Location
The telephone line frame produces no heat and requires most attention. If not located in the computer/server room, then the Ops room is an ideal location.

Transients
Transient protection needs considering for such an important facility.

Most over-voltage damage is caused by lightning strikes to the ground around a premises and travelling inside along underground cables.

Fibre optic cables themselves are not electrical conductors. However their sheathing is.

Cable management
The large number of small cables associated with Data and Telecoms means that tidy managed containment is required. Whilst the shared raised floor void offers a suitable route, trunking is required to contain and protect them from the physical danger presented by the heavy removable floor panels.

Cabling to and from patch panels and server racks need the same considerations as for Telecoms. However, transients are less of a problem, although surges can still be induced by local over voltages.

Wireless systems will need to commence outside the room if Faraday caging, inherent in a usual CCS security design, protects it. Outside the room antennae may be embedded in suspended ceiling tiles.

The controlling PC for the network is best located elsewhere - in the Ops area or Security office.