Programming Documents for Pre-K for SA - The City of San Antonio

5.6 Quality Assurance
This section describes the quality assurance procedure for MDF/IDF rooms.
5.6.1 Acceptance Procedure
An ITSD Cabling Plant Project Manager or designated representative shall inspect MDF/IDF
rooms during new building construction or when cable and equipment work is done. Prior to
any MDF/IDF room being accepted, all work shall meet engineering specifications, or
appropriate standards stated within this document, or the current issue of Copper Wire and
Cable Engineering Standards Procedure 201.16. For cable work, all installed pairs shall be
tested using appropriate test equipment and the reading will be retained as a benchmark. For
cable pair acceptance, all installed pairs shall be tested according to Engineering guidelines. All
pairs shall be good and usable, with no defects.
5.7 Wiring Specifications
All wiring is to be installed according to the EIA/TIA wiring codes and shall adhere to all local wiring
codes. All wire shall be terminated using the T568B wiring practices. All cable shall be Plenum rated.
Cat 5e cable used for Voice/Data applications shall have a Blue jacket terminated on Black jacks in the
MDF/IDF and Electrical Ivory at the desktop.
Cat 5e cables used for wireless applications shall have a White jacket terminated White jacks in the
MDF/IDF and RJ45 plugs at the field end.
Cat 5e cables used for security applications shall have a Violet jacket and shall be terminated on Violet
jacks in the MDF/IDF and Violet jacks at the field end.
Cat 5e cables used for security applications shall have a Red jacket and terminated on Red jacket in the
MDF/IDF and Red jacks at the field end.
Cat 6 cables used for Voice/Data applications shall have a Yellow jacket and terminated on Yellow
jacks in the MDF/IDF and Electrical Ivory at the desktop.
Special colored or special use jacks at the customers request may be substituted at the field end with
permission from the ITSD department.
Walls are to be dropped and wires concealed where possible with jacks located at a standard 18”
height.
All cables shall be labeled on both ends and tested using a CAT 5e/6 certified test unit and results
presented electronically to the ITSD department.
All cable pulled through a conduit in a floor or underground application shall be Underground Rated.
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