PEC 3 Chapter 2

0.500

UNDERGROUND ENTRANCE A minimum of______ coaxial cable, solid aluminum, 75 ohms shall be laid out from outside plant to the service entrance box of the building via aerial or underground.

private pole (or pedestal box)

UNDERGROUND ENTRANCE Building owner should provide ____________ inside the private property.

600 mm ; 2; 100 mm ; PVC

UNDERGROUND ENTRANCE Conduits installed underground shall be buried at least ______ below the ground. _____ runs of conduits, ____ inside diameter, _____shall be provided for underground service entrance.

3 meter

UNDERGROUND ENTRANCE For fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) installation, a fiber slack management should be attached outside of building prior to distribution. A ______ fiber slack should be provided for maintenance loop

shortest logical route

UNDERGROUND ENTRANCE For underground entrances, the ________ of the entrance conduits between the nearest tap of the cable TV provider and the main service pull box of the building shall be selected.

30 meters

UNDERGROUND ENTRANCE Multiple handholes shall be installed at _______ interval. Size of handhole is 610mm (Width) x 910 mm (Length) x 910 mm (Depth) and 610mm (Width) x 910 mm (Length) x 730 mm (Depth) for vehicular lane and non- vehicular lane respectively.

90° bends; 10

UNDERGROUND ENTRANCE No ______ in conduit. Standard radius of bend shall not be less than _____times the inside diameter of the conduit.

utility pole

UNDERGROUND ENTRANCE Private pole or pedestal box should be placed closer to the ____ for easy accessibility.

5.5 meters

UNDERGROUND ENTRANCE The conduits shall be extended to the private pole at least ______above the ground.

fiber optic cable

UNDERGROUND ENTRANCE When required, a ______ shall be installed from outside plant to the service entrance pull box of the building

Handhole; 50 meters

UNDERGROUND ENTRANCE _____ should be installed whenever underground service conduits run more than _______.

Conduits; seal plugs, cap or weather head.

UNDERGROUND ENTRANCE ______ may also be installed directly at the edge of the building. This shall be free of debris and water. This shall be provided with ________

1 meter (3 feet)

Vertical Clearances Over the roofs not accessible to pedestrians

rain gutters, power conduits,

Aerial entrance Do not attach the cable to anything attached to the building, such as ________ or other obstructions.

aerial or cable trespass

Aerial entrance Do not cross neighboring property lines with the drop cable. This is called _________ and shall be avoided.

1.4 meters (4.5 feet)

Aerial entrance Horizontal Clearances To walls, projections, windows, balconies and areas accessible to pedestrians.

30 cm (12 inches)

Aerial entrance Horizontal and Vertical Clearances Light or power service drops

10 meters (6 feet)

Aerial entrance Horizontal and Vertical Clearances Lightning Conductors

1 meter (3 feet)

Aerial entrance Horizontal and Vertical Clearances Signs, chimneys, billboards, radio and television antennas, and other installations not classified as building or bridges.

support joint

Aerial entrance If you are screwing the hook into the fascia board of the house, make sure to actually screw it into a ________ behind the fascia board.

vinyl; aluminum siding.

Aerial entrance Never screw house hooks directly into ____ or ______.

same side

Aerial entrance Plan to locate the building attachment in an area that is on the _______ _____ as the electrical utility line and allows for an unobstructed run from the pole. If this is not possible, the cable will have to be routed from the attachment point to this area.

aerial cable; short

Aerial entrance The_______ needs to be properly placed on nearest pole of the building prior to attachment. A general rule is to keep the cable as _____ as possible to the point of entry of the building.

P-hook, J-hook or Oval Eye- nut.

Aerial entrance To attach the cable into the building, a house hook is used. House hook can be ____________

3.2 meter (10.5 feet)

Aerial entrance Vertical Clearances Over the balconies and roofs accessible to pedestrians

7.3 meters (24 feet)

Aerial entrance Vertical Clearances Railroad tracks

4.7 meters (15.5 feet)

Aerial entrance Vertical Clearances Residential driveways

5.5 meters (18 feet)

Aerial entrance Vertical Clearances Road, streets, alleys, non-residential, driveways, parking lots and other areas subject to truck traffic.

3.5 meters (11.5 feet)

Aerial entrance Vertical Clearances Sidewalks and other pedestrian traffic areas

30 meters; 5.5 meters

Aerial entrance When the building is more than _____ from the utility pole, a private pole inside the private property shall be provided by the building owner. The private pole shall be tall enough such that the _______ clearance from the ground to the mid span of the entrance cable is met

House hook; eave

Aerial entrance ____ shall be screwed completely into solid material of a building, such as the _____, to give support to the cable.

5/8" Oval Eye-nut coupled with machine bolt

Aerial entrance _______ shall be used for hardline coaxial cables and fiber optic cable.

AWG#16.

Service Entrance Cabinet has inside dimensions of 915 mm (H) x 610 mm (W) x 305 mm (D), _____.

1.5 meter

Service Entrance Pull box When required, a service entrance box shall be installed on the wall of the building. Distance of cabinet at its center from the ground shall be ______ for maintenance purposes.

Multiple dwelling Units (MDU)

Service entrance facility applies to all ________________ that require structured cabling (information transport system) within the building, for safety consideration, and to meet the technical operating parameters set forth in this Code.

aerial; underground; conduits, pull boxes, cabinets

Service entrance facility could be ______ or ______ installations and it needs ____________________ to serve the building.

outside plant; main service box

Service entrance facility of the building starts from the _______ to _________ of the building.

true

Service entrance pull box may be installed at pedestal whose specifications are the same and be installed for areas that are not affected by floods.

Open cable facility; RG-6 tri-shield coaxial cable or drop fiber cable; eye-nut, J-hook, P-hook, staple wire or cable clip.

This prohibition applies for SDU installation whose cable connection requires centralized home wiring system, for safety considerations and compliance of technical operating parameters setforth in this Code. _________ is intended for single-dwelling unit (SDU) and utilizes _______ as entrance cable. It is directly connected to the building and attached along the wall using _____