BICSI RCDD

Course Supplier: CNET Telephone Number: 0121 326 2219 Cost: £2,200

Description:

The demand for RCDD professionals is growing rapidly, as more and more projects require that bids are submitted by qualified RCDDs.

The role of the RCDD is to design, control and manage the installation and maintenance of network systems. RCDDs are not inhibited by specific product criteria, they provide a long term view, combining innovative and advanced techniques with existing proven technology. RCDD status is recognised and mandated by many private and public organisations such as the TIA(Q) Scheme. To maintain RCDD status, professionals are required to renew their registration every three years and gain a minimum of 45 BICSI CECs. This involves a commitment to a continuing educational programme, through attendance at BICSI Conferences and study (the majority of CNet courses have BICSI CECs assigned to them).

Industry orientation

PART ONE

Design basics
Recommended design sequence, cabling infrastructure layout, terms & definitions, overview of standards & codes

Designing telecommunications rooms

Determining type number & size according to usable floor space, specifying power, lighting & floor loadings

Designing horizontal distribution systems

Pathway sizing & routing considerations. Design rules for under-floor duct, cellular floors, conduit, & access floors. Use of ceiling distribution including ceiling zones method. Application exercises; design of under-floor conduit system & comparison with overhead plenum rated method. Specifying copper & fibre optic cabling complete with documentation methods. Examples of cable management during installation & cross connection. Installation sequence for zoned systems

Designing backbone systems

Backbone design & planning, media selection options (copper versus fibre), colour codes, backbone pathways & spaces, sleeves, slots & conduits, planning & designing cable pull boxes, firestopping, campus backbone design

Designing equipment rooms

Electrical power requirements & distribution, environmental, space & structural requirements, electrical ground & bonding. Application exercise: equipment room sizing & location

Designing entrance rooms

Calculating total space requirements, types of terminations & hardware, electrical protection, network demarcation. Application exercise: entrance facility case study.

Designing building services entrances

Underground, buried & aerial

Final application exercise

Design a multi-building telecommunications infrastructure.

RCDD review

4-days dedicated to tutor-guided technical revision to consolidate the core chapters & prepare for final exam. These 4-days also cover exam techniques

RCDD exam

31/2 hour exam with 280 questions

Entry Requirements:

2 years distribution design experience, BICSI membership and the appropriate BICSI manual for private study is recommended – available from BICSI

Assessment: