CODES, STANDARDS AND

PUBLICATIONS UPDATE
March 2015
Bob Hertling
Supervising Communications Engineer RCDD, OSP
RI Telecommunications Systems Contractor License #4848
PARSONS

Rail and Transit Systems Division

 Member and Vice-Chair, BICSI Technical Information and Methods

Committee
Member, Outside Plant Design Reference Manual (OSPDRM) Review
Team
Member, Electronic Safety and Security Design Reference Manual
(ESSDRM) Review Team
Member , Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual (TDMM)
Review Team
Member, Installation Transport Systems Installation Methods Manual
(ITSIMM) Review Team
Member, Telecommunications Project Management Reference Manual
(TPMRM) Review Team
Subject Matter Expert Team Leader (SMETL) Appendix A, Codes and
Standards Listings

 Member, BICSI Standards Committee

Member, BICSI Codes Subcommittee
Chair, Outside Plant Construction and Installation Standards
Subcommittee
Member, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

CODES UPDATE
BICSI Codes Subcommittee Bob Jensen RCDD, subcommittee chair
2015 Canadian Electrical Code (CEC CSA 22.1) has been
published
Province of Nova Scotia will adopt 05/01/15, City of Winnipeg will
adopt 08/01/15, proposed for adoption in British Columbia
Other provinces/municipalities continuing to use older versions
(2012, etc.)

2014 National Electrical Code (NEC NFPA 70) published in

October 2013

CODES UPDATE (cont.)

BICSI Codes Subcommittee members participate in/are
members of following NEC Code Making Panels (CMP)
which have involvement with ICT:
CMP 3 (Articles 300, 590, 720, 725 , 727, 760)
CMP 5 (Articles 200, 250, 280, 285)
CMP 12 (Articles 610, 620, 625, 626, 630, 640, 645,
647, 650, 660, 665, 668, 669,670, 685)
CMP 16 (Articles 770, 800, 810, 820, 830, 840)

CODES UPDATE (cont.)

BICSI proposals (15 total) for incorporation into the
2017 NEC voted on during Codes Subcommittee
meeting in Orlando during Winter Conference and
approved for forwarding to applicable NEC CMPs,
Of the 15 proposals submitted, 7 were approved by the
CMPs and are proceeding to the final ballot stage

NFPA not adopting proposal to consolidate all

articles presently contained in Chapter 8 (Articles
800, 810, 820, 830, 840) of the NEC into a single
article as part of 2017 NEC review cycle

CODES UPDATE (cont.)

Code Enforcement Authorities beginning adoption of 2014 NEC
Now in effect in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
Vermont, Georgia
Currently in review/comment period in Connecticut, North Carolina

Code Enforcement Authorities that have adopted 2011 NEC

Now in effect in Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, District
of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Florida, Alabama

Pennsylvania and New York (including NYC) still using 2008 NEC
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) website
(www.nema.org/Technical/FieldReps/Pages/National-ElectricalCode.aspx) provides current NEC adoption information by state and local
(county/municipal) jurisdictions

CODES UPDATE (cont.)

2012 National Electrical Safety Code (NESC IEEE C2)
Published and available for purchase; one errata issued on 04/29/13 affecting 28
pages within the 2012 NESC
Revision cycle for 2017 NESC currently underway; publication scheduled for
08/01/16

Health Care Facilities Code (NFPA 99)

New NFPA code issued in 2012
Includes information/requirements on IT and communications systems

National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code (NFPA 72)

Revision cycle for 2016 issue currently underway; publication scheduled for 3rd
quarter of 2015

STANDARDS UPDATE

BICSI Standards Committee Todd Taylor RCDD, NTS,

OSP, committee chair

BICSI Standards currently available:

ANSI/NECA/BICSI-568-2006, STANDARD FOR INSTALLING
COMMERCIAL BUILDING TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLING
ANSI/BICSI-001-2009, INFORMATION TRANSPORT SYSTEMS DESIGN
STANDARD FOR K-12 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
ANSI/BICSI-002-2014, DATA CENTER DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION
BEST PRACTICES

STANDARDS UPDATE (cont.)

ANSI/BICSI -003-2014, BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) PRACTICES FOR
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS
ANSI/BICSI-004-2012, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS DESIGN AND
IMPLEMENTATION BEST PRACTICES FOR HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS AND
FACILITIES
ANSI/BICSI-005-2013, ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY (ESS) SYSTEM DESIGN
AND INSTALLATION BEST PRACTICES

ANSI/BICSI 005-2013, MEJORES PRCTICAS PARA LA IMPLEMENTACIN Y EL

DISEO DE LOS SISTEMAS DE SEGURIDAD Y PROTECCIN ELECTRNICA (ESS)
ANSI/NECA/BICSI-607-2011, STANDARD FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS BONDING
AND GROUNDING PLANNING AND INSTALLATION METHODS FOR COMMERCIAL
BUILDINGS
ANSI/NECA/BICSI 607-2011, NORMA DE PLANIFICACIN E INSTALACIN DE LA
PUESTA A TIERRA Y CONEXIN EQUIPOTENCIAL DE LAS TELECOMUNICACIONES
EN LOS EDIFICIOS COMERCIALES

STANDARDS UPDATE (cont.)

BICSI Standards proposed/in development:
International Installation
Post-Secondary Education (include in BICSI 001)
Wireless Systems DAS
Outside Plant Construction and Installation
Intelligent Buildings
Revision of BICSI 568, Standard for Installing Commercial
Building Telecommunications Cabling

STANDARDS UPDATE (cont.)

Telecommunications Industries Association (TIA)

Standards
Published Standards

TIA 568C-0.2, Generic Telecommunications Cabling for Customer

Premises Addendum 2, General Updates
TIA 568C-1.1, Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling
Standard Addendum 1, Pathways and Spaces
TIA 568C-1.2, Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling
Standard Addendum 2, General Updates
TIA 568C-3.1, Optical Fiber Cabling Components Standard
Addendum 1, Addition of OM4 Cabled Optical Fiber and Array
Connectors

STANDARDS UPDATE (cont.)

TIA Standards

Published Standards (cont.)

TIA 569-C, Commercial Building Standard For
Telecommunications Pathways And Spaces
TIA 598-D Optical Fiber Cable Color Coding
TIA 570-C, Residential Telecommunications Infrastructure
Standard
TIA 606-B, Administration Standard for Commercial
Telecommunications Infrastructure
TIA 607-B, Commercial Building Grounding (Earthing) And
Bonding Requirements For Telecommunications

STANDARDS UPDATE (cont.)

TIA Standards

Published Standards (cont.)

TIA 758-B, Customer-Owned Outside Plant Telecommunications
Infrastructure Standard
TIA 942-A, Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data
Centers
TIA 1005-A, Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for
Industrial Premises
TIA 1183, Test Fixtures for Balun-Less Measurements of Balanced
Components and Systems

STANDARDS UPDATE (cont.)

TIA Standards

Published Standards (cont.)

TIA 607-B.1, Amendment for external (outside) grounding and
bonding
TIA 569-C.1, Amendment for AHSRAE Operational Conditions
TIA 942-A.1, Amendment for Cabling for Data Center Switch
Fabrics
TIA Document 4966 (Educational Buildings)
TSB 162-B (Wireless)

STANDARDS UPDATE (cont.)

TIA Standards

To Be Published

TSB 1197, Mode Conversion Parameters for Balanced Twisted-Pair

Cabling
TIA 455-C, Fiber Optic Test Procedures

Industry/SP Ballots Issued

TIA Document 4994, Standard for Sustainable Information

Communications Technology
TIA 568.0-D, TIA 568.1-D
TIA 569-D
TIA 862-B, Intelligent Buildings
Addendum to TIA 1005-A
Revision to OFSTP 14-B; will be issued as TIA 526-14C, Optical Power
Loss of Installed Multi-Mode Cable Plant

STANDARDS UPDATE (cont.)

TIA Standards
New Activity

TIA 607-C
TIA 568C.2-1 (category 8 cabling)
TIA 568.3-D
Standard for Telecommunications Physical Network Security
Enhancement of CAT 6A Patch Cords
Process for Sustainable Information Communications Technology
Manufacturers
DAS Architecture
Addendum to TIA 606-B for Automated Infrastructure Management
(AIM)
TSB 184-A, Guidelines for Supporting Power Delivery Over Balanced
Twisted-Pair Cabling;
High Performance Structured Cabling (HPSC) Applications

STANDARDS UPDATE (cont.)

Society of Cable Television Engineers (SCTE) Standards

Published Standards

SCTE 122, SCTE Recommended Optical Fiber Cable Types for Outside Plant
Drop Applications
SCTE 134, Fusion Splicing Equipment and Applications for the
Cable/Broadband Industry
SCTE 151. Mechanical, Electrical and Environmental Requirements for RF
Traps and Filters
SCTE 177, Specification for Braided 75 , Mini-Series Quad Shield Coaxial
Cable for CMTS and SDI cables
SCTE 186, Product Environmental Requirements for Cable
Telecommunications Facilities
SCTE 205, Outside Plant Power Recommended Preventive Maintenance
Procedures

STANDARDS UPDATE (cont.)

Project Management Institute (PMI)
Published Standards
A Guide to the Project Management Body of
Knowledge (PMBOK Guide)Fifth Edition

PUBLICATIONS UPDATE
BICSI Technical Information and Methods
Committee Bob Gross RCDD, OSP,
committee chair
TDMM 13th Edition Editorial released for
purchase in January 2014

PUBLICATIONS UPDATE (cont.)

TDMM 13th Edition Revision Highlights:
Revised to meet knowledge requirements
obtained from RCDD Job Task Analysis
conducted in 2011
Updated to contain latest code and standard
requirements
Re-arranged chapter sequence to provide
better topic linkage and progression

PUBLICATIONS UPDATE (cont.)

Expanded Wireless chapter includes in-depth material on
DAS systems
Added new chapter on Business Development
Added information on industrial and transportation
facilities, and networks carrying financial transaction
information to Special Design Considerations supplement
Special Design Considerations has become a stand-alone
document as a supplement to the TDMM 13th Edition; was
published in February 2015 and is available from the BICSI
website
Additionally, legacy technologies will also be included in a
stand-alone document to the TDMM 13th Edition

PUBLICATIONS UPDATE (cont.)

TPMRM 1st Edition

Publication Date: February 2016

Release Date: May 2016
ESSDRM 4th Edition Editorial Review held in January
2014

Publication Date: April 2014

Release Date: July 2014

PUBLICATIONS UPDATE (cont.)

ITSIMM - 7th Edition Editorial Review held in
December 2014

Publication Date: August 2015

Release Date: November 2015
OSPDRM - 6th Edition

Publication Date: January 2017

Release Date: April 2017

PUBLICATIONS UPDATE (cont.)

Appendix A Codes and Standards Listing

Now a module document common across all design and

installation manuals and also posted on the BICSI website
Updated with each revision to a Design or Installation Manual
(currently being updated as part of ESSDRM 4th Edition revision
cycle); a living document !
Better ability to keep up with additions, deletions, revisions to
applicable Codes and Standards as they occur
Includes Country-Specific/Regional/Global Codes and Standards, not
just those specific to North America!

PUBLICATIONS UPDATE (cont.)

Glossary Bob Faber RCDD, NTS, SMETL

Originally a book, now a module document common across all

design and installation manuals, and will also be posted on the BICSI
website
Like the Codes and Standards Listing, will be updated with each
revision to a Design or Installation Manual (currently being updated
as part of ESSDRM 4th Edition revision cycle); a living document !
Basically an improved, more readily available form of the previous
hardcopy BICSI ITS Dictionary
Better ability to keep up with additions, deletions, revisions to ITS
terms, definitions and acronyms as they occur in the industry

PUBLICATIONS UPDATE (cont.)

Process to modularize BICSI manuals
began in 2013
Goal is to convert the structure of the manuals
from stand-alone documents with fixed revision
schedules to an aggregation of individual
modules that include all of the applicable
technical information required for that particular
manual or publication
Modules will in effect be small "chapters" that
will be written in a manner that will allow
them to stand alone or as a part of a larger
manual or document

PUBLICATIONS UPDATE (cont.)

By organizing the information into smaller
sections, new or updated manuals can be
produced with ease and on a more
specific basis by simply creating the
manual through the applicable modules
Discrepancies which could result from
different review cycles for common
information that is contained within two
or more manuals or documents can be
reduced or eliminated

PUBLICATIONS UPDATE (cont.)

Overall goals of modularization:
Ensure that each module is updated as
needed to accommodate changes in
related codes, standards and industry
practices, regardless of any publication
schedule
Information is distributed as quickly as
possible to manual owners

PUBLICATIONS UPDATE (cont.)

Move to a "subscription service" whereby a
manual subscriber will receive constant updates
to their manual sets
As modules are created or updated, the
new/revised modules will be automatically
sent to the subscribers
As modules are revised and/or updated,
previous editions of modules will be made
available to members/subscribers as
archived modules

PUBLICATIONS UPDATE (cont.)

OSPDRM 5th Edition selected as first
manual to enter process; will be part of
development of 6th Edition
TI&M subcommittee formed at Winter
Conference in Tampa in 2013

PUBLICATIONS UPDATE (cont.)

Tasks completed to date:
Identified what topics belong in which modules
Formalized draft module categories
Assigned Subject Matter Expert Team Leaders (SMETL) for each module
Began assembling Module Subject Matter Expert (SME) team members

Next steps:
Obtain relevant information from BICSI publications for each module
Begin organizing material within the respective modules
Review for currency and correctness; add new material as applicable

Questions ?
Contact Information:
Phone:
401 - 439 - 0335
E-Mail:
bhertling@bicsi.org

THANK YOU !