What Does Your Data Center Do?

Define & Market Your Data Center To Employees
Although data centers regularly reap respect from technical employees, others see them primarily as sounding boards for all their computer problems. Ask data center managers, and you’ll discover this distinct lack of respect is frightfully common. However, many of those same managers aren’t doing much about it.

Just as a business markets products to potential customers, it can also market its data center to its own employees, so they understand the complexities involved with building, running, and maintaining the center. Not only can this in-house marketing ease the frustrations inherent with the tech support process, but it can also open the door to new ideas spawned from employees who now see opportunity in a segment of the company they didn’t previously comprehend.

Find The Function

Effectively opening a data center’s door to employees requires more than simply grabbing a handle and pulling. Before a company explains to employees what its data center does, it needs a clear understanding of its data center’s purpose and how its activities affect each employee, from the newest hire to the CEO. Because most data centers serve to satisfy multiple needs, including storage, security, networking, and logistical parameters such as space, cost, accessibility, and others, this process can take time.

EMC’s data center personnel can use this internal company newsletter to illustrate technologies used in the company’s data center.

A data center manager should be able to concisely chart or outline the varying uses of the data center, placing adequate emphasis on processes deemed more crucial than others. But to gauge the impact of the center on employees, other IT personnel should also contribute to draw a clear picture of how different employees use data and other resources.

Surprisingly, the biggest challenge of marketing a data center to employees isn’t determining what the data center does or how it affects employees; it’s devising a way to explain it so that all employees can understand and appreciate it.

Language Barriers

As EMC’s director of hosting operations, Paul Brassil runs a data center that EMC uses to show both customers and internal employees the different technologies and challenges inherent in data centers. To Brassil, successfully relaying the value of the data center depends on his ability to avoid techno-babble when explaining the bits and bytes.

“The idea of storage or networking can be very daunting concepts at an enterprise level,” Brassil says. “It’s important that the person communicating out to the business can translate the terms to say, ‘You have a PC on your desk. It’s very much like a storage device,’ and I’ll explain why it is, so they can make a correlation in their mind to what’s going on in the data center.”

“A lot of people who are nontechnical could lose all conception of what the data center is all about,” Brassil adds. “It’s about being able to translate technology into business because the lion’s share of people who benefit from data centers are not technical people.”

Although EMC employees can view the data center in person, the company also uses a monthly internal newsletter called EMC Now to keep employees updated on data center happenings. For example, the newsletter might include an article that describes the company’s extranet and how it’s not a single box but multiple computers that allow N+1 availability. In this way, employees can learn to appreciate the challenges involved in providing that round-the-clock access.

“Employees need to understand all of the dimensions of the data center,” Brassil explains. “For an end user who is dealing with a specific problem, they may not be aware of everything else going on. For instance, say I lose Internet connectivity today. I may just be upset because I cannot do my job, and I call up my help desk and ask, ‘Why is this happening?’”

And it is here where the marketing concept can expand to reach and satisfy other areas. Education will inform employees how and why the data center operates, but toss awareness in the mix, and you will have employees who aren’t quick to lash out at data center personnel. Like major ISPs who use voice messaging to inform subscribers of current problems when they call, EMC uses similar messages on its help desk line so that callers don’t waste their time or technicians’ time with redundant questions.

Says Brassil: “At the end of the day, if the data center is always working perfectly, the end audience doesn’t really need to know that much about it. The critical juncture is when you have an outage or problem. That’s when the audience really needs to understand what a data center is. Being proactive in educating them will better prepare them if in fact you do have a problem.”

The Right Choice

In smaller companies the person best equipped to handle data center marketing is usually the person who oversees it, but according to Brassil, it’s best that this person understands both the technical and business sides of the company. “It comes back to finances. The job of IT is to make sure they’re running a financially sound organization. The business needs to make sure they’re spending the money on the right solutions. Otherwise the data center has no value. If you really don’t have that connection, companies are going to suffer.”

by Christian Perry

In-House Data Center Marketing 101

Marketing a data center to employees who aren’t likely to understandor even care aboutcomplex technical concepts can be an intimidating proposition. But there are steps you can take to streamline the process and make it worthwhile.

• Chart the purpose and uses of your data center. Include all technologies it uses, even if only one employee uses it.
• Talk with IT personnel to determine how the data center affects each employee, from executives to low-level workers.
• Use varied communication methods to educate and alert employees about the data center. Print, email, Web, and phone can all be effective tools in this area. In-person demonstrations can also be useful, but don’t let them compromise regular security.
• Choose a data center spokesperson who understands both the technical and business ends of company practices.
• Use terminology that nontechnical employees can understand. Work with technologies and concepts they’re familiar with to illustrate complex issues.

How To Profit With Forums

Forums are one of the most effective free internet marketing strategies if done correctly. Many people participate in online forums for different reasons.

Especially in internet marketing forums, they use it for getting advice and answers to their questions.Another reason is finding new tools, products and marketing concepts that they can apply to their website or online business in general. Internet forums are also an excellent resource for contacting with other online entrepreneurs and build win-winand profitable joint ventures. Finally, you can promote your website in forums in indirect mode of course.

Taking advantage of forums can be focused on the link of your site you are allowed to place with your posts. However, this is not as simple as it sounds. Users must have a reason to click on your link. One reason could be a useful tip or resource you providewith your answer for instance. In the long run, you gain credibility and start becoming an expert in your field.

But how do you accomplish that? First, you must study carefully the forums before you join them. Check for their guidelines, their theme, the questions, the level of knowledge and experience the users have. After that, you group the questions in a specific block in order to provide the answers.

For example:

Questions:

1. How can I protect my website from theft?
2. Where can I find HTML security software?

Answers:

1. HTML encryption software
2. Hide your website’s code.
   

Now is the time for getting answers. You can find answers using search engines, or a recourse you have already used in the past or even a “how to” e-book you had purchased. There are many options. Don’t forget that you shouldn’t restrict yourself to one topic. You can repeat this procedure as many times as you want.You can provide your answers to forum users in three ways actually.
First, by informing the forum users with a website you saw, that contains the solution to the problem they have. This is the less effective way, because you are keeping them away from your primary cause, which is to visit your website by clicking your link.
Second, is to create a webpage to your website that contains the answer. This is an excellent way ofpromoting because it’s not a blatant advertisement (you are informing people) and on the other hand users visit your website.

Third, create a new website exclusively related on this subject.This way is extremely effective too, but you should keep in mind that you do have to spend some money for that (web hosting, domain registrar and definitely more time.

The catch here is that with the second and third option you can promote your website, which can include your affiliate programs or even your products without breaking the forum’s rules.
Of course you could ask, “Where can I find forums?” One way is using search ngines. Write in the search bar “internet marketing forums” and you will have manylistings but you should notice that only the active ones are worth your attention.

Another thing you should be careful about is how many users and posts the forum has every day. If there are one or two users then you should go away, although forums indexed by the search engines are important because a link of your website to this forum could mean indexing for your website too.

When you post to a forum, always use your name and not some kind of number or code like 22357. You want to gain credibility with your name and not with acharacterless number or fake username. Use your signature in every post, which should contain your name, 2-3 lines of text (that depends on how many lines the forum administrator permits you to use) and of course your site URL.

CCNP Certification eBooks

As I stated in one of my previous blogs, that Cisco certifications are among highly demanding certifications in IT industry and promissed to submit more and more links to download ebooks freely.

Here, today I am submitting links to the more selected and widely wanted eBooks;

1. CCNP BCMSN Exam Certification Guide
2. CCNP BCMSN Offical Exam Certification Guide
3. CCNP BCRAN Exam Certification Guide
4. CCNP BSCI Exam Certification Guide
5. CCNP BSCI Official Exam Certification Guide 4th Ed
6. CCNP CIT Exam Certification Guide
7. CCNP ISCW Offical Exam Certification Guide
8. CCNP ONT Official Exam Certificaition Guide
9. Sybex CCNP Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks

All the submitted links to the selected titles are as usual free to download.

Good Luck Girls & Guys

CCNA Certification eBooks

Cisco products are used widely both on the Internet and in corporate intranets. At the same time, the Cisco Internet Operating System (IOS) has grown to be very large and complex, and Cisco documentation fills several volumes.

Cisco had also launched different certifications to evaluate the technical knowhow of the IT professionals using its products.

As the Cisco products and certifications are highly demanding and people look around to find the product and/or certification related eBooks around on the net, which is a time consuming and hectic job.

Here, I am submitting few links to the selected and mostly wanted eBooks;

1. CCENT/CCNA ICND1 Official Exam Certification Guide 2nd Ed.
2. CCNA – 15 Minutes Guide
3. CCNA Fast Pass 3rd Ed.
4. CCNA ICND2 Official Exam Certification Guide 2nd Ed.
5. CCNA ICND 2004 Exam Certification Guide
6. CCNA INTRO 2004 Exam Certification Guide
7. CCNA Portable Command Guide 2nd Edition(640-802)
8. CCNA Study Guide - 6th Ed (640-802)
9. Cisco CCNA Certification Guide (640-507)
10. Easy CCNA Cram Bible
11. Sybex CCNA Study Guide - 5th Ed (640-802)

All the above submitted links to the selected titles are free to download. Next, I will post download links to more Cisco related books and materials.

GOOD LUCK.

Cisco Certifications: An Overview

IT, or information technology, professionals can benefit from having a Cisco certification through expanded knowledge and experience. Read on to find out what a Cisco certification is, how you can benefit, and what options are available.

What is Cisco Certification?

Cisco career certification is a computer networking certification provided by the company Cisco Systems, Inc. (or Cisco for short)-a company that provides networking solutions and devices for the internet. Why obtain a Cisco career certification? It makes you more marketable in the job world. Employers feel confident knowing that they have an IT employee with standardized and up-to-date training concerning their network infrastructure. If you already have a job, a Cisco career certification can give you greater knowledge (thus greater value) for the devices you work with.

Types of Cisco Certification

Cisco career certifications come in the following six separate categories according to Cisco Systems, Inc. :

• Routing and Switching
• Network Security
• Voice
• Design
• Storage Networking
• Service Provider

In addition, Cisco offers three levels of education depending upon how much you want/need to know about each category. The levels, represented here in order of lowest to highest achievement, are as follows:

• Associate
• Professional
• Expert

There is one more training option Cisco offers-the specialist. The 'Specialist' is a certification focused on a specific technology, solution, or job role according to www.cisco.com. Wireless, Internet Protocol (IP) telephony, and security are just some of the specializations available to interested IT professionals. Furthermore, Cisco frequently adds new specializations.

Some Practical Advice

Naturally, it will be cheaper for you or your company to obtain Associate-level training in one category specific to your job than to obtain Expert-level training in all the categories. Evaluate your networking need, your learning style, and your budget to find the best program for you. Also, check www.cisco.com for special discounts. For example, Cisco offers learning credits, which are good towards training sessions. These credits can be obtained from purchasing Cisco products among other ways.

To Learn More

Training is available from instructor-led courses, remote access labs, e-learning solutions, and seminars. Cisco even offers some free online classes. To learn more, search www.cisco.com for a listing of all available training options, locations, and prices.

Data Centers and their Standards

It was not too long ago when using the term “data center” would draw an unsure stare. Today, the term data center is commonly used but we also know that some of you may be new to this industry and would like a simple explanation to “What is a Data Center?”A data center or computer room is a facility or room used to house mission critical computer systems and associated components for companies and organizations. It generally includes environmental controls (air conditioning, fire suppression, etc.), redundant/backup power supplies, redundant data communications connections and high security. A data center can be considered the brain of a company; without it business can cease to communicate, perceive, remember and create. The end result is a business that ceases to function.

Standards, Compliance and Recommendations for Data Centers and Management
Below you will find a listing of standards, codes, compliance and recommendations for data centers. We are continuing to compile a complete list of global standards and best practices for you.

International Construction Codes

1. International Building Code (IBC)
2. International Fire Code (IFC)
3. International Plumbing Code (IPC)

Country and Local Jurisdiction codes and requirements for data center construction and maintenance.

ASHRAE

(American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers)

• Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments

ANSI

(American National Standards Institute)

• T1.336 Engineering Requirements for a Universal Telecommunications Frame (waiting publication)

EIA

(Electronic Industries Alliance)

• EIA-310-D Cabinets, Racks, Panels and Associated Equipment

NFPA

(National Fire Protection Association – US)

• NFPA 75 Standard for the Protection of Information Technology Equipment
• NFPA 1 - Uniform Fire Code™
• NFPA 13 - Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems
• NFPA 96A, Standard for Installation Requirements for Lightning Protection Systems
• NFPA 780-2004, Lightning Protection Code

BSI (British Standards)

• BS15000 / BS 15000, now fast tracked as ISO 20000, was the world's first standard for IT service management. The standard specifies a set of inter-related management processes, and is based heavily upon the ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) framework.
• BS7671: 2001 Requirements for Electrical Installations. (16 th edition IEE Wiring Regulations)
• BS 7273-1:2000 Code of Practice for the Operation of fire protection measures
• BS 6266:1992 - Code of Practice for fire protection for electronic data processing installations
• BS 6266:1992 - Code of Practice for fire protection for electronic data processing installations
• BS 7273-1:2000 Code of Practice for the Operation of fire protection measures
• BS 5839-1: 1988 Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings. Code of practice for system design, installation and servicing
• BS 6651 (Protection of structures against lightning)

a. DISC PD 1001: A Guide to Electromagnetic Compatibility and Structured Cabling.
b. DISC PD 1002: A Guide to Cabling in Private Telecommunications Systems.

• BS EN 50091-1:1993 - Specification for Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS). General and Safety Requirements
• BS EN 12825: 2001 - Raised Access Floors
• BS 4434 - Safety and Environmental aspects in the design, construction and installation of Refrigeration appliances and systems
• BS ISO 8995:2002 Lighting of indoor work places - Society of Light and Lighting, Lighting Guide 3: Addendum 2001

Telcordia Technologies

1. GR-63-CORE (NEBS) Physical Protection

CENELEC (Europe)

– Information Technology – Generic Cabling Systems Part 5: Data Centers
– CENELEC EN 50173-1 & -2 European Standards
– CENELEC – EN50310 – Grounding & Bonding
– CENELEC / BSI

• EN 50173:1995: Information Technology - Generic Cabling Systems.
• EN 50173:2000: Amendment to EN 50173:1995.
• Draft second edition EN 50173: Information Technology - Generic Cabling Systems.
• EN 50174-1:2000: Information Technology - Cabling Installation – Part 1: Specification and quality assurance.
• EN 50174-2:2000: Information Technology - Cabling Installation – Part 2: Installation planning and practices inside buildings.
• prEN 50174-3: Information Technology - Cabling Installation – Part 3: Installation planning and practices outside buildings.
• EN 50167: Horizontal Floor Wiring Cables with a common overall screen for use in digital communication.
• EN 50168:Work Area Wiring Cables with a common overall screen for use in digital communication.
• EN 50169: Backbone Cables, Riser and Campus, with a common overall screen for use in digital communication.
• EN 60603-7 series: 8-Way RJ Connectors. [This series will mirror the IEC 60603-7 series.]
• EN 50310:2000: Application of equipotential bonding and earthing in buildings with information technology equipment.
• EN 50098-1: Customer premises cabling for information technology – Part 1: ISDN basic access.
• EN 50098-2: Customer premises cabling for information technology – Part 2: 2048 kbit/s ISDN primary access and leased line network interface.
• EN 61000-2-2: Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) – Part 2: Environment – Section 2: Compatibility levels for low frequency conductor disturbances and signalling in public low voltage power supply systems.
• EN 50288-2-1: Multi element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control – Part 2: Sectional specification for screened cables characterised up to 100 MHz. – Section 1: Horizontal and building backbone cables. (Revision in progress.)
• EN 50288-2-2: Multi element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control – Part 2: Sectional specification for screened cables characterised up to 100 MHz. – Section 2:Work area and patch cord cables. (Revision in progress.)
• EN 50288-3-1: Multi element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control – Part 3: Sectional specification for unscreened cables characterised up to 100 MHz. – Section 1: Horizontal and building backbone cables. (Revision in progress.)
• EN 50288-3-2: Multi element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control – Part 3: Sectional specification for unscreened cables characterised up to 100 MHz. – Section 2:Work area and patch cord cables. (Revision in progress.)
• EN 50288-4-1: Multi element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control – Part 4: Sectional specification for screened cables characterised up to 600 MHz. – Section 1: Horizontal and building backbone cables. (Revision in progress.)
• EN 50288-4-2: Multi element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control – Part 4: Sectional specification for screened cables characterised up to 600 MHz. – Section 2:Work area and patch cord cables. (Revision in progress.)
• EN 50288-5-1: Multi element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control – Part 5: Sectional specification for screened cables characterised up to 250 MHz. – Section 1: Horizontal and building backbone cables. (Revision in progress.)
• EN 50288-5-2: Multi element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control – Part 5: Sectional specification for screened cables characterised up to 250 MHz. – Section 2:Work area and patch cord cables. (Revision in progress.)
• EN 50288-6-1: Multi element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control – Part 6: Sectional specification for unscreened cables characterised up to 250 MHz. – Section 1: Horizontal and building backbone cables. (Revision in progress.)
• EN 50288-6-2: Multi element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control – Part 6: Sectional specification for unscreened cables characterised up to 250 MHz. – Section 2:Work area and patch cord cables. (Revision in progress.)
• prEN 50xxx: Information Technology – Cabling Installation – Testing of Installed Cabling

TIA (Telecommunication Industry Association)

• TIA-942 Telecommunication Infrastructure for Data Centers
• In the U.S. & Canada key cabling standard is TIA-568 for cabling and TIA-569 for pathways and spaces.

BICSI (Building Industry Consulting Service International)

• BICSI 002 Data Center Design and Implementation Best Practices

ITIL

• ITIL is best practices for IT Service Management.

ISO (International Organization of Standardization)

• ISO 20000 is a series of best practices for IT departments to use internally. It also improves relationships with other companies or governments who want to do business with ISO 20000 certified companies.

• ISO9000x

The ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 families are among ISO's most widely known standards ever. ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 standards are implemented by some 887 770 organizations in 161 countries. ISO 9000 has become an international reference for quality management requirements in business-to-business dealings, and ISO 14000 is well on the way to achieving as much, if not more, in enabling organizations to meet their environmental challenges.

• ISO/ IEC

ISO/IEC17799

2005 Information technology - Security techniques - Code of practice for information security management.

• ISO/IEC 24764 Information Technology – Generic Cabling for Data Centre Premises (2007)
• ISO/IEC 11801 & ISO/IEC 18010 International standards
• ISO/IEC 11801:1995: Information technology - Generic Cabling for Customer Premises.
• ISO/IEC 11801:1999: Amendment 1 to ISO/IEC 11801:1995.
• ISO/IEC 11801:2000: Amendment 2 to ISO/IEC 11801:1995.
• Draft second edition ISO/IEC 11801: Information technology - Generic Cabling for Customer Premises.
• ISO/IEC 14763-1 TR3: Information Technology – Implementation and operation of Customer premises Cabling – Part 1: Administration.
• ISO/IEC 14763-2 TR3: Information Technology – Implementation and operation of Customer premises Cabling – Part 2: Planning and Installation.
• ISO/IEC 14763-3 TR3: Information Technology – Implementation and operation of Customer premises Cabling – Part 3: Testing of Optical Fibre
• ISO/IEC 8877:1992: information technology – Telecommunications and information exchange between systems – Interface connector and contact assignments for ISDN Basic Access Interface located at reference points S and T.

Uptime Institute Data Center Tier Classification

– Uptime Institute provides certifications for reliability of the physical data centers. Uptime Institute originated Tier system that places a 1-4 tier rating based on reliability of facility as a whole.

Sarbanes Oxley Section 404

– is a United States federal law passed in response to a number of major corporate and accounting scandals including those affecting Enron, Tyco International, and WorldCom (recently MCI and currently now part of Verizon Businesses).

SAS 70

– Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 70, Service Organizations, is an internationally recognized auditing standard developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act – US)

– Title II of HIPAA, the Administrative Simplification (AS) provisions, requires the establishment of national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health insurance plans, and employers.

PCI Compliance

– Payment Card Industry (PCI) cardholder security program is a contractual requirement for businesses that handle cardholder information for Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and Diner’s Club.

CA 1386/1950

– The California Security Breach Information Act, 1386/1950, has made a major impact on any agency or company doing business in California that deals with computerized personal information.

BASEL II

– The Basel II Framework describes a more comprehensive measure and minimum standard for capital adequacy that national supervisory authorities are now working to implement through domestic rule-making and adoption procedures. It seeks to improve on the existing rules by aligning regulatory capital requirements more closely to the underlying risks that banks face

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

• The Standard IEEE 519-1992 entitled “IEEE. Recommended. Practices and Requirements for. Harmonic Control in Electric Power Systems”
• IEEE – IEEE Standard 1100-1999
• IEEE Standard 142, Chapter 3 (IEEE Recommended Practices for Grounding of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems)
• IEEE Standard 80 (IEEE Guide for Safety in AC Substation Grounding)
• IEEE Standard 80 (IEEE Guide for Safety in AC Substation Grounding)
• IEEE Standard 142 (IEEE Recommended Practices for Grounding of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems)

CBEMA (Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers' Association)

– The CBEMA have their own set of certifications for data center equipment

IEC (International Electro technical Commission)

• IEC-61000
• Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)- Part 4-2: Testing and measurement techniques - Electrostatic discharge immunity test
• IEC 60603-7: 8-Way RJ Connectors for Frequencies below 3 MHz.
• IEC 60603-7-1: 8-Way Screened RJ Connectors for Frequencies below 3 MHz.
• IEC 60603-7-2: 8-Way Unscreened RJ Connectors for Frequencies up to 100 MHz. (Category 5).
• IEC 60603-7-3: 8-Way Screened RJ Connectors for Frequencies up to 100 MHz. (Category 5).
• IEC 60603-7-4: 8-Way Unscreened RJ Connectors for Frequencies up to 250 MHz. (Category 6).
• IEC 60603-7-5: 8-Way Screened RJ Connectors for Frequencies up to 250 MHz. (Category 6).
• IEC 60603-7-7: 8-Way Screened RJ Connectors for Frequencies up to 600 MHz. (Category 7).
• IEC 60874: Connectors for optical fibres and cables. •
• IEC 60950:1991: Safety of information technology equipment, including electrical business equipment.
• IEC 61000-5-2: Electromagnetic capability (EMC) Part 5: Installation and mitigation guidelines Section 2: Earthing and bonding.
• IEC 61156-*: Multicore and symmetrical / quad cables for digital communications.
• IEC 61935-1: Generic cabling systems - Specification for the testing of balanced communication cabling in accordance with ISO/IEC 11801 Part 1: Test methods.
• IEC 61935-2: Generic cabling systems - Specification for the testing of balanced communication cabling in accordance with ISO/IEC 11801 Part 2: Patch cords and work area cabling.

EN (European Standards)

• 50310-2000 – Grounding & Bonding
  
• European standard EN1047 Computer Rooms

NEC (National Electric Code - US)

– All of Code
– NEC Article 250 Grounding

ANSI/TIA/EIA Combination (ANSI – American National Standards Institute)

• ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.1 - Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard, Part 1: General Requirements
• ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2 - Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard, Part 2: Balanced Twisted Pair Cabling Components
• ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.3 - Optical Fibre Cabling Components Standard
• ANSI/TIA/EIA-569-B - Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces
• ANSI/TIA/EIA-606-A - The Administration Standard for the Telecommunications Infrastructure of Commercial Buildings
• ANSI/TIA/EIA-607-A - Commercial Building Grounding and Bonding Requirements for Telecommunications

TIA/ EIA (Telecommunication Industry Association & Electronic Industry Alliance)

• TIA/EIA-568-A: Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard.
• TIA/EIA TSB 67: Link Performance Transmission Specifications for Field Testing of Unshielded Twisted Pair Cabling Systems.
• TIA/EIA TSB 72: Centralised Optical Fibre Cabling Guidelines.
• TIA/EIA TSB 75: Additional Horizontal Cabling Practices for Open Offices.
• TIA/EIA TSB 95: Additional Transmission Performance Guidelines for 4-Pair 100 W Category 5 Cabling.
• TIA/EIA-568-A-1: Propagation Delay and Delay Skew Specifications for 100 W 4-pair Cable.
• TIA/EIA-568-A-2: Corrections and Additions to TIA/EIA-568-A.
• TIA/EIA-568-A-3: Transmission Performance Specifications for Hybrid and Bundled Cables.
• TIA/EIA-568-A-4: Production Modular Cord NEXT Loss Test Method and Requirements for Unshielded Twisted–Pair Cabling.
• TIA/EIA-568-A-5: Transmission Performance Specifications for 4-Pair 100 W Category 5e Cabling.
• TIA/EIA/IS-729: Technical Specifications for 100 W Screened Twisted-Pair Cabling.
• TIA/EIA-568-B.1: Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard, Part 1: General Requirements.
• TIA/EIA-568-B.1-1: Transmission Performance Specifications for 4-Pair 100 W Category 6 Cabling.
• TIA/EIA-568-B.2: Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard, Part 2: 100 W Balanced Twisted-Pair Cabling.
• TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1: Transmission Performance Specifications for 4-Pair 100 W Category 6 Cabling.
• TIA/EIA-568-B.3: Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard, Part 3: Optical Fiber Cabling Components.
• TIA/EIA-569-A: Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces. (Addenda 1 & 2 published, addenda 3 & 4 in draft.)
• TIA/EIA-606: Administration Standard for the Telecommunications Infrastructure of Commercial Buildings. (Revision in progress.)
• TIA/EIA-607: Commercial Building Grounding and Bonding Requirements for Telecommunications. (Revision in progress.)
• TIA/ EIA - PN -3-0092 - Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centres (Draft document)

DCML Data Center Mark up Language

– DCML was created to manage the complexity of data centre environments, facilitate exchange of information between data centre components and establish a foundation for “industry-wide utility computing.

SML Service Modeling Language

– In Development - The initiative calls for the creation of an XML-based standard, called Service Modeling Language (SML) - The goal of SML is to establish a lingua franca for computing resources — servers, networking gear, applications and the like — to exchange operating information, such as security requirements or performance problems.