TIA TIA-569-B

General

The scope of this Standard is limited to the telecommunications aspectof commercial buildingdesign and construction, encompassing telecommunications pathways andspaces. Telecommunicationspathways are designed for installation of telecommunications media,and telecommunications spacesare the rooms and areas where media is terminated andtelecommunications equipment is installed.

Although the scope is limited only to the telecommunications aspect ofbuilding design, thisStandard significantly influences the design of other buildingservices, such as electrical powerand HVAC. This Standard also impacts space allocation within thebuilding.

This Standard does not cover safety aspects of building design; thereader is directed to theintroduction of this Standard for safety and building code references.Other codes and standardsmay also apply to the installation of telecommunications pathways andspaces.

This Standard does not cover any telecommunications systems thatrequire any special types ofsecurity measures.

Both single- and multi-tenant buildings are recognized by thisStandard. Occupancy usually occursafter the base building has been provisioned, based on therequirements of this Standard; however,the distinct needs of individual tenants in a multi-tenant buildingmay need to be accommodated byadditional telecommunications pathway and space facilities beyondthose provided in the basebuilding design. It is expected that, at occupancy time, eachindividual tenant will design thetelecommunications pathways and spaces in conformance toANSI/TIA/EIA-569-B. As a result, thebuild-out design may also include pathways and spaces to support atwo-level backbone cablinghierarchy for each tenant.

Basic building elements

Telecommunications has an impact on most every area within and betweencommercial buildings.Because of this, and the additional fact that the useful life of abuilding may span many decades,it is important that the design and construction of new or remodeledbuildings be performed with anobjective of avoiding obsolescence. When a building is designed withits life cycle in mind, theresulting building will be responsive to the many changes that occurin both telecommunicationsmedia and systems over the life of the building.

Figure 1 illustrates the relationships between the majortelecommunications pathway and spaceelements within a building. The list of these elements that follow thefigure describes thecharacteristics of each element; numbers are keyed to respectivesections within this Standard.

Figure 2 is a representative model of the various functional elementsthat comprise multi-tenantpathways and spaces in a commercial building; this is not intended tobe an all-inclusiverepresentation. It depicts the relationship between the elements andhow they are configured tocreate a total system.

Edition:

B

Published:

10/01/2004

Number of Pages:

126

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