Open cabling work refers to: | aerial and underground cabling work on private and public propertycustomer cabling that terminates directly at the network boundary on a socket, network termination device (NTD)or a distributor. |
Regulatory environment refers to: | accredited registrars and registrationACMACertified Components List (CCL)Communications Alliancelabelling requirementsTelecommunications Act 1997. |
Cabling environment may refer to: | indoor environments, including concealed locations:ceilings and false ceilingsinternal wall spacemodular workstationsunder flooroutdoor environments, including cable installations:aerial telecommunications cabling for restricted cabling work, which does not include installations on poles shared with low voltage (LV) or high voltage (HV) electrical power cables or terminationsexternal wallsunderground cabling in an exclusive trench or shared trench with electrical LV cables and other utilities. |
Cable type may include: | aerialcoaxialcopper twisted pairdata cables: Category 5, 6, 6A, 7 or 7Aexternalindooroptic fibre cableunderground. |
Cable identification refers to: | cable conductor identification codes:bandedcolour codedletterednumbered. |
Termination systems may include: | jumperable distributor (campus distributor or building distributor)non-jumperable distributor (local distributor) and a patch panel. |
Earthing and protection may include: | earthing of screened cable, barriers and cable trays for the reduction or elimination of interference from electromagnetic, radio frequency (RF) and power sourcesequipotential bonding conductors to multiple earth neutral (MEN) and use of earth stakesfunctional earths, including TRC and CES types to provide customer switching system facilities protective earth barriers for segregation, cable tray, duct and metal equipment enclosuresprotective earths for over-voltage and surge or spike suppression according to AS/CA TS009:2013. |
Records may include: | building, cabling and equipment location planslabelling of:distributor pairsdistributor verticalsequipment closetsNTD record cardspatch panelsroomstelecommunication outletsrecord books and cards:building distributors (BD)campus distributors (CD)floor distributors (FD)local distributors (LD)TCA forms (TCA1 andTCA2). |
Relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards may include: | accredited registrars and registrationAS Communications Cabling Manual (CCM) – OpenAustralian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) standards and codesACMA technical standardsAS/ACIF S008:2006AS/CA TS009:2013AS/NZS 3000:2007cabling security codes and regulationsCCLlabellingoverview of Telecommunications Act 1997. |
Building infrastructure may include: | availability and suitability of existing cabling trays and fixing systemsbuilding hazardselevated workingHV powerrestricted access. |
Cabling may include: | aerial customerexternal customerindoor customerunderground customer. |
Strategies to manage other infrastructure may include: | appropriate separationscorrect use of cable trays and support systemsfastening techniques. |
Safety hazards may refer to: | access points that may contain:hazardous light or non-visible laserRF emissionelectrical supply and areas of earth potential rise (EPR) that require mandatory separation from communications cablehazardous conduit as according to AS 1345:1995 conduit colours associated with a hazardous service. |
Cable support structures may include: | cable ducts may be closed or opencable trays may be:galvanised steel or PVCperforated with low or high sidesingle or multi-channelline polespits and pipessuspension catenary wirewall and island mounted patched and jumperable distributors:BDCDFDLD. |
Termination may include: | Australian modular socketEthernet connectors terminated at both ends of an Ethernet cablejumperable distributor (campus distributor or building distributor) with a capacity of 100 pair or greater Mode 3 alarm socketNTDnon-jumperable distributor (local distributor) and a terminated patch panelUnited States modular socket. |
Separations refer to: | correct separations between communications cable and other services:LVHV single coreHV multi-coreopen terminationsseparations covered by AS/CA TS009:2013. |
Installation details may include: | cable infrastructurecable location and type. |
Cabling details may include: | interconnectionspair locationspair numbering and labelling. |