Maximizing Pathways in The Outside Plant

OSP Pathwaysy

• Underground (Inside Conduit)• Direct-buried• Aerial

ANSI Standards

ANSI/TIA-758-ACustomer Owned Outside Plant

Telecommunications Cabling Standard

ANSI Standards• ANSI/TIA/EIA- 568-A

Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling StandardCommercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard

• Specifies minimum requirements for telecommunications bli i hi i l b ildi d i l di hcabling within a commercial building up to and including the

telecommunications outlet/connector, and between buildings in a campus

• Specifies component requirements, cabling distances, telecommunications outlet and connector configurations and recommended topologiesp g

ANSI/TIA- 758-A• Telecommunications in this standard refers to

ll f f i f i f lall forms of information, for example:Voice, Data, Video, Alarm, Environmental Controls, Security, and Audio

ANSI/TIA-758-A• Customer owned campus facilities are

i ll d “ id l ”typically termed “outside plant”• In this standard, they’re called

“Customer Owned Outside Plant”

Why Underground?y g• Advantages

– Maintain property’s aesthetic appearance– Adaptable for future cabling– Conduit provides physical cable protection

• Disadvantages– High initial installation cost– Requires detailed planning routeq p g

Considerations• Number of conduits required

– Existing needs– Spare for maintenance– Future growth

• Utilities / Right of ways

ANSI/TIA-758-A• Encase bends (non-metallic)• 600 feet maximum between pulling points• (2) 90 degree bends or a total of 180 degrees ( ) g g

maximum between pulling points• If a drain slope is required in a duct run itIf a drain slope is required in a duct run, it

should 1/8” per foot

Maximizing Cable in Conduitg• Pull cable over cable• Pull cable inside rigid innerduct• Pull cable through mesh innerductg• Air blow cable• Microduct• Microduct

MaxCell Innerduct

Fabric Innerduct designed for deploying communication cables.

The flexible nature of MaxCell enables it to take the shape of the cables, allowing more cables to be placed within a conduitallowing more cables to be placed within a conduit.

MaxCell Innerduct

General Product Overview

All MaxCell is made from an engineered nylon/polyester textile.

The textile is WHITE, for all MaxCell lines and configurations.

References to a “color” for any product refer to a tracing thread along the References to a color for any product refer to a tracing thread along the primary seem of the product. Unlike rigid innerduct, the “color” of MaxCell has no relationship to its primary use.

Multiple colors are available for products intended for multiple “pack” installations. This feature provides contractors the ability to communicate from either end of an installation as to which MaxCell they are preparingfrom either end of an installation as to which MaxCell they are preparing for cable installation.

General Product OverviewTo answer the wide variety of applications facing network construction engineers today, MaxCell is available in a wide variety of product lines

d fi tiand configurations.

Product LinesMXC / Standard MaxCell is commonly used for general applications ofMXC / Standard MaxCell is commonly used for general applications of deploying new or overriding cables.

MXD / Detectable MaxCell is imbedded with a permanent 18 gaugeMXD / Detectable MaxCell is imbedded with a permanent 18 gauge copper wire. It is widely used in longer run green field applications to enable future location of system breaks.

MXP / Plenum MaxCell is used for in building enterprise applications.

MXR / Riser MaxCell is used for vertical applications, either elevator shaft or data communication closet silos in building projects.

Value Proposition

How much less would a construction project cost if you could reduce the trench size and number of required ducts by up to 66%?by up to 66%?

Value Proposition

300% Greater Cable Density

Enterprise Less conduit installation Less conduit installation

time and expense Fit more cable in risers Space for overlaying

Outside Plant

Space for overlaying migration cable

Outside Plant Less conduit installation

time and expense Dig smaller trenchesDig smaller trenches Faster installation

Value Proposition

Safely Overlays Existing Cables or InnerductIf a contractor using MaxCell is bidding against a contractor using rigid in an overlay opportunity MaxCell Wins!using rigid in an overlay opportunity…MaxCell Wins!

Enterprise Add cables to existing riserAdd cables to existing riser Overlay fiber to an existing

UTP pathway

Outside Plant Overlay options can offer a

NO DIG SOLUTIONNO DIG SOLUTION

Performance Advantages

• MaxCell® Maintains Low Cable Pulling Tensions• Coefficient of Friction of MaxCell® = 0 05 to 0 06 while HDPE =Coefficient of Friction of MaxCell = 0.05 to 0.06, while HDPE =

0.08 to 0.10

• MaxCell® will not twist during installation when using swivels

• MaxCell® will not creep or walk while installing cables

• MaxCell® Protects the Cable and Conduit• Pull Tape will NOT burn through MaxCell®

Melting Point of MaxCell® = 248° C while HDPE = 110° C– Melting Point of MaxCell® = 248 C, while HDPE = 110 C

• Separates cables to prevent abrasion

MaxCell Markets

Universities, Colleges, and K-12 that continue to expand networks tothat continue to expand networks to bring services to the classroom, dorm, or desk.

Airports, both internal to terminal/gate service offerings as well as field based communicationwell as field based communication systems.

MaxCell Markets

Cable TVAn historic market for MaxCell,An historic market for MaxCell, awaiting the sure-to-come replacement of a coaxial based network with full fiber technologiesnetwork with full fiber technologies.

Telecom/RBOCsCurrent significant market of MaxCell with VIOS and FTTx networkwith VIOS and FTTx network construction combined with Fiber technologies replacing antiquated twisted pair networks.

MaxCell Markets

Enterprise/Fortune 500 Large multiple building corporateLarge multiple building corporate campuses as part of large Enterprise market.

Cellular TowersRecent market developed overRecent market developed over need of providers to hard wire base stations to near by land lines due to bandwidth limitationsdue to bandwidth limitations

Value Proposition

Lower Warehousing Costs

Lower Shipping Costs MaxCell® is 1/12th the Weight

MaxCell® is 1/7th the Volumeg MaxCell is 1/7 the Volume

48,000 Rigid Innerduct Feet7 Reels

48,000 MaxCell 3” 3 Cell Feet3 Reels

13,700 lbs224 Sq. feet

1,500lbs36 Sq. feet

StandardsNECA’s Manual of Labor Units (MLU)

Shows that the time to place 1000 feet of one h i h h ll i 8 hthree inch, three cell is 8 hours

Shows that the time to place 100 feet of one inch innerduct is 3 hours

Standards• By using MaxCell, aren’t you exceeding

h i fill i f d i d ithe maximum fill ratio for a conduit stated in the BICSI and ANSI documents?A Th fill i f OSP• Answer- There are no fill ratios for OSP

• Answer- ANSI/TIA-569 Pathways and S “ h d i h ld b d i dSpaces says “the conduit should be designed at a maximum fill ratio”

Standards

I f b i h i d i d i h• Is fabric mesh innerduct recognized in the BICSI OSP manual? The ANSI OSP 758 standard”standard

A YES d YES• Answer- YES and YES

Questions?