"What size does and Main Distribution Frame room need to be?"
I am a brand new PA and I was just asked this question by the colleagues in the office.
I don't know the answer to that and I think that maybe an IT consultant would be able to answer that better than I could. However, I thought I would ask for advice so I seem less green, as a PA.
x intern
Feb 8, 17 10:42 am
Totally depends on size of building and use. Look at another similar project on your server.
JonathanLivingston
Feb 8, 17 5:20 pm
One data / telephone comes in serving the whole building. MDF board breaks it apart and provides service to individual tenants/occupants of the building.
Janosh
Feb 8, 17 11:04 pm
It's a trick, because if you know what you are doing you will punt this to a consultant or the client's IT infrastructure team. There is no way to answer that question without a ton more questions - it could be a closet or 1,000 SF. How many racks does it need to serve? How much heat load needs to be addressed? Are there M/E redundancy requirements?
Non Sequitur
Feb 9, 17 7:40 am
Heat is a big issue. We've had to design individual dedicated air conditioners for each of these rooms in a previous project. 20 in total.
Peter Normand
Feb 9, 17 2:07 pm
Heat and equipment will drive the design.
First these rooms often have huge racks of equipment like a computer server for example. They need clear space around this equipment to work on things so equipment size plus 3 feet. Static resistant floors, sometimes you need to make the room volume larger than you normally would by not having a drop ceiling so there is more space for heat to dissipate.
the equipment is key. and sometimes a big MDF or IDF room 2000+ will have a raised floor so ramps and railings may be needed.
Websites I used to get a preliminary feel for the equipment sizes below, but an IT guy will try to work with the room you give them. I often try not to make it less than 6' clear in any direction.
"What size does and Main Distribution Frame room need to be?"
I am a brand new PA and I was just asked this question by the colleagues in the office.
I don't know the answer to that and I think that maybe an IT consultant would be able to answer that better than I could. However, I thought I would ask for advice so I seem less green, as a PA.
Totally depends on size of building and use. Look at another similar project on your server.
One data / telephone comes in serving the whole building. MDF board breaks it apart and provides service to individual tenants/occupants of the building.
It's a trick, because if you know what you are doing you will punt this to a consultant or the client's IT infrastructure team. There is no way to answer that question without a ton more questions - it could be a closet or 1,000 SF. How many racks does it need to serve? How much heat load needs to be addressed? Are there M/E redundancy requirements?
Heat is a big issue. We've had to design individual dedicated air conditioners for each of these rooms in a previous project. 20 in total.
Heat and equipment will drive the design.
First these rooms often have huge racks of equipment like a computer server for example. They need clear space around this equipment to work on things so equipment size plus 3 feet. Static resistant floors, sometimes you need to make the room volume larger than you normally would by not having a drop ceiling so there is more space for heat to dissipate.
the equipment is key. and sometimes a big MDF or IDF room 2000+ will have a raised floor so ramps and railings may be needed.
Websites I used to get a preliminary feel for the equipment sizes below, but an IT guy will try to work with the room you give them. I often try not to make it less than 6' clear in any direction.
https://www.racksolutions.com/
http://www.budind.com/large_cabinet_racks.php
Also look at the local building codes they may have specific requirements as well.
Over and OUT
Peter N
Thanks everyone for the advice. I really appreciate all the input!