Growth in the WLAN market continues to enable new digital and business strategies and outcomes. With the development of the 802.11ax protocol, WLAN systems are poised to deliver similar networking speeds commonly available through wired cabling. As wireless technology has also become an enabler for the rapid growth of the number of IoT and building intelligence devices, designing an effective ICT cabling infrastructure for today and tomorrow’s WLAN systems is no longer as simple as proving a cable to a single access point. ANSI/BICSI 008 provides the requirements and recommendation for design and implementation of the structured cabling system supporting a WLAN. In addition, information is provided to assist the ICT designer in understanding concepts within wireless transmission for developing WLAN deployments. The information within BICSI 008 will also be of use to dedicated WLAN designers when planning locations for access points and how placement can be supported by the cabling infrastructure. Additionally, BICSI 008 was designed to work with other BICSI standards, such as BICSI 005 for ESS systems and BICSI 007 for intelligent building systems, enabling ICT cabling infrastructure solutions that are efficient and effective.

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4	BICSI International Standards
6	TABLE OF CONTENTS
10	INDEX OF FIGURES INDEX OF TABLES
14	1 Introduction 1.1 General 1.2 Purpose 1.3 Categories of Criteria
16	2 Scope 2.1 Systems 2.2 Limitations
18	3 Required Standards and Documents
20	4 Definitions, Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Units of Measurement 4.1 Definitions
23	4.2 Acronyms and Abbreviations 4.3 Units of Measurement
24	5 Regulatory and Safety 5.1 Local Code Requirements 5.2 Spectrum Allocations 5.2.1 ITU Spectrum Allocation Figure 5-1 International Telecommunication Union Regions
25	5.2.2 National 5.3 Safety 5.4 Requirements
26	6 Wireless LAN Systems 6.1 Overview Figure 6-1 Example of a WLAN 6.2 WLAN Protocols
27	Table 6-1 IEEE 802.11 Protocols Used Within WLANs 6.3 WLAN Components 6.3.1 Wireless Controller
28	6.3.2 Access Points 6.3.3 Wireless LAN Interface Card
29	6.4 Design Process 6.4.1 Overview 6.4.2 Determine Requirements Figure 6-2 WLAN Design/Deployment Cycle
30	6.4.3 High Level Design 6.4.4 Site Survey
33	6.4.5 Detailed Design (Low Level Design) 6.4.6 Design Reports and Documents
34	6.4.7 Installation 6.4.8 Validation Site Survey
35	Figure 6-3 Heatmap Showing Overall Coverage of 3 APs
36	Figure 6-4 Heatmap Showing Channel Overlap of 3 APs
37	6.4.9 Finalization 6.5 WLAN Personnel 6.5.1 Overview
38	Figure 6-5 WLAN Personnel 6.5.2 Customer 6.5.3 Sales Person 6.5.4 Wireless Designer
39	6.5.5 Wireless Technical Specialist 6.5.6 Cabling Installer 6.5.7 Wireless Installer 6.5.8 Wireless Auditor
40	6.5.9 Wireless Support 6.5.10 Wireless Certifications for Personnel 6.6 Customer Requirements Analysis 6.6.1 Introduction
41	6.7 WLAN Frequency and Channels 6.7.1 Theory of Operation
42	6.7.2 Important Topics
43	6.7.3 Radio Bands used by Wi-Fi
45	6.7.4 Recommendations for WLAN Designers 6.8 AP Density 6.8.1 Introduction 6.8.2 Capacity Based
46	6.8.3 Coverage Based
47	Table 6-2 Recommended RSSI Values by Service Level
48	7 WLAN Cabling Infrastructure Design 7.1 Overview 7.2 Topology 7.2.1 Requirements 7.3 Spaces Figure 7-1 Hierarchical Star Topology 7.3.2 General Requirements 7.4 Cabling Pathways 7.4.1 Overview 7.4.2 Requirements
49	7.4.3 Recommendations 7.4.4 Pathway Separation from Power and EMI Sources 7.4.5 Pathway Bonding and Grounding 7.5 Cabling 7.5.1 Backbone Cabling 7.5.2 Horizontal Cabling
50	Figure 7-2 Horizontal Cabling within Star Topology
51	7.6 Horizontal Connection Point (HCP) 7.6.1 Overview 7.6.2 Requirements
52	7.7 Outlets and Connectors 7.7.1 Overview Figure 7-3 Types of Outlets Within a Building 7.7.2 Requirements 7.7.3 Recommendations
53	7.8 Direct Connections 7.8.1 Introduction Figure 7-4 Example of Facility Connections Using a Direct Connect Method 7.8.2 Recommendations 7.9 Bonding and Grounding Considerations 7.9.1 Requirements 7.10 Administration 7.10.1 Requirements
54	7.10.2 Recommendations 7.11 Zone Cabling 7.11.1 Overview 7.11.2 Service Outlet Coverage Area Configurations
55	Figure 7-5 Example of Square and Hexagonal Service Outlet Coverage Area Patterns with Circular Device Coverage Areas Shown 7.11.3 Service Outlet Coverage Area Zones 7.11.4 Device Density
56	Figure 7-6 Example of Square and Hexagonal Pattern Coverage Area Zones for Service Outlets 7.11.5 Horizontal Connection Points 7.11.6 Device Connections
57	7.12 Power over Ethernet (PoE) 7.12.1 Introduction 7.12.2 PoE Cabling 7.12.3 Power Injectors Table 7-1 Data and Power Transmission Methods
58	7.13 Supporting 2.5GBASE-T and 5GBASE-T 7.13.1 Overview Table 7-2 Balanced Twisted-Pair Cabling Media for 2.5GBASE-T and 5GBASE-T 7.13.2 Requirements 7.13.3 Recommendations
60	8 Wireless System Implementation 8.1 Cabling Installation Requirements 8.1.1 Overview 8.1.2 Bonding and Grounding Considerations 8.1.3 Transmission Performance Field Testing
61	Figure 8-1 Configuration 1: Single Connector Modified Permanent Link Set Up for Direct Connect Without a HCP Figure 8-2 Configuration 2: Single Connector Modified Permanent Link Set Up for Direct Connect to a Service Outlet With a HCP
62	8.2 WLAN Implementation and Management 8.2.1 Introduction 8.2.2 Documentation 8.2.3 System Testing and Inspection 8.2.4 System Revisions and Maintenance
64	9 Site and Functional Considerations 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Healthcare Facilities 9.2.1 Introduction 9.2.2 Design Considerations (Healthcare Facility Wireless) 9.2.3 Design
65	9.2.4 Teams 9.2.5 Unique Challenges 9.3 Educational Facilities 9.3.1 Overview 9.3.2 Elementary and Secondary Schools
66	9.3.3 School Administration Entities 9.3.4 Colleges and Universities 9.4 Facilities for Vehicle Parking 9.4.1 Overview
67	9.4.2 Stand-Alone or Attached Parking Structure Construction 9.4.3 Parking Facilities Integrated Into Structures 9.4.4 Parking Structure and Parking Facilities Construction Specifics
68	9.4.5 External Concerns 9.4.6 Wireless Traffic Demand 9.5 RF-Free Zones
70	Appendix A Wireless Personal and Body Area Networks (PANs and BANs) A.1 Infrared 802.11 IR A.2 Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) 802.15
72	A.3 Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) 802.15.6
74	Appendix B Related Documents (Informative)

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