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BICSI International
Standards Program
Develop standards within all facets of
Information & Communications Technology
(ICT) infrastructure design and installation
Details:
Over 450 member worldwide
Accredited by ANSI
Develops international open to use/royalty free
standards and best practices
ISO/IEC
& TIA
Defines the transmission
media and system
specifications
BICSI
Defines how to design
solutions using transmission
media and systems
Idea to
Consensus
Body
Use
Draft
Consensus
Ballot
Review of
Results
Systems
ESS (005)*
DAS (006)**
Installation
Cable Installation
(NECA/BICSI 568)
ICT Bonding and
Grounding
(NECA/BICSI 607)*
Other
BIM for ICT (003)
* Available in Spanish
** Translation into Spanish planned or in progress
Current Activities
New Standards
DAS Design
Moving to publication
Revision Activities
Revision to BICSI 005, ESS
IP Fire Alarm
About ANSI
(American National Standards Institute)
Promotes standards use within United States
Accreditation body
Standards Development
Credentialing Bodies (ISO 17024)
Testing Laboratories (ISO 17025)
ANSI/BICSI 002-2014
Data Center Design and
Implementation Best Practices
ANSI/TIA-942-A (2012)
44 pages
118 pages
CENELEC EN 50173-5:2007 /
A2:2012
ANSI/BICSI 002-2014
48 pages
534 pages
Multiple Documents
150 pages
Cabling Infrastructure
ISO/IEC 24764, CENELEC EN 50173-5
Environmental Conditions
ASHRAE TC 9.9
Others
Local / Country
Certifications
EN 50600-1 (2012)
General Concepts
32 Pages
EN 50600-2-1 (2014)
Building Construction
36 Pages
EN 50600-2-2 (2014)
Power Distribution
40 Pages
EN 50600-2-3 (2014)
Environmental Control
32 Pages
EN 50600-2-4
Telecommunications
Cabling Infrastructure
EN 50600-2-5
Security Systems
EN 50600-2-6
Management and
Operational Information
Other
7%
Cabling /
Networks
22%
Site /
Building
18%
Electrical
26%
HVAC /
Mechanical
13%
Availability Classes
Modular Data Centers*
Hot/Cold Aisles
Mechanical Systems*
DCIM*
Circuit Maps and DC
Power
Cabinet Airflow and
Cabling Capacity
Green / Efficiency*
Building Structure
Site Hazards
Data Center Services
Outsourcing Model*
Bonding & Grounding
Commissioning
Network Security*
Telecommunications
Cabling
(And More )
Interaction of Answers
Define
Operational
Requirements
Define
Operational
Availability
Requirements
Identify Required
Availability Class
Define Impact
of Downtime
Transfer
Switchgear
Alternate
Power
Source
Electrical Distribution
UPS
Maintenance
Bypass
Static
Bypass
Mechanical
Switchgear
PDU
Critical
Loads
Non-Critical
Loads
Mechanical
Loads
Transfer
Switchgear
Alternate
Power Source
Alternate
Power Source
+1
Electrical Distribution
Static
Bypass
UPS
UPS
+1
Mechanical
Switchgear
Maintenance Bypass
PDU
Critical
Loads
Non-Critical
Loads
Mechanical
Loads
Electrical Class F3
Alternate
Power Source
Alternate
Power Source
Transfer
Switchgear
Utility
+1
Electrical Distribution
Electrical Distribution
Static
Bypass
UPS
UPS
+1
Mechanical
Switchgear
Mechanical
Switchgear
Mechanical
Loads
Maintenance
Bypass
Mechanical
Loads
Alternate Switchboard
Critical Mechanical
Switchgear
PDU
Non-Critical
Loads
Critical Mechanical
Switchgear
Critical
Fans/Pumps
Critical
Loads
PDU
Non-Critical
Loads
Electrical Class F4
Alternate
Power Source
Transfer
Switchgear
Alternate
+1
Power Source
Utility
Static
Bypass
UPS
+1
Mechanical
Switchgear
Maintenance
Bypass
Mechanical
Switchgear
Mechanical
Loads
UPS
UPS
+1
Static
Bypass
Maintenance
Bypass
PDU
Alternate
+1
Power Source
Electrical Distribution
Electrical Distribution
UPS
Alternate
N
Power Source
Transfer
Switchgear
Critical Mechanical
Switchgear
Critical
Fans/Pumps
Non-Critical
Loads
PDU
Non-Critical
Loads
Critical
Loads
Utility
High Voltage
Receiving 2
High Voltage
Receiving 3
Switchgear
High Voltage
Receiving 1
+
Alternate
Power Source 1
Alternate
N
Power Source
Medium Voltage
Distribution 2
Medium Voltage
Distribution 1
Normal
UPS
Standby
UPS
Normal
UPS
+1
Stand-by
Overlap Switch
(Manual)
Main
To Mechanical Systems
See Section 10 for configuration
of mechanical systems
PDU-A
Non-Critical
Loads
Source 2
Source
2
Source 1
Source
1
Source 2
Source
2
Source 1
Source 2
Source 1
Main
+1
Source
1
Standby
UPS
Normal
UPS
Source 1
Source 2
Standby
UPS
+1
Stand-by
Overlap Switch
(Manual)
PDU-B
Critical
Loads
Non-Critical
Loads
Telecommunication Classes
Service
Provider
Service
Provider
Service
Provider
Service
Provider
Class C4
C2
C1
C3
Maintenance
Hole
Maintenance
Hole
Entrance Room
Entrance Room
Offices,
Operations Center,
Support Rooms
Computer
Room
Telecomunicaciones
Room
Horiz Dist
Area
Horiz Dist
Area
Horiz Dist
Area
Horiz Dist
Area
Zone Dist
Area
Equip
Dist Area
Equip
Dist Area
Equip
Dist Area
Equip
Dist Area
Equip
Dist Area
Equip
Dist Area
Equip
Dist Area
Equip
Dist Area
ITE
ITE
ITE
ITE
ITE
ITE
ITE
ITE
Air-Cooled
Condenser
(Dry-Cooler)
Chiller
Air-Cooled
Condensers
(Dry-Coolers)
Chiller
Chiller
CRAH
CRAH
Mechanical Class
F1
F2
No
Redundant
redundancy
critical
present
components
All power feeds from
common upstream
distribution
Only
No ability
redundant
to be
maintained under
components
able to
load
be
maintained under
load
Chiller
Chiller
Mechanical Class
F3
F4
Chiller
Chiller Chiller
CRAH
CRAH
Redundant equipment
Redundancy
in all areasand
piping
for maintenance
Equipment
and controls
with redundant
Power
feed so that
systems
cooling
fed
from different
capacity
does not
electrical
drop
distribution
below
"N" when
or
maintaining
Maintainablemechanical
when actions
upstream
electrical
do not reduce
cooling
distribution
capacity below "N+1"
Maintainable when actions
do not decrease cooling
capacity below "N"
Availability and
Multi-Site Data Centers
Prior to virtualization, subclasses aligned through
data center
Today, a single data center may not have
alignment
Availability class methodology can in discussions
about using multiple data centers to achieve
availability target
Uptime Tiers
Only data center benchmarking system developed by and
for data center owners
Performance-based on fundamental concepts
Not a checklist, design menu, or cookbook
Source: Uptime Institute: Tier Classification System & Operational Sustainability presented by
Dana Smith, Director of Development, Uptime Institute at BICSI Andino 2012
Standards
BICSI
Colombia
o NTC-6064 - Tecnologa de la Informacin. Cableado
Genrico para instalaciones de clientes.
Especifica el cableado genrico para uso dentro de
instalaciones que pueden comprender una o varias
edificaciones en un predio (campus).
Comprende el cableado balanceado y el cableado de fibra
ptica.
Referencia: ISO/IEC 11801
Colombia (Cont.)
o RITEL - Reglamento Tcnico para Redes Internas de
Telecomunicaciones
Establece las medidas relacionadas con el diseo/
construccin y puesta en servicio de las redes internas de
telecomunicaciones.
Referencia: ISO/IEC 11801
Costa Rica
o Colegio Federado de Ingenieros y Arquitectos
Todos los planos de instalaciones electricas y de
telecomunicaciones, de voz y datos deberan cumplir
donde corresponda con:
El NEC Codigo Electrico Nacional (NFPA 70) en su ultima version en
espanol.
NFPA 70 E Norma para la seguridad electrica de los empleados en
los lugares de trabajo, en su ultima version en espanol.
Mexico
o NMX-I-108-NYCE-2006, Telecomunicaciones Cableado Cableado
estructurado Puesta a tierra en sistemas de telecomunicaciones
o NMX-I-132-NYCE-2006, Telecomunicaciones Cableado Cableado
estructurado Especificaciones de las pruebas de cableado balanceado
Parte 01: Cableado instalado
o NMX-I-154-NYCE-2008, Telecomunicaciones Cableado Cableado
estructurado Cableado genrico residencial
o NMX-I-248-NYCE-2008, Telecomunicaciones Cableado Cableado
estructurado Cableado de Telecomunicaciones para edificios comerciales
Especificaciones y mtodos de prueba
o NMX-I-279-NYCE-2009, Telecomunicaciones - Cableado - Cableado
estructurado - Canalizaciones y espacios para cableado de
telecomunicaciones en edificios comerciales
Mexico (Cont.)
o NMX-I-14763-1-NYCE-2010, Telecomunicaciones Cableado Cableado
estructurado Implementacin y operacin de cableado en edificios
comerciales Parte 1: Administracin
o NMX-I-24764-NYCE-2013, Tecnologa de la informacin Sistema de
cableado genrico para centros de datos
o NMX-J-364/I-ANCE-2011, Instalaciones elctricas Parte 1: Principios
fundamentales, planeacin de caractersticas generales, definiciones
o NMX-J-C-I-489-ANCE-ONNCCE-NYCE-2014, Centros de datos de alto
desempeo sustentable y energtico Requisitos y mtodos de
comprobacin
o NOM-001-SEDE-2012, Instalaciones Elctricas (Utilizacin)
ANCE
- Asociacin Nacional de Normalizacin y Certificacin del Sector Elctrico
NMX
- Norma Mexicana
NOM
- Norma Oficial Mexicana
NYCE
- Normalizacin y Certificacin Electrnica
ONNCCE - Organismo Nacional de Normalizacin y Certificacin de la Construccin y Edificacin
Standards In Use
Country
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Panama
Peru
Puerto Rico
Republica
Dominicana
Uruguay
Venezuela
Notes:
NEC
TIA
RL
RLN
X
R
X
X
X
X
X
RN
ISO
X
R
X
X
X
X
X
X
BICSI
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Uptime
ICREA
National
RN
RN
X
R
Other
X
RL
X
R
X
R
RN = National Version
RL = National Version based on NEC
DC Standards
Organization
BICSI
TIA
Standard
BICSI 002
(2014)
TIA 942A
(2012)
Areas Covered
Recognition
ISO
US /Canada
Worldwide
Worldwide
(Intl)
Electrical
Yes
Mechanical
Yes
Telecom
Yes
Yes
Environment
Yes
Yes
Site
Yes
Security
Yes
CENELEC
EU
(Intl)
ASHRAE
ICREA
ASHRAE
TC9.9
ICREA-Std131-2013
US/Canada
(Intl)
Intl
(21
Countries)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Draft
Yes
Draft
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Planned Interoperability
(BICSI 002-2014)
Data Center
Government Regulations
Electrical Code
Building Code
Fire Code
Electrical Standards
Cabling Standards
Cabling Spaces Standards
Environmental Conditions
Building System Standards
Security Standards
Industry
Government
Canada,
Government
FCC, OSHA
Labour
Regulations
Program
(BICSI 002-2014)
Rica
Costa
States
United
Colombia
Canada
Interoperability Demonstrated
CSA
Electrical
NFPA
C22.1
70 (NEC)
Code
(CEC)
National
Building
CodeCode
of Canada
(NBC)
International
Building
Government
Building
Code (IBC)
National
FireFire
Code
of Canada
Government,
NFPA
1,Code
NFPA
NFPA
72 (NFC)
Electrical
IEEE,
IEEE,
CSA,
NFPA,
Standards
NFPA
IEEE
NECA
Cabling
RITEL,
TIAStandards
568
ISO
Cabling Spaces
TIAISO
942Standards
Environmental
ASHRAE
Conditions
Building
TIA 862,
System
ISO
AHSRAE
Standards
13
NFPA,
RCMP,
Security
Government,
Government
ASIS,
Government,
Standards
Government
ISOISO
Thank You!
Rick Ciordia, PE, RCDD, DCDC, RTPM, CT
ETTG, PSC.
rciordia@ettgpr.com