COMMUNICATIONS DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION

2010

Communications Design in Military Projects

What is Involved in Communications Design?

RFP’s

Design Narratives

Outlet Locations and Type

Detail Drawings

Specifications (SpecsIntact)

What Systems are Typically Involved?

Systems and their Design Guide Criteria

What is the I3A Technical Criteria

Design of Information Infrastructure Architecture

Based on ANSI/TIA/EIA Standards with DOD preferences

Establishes an Army-wide IT architectural design criteria for telecommunications

Takes precedence in all cases over the UFC 3-580-01

Not a specification, a Technical Criteria for design

I3A Design Requirements

ANSI/TIA/EIA Standards are the basis as a minimum

CSI Master Format 2004 numbers and titles

ISEC - reviews, approves, or make comments for correction to the contract drawings for installation

Telecommunication designs shall be rendered and stamped by a Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD)

What are the TIA/EIA Standards

Who Developed the Standards

More than 150 Subject Matter Experts Include:

● Architects● Commissioning Agents● Electrical Engineers● Energy Consultants● Fire Protection Consultants● Information Technology ● Insurance Risk Assessors ● Mechanical Engineers● Security Consultants● Structural Engineers

What is BICSI?

“BICSI”

BICSI (pr. “BIK SEE”) (the “Building Industry Consulting Service International”)

Headquartered in Tampa, Florida the organization has membership in nearly 100 countries.

Credentials are recognized worldwide by the telecommunications industry, DOD, and USACOE for cabling installers and designers who specialize in complex communications systems

Why an RCDD?

BICSI Specialist Credentials

Designer/Contractor Roles

Contractor does not have to be an RCDD or have one on staff

Electrical, mechanical, and plumbing contractors are not required to be a P.E. or have on staff

BICSI Technician Certification for contractor

Contractor can’t possibly design after building design is complete

No oversight if contractor is designer and installer

RCDD designs and contractor installs

Communications Drawings

It is the RCDD’s responsibility to provide “T” drawings not the contractor

CSI Master Format 2004: T-Sheets Floor plans Communications Room Detail Riser Diagrams Cable Tray Plan Etc….

Project Management

Project management is critical after design to ensure contractor installations are I3A compliant

Submittal Review Inspections Test Report Analysis Random Testing

Test Report Analysis

Communications Design Coordination

Pathways and Spaces

Pre-Design Phase Meeting with Owner

Why is a pre-design meeting needed with the owner?

1. I3A is a minimum criteria and does not cover all user preferences

2. Communications design is based on necessity and performance not functionally

3. To ensure that the RFP truly represents what the owner needs

4. Special applications the owner may have, and make sure the infrastructure design will match their equipment

SIPRNET

Secret Internet Protocol Router Network

SIPRNET version 5.0 Technical criteria published by USAISEC with mandates from CTTA , DISA, DAA, DOD, DOIM (NEC), NSTISSC, and TEMPEST

Design for SIPRNET shall be coordinated with the CTTA and DAA

CTTA determines the quantity and location of SIPRNET outlets

CTTA- reviews, approves or make comments for correction to the contract drawings for installation contract documents for installation

SIPRNET Cont…

SIPRNET Environment:

Environment determines the need for a PDS

CAA (3 Classes)

LCA

UAA

Conclusion

Information Transport Systems are designed per I3A and TIA/EIA Standards for the purpose of scalability, code compliance, standard compliance, and performance.

The I3A standards were created so that RCDD’s will design communications infrastructures that are standard across all Army-wide installations

References

Technical Criteria for the Installation of Information Infrastructure Architecture, I3A (February 2010 )

Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC)

TIA/EIA Standards 2009

CSI Master Format 2004

Technical Guide for the Integration of SIPRNET, (Version 5.0, August 2008)

Bits and Bytes

For example, it takes eight bits (1 byte) to store a single character.

The capital letter “A” is expressed digitally as 01000001. A small case “a” is represented in binary code as 01100001.

Digital Universe: 988 Exabytes By 2010

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