Requirements for Building a New Network Structure for NFPA
Eric Scantlebury
NT1310 Physical Networking
Unit 3 Lab 1: Building a New Structure-NFPA
4/8/14
There are a lot that goes into making a new structure. Codes and standards that we need to know before we can even start making it. Organizations like the FCC, NFPA, UL and NEC are very important. You can’t just run cables any way you want. Safety is very important when running lines. The FCC has a lot to do with cabling a new structure. Title 47 §68.213 is for new installations and modifications the copper conductors need to be at least 24 gauge or bigger, twisted pairs that are at least cat 3 or higher. Title 47 C.F.R. 76.804 deals with homerun wiring. The demarcation point controls and is responsible for the wire transfers from the ISP to the subscriber inside the building. FCC calls homerun wiring, the wiring from the demarcation point to the point at which the multichannel video programming distributors wiring becomes devoted to an individual subscriber or individual loop. The NFPA deals with the fire safety. NFPA 13 deals with the sprinkler system in almost every business I’ve been in. It tells you how to install the sprinklers to standard. In fact the first code is important. NFPA 1, codenamed Fire Code. Deals with a wide range of fire and quality of life issues. Dealing with hazardous materials, LP gasses and more. UL is all about safety and quality of life. UL 1971 is for the hearing impaired emergency-signaling device and it meets the requirements for NPFA 72. Its required to not be covered. So this way the hearing impaired people in the building can also be alerted that there is an emergency. UL 20 is the standard for manually operated, general-use snap switches for connection to copper or copper-clad conductors. It applies to ac/dc switches so that the load rating to not exceed 60A at 250 v or less, 30 A at 251 V - 600 V, and 2 hp at 125 V - 600 V or less. This way the devices that are plugged into the building do not get too much electricity and
NT1310 Physical Networking
Unit 3 Lab 1: Building a New Structure-NFPA
4/8/14
There are a lot that goes into making a new structure. Codes and standards that we need to know before we can even start making it. Organizations like the FCC, NFPA, UL and NEC are very important. You can’t just run cables any way you want. Safety is very important when running lines. The FCC has a lot to do with cabling a new structure. Title 47 §68.213 is for new installations and modifications the copper conductors need to be at least 24 gauge or bigger, twisted pairs that are at least cat 3 or higher. Title 47 C.F.R. 76.804 deals with homerun wiring. The demarcation point controls and is responsible for the wire transfers from the ISP to the subscriber inside the building. FCC calls homerun wiring, the wiring from the demarcation point to the point at which the multichannel video programming distributors wiring becomes devoted to an individual subscriber or individual loop. The NFPA deals with the fire safety. NFPA 13 deals with the sprinkler system in almost every business I’ve been in. It tells you how to install the sprinklers to standard. In fact the first code is important. NFPA 1, codenamed Fire Code. Deals with a wide range of fire and quality of life issues. Dealing with hazardous materials, LP gasses and more. UL is all about safety and quality of life. UL 1971 is for the hearing impaired emergency-signaling device and it meets the requirements for NPFA 72. Its required to not be covered. So this way the hearing impaired people in the building can also be alerted that there is an emergency. UL 20 is the standard for manually operated, general-use snap switches for connection to copper or copper-clad conductors. It applies to ac/dc switches so that the load rating to not exceed 60A at 250 v or less, 30 A at 251 V - 600 V, and 2 hp at 125 V - 600 V or less. This way the devices that are plugged into the building do not get too much electricity and
References: Textbook- Cabling: the complete guide to Copper and Fiber-Optic Networking 4th Edition by Andrew Olivero / Bill Woodward NFPA. (n.d.). NFPA. Retrieved April 16, 2014, from http://www.nfpa.org/ UL Retrieved April 16, 2014, from http://ulstandardsinfonet.ul.com/