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mnicom Management Services (OMS) is a
business unit of Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC),
a strategic holding company that manages a
portfolio of global advertising, media services
and specialty communications companies. OMS
provides human resources, financial, operational
and network infrastructure services to Dallas-
based Omnicom-owned companies.
Linking a 10-Floor Gigabit Ethernet LAN
When OMS set out to renovate ten floors it was
leasing in a downtown Dallas high-rise office
building for its new corporate headquarters, the
company needed a robust and reliable structured
cabling system. According to Kenny Gallaher,
Manager of Network Operations, OMS sought
a state-of-the-art system capable of supporting
the high bandwidth demands of a single Gigabit
Ethernet LAN which would link company operations
scattered between the 17th and 34th floors. Each
of the nine Omnicom subsidiaries would then
lease the LAN core and PBX infrastructure.
As its partner in this initiative, OMS selected
TechKnowledge Consulting Corporation, a Texas-
Omnicom
Deploys KRONE
®
TrueNet
™
C6T
™
Cabling System to Support
Corporate Headquarters‘ High-Speed Gigabit Ethernet LAN
In renovating a Dallas, Tx.
high-rise, the renowned
global advertising and
media services firm sought
a future-proof cabling
infrastructure to support
its ten-floor Gigabit
Ethernet LAN.
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Omnicom Management Services, a business unit of Omnicom Group, provides financial, operation and
network infrastructure services to Dallas-based Omnicom-owned communications companies.
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based telecommunications system design
and consulting firm. Jeff Chauza, RCDD, and
the TechKnowledge team were responsible
for assisting OMS in evaluating marketplace
choices and issuing a Request for Proposal
(RFP) to qualified vendors relative to cabling
infrastructure and design. Chauza also
managed the entire installation, which was
done by Orius Corp. of Carrollton, Tx.
“The goal for OMS’s cabling infrastructure
was to install a high-performance, end-
to-end communications system that would
fully-support all foreseeable applications,”
Chauza noted. “Ultimately, OMS chose the
KRONE
®
TrueNet
™
C6T
™
Structured Cabling
System.” OMS’s Gallaher explained: “We
selected the TrueNet Cabling System based
upon its patented TrueMatch
™
cabling design
that allows for impedance matching of
components throughout the system,
thereby increasing network performance
and reliability. Its modular design allows the
system to grow with our network demands,
while extending the life expectancy of the
product within our environment.”
Anatomy of the Omnicom Network
Before installing the cabling infrastructure,
TechKnowledge prepared detailed diagrams
for layout and installation of the network’s
Data Center and telecommunications closets,
as well as cabling pathways and trays.
TechKnowledge also provided for a rigorously
documented cable management system
consisting of identification markers on all
outlets, cables, connecting blocks and
racks, so that components can be easily
distinguished and referenced to the
documentation package. For ease of
troubleshooting and maintenance, the
floor number, quadrant and sequential
outlet number is noted on each ID label.
Phase one began with the communications
network build-out, installation and testing
of Omnicom’s 18th floor marketing
organization. Phase two involved build-out,
installation and testing of the remainder of
the facility. For the network backbone, riser-
rated fiber optic cables (FDDI, 62.5/125
micron) and connectors were installed.
The TrueNet design specified three cables
installed to each individual work outlet
(WO) in hard-walled and modular offices,
as well as to the main cross-connect (MCC)
— also called the Data Center — and
telecommunications room (TR) build-outs.
The MCC and TRs are connected via
high-pair-count copper cables for voice
services and individual fiber optic cables
for data services.
The KRONE TrueNet Installation
KRONE’s TrueNet C6T Structured Cabling
System provides high-performance
connectivity throughout each of OMS’s office
floors. The system’s IEEE specifications for
signal amplitude are especially important
for Gigabit Ethernet, which uses multilevel
encoding. This impedance-matched system
includes TrueNet C6T cable, Ultim8
™
blocks,
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Each work outlet is cabled with the
three KRONE TrueNet cables. The
middle blue port is designated Data 1
and utilizes Category C6T cable; the
white (right) port is designated Data 2
and utilizes Category C5eT
™
cable, and
the white (left) port utilizes Category
C5eT cable for voice application.
All TrueNet cabling is installed according
to certified TIA/EIA-568-A, NEC and
BICSI TDM specifications. Overall, the
OMS network included approximately
1,600 drops.
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HighBand
™
jacks and TruePatch
™
patch
cords. The OMS installation also utilized
KRONE
®
TrueNet
™
C5eT
™
cabling.
On each floor, the system is designed so
that each work area outlet is cabled with
three KRONE TrueNet cables — one C6T
™
and two C5eT — with the C6T cable being
designated as Data 1, one C5eT cable
designated as miscellaneous, and the
second C5eT cable designated as voice.
In reality, since all cables terminate in the
same field, on KRONE Ultim8
™
blocks, all
three can be used for multiple voice and
data applications (e.g. phone, fax, modem,
computer and printer). Approximately 40%
of OMS’s work outlets reside within hard-
walled offices, with the remaining 60%
within modular furniture workstations.
In the hard-walled offices, horizontal cables
are installed along walls and above doorways.
The cables are routed to the center of the
room, where they maintain a 10-foot service
loop before being routed to the outlet. For
modular workstations, all horizontal cabling
is routed and concealed within the structures’
walls and within cabling trays in ceilings. In
some cases, grid wires and J-hangers were
installed to suspend cabling not contained
in cable trays. Throughout the OMS facility,
all cabling is installed according to certified
TIA/EIA-568-A, NEC and BICSI TDM
specifications. Overall, the OMS network
included approximately 1,600 drops.
In each office location, the cables terminate
to standard single-gang size communications
faceplates with the capacity to terminate four
modular jacks. In modular locations, cabling
terminates to single-gang size faceplates with
capacity for three modular jacks. Wall-mount
phone faceplates are also used.
Every horizontal cable is terminated in the
corresponding TR on a KRONE Ultim8 block.
Ultim8 blocks are installed on KRONE’s
Universal Mounting System (UMS) brackets.
The UMS brackets are mounted to a UMS
backboard, with the Ultim8 blocks on the
outer brackets to provide a structured
pathway (voice cross-connects on the
“outer” sides of the Ultim8 kits and data
patch cords on their “inner” side). Chauza
mandated that the patch cords and cross-
connects never be collocated so that each
service — voice and data — can easily track
their cords. Instead of routing patch cords in
the center panel of the UMS backboard, this
section is reserved for future Ultim8 blocks.
While the three KRONE cables are designated for either voice or data, they all
terminate on KRONE Ultim8 blocks, so they could be used for multiple voice and
data applications.
Active Network Testing is Critical
To ensure its warranted TrueNet
™
zero
bit error data transmission network
performance, KRONE
®
provided OMS with
active network testing after installation.
Because of the critical nature of the OMS
Gigabit Ethernet network, Vigilant Networks’
analyzer was used to actively monitor all
data center ports. According to Chauza of
TechKnowledge: “Active testing was an
important factor in the decision for TrueNet.
OMS’s motivation for testing was to achieve
near 100% uptime by proactively monitoring
their network to identify any network or
infrastructure problems.”
With the OMS network up and running
successfully, OMS’s Gallaher is satisfied
that the system provides the reliability and
flexibility he had hoped for. “With the
KRONE TrueNet C6T
™
System and active
network testing, we are confident that
we can maintain a trouble-free cabling
infrastructure. We have also reduced overall
cabling moves, adds and changes (MACs),
thanks to the flexibility of this system,”
Gallaher concluded.
Chauza adds: “As designed, the network
infrastructure will allow OMS to migrate
gracefully to Voice/IP, should they choose to,
when the technology matures. Or, they can
migrate to Gig-over-copper without replacing
the infrastructure or paying a premium for
echo-cancellation Gig equipment. Since
we installed the Ultim8
™
kits on the outer
brackets, OMS also has the flexibility to add
workstation outlets, while still maintaining
continuity in the labeling scheme. I believe
the system proves that building for the future
is a good investment.
”
For more information
For more information about the
KRONE TrueNet System, please call
1-800-775-5766 or visit our Web site
at: www.kroneamericas.com.
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®
Incorporated
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Englewood, CO 80112
Toll-Free: 1-800-775-KRONE
Phone: 303-790-2619
Fax: 303-790-2117
Web: www.kroneamericas.com
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®
Incorporated
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Englewood, CO 80112
Toll-Free: 1-8 0 0-7 75-KRONE
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Omnicom Management Services, a business unit of Omnicom Group, provides financial, operation and
network infrastructure services to Dallas-based Omnicom- owned