Case Study - PBE - TrueNET - Omnicom

high-rise, the renowned global advertising and media services firm sought a future-proof cabling infrastructure to support its ten-floor Gigabit Ethernet LAN.. “Ultimately, OMS chose t

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mnicom Management Services (OMS) is a business unit of Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC),

a strategic holding company that manages a portfolio of global advertising, media services and specialty communications companies OMS provides human resources, financial, operational and network infrastructure services to Dallas-based Omnicom-owned companies

Linking a 10-Floor Gigabit Ethernet LAN

When OMS set out to renovate ten floors it was leasing in a downtown Dallas high-rise office

building for its new corporate headquarters, the company needed a robust and reliable structured cabling system According to Kenny Gallaher, Manager of Network Operations, OMS sought

a state-of-the-art system capable of supporting the high bandwidth demands of a single Gigabit Ethernet LAN which would link company operations scattered between the 17th and 34th floors Each

of the nine Omnicom subsidiaries would then lease the LAN core and PBX infrastructure

As its partner in this initiative, OMS selected TechKnowledge Consulting Corporation, a

Texas-Omnicom

Corporate Headquarters‘ High-Speed Gigabit Ethernet LAN

In renovating a Dallas, Tx.

high-rise, the renowned

global advertising and

media services firm sought

a future-proof cabling

infrastructure to support

its ten-floor Gigabit

Ethernet LAN.

O

Omnicom Management Services, a business unit of Omnicom Group, provides financial, operation and network infrastructure services to Dallas-based Omnicom-owned communications companies.

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based telecommunications system design

and consulting firm Jeff Chauza, RCDD, and

the TechKnowledge team were responsible

for assisting OMS in evaluating marketplace

choices and issuing a Request for Proposal

(RFP) to qualified vendors relative to cabling

infrastructure and design Chauza also

managed the entire installation, which was

done by Orius Corp of Carrollton, Tx

“The goal for OMS’s cabling infrastructure

was to install a high-performance,

end-to-end communications system that would

fully-support all foreseeable applications,”

Chauza noted “Ultimately, OMS chose the

KRONE®TrueNet™C6T™Structured Cabling

System.” OMS’s Gallaher explained: “We

selected the TrueNet Cabling System based

upon its patented TrueMatch™cabling design

that allows for impedance matching of

components throughout the system,

thereby increasing network performance

and reliability Its modular design allows the

system to grow with our network demands,

while extending the life expectancy of the

product within our environment.”

Anatomy of the Omnicom Network

Before installing the cabling infrastructure,

TechKnowledge prepared detailed diagrams

for layout and installation of the network’s

Data Center and telecommunications closets,

as well as cabling pathways and trays

TechKnowledge also provided for a rigorously

documented cable management system

consisting of identification markers on all

outlets, cables, connecting blocks and

racks, so that components can be easily

distinguished and referenced to the documentation package For ease of troubleshooting and maintenance, the floor number, quadrant and sequential outlet number is noted on each ID label

Phase one began with the communications network build-out, installation and testing

of Omnicom’s 18th floor marketing organization Phase two involved build-out, installation and testing of the remainder of the facility For the network backbone, riser-rated fiber optic cables (FDDI, 62.5/125 micron) and connectors were installed

The TrueNet design specified three cables installed to each individual work outlet (WO) in hard-walled and modular offices,

as well as to the main cross-connect (MCC)

— also called the Data Center — and telecommunications room (TR) build-outs The MCC and TRs are connected via high-pair-count copper cables for voice services and individual fiber optic cables for data services

The KRONE TrueNet Installation

KRONE’s TrueNet C6T Structured Cabling System provides high-performance connectivity throughout each of OMS’s office floors The system’s IEEE specifications for signal amplitude are especially important for Gigabit Ethernet, which uses multilevel encoding This impedance-matched system includes TrueNet C6T cable, Ultim8™blocks,

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Each work outlet is cabled with the three KRONE TrueNet cables The middle blue port is designated Data 1 and utilizes Category C6T cable; the white (right) port is designated Data 2 and utilizes Category C5eT ™ cable, and the white (left) port utilizes Category C5eT cable for voice application.

All TrueNet cabling is installed according

to certified TIA/EIA-568-A, NEC and BICSI TDM specifications Overall, the OMS network included approximately 1,600 drops.

HighBand jacks and TruePatch patch

cords The OMS installation also utilized

KRONE®TrueNet™C5eT™cabling

On each floor, the system is designed so

that each work area outlet is cabled with

three KRONE TrueNet cables — one C6T™

and two C5eT — with the C6T cable being

designated as Data 1, one C5eT cable

designated as miscellaneous, and the

second C5eT cable designated as voice

In reality, since all cables terminate in the

same field, on KRONE Ultim8™blocks, all

three can be used for multiple voice and

data applications (e.g phone, fax, modem,

computer and printer) Approximately 40%

of OMS’s work outlets reside within

hard-walled offices, with the remaining 60%

within modular furniture workstations

In the hard-walled offices, horizontal cables

are installed along walls and above doorways

The cables are routed to the center of the

room, where they maintain a 10-foot service

loop before being routed to the outlet For

modular workstations, all horizontal cabling

is routed and concealed within the structures’

walls and within cabling trays in ceilings In

some cases, grid wires and J-hangers were

installed to suspend cabling not contained

in cable trays Throughout the OMS facility,

all cabling is installed according to certified

TIA/EIA-568-A, NEC and BICSI TDM

specifications Overall, the OMS network

included approximately 1,600 drops

In each office location, the cables terminate

to standard single-gang size communications

faceplates with the capacity to terminate four

modular jacks In modular locations, cabling

terminates to single-gang size faceplates with capacity for three modular jacks Wall-mount phone faceplates are also used

Every horizontal cable is terminated in the corresponding TR on a KRONE Ultim8 block

Ultim8 blocks are installed on KRONE’s Universal Mounting System (UMS) brackets

The UMS brackets are mounted to a UMS backboard, with the Ultim8 blocks on the outer brackets to provide a structured

pathway (voice cross-connects on the

“outer” sides of the Ultim8 kits and data patch cords on their “inner” side) Chauza mandated that the patch cords and cross-connects never be collocated so that each service — voice and data — can easily track their cords Instead of routing patch cords in the center panel of the UMS backboard, this section is reserved for future Ultim8 blocks

While the three KRONE cables are designated for either voice or data, they all terminate on KRONE Ultim8 blocks, so they could be used for multiple voice and data applications.

Active Network Testing is Critical

To ensure its warranted TrueNet™zero bit error data transmission network performance, KRONE®provided OMS with active network testing after installation

Because of the critical nature of the OMS Gigabit Ethernet network, Vigilant Networks’

analyzer was used to actively monitor all data center ports According to Chauza of TechKnowledge: “Active testing was an important factor in the decision for TrueNet

OMS’s motivation for testing was to achieve near 100% uptime by proactively monitoring their network to identify any network or infrastructure problems.”

With the OMS network up and running successfully, OMS’s Gallaher is satisfied that the system provides the reliability and flexibility he had hoped for “With the KRONE TrueNet C6T™System and active network testing, we are confident that

we can maintain a trouble-free cabling infrastructure We have also reduced overall cabling moves, adds and changes (MACs), thanks to the flexibility of this system,”

Gallaher concluded

Chauza adds: “As designed, the network infrastructure will allow OMS to migrate gracefully to Voice/IP, should they choose to, when the technology matures Or, they can migrate to Gig-over-copper without replacing

the infrastructure or paying a premium for echo-cancellation Gig equipment Since

we installed the Ultim8™kits on the outer brackets, OMS also has the flexibility to add workstation outlets, while still maintaining continuity in the labeling scheme I believe the system proves that building for the future

is a good investment.”

For more information

For more information about the KRONE TrueNet System, please call

1-800-775-5766 or visit our Web site

at: www.kroneamericas.com

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KRONE ® Incorporated

6950 South Tucson Way

Englewood, CO 80112

Toll-Free: 1-800-775-KRONE

Phone: 303-790-2619

Fax: 303-790-2117

Web: www.kroneamericas.com

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