Telcordia 2012 Generic Requirements (GR) Offers

SR-6002
Telcordia Generic Requirements: 2012 Offers Issue 3, September 2011
2. Add structural integrity and material design criteria to both walls and roofs to incorporate
the applicable building code requirements and expected severe weather conditions for
given sites. We anticipate developing a 2- or possibly 3-tier system of hut design to cover
Standard-Moderate-Severe locales. The distinction between different locales would be
based on the frequency of occurrences of hurricanes, tornados, lightning storms, floods,
and so forth. New functional performance criteria to cover these circumstances would
include resistance to
2–20
Hurricane = wind and rain stress
Flood and water ingress
Impact damage from flotsam (floods) or flying debris (wind storms).
3. Design factors to facilitate expansion of huts as increasing demands for more equipment
occur deeper into the local loop to support wireless, FTTx, and other broadband
architectures. For example, standard sizes and mechanical design criteria will be added to
allow cost-effective and modular expansion of a “standard hut” to become a “super-sized”
hut, while maintaining structural integrity and mechanical robustness.
4. Add a new section in GR-43 for “Huts that Serve Wireless Facilities” to explicitly elucidate
specific additional or special criteria for wireless nodes and facilities to address the
following:
The increased need for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) protection in the vicinity
of cell tower sites - huts located beneath towers with the cable connections going up
towers needing protection against lightning and Ground Potential Rise (GPR) incidents.
Entry facilities - physical protection and Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)/EMC
isolation
Coordination with new GR-3171, Generic Requirements for OSP Network Elements
Used in Wireless Networks - Physical Layer Criteria.
The Value of Participation
Since Issue 1 of GR-43 was released in October 1996, there is an even greater need to protect
today’s expensive and sophisticated electronic equipment from the outdoor elements, and to
address wireless-related requirements. As a participating company, you will be able to
contribute changes to the existing requirements and define new, needed requirements. You
will also have the opportunity to influence the best practices and performance test procedures
and overall technical content of GR-43, Issue 2.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with this GR, it is expected that Telcordia will need at least five industry
participants. While the project can proceed with fewer participants, the scope of work may
need to be scaled back accordingly. Participating industry members will be apprised regularly
of project status and change in scope. A preliminary conference call for all interested
participants in this GR development project is scheduled for December 2011, at which time
project details and status will be discussed. Please contact the project manager listed above
for conference call details. If this date is not convenient, one-on-one discussions can be
arranged with the project manager.