AT&T January, 2012 Revised December, 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1--INTRODUCTION...1-1

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1 SECTION 1--INTRODUCTION General Introduction Purpose Application Definitions General Requirements Proprietary Information Ordering Information Comments On ATT-TP SECTION 2 TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT ORDERS (TEOs) GENERAL Introduction INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE SBC LEC equipment engineer General TEO Facesheet Other TEO Information (TEO as defined in definitions Section 1) SECTION 3--DETAIL ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS GENERAL Introduction General Detail Engineering Requirements Contents of Detail Specification SPECIFICATION COVER SHEET Contents of Cover Sheet SPECIFICATION forms General General Job Summary General Installation Supplier Notes iii

2 3.4. Work To Be Done By The Installation Supplier Operation Types Specific Installation Supplier Notes Material Listing Notes Material Listings Central Office Records Standard Equipment Drawings Reference Drawings Cable Running List Equipment Inventory Update Form Inventory Staging APPENDICES TO SPECIFICATIONS Purpose Appendix Preparation SPECIFICATION DISTRIBUTION General SECTION 4 TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT RECORDS INTRODUCTION General NETWORK EQUIPMENT RECORDS DESCRIPTION General Record Document Types Floor Plan Records (FP) Distributing Frame Records (DP) Battery Distribution Fuse Board (BDFB) and Secondary Power Distribution Unit (SPDU) Records Power Board Records (PB) Front Equipment View Records (FE) Assignment Records (AR) Equipment Numbering Plans for Network Equipment Space Equipment Cable Hole Numbering Plans Grounding Records Power Equipment Records Fuse Bay Equipment Records AC Service - PDSC Records iv

3 2.15 Ring, Tone and Cadence Records (Discontinued) MANUFACTURER AND AT&T EQUIPMENT DRAWINGS General AT&T TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL/MECHANICAL NETWORK EQUIPMENT SPACE RECORDS General RECORDS CREATION AND UPDATING General Network Equipment Space Drawing Title Block Equipment Record Marking Standards Record Distribution Updating Floor Plans Updating Distributing Frame (DF) Records Updating AC and DC Power Records Updating Front Equipment View Records Updating Assignment Records Updating Switch Records Voiding Records SECTION 5--EQUIPMENT LAYOUT & EQUIPMENT ENVIROMNETS GENERAL Introduction Equipment Layout Requirements EQUIPMENT FRAMES Introduction Equipment Frame Requirements Collocation General SECTION 6--CARRIER COMMUNICATIONS SPACE EQUIPMENT BUILDING ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS v

4 1. introduction General Thermal General Fire Resistance General FIRE AVOIDANCE AND CONTAINMENT General Products Cable Openings Fuel Containment BATTERY ROOM VENTILATION General SEISMIC AND OFFICE VIBRATION General AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS General ILLUMINATION General Equipment Lighting Building Lighting EMERGENCY LIGHTING General SECTION 7 WIRE, CABLE and FIBER REQUIREMENTS GENERAL Introduction Cable Holes vi

5 1.3. Cable Routing SWITCHBOARD CABLING General Common Items Distributing Frames Synchronization Cable Relay Racks AC WIRING REQUIREMENTS General DC POWER CABLE AND WIRE General RIBBON CABLE General COAXIAL CABLE General SHIELDED CABLE General WIRE NOT IN SWITCHBOARD CABLE General Cross-Connect Wire CONNECTIONS DC Circuits AC Circuits Coaxial Connections Corrugated Shielded Cable ( aka. ABAM or 600B) and Similar Type Connectors Terminal Type Connectors (#10 AWG and Smaller) ETHERNET CABLE Ordering Ethernet Cable UNSHIELD TWISTED PAIR (UTP) vii

6 11.1. General SECTION 8--CABLE RACK, AUXILIARY FRAMING AND LIGHTING SYSTEMS CABLE RACK General Description and Sizes Location Engineering Requirements Support of Cable Rack Cabling Under Raise Access Floor AUXILIARY FRAMING General Support Requirements Bracing ROLLING LADDERS General Rolling Ladders - Track Type Rolling Ladder Track CABLE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS General Applications Fiber Optic Cable Distribution Systems Fiber Protection System (FPS) Fiber Diversity FDF Panel Diversity (OSP) FRAME AND AISLE LIGHTING - FLUORESCENT General Engineering Requirements Lighting Control Lamps and Ballast Lighting Parts viii

7 SECTION 9--CROSS CONNECT SYSTEMS GENERAL Introduction DISTRIBUTING FRAMES (DF) Zoning and Spread Complete Distributing Frame Functions DISTRIBUSTING FRAME TYPES Conventional Distributing Frames FRAME BLOCKS General Connector/Connecting Blocks Protected Connectors MANUAL DIGITAL SIGNAL CROSS-CONNECT (DSX) DSX-1 Considerations Interbay Patch Panels Cross-Aisle Tie Pair Panels & Bridges DSX-1 Cross-Connect Rules DSX-3 Considerations FIBER DISTRIBUTING FRAMES (FDF) General Satellite Fiber Distributing Frame FDF Applicability Fiber Splitters Optical Terminations and Connectors Attenuaters Ethernet DISTRIBUTING FRAMES (EDF) General Electrical Ethernet Distributing Frames Electrical EDF Components for the C.O ix

8 SECTION 10--ALARMS GENERAL Introduction Central Office Switches SECTION 11--SYNCHRONIZATION GENERAL Introduction SYNCHRONIZATION REQUIREMENTS General Diversity Engineering Requirements For BITS Timing Reference Inputs Power Requirements Grounding Requirements Network Elements Removals SECTION 12--POWER SYSTEMS GENERAL Introduction Definitions Working Space DC POWER PLANTS General Single Power Plant Architecture Dual Power Plant Architecture Rectifiers Batteries Flooded Lead Acid Batteries Ni-Cad Batteries VRLA Batteries x

9 2.9 Alternative Battery Technologies Battery Cables Battery Disconnect Emergency Power Off (EPO) DC Power CONNECTIONS, BUS BAR, AND CABLE Connections Bus Bar Approved Cable Battery and Battery Return Leads DC Power Cable Reuse DC Power Cable Ampacity Vertical Power Cable Runs DC Power Cable Color DC POWER DISTRIBUTION Power Distribution Sources Voltage Drop Protection Devices CONVERTERS (DC / DC) Introduction Requirements RING, TONE, AND CADENCE PLANTS General Ringing Systems Residual Ringing Plant - Ringing and Tone Distribution INVERTERS (DC/AC) and uninterruptable power systems (UPS) General Inverter UPS UPS Battery Applications AC POWER DISTRIBUTION General AC Panels AC Cable and Power Cords Conduit Appliance Outlets xi

10 8.6 Multi-Outlet Power Strips Branch Circuits AC Circuit Protection Devices SECTION 13--GROUNDING AND BONDING GENERAL Introduction Requirements AT&T Grounding and Bonding Documentation SECTION 14--OPERATIONS SUPPORT SYSTEMS GENERAL Introduction Location and Layout Environmental Controls Power Requirements Alarms SECTION 15 CABLE ENTRANCE FACILITY GENERAL Introduction Requirements All CEFs Requirements Non-Insulating Joint CEFs Requirements Insulating Joint CEFS Interbonding Fiber Optic Cable SECTION 16 STANDBY ENGINE/ALTERNATORS GENERAL xii

11 1.1. Introduction REQUIREMENTS General Engine Requirements Fuel Systems Exhaust Systems Starting Systems Cold Starting Aids Acoustic Noise Cooling System Alternator Technical Requirements Load Prioritization Automatic Transfer Switch Systems Outdoor Enclosures Safety Hazardous Voltages Alarms MAIN LINE AC CIRCUIT BREAKERS General [END OF SECTION] xiii

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