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IT Room Buildout
Version 1.2.1
1/3/2020
Requirements
IT Real Estate
Contents of this document
Office Size Definitions
The IT room is ready for circuit delivery when
IT Room Security Requirements
IT Room Rack, Tray and Wallboard Requirements
Sample Floor Plans
IT Room Cooling Requirements
IT Room Power Requirements
IT Equipment Cabling Requirements

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 Definitions of office size
You can use the attached
spreadsheet to count the
following nodes
• wireless access points (from
heat map)
• Employee desks (count 1 or 2)
• Offices (count as 4)
• Zoom rooms (count as 3)
• meeting rooms (count as 3)
• Digital signage (count as 2)
• Printers, faxes, copy machines
Small office, 96 nodes or fewer
Usually up to 75 people
Node type count multiply by total If there is a lab then you may
wireless access points (from heat map need the medium office setup
generated by Networking team) 5 1 5
Employee desks (count as 2) 14 2 28
Offices (count as 4) 1 4 4 Medium office, 97 to 300 nodes
Zoom rooms (count as 3) 3 0
Medium or Large meeting rooms (count as 4) 1 4 4
Usually 75 to 250 people
Digital signage (count as 2) 1 2 2 Depending on layout may need
Printers, faxes, copy machines 2 1 2 large office multi room setup
TOTAL 45
instead (300 ft max distance)
Large office, 300+ nodes
More than 200 people
May split among MDF and IDF(s)
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Networking is ready to place the circuit order when:
• Full civic address is supplied to us
• Date for readiness of the circuit delivery is solid (see next
slide)
• Delivery of circuit following placement of the order will then
take
• 6 to 8 weeks in the US
• 8 to 12 weeks in other regions
• If the circuit order has been placed and needs to be
rescheduled, expect the following additional lag times:
• 4 to 6 weeks in the US
• 6 to 10 weeks in other regions
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The IT room is ready for circuit delivery when:
• Racks mounted / Grounded / Powered
• Room is physically secure
• Plywood wallboard installed and finished
(painted if desired, but not to obscure APA fire
rating stamp)
• Power is running 24/7/365 (doesn't have
to be UPS)
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The IT room is ready for network turnup when:
• Area is well-lighted and light controlled separately from other areas.
• Cooling running 24/7/365
• Power running 24/7/365
• Room is secure (see “IT Room Security Requirements” slide)
• Clean air / dust free / dry
• Walls finished (sanded, painted) as desired
• Plywood wallboard installed and finished (painted if desired, but not to obscure APA fire
rating stamp)
• Cable trays installed if needed
• Racks mounted / Grounded / Powered
• Cable management installed
• Cabling (Copper / Fiber) terminated at both ends, labeled

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IT room security requirements
All office sizes
• Room must be separate from all other rooms
• Controlled by card access with emergency key
override
• Security system will be located in this room
• Security camera installed to monitor the door to the
IT room

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IT room rack, tray and wallboard
requirements
Small office
• Floor space 6 or 7 ft by 8 ft
• Clearance as shown on
diagram
• One or two two-post racks
24” by 40”
• Wallboard 4 ft by 8 ft
• Cable run from rack to
wallboard must use ladder if
they are not physically
adjacent to each other by
two feet or less, or under
floor if raised floor is present
Medium office Large office
• Floor space 11 by 20 ft • Floor space 11 by 26 ft or 20
by 18 ft
• Clearance as shown on
diagram • Clearance as shown on
diagram
• Four two-post racks (24” by
40”) and up to two cabinet • Four or five two-post racks
racks (24” by 40”) and up to four
cabinet racks
• Wallboard 4 ft by 8 ft
• Wallboard 4 ft by 8 ft
• Cable run from rack to
wallboard must use ladder if • Cable run from rack to
they are not physically wallboard must use ladder if
adjacent to each other by they are not physically
two feet or less, or under adjacent to each other by
floor if raised floor is present two feet or less, or under
floor if raised floor is present
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 Sample floor plans for small office
6'-0"
6'-0" 6'-0"
6'-0"

2'-6"
3'-0"
2'-6"
Two racks can be
accommodated only if
the components within
them are short enough to
8'-0"

8'-0"
2'-6" 2'-6"
8'-0"

allow for installation and

8'-0"
service with this
abbreviated 2.5 ft
clearance
4ft clearance back
2'-6" 2'-6"

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 36” deep and 24”

with clearance in
the back of 4’ on

each end of the

Placed in a row
Rack cabinet is

front and back

and 4’ on the
wide

row
Sample floor plan for medium office

11'-0"
11'-0"
2'-6"
4ft clearance
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4ft clearance back 3ft clearance front
4ft clearance back 3ft clearance front
4ft clearance back 3ft clearance front
20'-0"
20'-0"

4ft clearance back 3ft clearance front

4ft clearance Rack 2'X3' 4ft clearance
4ft clearance Rack 2'X3' 4ft clearance
4ft clearance
 equipment in the
Rack is 36” deep,

back to allow for

front and 3’ in
so we need 4’
clearance in

removing

front.

11'-0"
Sample floor plan for large office, long

4ft clearance
4ft clearance back 3ft clearance front
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4ft clearance back 3ft clearance front

4ft clearance back 3ft clearance front
4ft clearance back 3ft clearance front
26'-0"

4ft clearance back 3ft clearance front

4ft clearance Rack 2'X3' 4ft clearance
4ft clearance Rack 2'X3' 4ft clearance
4ft clearance Rack 2'X3' 4ft clearance
4ft clearance Rack 2'X3' 4ft clearance
4ft clearance
Sample floor plan for large office, square
20'-0"

4ft clearance 4ft clearance

Rack is 36” deep, so we need 4’

4ft clearance back 3ft clearance front 4ft clearance Rack 2'X3' 4ft clearance clearance in front and 3’ in back
to allow for removing equipment
4ft clearance back 3ft clearance front 4ft clearance Rack 2'X3' 4ft clearance in the front.
18'-0"

4ft clearance back 3ft clearance front 4ft clearance Rack 2'X3' 4ft clearance

4ft clearance back 3ft clearance front 4ft clearance Rack 2'X3' 4ft clearance

4ft clearance back 3ft clearance front

4ft clearance

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IT room cooling requirements
Small office
• Dedicated A/C with its own
controls.
• Cooling 24/7/365
• One ton A/C is standard
• Can be calculated by adding
up required equipment BTUs
Medium office Large Office
• Dedicated A/C with its own • Dedicated A/C with its own
controls. controls.
• Cooling 24/7/365 • Cooling 24/7/365
• 2 ton A/C is standard • 3 ton A/C is standard
• Can be calculated by adding • Can be calculated by adding
up required equipment BTUs up required equipment BTUs

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IT room power requirements
Small office
• Dedicated Power from the
ceiling preferred
• Available rack power two 30A,
208V/220V/200V circuits per
rack, not shared with other
equipment. Total 2 to 6
circuits from two separate
panels for redundancy.
• Quad wall power outlet for
incidental use (not continuous
use) 20A, 110/120/127V
• Actual continuous power draw
varies per installed equipment
but generally under 30A per
rack
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Medium office Large Office
• Dedicated Power from the • Dedicated Power from the
ceiling preferred ceiling preferred
• Rack power two 30A, • Rack power two 30A,
208V/220V/200V circuits per 208V/220V/200V circuits per
rack, not shared with other rack, not shared with other
equipment. Total 4 to 12 equipment. Total 12 or more
circuits from two separate circuits from two separate
panels for redundancy. panels for redundancy.
• Quad wall power outlet for • Quad wall power outlet for
incidental use (not continuous incidental use (not continuous
use) 20A, 110/120/127V use) 20A, 110/120/127V
• Actual continuous power • Actual continuous power
draw varies per installed draw varies per installed
equipment but generally equipment but generally
under 30A per rack under 30A per rack
Cabling general requirements
• Cabling (Copper / Fiber) terminated, labeled
• Vertical cable management, split to two cable managers, one on each
side of the rack (see photos in later slide), ten inch required

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Wireless AP requirements
• Ceiling T-Bar size is required from RE to order the correct AP mounts
• Refer to the following pages on the correct mounting for different AP
locations and surfaces

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Standard AP mounting options

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Alternate AP mounting on rails

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AP mounting on masonry surface

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AP mounting on drywall surface

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IT equipment for wall and rack
• Panduit or Leviton jacks and plates recommended
• Panduit or Chatsworth rack recommended
• Panduit cable managers recommended.
• Cable managers with metal doors 10”
• Cables CAT6 strain-relief quality cables, any brand
• Fiber LC-LC single mode (SM) if needed

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 IT equipment Panduit for wall and rack (sample)
row​​ model​​ description​​ Location​ qty MFR​ SUPPLIER​
PC-1 PUC6004BU-FE CAT6 U/UTP Cable, 1000 ft (305 m) length UTP CAT6 Cable Boxes TBD Panduit
PC-2 CFPE2IWY 2-Port Faceplate shuttered Square White Faceplate & I/O's TBD Panduit
PC-3 CFPE4IWY 4-Port Faceplate shuttered Square White Faceplate & I/O's TBD Panduit
PC-4 CJ688TGBU Cat-6 Modular Jack (Data), Blue Faceplate & I/O's TBD Panduit
PC-5 CJ688TGRD Cat-6 Modular Jack (Redundant), Red Faceplate & I/O's TBD Panduit
PC-6 CPP24FMWBLY 24-port Flush Mount Modular Patch Panel Jack Panel & I/O's TBD Panduit
PC-7 CJ688TGBU Cat-6 Modular Jack (Data), Blue Jack Panel & I/O's TBD Panduit
PC-8 CJ688TGRD Cat-6 Modular Jack (Redundant), Red Jack Panel & I/O's TBD Panduit
PC-9 CMBBL-X Blank Modules, Black (Pack of 10) Jack Panel & I/O's TBD Panduit
PC-10 UTPSP2MBUY Cat-6 Patch Cord, 2m (Data),Rack End, Blue Patch Cords TBD Panduit
PC-11 UTPSP2MBUY Cat-6 Patch Cord, 2m (Data),Rack End, Blue Patch Cords TBD Panduit
PC-12 UTPSP2MRDY Cat-6 Patch Cord, 2m (Data),Rack End, Red Patch Cords TBD Panduit
PC-13 UTPSP2MRDY Cat-6 Patch Cord, 2m (Data),User End, Red Patch Cords TBD Panduit
Standard EIA 19" Rack, 84" overall height, 45 rack
PC-14 CMR19X84NU Rack & Accessories 1 Panduit
spaces
PC-15 PRV6 45U Vertical Cable Manager 6" Rack & Accessories 2 Panduit
PC-16 PRD6 45U Vertical Cable Manager Door 6" Rack & Accessories 4 Panduit
PC-17 NM1 1U Horizontal Cable Manager Back only Rack & Accessories 6 Panduit
PC-18 NM2 2U Horizontal Cable Manager Back only Rack & Accessories 6 Panduit
PC-19 C195X035Y1J Face Plate Label Labels 1 Panduit
PC-20 C061X030FJJ Patch Panel Labels Labels 1 Panduit
PC-21 Hook & Loop 75'L Roll(Velcro), Black Labels 100 Panduit
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Cable color coding standard
It is advisable that we use color coding while we lay cable for different purposes. Below is how we differentiate cabling of others from ours.
1.IT Infra Cabling – BLUE and RED
2.Security Cabling –PURPLE or YELLOW (CCTV, Access Control)
3.Wireless APs -- BLACK

We have set color standards for Faceplate I/O’s, Jack/Patch Panel I/O’s, Rack End and User End Patch Cables and as below.
1.Every Faceplate would have a Blue I/O for Data and a Red I/O for Data Redundant purpose.

2.Similarly patch panels would have all Blue I/O’s and all Red I/O’s for differentiating them from one another.

3.To match faceplate and patch panel color standards, we use Blue and Red Patch cables respectively to connect at both the Rack and User ends.

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Unshielded UTP CAT Cable separation standards
Un-shielded UTP CAT Cable separation
standards

While the spec shown lists the recommendations

based on ANSI, TIA, EIA, ISO and IEEE standards,
the rule of thumb in the industry has always been
12” minimum, further apart the better.

For low voltage signal cables [security] 5 – 28 V

DC / AC > 180 ma, again the rule in is a minimum
12” separation due to irregular signal
emissions e.g Maglock low voltage, high current =
high EMI pulse

For both standards, the separation is typically

based on cables running in parallel > 1M.

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 Rack standards for type, size, posts, cable management
Rack Type, Size,
No. of Posts,
Cable
Managers
Standard EIA 23"
Rack, 84" overall
height, 45 rack
spaces, Open 4
Post Rack, Cage Nut
Mounting Holes
with Double Sided
Vertical Cable
Manager of 10" at
the ends of the two
racks and 12”
between the
racks along with 10”
and 12” Dual
Hinged Doors.

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