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Structured Cabling System (SCS)
Table of Contents:
Definition and Overview
1. Introduction
2. The Foundation for Systems Integration
3. Planning
4. Structured Cabling for the BMSs
5. Bid Specifications
6. Integrated SCS Cost Comparison: Overview
7. Integrated SCS Cost Comparison: Construction Costs
8. Integrated SCS Cost Comparison: Labor Hours
9. Integrated SCS Cost Comparison: Operational Costs
10. Summary
Self-Test
Glossary
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Self-Test
1. The construction costs can far exceed the operational life-cycle costs associated with a new or renovated building.
a. true
b. false
2. An integrated systems approach does not allow management to quickly and cost-effectively respond to the changing needs of the tenants.
a. true
b. false
3. The 1996 NEC allows FA and communications signals to be mixed in the same cable, enclosure, or raceway.
a. true
b. false
4. It is possible to design a cabling infrastructure without knowing where the communications and building control devices are located.
a. true
b. false
5. Construction costs are increased when integrating multiple systems with a common cabling infrastructure and delivery system.
a. true
b. false
6. Systems integration can easily be accomplished with the proper bid specifications and a decision by the building owner, developer, or executive management to select the cabling system first.
a. true
b. false
7. The SCS subsystem cabling approach allows the BMS equipment to be centralized, thus fully utilizing all of the available equipment ports.
a. true
b. false
8. Open-office cabling, which is actually another term for prewired zone cabling, requires new cabling to be installed every time tenants move, or when systems are changed or upgraded.
a. true
b. false
9. Construction costs for the cabling of the voice, data, and BMS can be reduced by up to 30 percent when integrating the cabling and delivery methods.
a. true
b. false
10. The integrated cabling approach can dramatically reduce labor hours and usually takes about half the time to implement when compared to the separate traditional installation methods. The primary labor savings comes from consolidating the horizontal-c
a. true
b. false
11. With proper planning the only limiting factor for complete systems integration of voice, data, video, and BMS may be the:
a. FA system
b. security system
c. HVAC system
d. EMS
e. all of the above
12. Typically, 24AWG UTP cable has the capacity to handle ______ of current draw per conductor, with a maximum of 3.3 Amps per four-pair cable.
a. 1 Amp
b. 1 volt
c. 2 Amps
d. all of the above
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