Design guide for voice, data and wireless communications
The UW-IT Design Guide is a subset of the UW Facilities Services Design Guide. The primary content of the overall design guide is maintained by UW Campus Engineering. To link to the Facilities Engineering Design Guide go to Facilities Services Design Guide
The documents below address nearly all voice, data, and wireless requirements for projects that will connect to the University-wide network. Projects involving these requirements are coordinated by UW-IT Communications Infrastructure office.
- Boilerplate specifications and design instructions
- Standard communications drawings
- Excel spreadsheets
Boilerplate Specifications and Design Instructions
These documents are made available in two formats: MS Word and PDF. Consultants and designers developing project specifications should work with the MS Word files. PDFs are provided to make it easier to view the documents (requires Adobe Acrobat).
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| Communications Infrastructure Section 27 17 51 September 2018 |
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| A/E Guide for Communications Infrastructure Section 27 17 51 December 2018 |
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| C.P.D. P.M./C.M. Guide for Communications Infrastructure Section 27 17 51 December 2018 |
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| Communications Cable Plant Section 27 17 52 February 2023 |
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| Coaxial Cable Section 27 17 54 April 2021 |
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| Requirements Guide for UW-IT Wi-Fi Services: Project Management Section 27 17 53 September 2024 |
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| Requirements Guide for Architecture & Engineering Wi-Fi Designs Section 27 17 53 September 2024 |
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| Requirements Guide for Installation of Wi-Fi Services Section 27 17 53 September 2024 |
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| Requirements Guide for Post Installation Survey of UW Wi-Fi Section 27 17 54 September 2024 |
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| Requirements Guide for Public Safety Distributed Antenna Systems Section 27 17 54 September 2024 |
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| Requirements Guide for Cellular Distributed Antenna Systems Section 27 17 54 September 2024 |
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Standard Communications Drawings
These drawings are in two forms: PDF and AutoCAD files. The PDF graphics are intended for viewing only and should not be used in project documentation. (requires Adobe Acrobat). Consultants and designers developing project specifications should copy and work with the AutoCAD files.
NOTE: The AutoCAD drawings may not open by left clicking on them.
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Drafting Symbols
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| Standard Communications Drafting Symbols STAND-SYM-1 REV 6/17/14 |
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Intra-Building Elements
| Drawing Name | DWG | |
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| Voice/Enet Intra-Building Elements INTRA-BLDG-1 REV 6/13/14 |
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| CATV Intra-building Elements Fiber Based INTRA-BLDG-2 REV 5/15/14 |
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Outlets and Faceplates
| Drawing Name | DWG | |
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| Standard Communications Outlet COMM-OTL-1 REV 5/01/19 |
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| Stacked Communications Outlet COMM-OTL-2 REV 5/01/19 |
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| Universal Style Face Plate FACE-PLT-1 REV 5/21/14 |
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| Universal Style Face Plate at Raceway FACE-PLT-2 REV 5/21/14 |
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Comm Rm Racks/Wall Field Layouts–Campus
| Drawing Name | DWG | |
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| Campus 2 Rack Layout CAMPUS-RK-CI-2A.1, 2A.2 & 2.A.3 REV: 7/12/18 |
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| Campus 3 Rack Layout CAMPUS-RK-CI-3A.1, 3A.2 & 3A.3 7/31/17 |
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| Campus 4 Rack Layout CAMPUS-RK-CI-4A.1, 4A.2 & 4A.3 7/31/17 |
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| Campus Wall Mounted Layout CAMPUS-WL-1A.1 & 1A.2 10/14/14 |
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| Campus Wall Mounted IDF Box WL-MT-IDF 10/14/14 |
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Comm Rm Racks/Wall Field Layouts–Medicine Standard
| Drawing Name | DWG | |
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| Medicine 2 Rack Layout MED-CNTR-RK-CI-2B.1, 2B.2 & 2B.3 12/20/16 |
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| Medicine 3 Rack Layout MED-CNTR-RK-CI-3B.1, 3B.2 & 3B.3 12/20/16 |
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| Medicine 4 Rack Layout MED-CNTR-RK-CI-4B.1, 4B.2 & 4B.3 12/20/16 |
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| Medicine Wall Mounted Layout MED-CNTR-WL-1B.1 & 1B.2 10/14/14 |
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Boxes and Poke-Thru
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| Universal Surface Mount Box Assembly FACE-PLT-3 REV 5/29/14 |
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| Co-located Communication Power Floor Box Assembly CO-LO-FLR-BX REV 6/03/14 |
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| Co-located Communication Power Poke-Thru Floor Assembly PK-THRU-RC4 6/04/14 |
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| Co-located Communication Power AV Poke-Thru Floor Assembly PK-THRU-RC8 6/05/14 |
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| Labeling Wall Mounted Fiber Enclosure FIBER-ENC-1 REV 6/25/15 |
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Surface Mounted Raceway
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| Termination Device Divided Wiremold 4000 WM-4000-1 REV 5/21/15 |
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| Standard Single Channel Raceway Assembly ICODUCT-1 REV 6/19/14 |
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Controller Boxes
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| Typical Controller Interface Details CONTL-INTR REV 6/20/14 |
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| Typical Controller Lockable Interface Details CONTRL-BOX 6/23/14 |
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| Fire Alarm Control Panel FA-CNTL-PNL REV 7/25/15 |
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Phones
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| Talk-A-Phone Mass Notification Tower Pad Mounted EMERG-TW-1 1/29/16 |
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| Talk-A-Phone Mass Notification Tower Wall Mounted EMERG-TW-2 1/29/16 |
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| Talk-A-Phone Area of Refuge Tower Pad Mounted EMERG-TW-3 1/29/16 |
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| Code Blue Emergency Speakerphone EMERG-PH-1 8/19/15 |
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| Talk-A-Phone Area of Refuge Phone EMERG-PH-2 1/29/16 |
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| Elevator Telephones EMERG-PH-3 1/29/16 |
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| Emergency Direct Dial 911 Phone EMER-PH-4 1/29/16 |
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| Standard Wall-Mounted Telephone Assembly Detail PH-WL-MT-1 REV 1/29/16 |
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Labeling
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| Wiring and Labeling for Voice Transition Patch PNL LABL-BLK-1 REV 6/19/14 |
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| Wiring and Labeling for Voice Transition Block LABL-BLK-2 Rev 6/19/14 |
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| Station Patch Panel & Faceplate Labeling PNL-LB-1 Rev 1/09/15 |
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| Labeling Scheme for Room Outlets RM-LB-1 5/28/14 |
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| Labeling Scheme, Conduit at Cable Tray COND-LB-1 6/19/14 |
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| Labeling Scheme, Conduit at Comm Room COND-LB-2 6/19/14 |
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| Labeling Wall Mounted Fiber Enclosure FIBER-ENC-1 REV 5/14/2021 |
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| Fire Alarm Control Panel Labeling FA-PNL-Label REV 5/14/2021 |
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| Fiber Enclosure Labeling IDF FIBER-ENC-LB REV 5/14/2021 |
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| Fiber Enclosure Front Labeling MDF FIBER-MDF-1 REV 5/14/2021 |
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| Fiber Enclosure Back Labeling MDF FIBER-MDF-2 REV 5/14/2021 |
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Grounding
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| Communications Equipment Grounding Single IDF Per Floor GRND-SYS-1 8/04/14 |
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| Grounding Bus Bar Assembly Typical GRND-BAR-1 REV 5/27/14 |
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Excel spreadsheets
These documents are made available in two formats: MS Excel and PDF. Consultants and designers developing project specifications should work with the MS Excel files. PDFs are provided to make it easier to view the documents (requires Adobe Acrobat).
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| Wi-Fi Designer Installer Tasks Requested by PM April 2015 |
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| Single mode Fiber OSP Test Results Worksheet Filled out by Testing Vendor April 2014 |
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| Outlet Schedule, Major Projects Filled Out by the Communications Designer June 2019 |
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| Outlet Schedule, Minor Projects Filled Out by the Communications Designer June 2019 |
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| Coax Cable Test Form Filled Out by Vendor Testing the Coax April 2014 |
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| MDF/IDF Room Analysis Worksheet Filled out early in Communications Design by the Communications Designer April 2014 |
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