BICSI 006 2020
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ANSI/BICSI 006-2020, Distributed Antenna System (DAS) Design and Implementation Best Practices
Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
BICSI | 2020 | 113 |
ANSI/BICSI 006-2020 provides designers and installers the necessary information concerning the types, sources, and components required by a DAS while providing requirements and recommendations for standards-compliant, vendor-neutral DASs being deployed in an ever expanding range of environments and locations to support past and current applications, including 5G and FirstNet.
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4 | BICSI International Standards |
6 | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
10 | INDEX OF FIGURES INDEX OF TABLES |
14 | 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview 1.2 Purpose |
15 | 1.3 Categories of Criteria 2 Scope 2.1 Limitations |
16 | 3 Required Standards and Documents |
18 | 4 Definitions, Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Units of Measurement 4.1 Definitions |
22 | 4.2 Acronyms and Abbreviations 4.3 Units of Measurement |
24 | 5 Regulatory and Safety 5.1 Local Code Requirements 5.2 Local DAS Requirements 5.2.1 Emergency Communications 5.2.2 Public Safety Radio 5.3 Personnel Safety Requirements |
26 | 6 Distributed Antenna Systems 6.1 Overview 6.2 Signal Sources 6.2.1 Introduction 6.2.2 Donor Antenna 6.2.3 Base Transceiver Station 6.2.4 Small Cell |
27 | 6.3 Distribution Methods 6.3.1 Passive DAS Figure 6-1 Example of a Passive DAS |
28 | 6.3.2 Active DAS Figure 6-2 Example of an Active DAS |
29 | 6.3.3 Hybrid DAS Figure 6-3 Example of a Hybrid DAS |
30 | 6.3.4 Digital 6.4 DAS Specific Equipment 6.4.1 Headend and Backend Equipment |
31 | 6.4.2 Passive Distribution Equipment |
33 | 6.4.3 Active Distribution Equipment |
34 | 6.5 Cabling Topology Figure 6-4 Hierarchical Star Topology Figure 6-5 Examples of Non-star Topologies |
35 | 6.6 Pathways and Spaces 6.6.1 Overview 6.6.2 Spaces |
36 | Table 6-1 Example Wireless Service Provider Equipment Information |
37 | Figure 6-6 Example Floor Plan for MIMO Antenna Operations |
38 | Figure 6-7 Example Floor Plan for a Three Sector DAS 6.6.3 Pathways |
40 | 6.7 Cabling 6.7.1 General Requirements 6.7.2 General Recommendations 6.7.3 Coaxial Cable |
41 | Table 6-2 Coaxial Construction Advantages and Disadvantages |
42 | 6.7.4 Radiating Coaxial Cable |
43 | 6.7.5 Balanced Twisted-Pair 6.7.6 Optical Fiber |
44 | 6.8 Antennas 6.8.1 Overview 6.8.2 Antenna Parameters 6.8.3 Antenna Characteristics |
45 | 6.8.4 Antenna Types Table 6-3 Types of Directional Antenna and Associated Applications |
47 | Table 6-4 Sector Antenna Types and Their Application |
48 | 6.8.5 Radiating Cable |
49 | 6.8.6 Multiple Carrier Antennas 6.8.7 Recommendations 6.9 Electrical Power 6.9.1 Overview 6.9.2 Power Supply Units 6.9.3 Uninterruptible Power Supplies 6.9.4 Voltage Injectors |
50 | 6.10 Bonding, Grounding, Surge Suppression and Lightning Protection 6.10.1 Grounding and Bonding 6.10.2 Lightning Protection 6.10.3 Surge Suppression |
51 | 6.11 Administration and Documentation 6.11.1 Requirements 6.11.2 Recommendations |
52 | 7 Design Considerations 7.1 Overview 7.2 Site Survey and Needs Analysis 7.2.1 Site Survey |
53 | 7.2.2 Needs Analysis |
54 | Table 7-1 Availability as an Expression of Time |
55 | 7.2.3 Building/Structure Construction |
56 | 7.3 Wireless Configuration 7.3.1 Signal Source and Site Orientation |
57 | 7.3.2 Antenna |
58 | 7.3.3 Power (Link) Budgets 7.3.4 RF Signal Conversion and Combining |
59 | 7.4 Project Coordination Factors 7.4.1 Host/Donor 7.4.2 Cellular Service Providers 7.4.3 Antenna Coordination |
60 | 7.4.4 Coordination with Site Owner(s) 7.5 Security 7.6 Software and Management Systems 7.6.1 Overview 7.6.2 Requirements 7.6.3 Connections |
61 | 7.6.4 Remote Access Configuration 7.7 Emergency Calls and Services Communications 7.7.1 General Requirements 7.7.2 Emergency Call Location |
62 | 7.8 Passive Optical Networks 7.8.1 Overview 7.8.2 Requirements |
64 | 8 Implementation 8.1 Overview 8.2 DAS Personnel 8.2.1 Overview 8.2.2 Division of Design and Installation Task Responsibilities 8.2.3 Designer Qualifications |
65 | 8.2.4 Installer and Service Personnel Qualifications |
66 | 8.3 Design and Implementation Coordination 8.3.1 Overview 8.3.2 Plan Documentation |
68 | 8.4 Cabling Installation 8.4.1 Overview 8.4.2 Requirements |
69 | 8.4.3 Recommendations 8.5 Antennas 8.5.1 Donor Antenna 8.5.2 Indoor Antennas 8.6 DAS Specific Equipment 8.6.1 Bidirectional Amplifier (BDA) |
70 | 8.6.2 Remote Amplifier Modules 8.6.3 Receivers |
72 | 9 Management and Operations 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Managing and Operating DAS and Small Cell Systems 9.2.1 System Manager |
73 | 9.2.2 Other Personnel |
74 | 9.3 Administration 9.3.1 Documentation 9.4 System Testing and Inspection 9.4.1 General Requirements |
75 | 9.4.2 Annual Testing 9.4.3 Five-Year Testing |
76 | 9.4.4 Field Testing |
77 | 9.5 System Revisions and Maintenance 9.5.1 System Upgrades, Revisions and Expansions 9.5.2 System Maintenance |
78 | 10 Site and Functional Support Issues 10.1 Overview 10.2 Interior Trouble Spots 10.3 Office Buildings 10.3.1 Introduction 10.3.2 Building Ownership and Tenants |
79 | 10.3.3 Office Building Core and Shell |
80 | 10.3.4 Physical Construction |
81 | 10.3.5 Coverage Areas 10.4 Multi-Tenant Residential Buildings 10.5 Industrial Facilities 10.5.1 Overview |
82 | 10.5.2 Light vs. Heavy Industry 10.5.3 Chemical and Petrochemical Plants |
85 | 10.5.4 Factories and Assembly Plants 10.5.5 DAS and Wireless LAN Antennas 10.5.6 Warehouses |
86 | 10.6 Healthcare Facilities 10.6.1 Introduction 10.7 Schools and Colleges 10.7.1 Overview 10.7.2 Elementary and Secondary Schools |
87 | 10.7.3 School Administration Entities 10.7.4 Colleges and Universities 10.8 Retail Locations 10.8.1 Description |
88 | 10.8.2 DAS Challenges Figure 10-1 Outline for Coverage Model Provided by Two Directional Antennas Back to Back |
89 | 10.9 Facilities for Vehicle Parking 10.9.1 Overview 10.9.2 Stand-Alone or Attached Parking Structure Construction 10.9.3 Parking Facilities Integrated into Structures 10.9.4 Parking Structure and Parking Facilities Construction Specifics |
90 | 10.9.5 External Concerns 10.10 Hospitality and Entertainment 10.10.1 Overview 10.10.2 Hotels 10.10.3 Casinos 10.10.4 Stadiums 10.10.5 Convention Centers |
92 | Appendix A Wireless Services and Signals (Informative) A.1 Introduction A.2 Services and Systems |
93 | A.3 Common Signal Types |
96 | Appendix B Legal Aspects of Wireless Design (Informative) B.1 Introduction B.2 Setting the Legal Context |
97 | Figure B-1 International Telecommunication Union Regions |
98 | B.3 Legal Issues |
102 | B.4 Limiting the Design Professional’s Liability |
104 | Appendix C Terminating and Testing Coaxial Transmission Lines (Informative) C.1 Terminating Coaxial Cable |
105 | C.2 Testing Tools |
108 | Appendix D Hazardous Environments and Locations (Informative) D.1 Definitions |
110 | D.2 Hazardous Atmosphere Classifications Table D-1 Comparison of Terminology |
112 | Appendix E Related Documents (Informative) |