Flow of Activities for Telecom Design - Intergraph Smart Instrumentation - Help

The following is a suggested flow of activities that will help you design the telecommunication system in your <plant>.

The first step in your telecom design is to create the reference telecommunication equipment.

Then, in the Instrument Index module, you define telecommunication device types (similar to instrument types for non-telecommunication devices). You can also define telecom line numbers, field equipment (that is, equipment classification), and signal levels. Now you can create your telecom tag numbers based on the telecom device type that you defined. At this stage, you can generate various Instrument Index reports as needed.

After all the supporting table data is entered and all the telecom tags are created, you start creating your telecom panels and telecom equipment based on the reference equipment and reference panels you created previously. Make the required connections among your telecom equipment. You can then generate telecom wiring reports as needed.

We recommend the following flow of activities:

1. In the Reference Explorer, create the following reference equipment:

   1. Telecom cables with appropriate configurations

   2. Telecom device panels

   3. Telecom equipment panels with or without their internal equipment

   4. Telecom equipment items such as amplifiers, switchboards, hubs, and so forth that serve as the internal equipment of telecom panels

2. Start the Instrument Index module and define the following:

   1. A telecom device panel type and device type profile defaults for telecom tags

   2. Field equipment classification

   3. Signal levels

   4. Generate Instrument Index telecom reports if needed (telecom devices and various telecom table reports).

3. In the Domain Explorer, do the following:

   1. Create the telecom tag numbers that you require.

   2. Create plant equipment panels with the necessary hardware shelves or racks.

   3. Create the telecom equipment items that you require by copying the reference items.

   4. Define network classes.

   5. Make all necessary connections.

   6. Generate the Telecom reports in the Wiring module.

See Also

Working with Old Equipment