Wiring Guidelines for Warm Home- Single Family Dwellings Version V3.0WH
4. Planning Multimedia Outlet Locations and Cable Routing
4.1 Introduction
To enable your home for enhanced systems, TELUS multimedia services, or, as a
smart home, all installed runs of outlet cable must be terminated at a centralized location
that will allow placement of a cross connect, switch/router and programmable equipment
that your system requires. This centralized location is identified by the Distribution Device
(DD) in most diagrams (see Diagram 1, 2 & 3). A prewired cable run to the network
interface box (NIB) from the centralized location or DD will also be required.
When selecting Multimedia Outlet (MO) locations, select those that suit both your present
and future needs. TELUS suggests you consider a minimum of two (2) outlets in each of
the areas shown here in Diagram 3. A separate cable run will be required for each service
or device at each outlet. For example, if the outlet contains two sockets, one for telephony
and one for Internet service, then two sets of four-pair cable may need to be run to this
outlet. For rooms designated as likely candidates for the location of entertainment or
multimedia equipment (e.g. living room, family room, home office, home theatre room or
den), additional wall outlets should be allocated.
It is not necessary to have a communications and data device connected at every prewired
location, however, by planning ahead you reduce the cost of future outlet installations.
Unsightly surface wire, additional installation time and inflexibility of device arrangements
are consequences of not planning. Adequate wiring will give customers flexibility in
arranging their telephone, second line, FAX lines, and multimedia services such as TELUS
PureRadio or networked audio devices.
Please refer to Form P546 (BC) or P630 (AB) for connection to TELUS service and owner /
developer‘s support and housing requirements.
Wiring standards should also be considered to accommodate for tomorrow’s
communication technologies. Security wiring and cablevision wire should also be planned
at this time. For details on wiring standards please see Section 5 - Wire/Cable and
Hardware.
TELUS must be contacted when the pathway is in place to install the service entrance wire
and the demarcation block.
4.2 Outlet Locations - Recommendations and Best Practices
Suggestions for locating outlets can be found in Diagram 3.
In each room, locate outlets as follows:
1) to allow two per room minimum, at least one near the Television and one for the PC
or telephone;
2) on walls that make up a corner where Television or PC might be located;
3) to prevent cross-room or cross doorway cable runs – see Diagram 3; and
4) to suit present and future needs, e.g. TELUS multimedia services use in the
kitchen.
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