COMMUNICATION STANDARDS:

PLANNING OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS:

The design and planning of an electrical wiring installation shall take
into consideration, some or all of the following:
a) The type of supply, occupancy, envisaged load and the earthing
arrangement available;
b) The atmospheric condition, such as cooling air temperature,
moisture or such other conditions which are likely to affect the
installation adversely;
c) The possible presence of inflammable or explosive dust, vapour or
gas;
d) The degree of electrical and mechanical protection necessary;
e) The importance of continuity of service including the possible
need for standby supply;
f) The probability of need for modification or future extension;
g) The probable operation and maintenance cost taking into account
the electricity supply tariffs available;
h) The relative cost of various alternative methods;
j) The need for radio and telecommunication interference
suppression;
k) Case of maintenance;
m) Safety aspects;
n) Energy conservation; and
p) The importance of proper discrimination between protective
devices for continuity of supply and limited isolation of only the
affected portion.

OVERHEAD LINES, WIRES AND CABLES:

While overhead lines may not be relevant within buildings,
regulations related to overhead lines are of concern from two
different angles.
a) Overhead lines may be required in building complexes, though
use of underground cables is the preferred alternative.
b) Overhead lines may be passing through the site of a building. In
such a case the safety aspects are important for the construction
activity in the vicinity of the overhead line as well as portions of low
height buildings that may have to be constructed below the
overhead lines.
For minimum distance (vertical and horizontal) of electric
lines/wires/cables from buildings, reference may be made to Part 3
Development Control Rules and General Building Requirements.
c) Any person responsible for erecting an overhead line will keep
informed the authority(s) responsible for services in that area for

telecommunication, gas distribution, water and sewage network,

roads so as to have proper co-ordination to ensure safety. He shall
also publish the testing, energising programme for the line in the
interests of safety.

POSITION, INSULATION AND ERECTION OF OVERHEAD

LINES:
Any part of an overhead line which is not connected with earth and
which is not ordinarily accessible shall supported on insulators or
surrounded by insulation. Any part of an overhead line which is not
connected with earth and which is ordinarily accessible shall be:
a) Made dead; or
b) So insulated that it is protected, so far it is reasonably practicable,
against mechanical damage or interference; or
c) Adequately protected to prevent danger. Any person responsible
for erecting a building or
Structure which will cause any part of an overhead line which is not
connected with earth to become ordinarily accessible shall give
reasonable notice to the generator or distributor who owns or
operates the overhead line of his intention to erect that building or
structure.
Any bare conductor not connected with earth, which is part of a low
voltage overhead line, shall be situated throughout its length
directly above a bare conductor which is connected with earth.
No overhead line shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, come so
close to any building, tree or structure as to cause danger.
In this regulation the expression ordinarily accessible means the
overhead line could be reached by hand if any scaffolding, ladder or
other construction was erected or placed on/in, against or near to a
building or structure.
Any person or organization or authority laying cables shall contact
the local authority in charge of that area and find out the layout of
a) Water distribution pipe lines in the area;
b) Sewage distribution network;
c) Telecommunication network; and
d) Gas pipeline network and plan the cable network in such a
manner that the system is compatible, safe and noninterfering
either during its installation or during its operation and
maintenance. Plan of the proposed cable installation shall be
brought to the notice of the other authorities referred above.

Generally the supply is at 400/230 volts, 11 kV (or 22 kV) for loads

up to 5 MVA and 33 kV or 66 kV for consumers of more than 5 MVA.

TABLE 1.1 REQUIREMENTS FOR PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF

UNDERGROUND CABLES

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES AND OTHER

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES
TELECOMMUNICATION:
1. House wiring of telephone subscribers offices in small buildings
is normally undertaken by the Telephone Department on the
surface of walls. But in large multi-storeyed buildings intended
for commercial, business and office use as well as for
residential purposes, wiring for telephone connections is
generally done in a concealed manner through conduits.

2. The requirements of telecommunication facilities like

Telephone connections, Private Branch Exchange,
Intercommunication facilities, Telex and Telegraph lines are to
be planned well in advance so that suitable provisions are
made in the building plan in such a way that the demand for
telecommunication services in any part of the building at any
floor are met at any time during the life of the building.
COMMON ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR TV RECEIVERS:
1. In multi storeyed apartments, houses and hotels where many
TV receivers are located, a common master antenna system
may preferably be used to avoid mushrooming of individual
antennas.
2. Master antenna is generally provided at the top most
convenient point in any building and a suitable room on the top
most floor or terrace for housing the amplifier unit, etc., may
also be provided in consultation with the architect/engineer.
3. From the amplifier rooms, conduits are laid in recess to
facilitate drawing co-axial cable to individual flats. Suitable
Tap Off boxes may be provided in every room/flat as required.
UPS SYSTEM:
An electrical device providing an interface between the mains power
supply and sensitive loads (computer systems, instrumentation,
etc.). The UPS supplies sinusoidal a.c. power free of disturbances
and within strict amplitude and frequency tolerances. It is generally
made up of a rectifier/charger and an inverter together with a
battery for backup power in the event of a mains failure with
virtually no time lag.
In general UPS system shall be provided for sensitive electronic
equipments like computers, printers, fire alarm panel, public
address system equipment, access control panel, EPABX, etc.
COMPUTER NETWORKING:
Networking is the practice of linking computing devices together
with hardware and software that supports data communications
across these devices.

SPECIFICATIONS:
1. Cabling termination hardware for a complete
telecommunications (voice and data), in-building 800 MHz
radio, video broadband, audio-visual, and wireless network
systems.

2. Conduit shall be Polyvinyl-Chloride (PVC) Schedule 40 or 80

(dependent upon concrete encasement requirements),
corrosion-resistant plastic with a 4-inch inside diameter for
underground installations, and Galvanized Rigid Steel (GRS) or
PVC Externally Coated GRS for riser applications.
3. The minimum depth of a trench shall allow 24-inches of cover
from the top of the conduit/cable to final grade.
4. All installed conduits shall be cleaned and verified with a
flexible mandrel and a stiff brush. Mandrels shall be 12-inches
in length, and sized to within -inch of the inside diameter of
the conduit.
5. CONDUIT SIZE REQUIREMENT:

6. TELECOM TOWER:
Installation of Base station antennas within the premises of
schools and hospitals must be avoided because children and
patients are more susceptible to electromagnetic radiations.
Installation of Base Station Antennas in narrow lanes should be
avoided in order to reduce the risks caused by any earthquake
or wind related disaster.
The Base Station Antennas should be at least 3 m away from
nearby buildings and antennas should not directly face a
building. Further, the lower end of the antenna should be at
least 3 meters above the ground or roof.
In case of multiple transmitter sites at a specific locality,
sharing of a common tower infrastructure should be explored,
as far as possible, which can be coordinated through a nodal
agency.
Access to Base Station Antenna sites should be prohibited for
general public by suitable means such as wire fencing, locking
of the door to the roof etc. Access to tower sites, even for
maintenance personnel, should be for a minimum period as far
as possible.

 Sign boards/warning signs are to be provided at Base Station

Antenna sites which should be clearly visible and identifiable. A
warning sign should be placed at the entrance of such zones.
The Warning Sign should discourage longer stay in the zone,
even for the maintenance personnel. The sign board may
contain the following text :
1. Danger! RF radiations, do not enter!
2. Restricted Area.
The operators and maintenance personnel, who are dealing
with radio frequency devices, especially with Base Station
Antennas installed on towers and at any other outdoor sites,
should be protected from electromagnetic radiations. It is
required that operators and maintenance personnel should be
educated for possible hazards from these devices.
All local authorities are also requested that before giving any
permission for installation of mobile towers, aforementioned
guidelines should be considered.
7. TELECOM TOWER LOCATION:
First preference shall be given to the location of towers in
forest areas.
Second preference shall be given to the location of tower in the
open or public areas away from residential locations.
Where it is not possible to avoid the location of the tower in
residential area, the same shall not be located in open spaces
or parks, with prior consent of the owners of adjoining
residential houses.
Erection of towers shall not be allowed within a radius of 100
meters from residential buildings, schools and hospitals.
DONE BY:
Aditi Bhattacharya 141109037
Kavita Gupta 141109035
Anugya Shandilya 141109036
Mohammad Farhan Ansari 141109038
Priyanshi Patidar 141109041
Tanuja Suggala 141109039