| Purpose of the ANSI/TIA/EIA-606 Standard
Modern buildings require an effective telecommunications infrastructure to support the wide variety of services that rely on the electronic transport of information. Administration includes basic documentation and timely updating of drawings, labels and records. Administration should be synergistic with voice, data and video telecommunications, as well as with other building signal systems, including security, audio, alarms and energy management. Administration can be accomplished with paper records, but in today's increasingly complex telecommunications environment, effective administration is enhanced by the use of computer-based systems.
A multi-tenant commercial building has a life expectancy of at least 50 years. Moreover, in a multi-tenant environment, continuous moves, adds and changes are inevitable. Administrative record-keeping plays an increasingly necessary role in the flexibility and management of frequent moves, adds and changes. This booklet concisely describes the administrative record-keeping elements of a modern structured cabling system.
TIA/EIA-606 2. Administrative Concepts The typical administration system includes records, reports, drawings and work orders.
Identifiers Each space, pathway, cable termination point and ground is assigned a unique identifier-a number that can be simply encoded to provide supplemental information.
Telecommunication Records Minimum required records for each cable, space, pathway, ground, termination hardware and position are maintained. These records are required to be linked (cross-referenced) to all related records.
Optional linkages Optional linkages may be made to other records. Such records might include blueprints, PBX records, equipment inventories (phones, PCs, software, LAN, furniture) and user codes (extension, account billing number, passwords).
It is desirable that reports can be generated from one or more sets of interlinked records in a variety of formats.
Drawings Drawings, both conceptual and as-built, include floor plans, cable schematics and rack layouts.
Work orders Work orders may involve spaces, pathways, cables, splices, terminations or grounding, individually or in combination. The work order should list those responsible for physical changes, as well as those updating the documentation to ensure future accuracy.
Identification Formats A unique alphanumeric identification code is created for every location, pathway, cable and termination point. Suggestions in the standard include:
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