Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant (CTDC) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Introduction to Data Centre Facilities

About the ANSI/TIA-942

Life of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard Relation to other standards Architectural Electrical Mechanical Telecommunication Areas under scope High level redundancy definitions Redundancy options (N, N+1 etc.) Fault tolerant Concurrent maintainability Compartmentalisation Examples of redundancy levels Data Centre Space Planning

Data Centre Topologies

Recommendations for Energy Efficiency

Architectural

Site selection Parking Multi-tenant building Building construction Vapor barrier Roofing Floor loading Raised flooring Suspended/drop ceiling Hanging load Seismic Building Security & Safety

Security CCTV Staffing Bullet/ballistic proofing Lighting Safety - Signage Building and Room Access

Security checkpoints Entry lobby Doors and windows Exit corridors Shipping and receiving areas Room/Area Design Requirements

Administrative offices Security offce Operations centre Restroom and break room UPS/Battery rooms Generator and fuel storage area Computer room Electrical

Utility power - Substation - Feed requirements - Self-generation HT/HV switch gear Generator and fuel supply LT/LV switch gear - ATS - Alternatives to ATS UPS and batteries PDU STS Grounding Surge protection EPO Central power monitoring Load banks Testing Equipment maintenance - Preventive maintenance - Facility training programs Mechanical

Environmental design - Temperature and humidity requirements - Contamination - Sources - Clean air - Pressurisation - Radio sources - Vibration - Water ingress Water cooled systems - Heat rejection - Chilled water system - Condenser water​ - Make up water Air cooled systems HVAC control systems Plumbing - Pipe routing Fire suppression Water leak detection Telecommunications

Network topology Redundancy level design Media and connectors Cabling pathways Detailed cabling design considerations Administration and labeling Cable testing Data centre fabrics