610mm
6 Which kind welding being used for ground cable termination? Exothermic welding
7 Horizontal Cable and Connecting Hardware also called Horizontal cabling
8 Do not run conduit On top of cellular floor cells.
9 What is GPR? Ground potential rise due to the flow of lightning or power fault currents.
10 What is the minimum size of the ground conductor cable for telecom utility-6awg (16mm)
11 What is the height of the telecom room ceiling -2.6 M (8.53 ft)
12 Foc striped inside the splice 2.4 to 3.5
13 What is PANI -surge producer,absorber,isolated equipment and isolated equipment.
14 In plant paging system powered by UPS.
15 What is the fire tolerable time for the Telecom entrance room fire rated walls?-one hr
16 What is the min. clearance in between the top rail of cable tray to Ceiling in TR?-12 inch
If A Serving Area Is Less than 100 m² (1076 ft²)-Shallow closet that measures at least 0.6 m deep x 2.6
m wide (2 ft deep x 8.5 ft wide) or approved Telecommunications Enclosure or 12U (minimum)
17 enclosed 19" equipment rack
If A Serving Area Is Larger than 500 m² and less than or equal to 800 m² (>5,000 ft² to < 8,000 ft²)-
18 Minimum TR size of 3.0 m X 2.7 m, (10 X 9 ft)
19 A conduit that enters a TR shall Be terminated 10 cm (4 in.) above the finished floor
The pin/pair assignments for these eight-position modular jacks at the work area shall meet T568A or,
20 optionally, per T568B if necessary to accommodate certain 8 pin cabling system.
Eight-position jack pin/pair assignments (T568A) (front view of connector)-pair one -4 and 5 ,pair two -
3 and 6,pair three 1 and 2 ,pair four -7 and 8.
Optional eight-position jack pin/pair assignments (T568B) (front view of connector)-pair one -4 and
21 5 ,pair two -1 and 2,pair three 3 and 6 ,pair four -7 and 8.

Pigtails: Small single fiber cords used to terminate optical fiber cables
at Central Offices (COs) or regenerators. Each has a:
a) Connector at one end to interface the equipment.
b) Bare fiber at the other end for splicing to a fiber in the main
22 cable.
23 Active equipment -switches,PBX
24 Passive equipment-patch panel,bolt ,nut and washer.
Backbone Distribution Systems-Terminating hardware must be modular and flexible to meet future
25 requirements for additional cable or rearrangement.

Principles of Transmission-Copper-Sets the standard for comparing the conductivity of other metals.
Annealed copper is used as the reference value (e.g., 100 percent conductivity).
26 Other common conductors have less than 100 percent of annealed copper’s electrical conductivity.
27 Spare fibers for: Maintenance,Redundancy,Segregated applications and Future applications.
When telecommunications horizontal pathways or cabling are placed in a hazardous location, such as
28 an explosive or combustible atmosphere, observe all requirements of applicable codes.

communications plenum cable (CMP)-Cable listed as suitable for use in ducts, plenums, and other
spaces used for environmental air. It has adequate fire-resistant and low smoke-producing
characteristics. Cables must pass required test for fire and smoke characteristics of wires and cables,
NFPA 262 or UL 910.
communications riser cable (CMR) -Cable listed as suitable for use in a vertical run in a shaft or from
floor to floor. It has fire-resistant characteristics capable of preventing the carrying of fire from floor to
floor. Cables must pass requirements of the Standard Test for Flame Propagation Height of Electrical
29 and Optical-Fiber Cable Installed Vertically in Shafts, ANSI/UL 1666.
BICSI-Chapter 14: Design, Construction, and Project Management-Figure 14.5: Required components in
30 a telecommunications room
BICSI-Chapter 4: Horizontal Distribution Systems-Table 4.14: Minimum space requirements in pull
31 boxes having one conduit each in opposite ends of the box -one inch conduit?
Split conduit installations shall be used to repair existing conduits which contain existing cables. These
conduits are ready made and shall be installed in accordance with the
manufacturer'srecommendations or NEMA TCB2, "User's Manual for the Installation of Underground
32 Plastic Conduit".-TRUE
33 degrees of POE? 75 degress
34 OTDR? Optical time domain reflectomery
35 shall we pass the overhead other utilities through TR? Never allowed(SAES-T-916)
36 TMGB size? 6mmx100mmx500mm
37 what is the max.allowable distance between the junction box to other acess point?18 meters
38 what is the max.length of patch cords for connecting horizontal cablng?(5 meters)
39 what are the types of FOC connectors? SC,LC,ST
40 maximum pulling tension for a 4 pair UTP cable?110N
41 what is passive optical network-PON?
42 A--- are rules specific by government entitles which include local building and safety? CODES
43 general splicing method that are being used in OSP?butt, branch and in line splice
44 maximum length of horizontal cable?90 meters
telecom room equip with ---- that will connect to noc --- shall be installed outside TR?heat sensor and
45 alarm indicator