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TBITS 6.9: Canadian Open Systems Application Criteria (COSAC), Telecommunications wiring system in Government-Owned and leased buildings - Implementation Criteria |
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Name |
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Telecommunications Wiring System in Government-Owned and Leased Buildings |
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Identifier |
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TBITS-6.9 |
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Category |
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Standard – Revised Dec. 1997 |
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Effective Date |
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Immediately Upon Publication |
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Approving Authority |
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Treasury Board of Canada (TB
817649) |
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Maintenance Authority |
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Information Technology Management |
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Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) |
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Cross-Index |
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Federal Government OSI Policy (TB804928, March 1987) |
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Management of Information Technology Policy & Guidelines, Information
Management Volume, Treasury Board Manual, 1990 |
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TBITS-6.1, Canadian Open Systems Application Criteria (COSAC) - Overview |
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TBITS-6.2, COSAC LAN Profile |
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"Generic Base-Building Telecommunications Cabling Infrastructure
Normative References & Generic Technical Criteria" (Public Works and Government
Services Canada, March 1992). |
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CAN/CSA T529-95: "Telecommunications Cabling Systems in Commercial
Buildings" |
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CAN/CSA T528-93: "Design Guidelines for Administration of
Telecommunications Infrastructure in Commercial Buildings" |
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CAN/CSA T530-M90: "Building Facilities, Design Guidelines for
Telecommunications" |
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CAN/CSA T527-94: "Grounding and Bonding for Telecommunications in
Commercial Buildings" |
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TSB67: "Transmission Performance Specification for Field Testing of
Unshielded Twisted Pair Cabling Systems" |
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TSB75: "Additional Horizontal Cabling Practices for Open
Offices" |
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IEEE P1143/D7, "Guide on Shielding Practice for Low Voltage
Cables" (Draft) |
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ISO/IEC 8802-3: 1996 [ANSI/IEEE Std 802.3, 1996 Edition], Information
technology--Local and metropolitan area networks--Part 3: Carrier sense multiple access
with collision detection (CSMA) access method and physical layer specifications. |
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IEEE Std. 802.3u-1995, Supplement to ISO/IEC 8802-3:1993, Local and
Metropolitan Area Networks: Media Access Control (MAC) Parameters, Physical Layer, Medium
Attachment Units and Repeater for 100 Mbps Operation, Type 100BaseT |
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ISO/IEC 8802-5: [ANSI/IEEE Std 802.5-1995], Information Technology--Local
and metropolitan area networks--Part 5: Token ring access method and physical layer
specifications. |
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ISO/IEC 10038: 1993 [ANSI/IEEE Std 802.1D, 1993 Edition], Information
technology--Telecommunications and information exchange between systems--Local area
networks--Media access control (MAC) bridges. |
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IEEE Std. 802.12-1995, Demand Priority Access Method Physical Layer and
Repeater Specifications for 100 Mbps Operation |
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af-phy-0015.000: "ATM Physical Medium Dependent Interface
Specification for 155 Mbps over Twisted pair Cable" |
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af-phy-0040.000: "Physical Interface Specification for 25.6 Mbps
over Twisted Pair" |
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af-phy-0046-000: "622.06 Mbps Physical Layer" |
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af-phy-0047-000: "155.52 Mbps Physical Layer Specification for
Category 3 UTP" |
This standard establishes the minimum requirements governing the telecommunications
wiring system used to provision voice, data, and video in government-owned and leased
buildings (hereinafter called 'federal buildings').
The standard provides a uniform, integrated approach to voice, data, and video
telecommunications wiring (or 'cabling') in all buildings occupied by federal
government departments and agencies. Its implementation will provide an advantageous
return on investment , maximize the timeliness of the management and administration of
moves, additions and changes of government personnel in the workplace, and reduce
incremental and costly physical additions to the cable plant over its lifetime.
This standard is mandatory for all new federal buildings, and for retrofits of existing
ones. It prescribes requirements that provide a uniform, integrated approach to voice,
data, and video telecommunications wiring within federal buildings, and between them in
the case of campus environments. Additionally, installations must conform to the Canadian
Electrical Code, the National Building Code, and Provincial Building Codes as appropriate.
With the exception of a number of restrictions and enhancements to better suit
government requirements, the following standards shall be used in the design,
installation, management and administration of telecommunications wiring systems in
government-owned and leased buildings:
- Canadian Standards Association standard CAN/CSA T529-95: "Telecommunications
Cabling Systems in Commercial Buildings";
- Canadian Standards Association standard CAN/CSA-T528-93: "Design Guidelines for
Administration of Telecommunications Infrastructure in Commercial Buildings";
- Canadian Standards Association standard CAN/CSA-T530-M90: "Building Facilities,
Design Guidelines for Telecommunications";
- Canadian Standards Association standard CAN/CSA-T527: "Grounding and Bonding for
Telecommunications in Commercial Buildings";
Restrictions and enhancements are described in detail in Section 3, Specifications, of
the companion COSAC Profile. Of significance is that this standard recognizes only two
telecommunications media types: unshielded twisted pair cable, and optical fibre cable.
Unless expressly forbidden by local regulations which may take precedence over federal
ones, this standard is applicable throughout Canada.
This standard will assist departments and agencies in establishing a clear preference
for non-proprietary, standards-based telecommunications wiring or cabling products and
services in government-owned and leased buildings.
The provisions of the standard are effective immediately upon publication.
 7. Government standards working group
| Bob Boucher |
National Library of Canada |
| Alain Dutrisac |
House of Commons (Sergeant-at-Arms) |
| Steve Hiltz |
Transport Canada |
| Arnie Murray |
Department of National Defence |
| Raymond Perrin |
Public Works & Government Services Canada |
| Judith Prindiville |
National Archives Canada |
| Gilles Ravignat |
Agriculture & Agrifood Canada |
| Dan Rice |
Statistics Canada Robert Scott House of Commons (ISD) |
| Raymond Siew |
Human Resources Development Canada |
| Joe Van Beek |
Government Telecommunications & Informatics Services |
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