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NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

Physical infrastructure for high-speed electronic communications networks. Technical Booklet M. January 2017. Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 Guidance

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

This Technical Booklet, which takes effect on 1st January 2017, is one of a series that has been prepared by the Department of Finance (the Department) for the purpose of providing practical guidance

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

The guidance contained in this Technical Booklet relates only to the requirements of regulation 77B. The work will also have to comply with all other relevant requirements of the Building Regulations.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

Any building work which is subject to requirements imposed by Part A of the Building Regulations should be carried out in accordance with regulation 23 of those regulations. Guidance on meeting these

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

The Building Regulations are made for specific purposes, primarily securing the health, safety, welfare and convenience of people and for the conservation of fuel and power. Standards and technical ap

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

Where this Technical Booklet makes reference to a named standard, the relevant version of the standard is the one listed in Appendix A. However, if this version has been replaced or updated by the iss

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

The diagrams in this Technical Booklet supplement the text. They do not show all the details of construction and are not intended to illustrate compliance with any other requirement of the Building Re

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

District councils have a duty to take account of the desirability to preserve the character of protected buildings when carrying out their functions under Building Regulations. Therefore, where work i

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

The provisions of this Technical Booklet relate to the requirements of Building Regulations and do not include measures which may be necessary to meet the requirements of other legislation. Such other

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 (the Workplace Regulations) contain some requirements which affect building design. The main requirements are now covered

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 impose requirements which affect building design. These include, amongst other things, the need for co-ordination, co-opera

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

Part M implements Article 8 (In-building physical infrastructure) and provides definitions from Article 2 (Definitions) of Directive 2014/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

The Electronic Communications (Universal Services) Order 2003 implements requirements of Directive 2002/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 07 March 2002 on universal service and us

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

Further information on infrastructure and cabling for broadband in homes is available in the following guides— (a) Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 2016 – Next generation access for new build ho

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

Regulation 77A.—(1) Regulation 77B applies only to building work that consists of— (a) the erection of a building; or (b) major renovation works. (2) Regulation 77B shall not apply to— (a) a building

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

In this Part— "Access point" means a physical point, located inside or outside the building, accessible to undertakings providing or authorised to provide public communications networks, where connect

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

"High-speed electronic communications network" means an electronic communication network which is capable of delivering broadband access services at speeds of at least 30 Mbps;

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

"High-speed-ready in-building physical infrastructure" means in-building physical infrastructure intended to host elements or enable delivery of high-speed electronic communications networks;

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

"In-building physical infrastructure" means physical infrastructure or installations at the end-user's location, including elements under joint ownership, intended to host wired and/or wireless access

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

"Major renovation works" means works at the end-user's location encompassing structural modifications of the entire in-building physical infrastructure or of a significant part of it;

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

"Network termination point" means the physical point at which a subscriber is provided with access to a public communications network; in the case of networks involving switching or routing, the netwo

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

"Public communications network" means an electronic communications network used wholly or mainly for the provision of electronic communications services available to the public which support the trans

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

Building work shall be carried out so as to ensure that a building is adequately equipped with a high-speed-ready in-building physical infrastructure up to the network termination points.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

Where the building work concerns a multi-dwelling building, the building work shall be carried out so as to ensure that the building is adequately equipped with a common access point.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

It is the view of the Department that the requirements of regulation 77B in Part M will be met, when a building is suitably designed and constructed to facilitate the future installation of high-speed

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

The guidance in Section 2 is concerned with ensuring adequate in-building physical infrastructure is provided up to the network termination points. The in-building physical infrastructure should facil

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

The guidance in Section 2 is also concerned with ensuring that multi-dwelling buildings are equipped with a common access point from which the in-building physical infrastructure is capable of serving

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

In this Technical Booklet the following definitions apply – Access point — has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 77A in Part M of the Building Regulations. Flat — has the meaning assigned to it

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

The guidance in this Technical Booklet relates to the requirements of regulation 77B. Regulation 77B(1) applies to all buildings and Regulation 77B(2) applies to multi-dwelling buildings. Regulation 7

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

In relation to regulation 77A(2)(c), an example of a case of major renovation works where the cost of compliance with regulation 77B would be disproportionate to the benefit gained, would be one where

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

Where a multi-dwelling building contains two or more flats, each of the flats should be regarded as a part of the multi-dwelling building and hence the building should comply with the requirement of r

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

Terraced and semi-detached houses which have been designed to be maintained and to operate independently of one another should not be regarded as multi-dwelling buildings for the purposes of Part M an

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

In relation to existing buildings, Part M requirements only apply where major renovation works are to take place. These works should involve the modification of a significant part, or all, of the enti

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

Building work should satisfy all of the requirements of the Building Regulations, however the requirements of Part C (Site preparation and resistance to contaminants and moisture), Part E (Fire safety

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

Regulation 77B(1) requires high-speed-ready in-building physical infrastructure from the access point, at which service providers gain access to the infrastructure, up to the network termination point

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

Regulation 77B(2) requires multi-dwelling buildings to be equipped with a common access point which gives service providers access to high-speed-ready in-building physical infrastructure which is capa

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

Building access points should be suitably located so that service providers in the area can readily access them.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

A suitable location for at least one network termination point should be identified for each dwelling and each separate unit within a building.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

Suitable physical infrastructure should be provided to connect each network termination point to the appropriate access point. The type, size and routing of ducting or cable tray should be designed to

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

A possible arrangement for the physical infrastructure for a single unit building is shown in Diagram 2.1 and is applicable both to dwellings and buildings other than dwellings. A simple through-wall

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

Diagram 2.1 Possible arrangement of in-building physical infrastructure for a single unit building Components shown: - Access point - Network termination point - Terminal chamber - Service duct (see

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

A multi-dwelling building should have a common access point, and dedicated vertical and horizontal service routes, so that service providers can make connections from the common access point to the ne

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

In-building physical infrastructure to individual units other than dwellings should also be provided. Such in-building physical infrastructure may use a common access point where it provides adequate

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

In-building physical infrastructure should be sufficiently accessible from within each unit or from commonly accessible service areas so that future installers of cabling should not require access to

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

The design of the in-building physical infrastructure should take account of other delivery technologies such as satellite, wireless or overhead lines where there is evidence that they could meet the

NI-wide·Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks

Diagram 2.2 Possible arrangement of in-building physical infrastructure for dwellings in a multi-dwelling building Key elements shown: - Service duct - Network termination point in each dwelling - Du