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Power and Data

All infrastructure cabling is to be conducted in accordance with Curtin Standards. DTS AV has some additional requirements which are to be observed.

Rooms that operate together must be consolidated to the same comms room. All audio and video encoding/decoding devices must be on the same stack.

Rooms shall not be split between multiple comms rooms without consultation and agreement from DTS.

Comms Rooms​

AV racks are to be 600mm x 800mm racks. A minimum of 24 ties are to be installed between the AV rack and passive network rack. Sufficient service loop shall be allowed such the the patch panel can be located at any point in the passive rack, including the bottom of the rack. All passive rack connectors are to be mounted on angled plates. The ties are to be installed in the top RU of the AV rack on a flat panel.

One AV rack is required per 5 classrooms being serviced - and allowance should be made for 20% expansion.

AV Input Points (AVIP)​

DTS has a range of standard furniture for AV Input.

Preference is for all furniture to be height adjustable and wheelchair accessible. Where possible, cables to the AVIP should reticulate through floor trunking and enter the furniture from the underside.

Power​

Patched Power​

AV utilises "Patched Power" to consolidate satelite power to networked Power Distribution Units.

A patched power design consists of a Source end and a Destination.

The Destination is located at the satelite devices. It consists of a blue skinned Clipsal Pro socket and is cabled with TPS to the Source location. The outlet is to be lablled with both the PDU it is connected to, as well as the socket number (ie B314-115-PDU1/2 for PDU 1, Socket 2 in B314 Room 115)

Blue Outlet

The Source conolidation point contains one (or more) PDU's - available in 4 or 8 port versions - and a junction box, within which the TPS terminated. These TPS are then to transition to flexible appliance cable terminated in an IEC C14 plug with a sufficiently long trailing lead. One for each outlet.

  • The junction box is to be secured to a wall or board in either the ceiling or on the wall.
  • Wire nuts are not to be used
  • The junction box should be labelled with the PDU number (ie B314-115-PDU1)
  • Individual destination runs shall be labelled near the C14 socket with self-laminating labels or clear heat shrink.

In the event that Clipsal Pro outlets are not available Clipsal 413 or similar can be used and painted blue.

Ducting​

"Aussie Duct" or similar should be limited in its used and must be affixed with fixings and not rely on tape. Moduline style duct should be the primary method of reticulating on walls where running through a cavity is not possible. ECD floor trunk with ramps can be used for cross floor cabling in retrofit works. Cast-in cable containment or raised access floors should be the primary method for cross-floor reticulation in new builds.