What BICSI, TIA, & ISO IEC are doing with standards and why you should care.pdf
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BICSI and TIA are data center standards.
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What BICSI, TIA, & ISO/IEC are
doing with standards and why
you should care
Jonathan Jew ‐J&M Consultants, Inc.
Co‐chair BICSI Data Center Subcommittee
Chair TIA TR‐42.6 Telecom Administration
Vice‐chair TIA TR‐42.1 Generic & Premises Cabling
Vice‐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 all very busy –
probably busier than they ever have been
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 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 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
•Expected publication in 2014
ISO/IEC In Progress
•ISO/IEC TR 11801‐99‐1 –Balanced cabling for
40Gbps channels –(2014‐2015) meant for IEEE •Characterizes 30 meter channels (26 m with 2x2m
patch cords) to support 40 Gbps using existing Cat
6A, 7, 7A, and new Cat 8.1 and Cat 8.2 components
•Cat 8.1 for Class I channels is backward compatible
with Cat 6A
•Cat 8.2 for Class II channels compatible with Cat
7/7A
•IEEE 40GBase‐T target is 30 m for Cat 8, unknown for
Cat 6A, 7, 7A
•Parallel effort in TIA underway
ISO/IEC In Progress
•3
rd
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. 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 2015‐2016 ‐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 –2014
•ISO/IEC 18598 AIM System Requirements, Data
Exchange, and Applications –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 20
o
C
–E.G., at 60
o
Cmax 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
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 Standards in Development
•TIA‐568‐C.2‐1 Category 8 (2014/early 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 cords
(2 x 4 m with solid‐conductor 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
•Estimated 2014
•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 may use
32 MM
fibers.
TIA Standards in Development
•TIA‐568.0‐D, TIA‐568.1‐D, TIA‐568.2‐D, TIA‐
568.3‐D, TIA‐569‐D –Updates to base
standards
•Changes being considered: recognize
broadband coaxial cable (TIA‐568‐C.4), 2‐fiber
minimum, recommend Cat 6A and OM3 or
higher, add Cat 8, PON splitter/coupler specs
•important to all who use
TIA standards–
estimated 2015‐2016 (568.0‐D, 568.1‐D, and
569‐D will publish before 568.2‐D and 568.3‐D)
TIA Standards in Development
•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)
•Estimated late‐2014/2015
•For anyone interested in sustainability
•Related new TIA project for sustainable ICT
manufacturers approved Jan 2014
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
•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
•Significant debate regarding additional
restrictions or guidance for direct connections
to equipment (without outlet or horizontal
connection point)
•For all telecom cabling designers
TIA Standards in Development
•TIA Physical Network Security –draft under
development ‐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
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
13
th
Edition(by providing more detail)
•Over 400 volunteer subject matter experts,
POSSIBLY INCLUDING YOU!
BICSI –Recently Published
•BICSI‐004 Health Care (published Dec 2012) –
get this and TIA‐1179 if you designcabling 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 –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 Updates In Progress
•BICSI‐002 Data Center Design & Implementation
Best Practices (estimated 2014) 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)
BICSI Updates In Progress
•BICSI‐001 Educational Facilities‐a revision of
BICSI‐001 to include all types of educational
facilitieswith information on a wide range of
special systems and considerations
•Estimated publication 2015
BICSI Updates In Progress
•BICSI 012 –Distributed Antenna Systems
(DAS) Design & Implementation Best Practices
(estimated 2015) –for designers of DAS
BICSI Updates 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 Updates In Progress
•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.orgor
email me
BICSI Translated Publications
•ANSI/NECA/BICSI 607‐2011, Norma de
planificación e instalación de la puesta a tierra
y conexión equipotencial en los edificios
comerciales
•ANSI/BICSI 005‐2013, Mejores prácticas para
la implementación y el diseño de los sistemas
de seguridad y protección electrónica(ESS)
•Others, perhapsBICSI‐002 Data Centers
Questions?
Jonathan Jew
President J&M Consultants, Inc.
Website: www.j‐and‐m.com
Email: jew@j‐and‐m.com
Co‐chair BICSI data center subcommittee
Editor TDMM 13
th
Edition Telecom Administration
Chair TIA TR‐42.6 telecom administration subcommittee
Vice‐Chair TIA TR‐42.1 commercial building cabling
Vice‐chair USTAG to ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 25 WG 3
Editor ISO/IEC TR 14763‐2‐1 telecom admin identifiers
SME BICSI TI&M Telecommunications Administration
Secretary TIA TR‐42