Section 16710 Fiber Optic Cable and Equipment

1 Section 16710 Fiber Optic Cable and Equipment 1 GENERAL The work specified in this Section consists of the design, furnishing, and installing of a Fiber Optic Cable system in accordance with this specification. The work shall include a Fiber Optic (FO) Cable path from West Comm. node to the Comm. nodes at: Civic, Arsenal, 49th St, and Phil CSH at Phil-Amtrak interlocking along the Regional Rail Elwyn Line and Philadelphia Airport. All communications work shall be in conducted accordance with the requirements of this Section , as well as those requirements as described within these construction specifications. A. The Contractor shall provide a Fiber Optic Cable System (FOCS), including Cable , Cable attachments, Cable supports, Cable termination Equipment , Cable splice Equipment , Cable system installation, Cable testing, and all associated materials and services. The FOCS points of access shall be: 1.

2 West Communications Shelter (West); located in the 30th Street yard (existing). 2. Walnut RIH shelter (Walnut); located south of Walnut Street (existing). 3. CSH Cab Signal House (CSH); located 100 ft north of the Walnut RIH (proposed). 4. University City Communications Shelter (Univ. City); located at University City Station (existing). 5. Civic CIL Shelter (Civic); located 1,500 ft south of Univ. City (proposed). 6. Arsenal RIH Shelter (Arsenal); located 3,200 ft south of Univ. City (existing). 7. Arsenal CIL shelter (Arsenal CIL); located 100 ft south of Arsenal radio interface housing (RIH) (proposed). 8. 49th Street Communications shelter (49th St); Located at 49th St Station (existing). 9. Phil CSH shelter (Phil-Amt interlocking) located 3300 ft south of Elwin/ Airport turnout in Arsenal interlocking (proposed). See Appendix for Cable Block Diagram for specific routing details (Sheet 1). B. The FO Cable shall be: 1.

3 All Dielectric Self-Supporting (ADSS), Single Mode (SM), Double Jacketed, Water blocking layer, Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH), l oose tube. 2. 144 Strand, NFPA-130, Gel-Filled buffer tube for Transit tunnel use. 3. 144 Strand, 250 ft Span with NESC Heavy Load, Gel-Filled Buffer tube for aerial use. 4. 48 Strand, 250 ft Span with NESC Heavy Load, Gel-Filled Buffer tube, for aerial use. 5. 24 strand, 250 ft Span with NESC Heavy Load, Gel-Filled Buffer tube, for aerial use. Page 1 of 8 November 2015 C. There shall be 50 ft of Cable stored in a Contractor provided slack enclosure for each Cable entering and leaving a communications node. D. In the communications node, the Cable shall be spliced in an accessible wall mount splice enclosure with sufficient capacity to allow for all pass through and pigtail splices. The splice enclosure shall have front doors, be supplied with Cable entry plates which allow various entry options including standard Cable entry, routing and guide plates along with clips.

4 E. Factory terminated single mode ST UPC pigtails, shall be installed in the Fiber Optic termination housing and routed into the wall mount Fiber Optic splice housing where they shall be fusion spliced as directed by SEPTA Project Manager. All splices shall be fusion; mechanical splices will not be accepted. F. All Fiber Optic cables, pigtails, splice enclosures, termination enclosure shall be identified with permanent and legible tags. The Contractor shall measure the station distances to determine the FO Cable length. 2 SUBMITTALS A. Testing/ Quality Verification: The Contractor shall provide all product data evidence of testing/ quality verification, listing, and labeling either by printed mark on the data or by a separate listing card. B. Product Data and Catalog Cuts: The Contractor shall submit product data for all products provided. Indicate clearly the usage of each product. C. Installer Qualifications: Prior to installation, the Contractor shall submit data of installer's experience and qualifications for performing Fiber work.

5 D. Test Plan: The Contractor shall provide a complete and detailed test plan for the Fiber cabling system including a complete list of test Equipment , calibration certification dates, optical Fiber components, Cable routing plan and attachments and accessories. Include procedures for certification, validation, and testing. This test plan shall be submitted to the SEPTA Project Manager for approval. The Contractor shall not perform the site testing prior to receipt of formal approval. E. The Contractor shall submit Operation and Maintenance (O & M) Manuals which shall include detailed parts lists, lists of recommended spare parts, circuit diagrams, maintenance procedures, and operating instructions. F. Test Reports: The Contractor shall furnish factory reel tests of all optical Fiber cables. Page 2 of 8 November 2015 3 QUALITY ASSURANCE A. The Contractor shall provide products that are listed and labeled by Underwriters Laboratory (UL), approved by Factory Mutual, or certified as meeting the standards of UL by the Electrical Testing Laboratory unless products meeting the requirements of these testing laboratories are not readily available or unless standards do not exist for the products.

6 Provide products that are listed and labeled or approved as stated above for the location installed in, and listed and labeled or approved as indicated and specified for the applications the items are intended for. B. Manufacturer Qualifications: The Contractor shall provide data attesting to manufacturers experience with manufacturing all products indicated. C. The Contractor shall conform all work to NFPA 70, National Electrical Code. D. Contactor Qualifications: The Contractor shall provide description on the Contractor s previous experience in completing similar Fiber Optic work Install work under supervision of skilled licensed electricians. 4 REFERENCES A. American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)/Electronics Industry Alliance (EIA): 1. EIA-455-21A FOTP-21 Mating Durability of Fiber Optic Interconnecting Devices. 2. ANSI/TIA/EIA-526-7 OFSTP-7 Measurement of Optical Power Loss of Installed Single-Mode Fiber Cable Plant.

7 3. ANSI/TIA/EIA-526-14A OFSTP-14A Optical Power Loss Measurement of Installed Multimode Fiber Cable Plant. 4. ANSI/ Optical Fiber Cabling Components Standard. 5. ANSI/TIA/EIA-606 Administration Standard for the Telecommunications Infrastructure of Commercial Buildings. B. Insulated Cable Engineers Association (ICEA): 1. ANSI/ICEA S-80-576 Communication Wire and Cable for Wiring of Premises. 2. ANSI/ICEA S-83-596 Fiber Optic Premises Distribution Cable . 3. ANSI/ICEA S-104-696 Optical Fiber Indoor/Outdoor Cable . C. National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA): 1. NEMA WC Telecommunications Cables Page 3 of 8 November 2015 D. Underwriters Laboratories (UL): 1. UL 467 Grounding and Bonding Equipment . 2. UL 1863 UL Standard for Safety for Communications-Circuit Accessories. E. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA): 1. NFPA 70 National Electrical Code (NEC). 2. NFPA 130 Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems.

8 3. NFPA 502 Standard for Road Tunnels, Bridges, and Limited Access Highways. Fiber Optic Cable SYSTEM PRODUCTS A. All Fiber Optic system products to be provided under this Contract: 1. Shall be new 2. Are subject to SEPTA Project Manager s review and approval 3. Shall be furnished and installed with all specified and additional components necessary under this Contract to constitute a functional and complete FOCS system 4. Shall be size termination panels to accommodate Fiber terminations as per SEPTA Project Manager s direction with a minimum of 6 spare terminations and or up to 10% spare capacity 5. Acceptable manufactures are: a. AFL b. Corning Systems 6. Equipment Racks shall be: a. Standard 19 (480 mm) Equipment rack, b. floor mounted modular type, c. 16 gauge steel construction treated to resist corrosion, consisting of (2) vertical uprights, (2) floor angles, (2) top angles, and assembly hardware. 7. Equipped with vertical and horizontal Cable management channels, top and bottom Cable troughs and full-height copper bus bar.

9 5 Fiber Optic PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS A. Fiber Optic Cable Specifications 1. The Fiber Optic Cable shall be, Arctic Low temperature, Gel-Fill, Double jacket, 144 Fiber , SM, (OD in) ADSS Loose Tube Cable , complaint to IEEE1202. 2. The Cable shall have a dual layer jacketing system, consisting of outer FR-LSZH chemical-resistant jacket, buffer tube, inner FR-LSZH jacket, water blocking layer and anti-buckling element, optical fibers, rip cord and cut-resistant matrix. 3. All of the FO cables shall meet all of the following Cable Specifications: a. OFNG-LS Listed, CSA-FT4, IEEE1202 and UL 1685 Page 4 of 8 November 2015 b. ICEA S-104-696, CSA No. 230 and 232 c. Fluid immersion testing per ASTM D412 d. Sunlight Resistant Jacket e. Oil Res II compliant Jacketing System f. Zero Halogen Per MIL PRF 85045 g. Temperature Range- Operating:-55 C to +70 C,Storage: -60 C to +70 C h. Installation: -30 C to +50 C. 4. The FO Cable for use in the Transit Tunnel shall meet all of the above and be LSZH and meet the requirements of NFPA 130 and NFPA 502 for use in Fixed-Guideway Transit Systems and Road Tunnels.

10 5. The Transit Tunnel Fiber Optic Cable shall be AFL LA Series, Part number LA1449CC111N1, Arctic low temperature. No approved equal is permitted. 6. The Aerial Fiber Optic Cable shall be AFL Mini-Span 693 EA Series, Part number AE1449CC20EA0, AE0489CC20EA0, AE0249CC20EA0 or approved equal. B. Fiber Optic Splice Enclosure 1. Enclosures to be used inside the shelters shall be wall mounted with hinged and gasketed door, NEMA 3, aluminum or steel construction, electrostatically applied, powder coat, lockable and modular. 2. Splices shall be fusion type. 3. Splice trays shall handle up to 576 single fusions per enclosure. 4. The wall mounted splice housing shall be AFL Light Link Optical Entrance, Model OEE-288/576 or OEE 720/1440 or approved equal. 5. Enclosures shall provide storage and protection of Fiber splices in individually accessible trays. a. Splice housing shall be equipped with Cable strain-relief hardware, routing guides, record label on inside of front door, multiple grommet Cable entry ports, work shelf, sealing and retention hardware as required.