MDU(multi Dwelling Unit)
MDU - ANS--type of housing with multiple separate housing units for residential customers
-contained within one building or several buildings one complex
-Layouts
-How to identify, locate and access layouts
-components
-wiring installations
-troubleshooting and repair
-customer scenarios - ANS-Whats unique in MDU?
Apartment building - ANS--rental=customers rents unit from owner
-rental=building exterior, lawn and communal areas are property of the owner
-large building divided into separate apartment units
-rental or condominium
Condo - ANS-customer owns interior unit
-building exterior, lawn and common areas are property of the condominium board
Townhouses - ANS--attached units that are occupied by individual customers
-share at least one or more walls
-condo or rental units
-customer rents interiors and exteriors unit from the owner
Quadplex - ANS-single dwelling unit spread over two floors connected by an indoor staircase
-can be condo or rental units with multiple owners
-owners own the interior unit and share responsibility and cost of the exterior and common
areas
Strata - ANS--collection of buildings owned bu strata board
-customer owns interior unit
shares ownership of common property with other owners: external walls, windows, roof
driveways etc
-can refer to apartments, condos and townhouses
-could be a SFD converted into a MDU
-Wiring should exist to the network interface box from each unit
Riser Room - ANS-where the backbone and horizontal cabling are connected.
-also referred to as a closet, subpanel or secondary phone room
, Main Telephone Room - ANS-where building services begin and telus facilities for copper and
fibre are terminated
Lockbox - ANS-where building keys are lcoated
Master jack - ANS-where the wiring for the suite and riser room interconnect
smart panel - ANS-where the wiring and technology for the suite are housed
Residential Structured Cabling - ANS-used for wiring MDU buildings for data or voice
communication
-cabling infrastructure with multiple smaller elements called subsystems
-standard wiring and termination practices for Cat5e, Cat 6, Fibre Optic cables and connectors
Entrance facilities - ANS-where building wiring meets telecom outside plant facilities
Equipment room - ANS-Hosts equipment to serve customers inside the building or surrounding
area
Telecommunication rooms - ANS-where telecommunication and data equipment resides
-connects backbone and horizontal cabling subsystems
Backbone cabling - ANS-carries signal between entrance facilities, equipment rooms and
telecommunication rooms
Horizontal cabling - ANS-wiring from telecommunications rooms to individual outlets
Elockbox - ANS--tool designed for and maintained by technicians
-helps you identify any security or access requirements for MDU buildings
-parking details
-advanced access notice requirements
-how to contact the building manager
backup key location in a Telus central Office for unique access
-helpful tips from previous technician who had issues with installations and repairs - ANS-whats
in elockbox
Small low rise apartment building - ANS-Typically have direct wire to Main telephone room
-Often have 10 pair going upto multiple suites
-individual cat3, cat5, JKT, Bellwire etc leaving termination block indicating a direct run to the
suite
Large High Rise Apartment Building - ANS--Typically have riser panels, closets to ease cable
distribution--might have 25 pair cable run up through multiple units
MDU - ANS--type of housing with multiple separate housing units for residential customers
-contained within one building or several buildings one complex
-Layouts
-How to identify, locate and access layouts
-components
-wiring installations
-troubleshooting and repair
-customer scenarios - ANS-Whats unique in MDU?
Apartment building - ANS--rental=customers rents unit from owner
-rental=building exterior, lawn and communal areas are property of the owner
-large building divided into separate apartment units
-rental or condominium
Condo - ANS-customer owns interior unit
-building exterior, lawn and common areas are property of the condominium board
Townhouses - ANS--attached units that are occupied by individual customers
-share at least one or more walls
-condo or rental units
-customer rents interiors and exteriors unit from the owner
Quadplex - ANS-single dwelling unit spread over two floors connected by an indoor staircase
-can be condo or rental units with multiple owners
-owners own the interior unit and share responsibility and cost of the exterior and common
areas
Strata - ANS--collection of buildings owned bu strata board
-customer owns interior unit
shares ownership of common property with other owners: external walls, windows, roof
driveways etc
-can refer to apartments, condos and townhouses
-could be a SFD converted into a MDU
-Wiring should exist to the network interface box from each unit
Riser Room - ANS-where the backbone and horizontal cabling are connected.
-also referred to as a closet, subpanel or secondary phone room
, Main Telephone Room - ANS-where building services begin and telus facilities for copper and
fibre are terminated
Lockbox - ANS-where building keys are lcoated
Master jack - ANS-where the wiring for the suite and riser room interconnect
smart panel - ANS-where the wiring and technology for the suite are housed
Residential Structured Cabling - ANS-used for wiring MDU buildings for data or voice
communication
-cabling infrastructure with multiple smaller elements called subsystems
-standard wiring and termination practices for Cat5e, Cat 6, Fibre Optic cables and connectors
Entrance facilities - ANS-where building wiring meets telecom outside plant facilities
Equipment room - ANS-Hosts equipment to serve customers inside the building or surrounding
area
Telecommunication rooms - ANS-where telecommunication and data equipment resides
-connects backbone and horizontal cabling subsystems
Backbone cabling - ANS-carries signal between entrance facilities, equipment rooms and
telecommunication rooms
Horizontal cabling - ANS-wiring from telecommunications rooms to individual outlets
Elockbox - ANS--tool designed for and maintained by technicians
-helps you identify any security or access requirements for MDU buildings
-parking details
-advanced access notice requirements
-how to contact the building manager
backup key location in a Telus central Office for unique access
-helpful tips from previous technician who had issues with installations and repairs - ANS-whats
in elockbox
Small low rise apartment building - ANS-Typically have direct wire to Main telephone room
-Often have 10 pair going upto multiple suites
-individual cat3, cat5, JKT, Bellwire etc leaving termination block indicating a direct run to the
suite
Large High Rise Apartment Building - ANS--Typically have riser panels, closets to ease cable
distribution--might have 25 pair cable run up through multiple units
