ICT Construction Guideline for Buildings
Ahmed Ramadan
ICT Construction Guideline for Buildings
ICT Construction
Guidelines
for buildings
Agenda
Building Types
Reference Models
Mobile Service Requirements
Fiber System requirements
Electro-Mechanical Requirements
Earthing of Telecom Rooms
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Introduction
This guide aims to determine the requirements of the GPON technology (Fiber Optics) and the
mobile Service (IBS) for multiple types of Buildings (mainly multi dwelling units And single dwelling
unit) in KSA.
These requirements are the minimum ones to be fulfilled in order to ease the construction of
systems at site by service providers.
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Building Types
• SDU (Single Dwelling Unit)
• MDU (Multi Dwelling Unit)
Reference Models
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Data Transfers by
Wired (IPI) Wireless (IBS)
Fiber optic Cables (Mobile Networks)
Copper Cables.
(Not Mentioned in ICT)
Micro Wave IPI : In-building Physical Infrastructure
IBS : In-Building Solution
Data Method of Transfer 6
Mobile Service Requirements (IBS)
❖ No requirements are needed for :
• SDU.
• MDU <= 5 floors
❖ For MDU > 5 and <= 10 floors , Mobile services is incorporated with the wired
system in RTTR (Roof top Telecom Room).
❖ For MDU > 10 floors , an MSTR (Mobile Service Telecom Room) is required.
❖ For high-rise buildings , an MSTR must be provided every 10 floors.
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MSTR Space Program
Room Size Door Size Shaft size Location
3x3x3 (HxWxD) 1.0x2.1 (WxH) 300mm x 50mm Beside FD
N.B. : The MSTR doors shall open outwards.
MSTR : Mobile Service Telecom Room
FD : Floor Distributer
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Wired System Topics (IPI)
❖ Access Point.
❖ Lead-in Ducts.
❖ MTR (Main Telecom Room).
❖ FTR (Floor Telecom Room).
❖ UD (Unit Distributer Closet).
❖ Network Termination Point (NT).
❖ RTTR (Roof top Telecom Room).
❖ Vertical Pathway.
❖ Horizontal Pathway.
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Space Program
Type Access Lead-in Main Telecom FD Unit RTTR
Point Ducts Room Room Distributer Room
Location Size Qty Size Location Size Size Location Size
SDU Villa outer wall 300x300x120 2 25 GRND/BSMNT 600x600x600 500x300x150-NM N/Required N/Required
MDU Handhole 600x600x800 4 50 GRND/BSMNT 3 Sizes 4 sizes Each Unit 3x3x3 m
SDU ---- Single Dwelling Unit
MDU---- Multi Dwelling Unit
FD ------- Floor Distributer.
RTTR--- Roof Top Telecom Room
NM ----- Not Mandatory
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Main Telecom Room sizes for MDU
Size (HxWxD) Case (1) Case (2) Case (3)
3x2.6x0.6 T <= 50 F <= 5 A<= 3000m2
3x3x3 T (51:300 or more) F(6:10) A> 3000 : 7000m2
3x2x2 Group of Warehouses and Factories.
According to Building Type
N.B.:
Building MTR Room Size • when more than one MTR are built , Separate cable
Type (HxWxD) tray (300x50) will be used or equivalent ducting
Shopping System.
Malls • Any of these cases (above mentioned) is achieved ,
Hotels Choose the corresponding Size.
Palaces 3x3x3
Hospitals T ---- No. of Tenants
Government F ----- No. of Floors
Buildings A ------- Building Area.
Bulk Service
Buildings
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Floor Distributer Room Sizes for MDU
Size (DxWxH) Case (1) Case (2) Case (3)
0.6x1x3 T <= 50 F <= 5 A<= 3000m2
1x1x3 T (51:100) F(6:10) A<= 7000m2
1.5x1.5x3 T (100:300) A> 7000m2
2x2x3 T > 300
N.B.:
• Any of these cases (above mentioned) is achieved , Choose the corresponding Size.
• For Shopping malls, Hotels, Palaces, Hospitals, ..etc. , to be determined at building design stage.
T ---- No. of Tenants.
F ----- No. of Floors.
A ------- Building Area.
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Vertical And Horizontal Pathways
Vertical Horizontal
Function Size Function Size
MDU Connect MTR and FDR 450x50 mm CT Connect FDR to UDF 1x(300x50 mm)
SDU Connect MTR and NT 3x25 mm Conduit Connect MTR and NT 3x25 mm Conduit
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Unit Distributer (UD)
Case Minimum Size (HxWxD)
Up to 8 Ethernet ports 600 x 450 x 200
More than 8 Ethernet ports 600 x 600 x 200
1 ODF for every 100m2
Commercial base build
1 cat 7 UTP Patch Panel every 100m2
N.B.:
• Each unit (Dwelling / Office) shall equip a unit Distributer.
• UD equipped with ODF.
• UD in SDU is not required.
ODF ---- Optical Fiber Distribution Frame.
UTP ---- Un-shielded twisted pair.
SDU ---- Single Dwelling unit.
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Electro-mechanical requirements
MTR RTTR MSTR FD UD NT
2 power 2 power Power
SDU sockets N/A N/A sockets N/Req. Outlet
(16A) (16A) (16A)
10 Twin MTR + MTR + 4 power 1 Twin Power
MDU Sockets 2x63 TP 2x63 TP sockets Socket Outlet
(20A) Isolator Isolator (20A) (16A) (16A)
(EDB) (EDB)
N.B.:
• FD is not mandatory for SDU (Recommended for large SDU).
N/A ------ Not applicable.
N/Req.-- Not Required.
MDU---- Multi Dwelling unit.
SDU ---- Single Dwelling unit.
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Earthing
N.B.:
• The size of the bonding
conductor shall be of
minimum 4 mm .
• All metallic pathway
sections shall be bonded
in series using bonding SBN:
conductors of minimum
2mm. Supplementary bonding
• Cable Trays shall be network.
bonded to the grounding 6 AWG--------- 16 mm2.
busbar inside The minimum dimensions
telecommunication rooms of the telecom grounding
using bonding conductors busbar are
of minimum 4mm. 6mm thick x 50mm wide
• In case of utilizing and variable in length and
subfloor pathway system shall be listed.
(raised access floor), a
supplementary bonding
network (SBN) shall be
designed and bonded to
the grounding busbar.
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Summary
• The document provides guidelines for the construction of ICT
(Information and Communications Technology) infrastructure in different
types of buildings in Saudi Arabia.
• Mobile Service Requirements (In-Building Solutions or IBS) not required
in SDU, it is mandatory for Buildings more than 10 Floors.
• Fiber System Requirements determine Spaces needed for Equipment ,
Shafts needed between floors and horizontal Trunking between Floor
Distributer and Unit distributers.
• Each of these spaces requires a specific Power Source and a specific air
quality (electro-Mechanical Requirements).
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Ahmed Ramadan
www.cg.sa.com
