COMMUNICATIONS - Smu.edu

3) 2. 3. 4. That the system shall support both current and future applications that use the ANSI/TIA/EIA 568-B and ISO/IEC 11801 component and link/channel specifications for OSP-SCS cabling. Provide materials and labor referable to the fulfillment of this warranty at no cost to the Owner. The OSP-SCS Manufacturer Warranty shall be provided by the selected OSP-SCS Manufacturer and shall be: 1) Uniprise/CommScope Solutions 10-year System Warranty for the fiber optic plant. 2) Provide a copy of the warranty registration document to the Owner at the time of submittal to Uniprise/CommScope Solutions. The OSP-SCS Manufacturer Warranty period shall begin upon a Warranty Certificate being issued by the manufacturer. The Warranty Certificate shall be issued no later than three months after Owner acceptance of the installation. PART 3 - PRODUCTS 3.1 GENERAL A. Unless otherwise noted, provide items as specified. “equal to” or equivalent items are not acceptable without prior approval from the SMU Infrastructure Design Engineer. B. Physically verify existing site conditions prior to work start, including but not limited to lengths and condition of conduit and/or pathway (including tunnels, maintenance holes and hand holes) to be used for routing outside plant cabling. Pre-cut materials of insufficient length are the responsibility of the contractor. C. OSP-SCS components shall be manufactured by a single manufacturer where possible. Components shall not be intermixed between different manufacturers unless the manufacturer of the OSP-SCS has listed (in writing) another manufacturer’s component as an “Approved Alternative Product” and will warrant the “Approved Alternative Product” as part of the OSP-SCS Manufacturer Warranty (see PART 2.4 WARRANTY). D. Bid only OSP-SCS Manufacturer for which the contractor is certified. The OSP-SCS Manufacturer shall be the following. Substitution is not acceptable: 1. SMU Infrastructure Design Engineer approved multipair copper cable 2. CommScope (for fiber optic cabling) E. The OSP-SCS installation shall be engineered “end-to-end” – the system and all of its components shall be engineered to function together as a single, continuous transmission path. 3.2 A. PATHWAYS AND RACEWAY Acceptable fiber raceway: 1. Innerduct: Last Revision: December 2021 Communications 6 of 85

1) 2. 3. 4. Last Revision: December 2021 Outside Plant: Corrugated, bright orange, and rated for outdoor duct installation. a) 1” Diameter b) 1-1/2” Diameter 2) Intrabuilding: Corrugated, bright orange or white, and rated for indoor installation. a) 1” Diameter - plenum rated b) 1-1/4” Diameter - plenum rated Innerduct is not required if plenum, armored steam rated fiber applies. Conduit and Duct Requirements: 1) All conduits and cable ducts placed for SMU will be clean and free of moisture prior to acceptance by the SMU OIT department. A letter of certification shall be provided by the conduit or cable duct installation contractor verifying the testing and condition of the conduits. 2) All innerduct and conduit pathways must have pull strings and/or ropes installed by the contractor at the time of conduit pathway installation. 3) Conduit Composition: a) Conduits placed in tunnels shall be metallic. (EMT) b) Buried conduits can be schedule 40 PVC (or better) with pull boxes and/or hand holes. (All bends/sweeps must be metallic) 4) A minimum of (3) 4-inch entry conduits from the outside utility tunnel, pull box or maintenance vault that terminates above the finished floor in the building BDF, however there may be buildings that require more capacity based upon specific system requirements and population density. The entrance capacity for all new buildings should be verified with the SMU Infrastructure Design Engineer. 5) Bends and Sweeps: a) A standard of 10 times the outside diameter of the installed conduit shall be followed. (For instance: A four-inch conduit must have a 40-inch 90 degree sweeping bend applied.) 6) Pull Boxes and Hand Holes: a) Size vs. Pipe Size b) Indoor: A pull box will be placed every 100 feet of conduit or after 180 degrees of bends and/or sweeps have been met. c) Outdoor: A pull box/hand hole will be placed after every 300 feet of conduit if no significant bends/sweeps are made. For every 90 degrees of bends/sweeps, 50% of the total conduit length between pull box/hand hole will be subtracted. (For instance: A conduit path with a 90-degree turn will have a pull box and/or hand hole placed after 150 feet of the conduit path.) Buried Conduits: 1) 1 inch is the minimum acceptable conduit size for outdoor device locations, however there may be locations that require more capacity based upon specific system requirements or port density. The entrance capacity for all new buildings should be verified with the SMU Infrastructure Design Engineer. 2) Buried conduit pathways must have pull strings or ropes installed by the contractor at the time of conduit pathway installation. Communications 7 of 85

3) 5. 6. 3.3 A. Depth: a) 24 inches below the surface is the minimum accepted. b) 30 inches below the surface is acceptable. c) 36 inches below the surface is preferred. 4) A yellow marker tape is to be placed 12 inches below the surface running the length of the conduit path. 5) Separation shall be 12 inches minimum, 18 inches preferred from any electrical equipment or lines. 6) Conduit Composition: a) Schedule 40 PVC with pull boxes or hand holes will be acceptable. (All bends/sweeps must be metallic). b) LB’s, electrical or steam elbows will NOT be accepted in a nonaccessible conduit path. c) LB’s are sometimes used to enter building. These instances will be addressed and approved on an individual basis by the SMU Infrastructure Design Engineer. 7) Trenching: Structure of trench and fill materials a) Layer 1 (Base Fill): A porous material suitable for drainage. b) Layer 2 (Conduit): Installation of approved conduits. c) Layer 3 (50/50 mix): mix of base fill and clean fill. d) Layer 4 (Clean Fill): To the surface. e) A yellow marker tape is to be placed 12 inches below the surface running the length of the conduit path. f) Compaction testing: 90% native ground, 95% roadways. Tunnel Environments: 1) Space Requirements: a) Appropriate access shall be installed allowing an able-bodied individual to move in and out of the tunnel space. b) Access hatches and grates must have a locking mechanism or the ability to have a pad lock installed. c) Separation distances d) A separation of 12 inches minimum shall be maintained. 18 inches preferred from electrical equipment and electrical lines running parallel. e) Tunnel temperatures are not to exceed 176 degrees Fahrenheit or fall below -49 degrees Fahrenheit. If tunnel temperatures do not meet the requirements, proper ventilation and/or insulation will need to be installed. Vaults: 1) Racking points shall be provide on all usable sides of the vault. CABLING METHODS Cabling in Buried Conduits: 1. Direct Buried Cable Composition: 1) Must be gel filled (encapsulated) and meet outside plant specifications. 2. Lightning Protection: Last Revision: December 2021 Communications 8 of 85

1) 3. BETs shall be placed at each end of the OSP-SCS. Cables must terminate on BETs after 50 feet from entry unless a ridged conduit path is provided from the entry point to the termination point. From BET, continue the circuit with the approved plenum rated cable to the buildings BDF if necessary. 2) See section 3.4 (TERMINATION EQUIPMENT) for detailed hardware specifications. Splicing: 1) Copper: A buried splice case is not acceptable; splice casing must be placed in a dry, accessible location. 2) Fiber: All fiber runs are to be continuous. The only approved splicing locations are: a) Data Centers b) MSH’s (Main Splice Hubs) c) ISH’s (Intermediate Splice Hubs) d) BDF’s (Building Distribution Frames) e) IDF’s (Intermediate Distribution Frames) B. Direct Burial Cabling (is NOT acceptable). All cabling must be in a protective pathway. C. Aerial (not an SMU preferred cabling method) 1. Route and Pathway: Contact the SMU Infrastructure Design Engineer prior to any aerial installations. 2. Lightning Protection: 1) BETs shall be placed at each end of the OSP-SCS. Cables must terminate on BETs after 50 feet from entry unless a ridged conduit path is provided from the entry point to the termination point. From BET, continue the circuit with the approved plenum rated cable to the buildings BDF if necessary. 2) See section 3.4 (TERMINATION EQUIPMENT) for detailed hardware specifications. 3. Aerial Cable Composition: 1) Must meet outside plant specifications. 4. Support Cable: 1) A metallic stranded cable may be required to support the aerial cable across utility poles and attach to the end user building. 2) Contact the SMU Infrastructure Design Engineer prior to any stranded cable installations for specification on where to secure to the poles and user buildings. 3.4 A. TERMINATION EQUIPMENT Voice Backbone - Copper Building Entrance Protectors (BETs) in Patterson Data Center (MDF), University Data Center (MDF), MSH’s, ISH’s and BDF’s. Complete with 25-foot minimum stub and plug-in gas protector modules (3BIE) for each pair terminated on the chassis. BEPs shall be manufactured by the following manufacturer: 1. For Circa Enterprises, Inc. – Patterson Data Center (MDF): 1) 1880B1 Series with 3BIE gas protectors a) 50-pair to be terminated: 1880B1-50A Last Revision: December 2021 Communications 9 of 85

B. Copper Splice Closures: Closures shall be re-enterable without compromising the integrity of the housing. Splice closures shall not require special tooling for entry and sealing of the closure. 1. Outdoor: Splice closure shall be watertight and sealable. 1) Closures shall be: a) 3M or a better built casing is acceptable. 2) Encapsulation: Water blocking compound shall be injected per manufacturer’s recommendation. 2. Indoor: 1) Closures shall be: a) 3M or a better built casing is acceptable. C. Fiber Splice Closures: 1. Outdoor: Unacceptable. All fiber splicing is to take place in rack mounted fiber shelves in the: 1) University Data Center 2) Patterson Data Center 3) MSH’s 4) ISH’s 5) BDF’s 6) IDF’s D. Fiber Shelves: 1. Patterson Data Center (MDF), University Data Center (MDF), MSH’s, ISH’s: 1) CommScope Solutions fiber shelf with CommScope pigtails fusion spliced, LC Connectors. Use high density coupler panel. 2) CommScope Solutions fiber shelf with CommScope pigtails fusion spliced, LC Connectors. Use high density coupler panel. 2. Building BDF: 1. CommScope Solutions fiber shelf with G2 Modules 2. CommScope Solutions fiber shelf with G2 Modules E. Fiber Connector Panels: (BDF & MDF) 1. 6 strand- 62.5um MM strands assigned by OIT as Fire fiber are to be fusion spliced through the building BDF, directly onto the OSP 62.5um MM fiber strands inside the BDF fiber shelf. Contact SMU Infrastructure Design Engineer for details. 2. All SM strands assigned by OIT as Data fiber are to be fusion splice to (LC) pigtails with CommScope high density coupler panels. 3.5 A. CABLE Outdoor Cable: Rated for outdoor and steam tunnel use, duct installation, aerial, and/or direct buried conduit installation as dictated by the construction documents. 1. Fiber Optic Cable: All-dielectric, meeting or exceeding ANSI/TIA/EIA and industry standards. Cables and fan-out kits shall be manufactured by the selected OSP-SCS Manufacturer: 1) CommScope Solutions Multimode: All-dielectric, multimode graded index, 62.5/125um multimode. Last Revision: December 2021 Communications 10 of 85

2) 3) 3.6 A. CommScope Solutions Singlemode: All-dielectric, singlemode graded index, 8/125um singlemode. Copper Cable: a) For Backbone: Shielded, 24-AWG solid copper conductors insulated with color coding. Minimum pair count of 50 unless otherwise specified in the Contract Documents. LABELING AND ADMINISTRATION Labels 1. 2. Labeling scheme as directed by the SMU OIT Infrastructure Design Engineer. As recommended in ANSI/TIA/EIA 606. Permanent (i.e. not subject to fading), permanently affixed, typed, and created by a label maker or an approved equivalent software-based label making machine. Handwritten labels are not acceptable. PART 4 - EXECUTION 4.1 GENERAL A. The contractor is responsible for the safety of the public and workers in accordance with all applicable rules, regulations, building codes and city ordinances. B. All work shall comply with applicable safety rules and regulations including OSHA. All work shall comply with the requirements of the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) and the NEC except where local codes and/or regulations are more stringent, in which case the local codes and/or regulations shall supersede. C. All work shall comply with the requirements, recommendations and best practices of the product manufacturers. D. Replace and/or repair to original (or better) condition any existing structures, materials, equipment, inadvertently demolished or damaged by the contractor during the course of the project at no additional cost to the Owner. E. Remove surplus material and trash from the job site and dispose of legally. 4.2 A. RACEWAY Outside Plant Innerduct (see section 3.2 - PATHWAYS AND RACEWAY for detailed specifications): 1. Provide sufficient innerduct slack in all pull boxes, hand holes and maintenance vaults to allow for innerduct shrinkage after stretching during installation. 2. Rack the innerduct securely inside maintenance holes and handholes. If existing maintenance holes and handholes have insufficient racking to support new cabling, provide racking. Last Revision: December 2021 Communications 11 of 85

4.3 A. 4.4 TERMINATION EQUIPMENT Copper Building Entrance Terminals: Provide BETs for the required 50 pair multi pair copper backbone. Install BETs per manufacturer’s instructions. 1. Connect each BET’s ground lug to the nearest TGB with a #6 AWG copper grounding conductor. GROUNDING AND BONDING A. All grounding and bonding shall comply with the ANSI/TIA/EIA-607 standard and NEC Article 250-96. B. Bond all metal telecommunications equipment to the closest TGB or the closest grounding conductor if in the OSP-SCS. C. Remove paint on hardware to ensure that bonding to a bare metallic surface. 4.5 A. CABLE A. Last Revision: December 2021 General (applicable to all cable types): 1. Once received, test fiber optic cable while still on the reel, and test again before installation. Do not install faulty fiber optic cables. Replace faulty cables at no additional cost to the owner. 1) Test shall conform to the procedures as stated in section 4.7 TESTING at the end of this section. 2. Install cables adhering to the ANSI/TIA/EIA requirements, BICSI practices, and the manufacturers recommendations. Adhere to the requirements outlined in the manufacturer’s recommendations and ANSI/TIA/EIA Standards pertaining to bending radius, pulling tension, other mechanical stresses, and pulling speed. 1) On runs of 300 feet or more, monitor pulling tension. Monitoring devices: a) Breakaway Link b) In-Line Tension Meter c) Tugger (Winch) with calibrated maximum tension 3. Cable splices are unacceptable unless instructed by the SMU Infrastructure Design Engineer. 4. New Duct Banks; Utilize the lowest conduits first and work up as installations progress. 5. Where applicable, utilize the same duct position when entering and exiting a maintenance hole or handhole. Do not change duct elevations when traversing a pull point to avoid cable damage. 6. Maintain enough cable slack in the tunnel systems, and each maintenance hole or hand hole to properly rack the cabling. 7. Use pulling compound or lubricant where applicable. 8. Provide a service loop in the BDF/MDF long enough to reach the furthest point in the room in the case of termination equipment relocation. A minimum of a 25-foot slack loop is required. (Placing the service loops near the tunnel entry to conserve cable rack space is acceptable.) 9. Cabling on the backboards: Communications 12 of 85

1) 10. 11. Route cabling as close as possible to the edges of the backboard or corners to maintain adequate usable mounting surface for terminal boxes and equipment. 2) Support cables so as not to put strain on the equipment upon which the cables are terminated. Cabling in the Telecommunications Rooms: 1) Dress cabling neatly on ladder rack in bundles of twelve cables each and loosely secure cable to the ladder rack with Velcro. Building Entrance Conduits: Seal all conduits that enter the building from the outside plant environment to prevent moisture, gases and rodents from entering the facility. B. Copper Cable: 1. Provide a 50 pair copper cable at minimum, pair count may exceed 50 pair in some cases, contact the SMU Infrastructure Design Engineer for details on the specific project. 1) New Construction: Each building is required to have a campus feeder with a minimum pair count of 50. An increased pair count may apply on an individual basis that will be determined by the projected requirements for the building. 2) Renovations/Remodels: Existing copper will be reused if possible. A new multi pair copper cable may be needed to bring the pair count up to 50 pair. An increased pair count may apply on an individual basis that will be determined by the projected requirements for the building. 2. Test copper cable on the reel upon delivery to the job site, prior to installation. Attach the test results to the reel. Do not install faulty cables. Replace faulty cables at no additional cost to the Owner. 3. Terminate all pairs within the multipair cable. Unterminated cable pairs are unacceptable. 4. Shielded cable, bond the shield a ground lug on both ends of the cable the bond to the Building Entrance Protector. 5. Copper splices are unacceptable except where specified by the SMU Infrastructure Design Engineer. 6. Lighting protection for copper- If copper cables extend beyond the buildings cone of protection, the OIT approved lightning protection must be installed to ensure proper performance/protection. Lightning protection must be UTP category 6, 4 pair POE capable. C. Fiber Cable: 1. Provide fiber optic cable in quantities, strand counts, and types (singlemode, multimode, or composite multimode/singlemode (hybrid)), as shown on the Contract Documents. 1) New Construction: Each main campus building is to be connected to the nearest MSH/ISH where a fusion splice will be required to connect the new fiber to the existing fiber which will complete the tie to Patterson Hall Data Center (MDF) and well as the University Data Center (5555 N. Central Expressway). Contractor shall install fiber containing a minimum of (6) strands of 62.5 (direct to Fire Panel)/125um multimode fiber and (48) strands of 8/125um Last Revi

1) ANSI/TIA/EIA - 455: Fiber Optic Test Standards 2) ANSI/TIA/EIA - 526: Optical Fiber Systems Test Procedures 3) ANSI/TIA/EIA - 568-B: Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard 4) ANSI/TIA/EIA - 569: Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunication Pathways and Spaces 5) ANSI/TIA/EIA - 606: The Administration Standard for the