Attention A T users. To access the menus on this page please perform the following steps.
1. Please switch auto forms mode to off.
2. Hit enter to expand a main menu option (Health, Benefits, etc).
3. To enter and activate the submenu links, hit the down arrow.
You will now be able to tab or arrow up or down through the submenu options to access/activate the submenu links.
Locator
Contact
Search
Search
Attention A T users. To access the combo box on this page please perform the following steps.
1. Press the alt key and then the down arrow.
2. Use the up and down arrows to navigate this combo box.
3. Press enter on the item you wish to view. This will take you to the page listed.
Menu
VA »
Office of Construction & Facilities Management
»
Technical Information Library »
Design Criteria »
Telecommunications Data Center and Infrastructure Engineering Design Standards
Office of Construction & Facilities Management
Telecommunications Data Center and Infrastructure Engineering Design Standards
VA Infrastructure Standard for Telecommunications Spaces (ISTS)
- VA Infrastructure Standard for Telecommunications Spaces (ISTS)- v4.0, June 1, 2023 (OIT document) Primary telecommunications reference for data center specifications and design templates - ISTS v4.0 Change Summary
- ISTS Appendix A - Request for Variance
- ISTS Appendix B - OIT Design Guide Templates for Critical Infrastructure in Telecommunications Spaces (Clinical and Non-clinical Environments)
- Older Archived ISTS Versions
ISTS Auxiliary Position Papers, Guides, and Other Standards
- VA IT Equipment Compatibility Standard
- PG-18-10 Telecommunications and Special Telecom Systems Design Manual - February 2016 (CFM document)
- PG-18-12 Office of Information and Technology Design Guide - February 2011 (CFM document) Secondary telecommunications reference (superseded, see Standards Alert 017)
- OIT Design Guide Inside Plant Telecommunications Enclosure for NCA
- OIT Example Design Narrative for NCA
Telecommunications Space Model and Template Library (2D and 3D Models)
- BIM templates
- CAD templates
- Interactive 3D models (coming soon)
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Design Guidance and Base Model Templates
- Design Guidance (coming soon)
- CFD templates (coming soon)
Links to VA’s Data Center Facility Management Training on VAITCampus
- Cabling & Components: Introduction
- Cable Management Basics
- Computer Room Electrical Systems: Introduction
- VA Computer Room Architecture Concepts
- Computer Room Cooling Systems: Introduction
- Infrastructure Standards: Introduction
Contact for change requests and archival documentation:
Enterprise Data Center Infrastructure Collaboration Team (EDICT)
Technical Working Group (TWG) EDICT@va.gov
EDICT is the partnership between OIT and CFM supporting passive infrastructure and the four interlocking engineering disciplines (telecommunications, electrical, architecture, and mechanical) in VA enterprise IT telecommunications spaces. EDICT publishes and maintains the ISTS, design templates, and other standards and auxiliary documents for VA telecommunications spaces.
