Specifications include, but are not limited to:1.9.1 The Premise Distribution System shall include the horizontal cables, the telecommunications outlets/connectors in the work area, the patch panels in the MDF and IDF closets, patch cords located in the MDF/IDF closets, patch cords located at the telecommunications outlet/connector in the work area. 1.9.2 The horizontal cabling system shall accommodate future equipment and service changes. 1.9.3 The horizontal cabling system is a star topology. Each work area telecommunications outlet/connector as shown in the drawings shall be connected to a patch panel in the telecommunications closet. 1.9.4 Justice Center Level 3 have a telecommunications closet as indicated by the drawings. 1.9.5 Separation of horizontal cabling pathways from typical sources of EMI shall be adhered to as per EIA/TIA standards. 1.9.6 Bridged taps and splices shall not be permitted as part of the horizontal cabling system. 1.9.7 The maximum horizontal distance shall be 90 m (295ft), independent of media type. This cable length shall be from the mechanical termination of the media at the horizontal cross-connect in the telecommunications closet to the telecommunications outlet/connector in the work area. 1.9.8 Patch cords in the cross-connect facilities that connect horizontal cabling with equipment or backbone cabling shall not exceed 6 meters (20ft) in length.
