ANSI/TIA-942 Audit & Certification

ANSI/TIA-942 Ready Certification

Validate applicable modular data centre solutions against the requirements of ANSI/TIA-942 for the intended Rating level and defined scope.

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About TIA-942 Ready

Pre-Validate Modular Data Centre Solutions

TIA-942 Ready Certification is intended for products such as prefabricated data centre modules, Edge Data Centre modules and container-based data centre solutions.

The certification assesses the applicable aspects within the scope of the modular solution to determine conformity with the requirements of the TIA-942 Standard for the intended Rating level.

This enables applicable conformity requirements to be evaluated at the product or manufacturer level before the modular solution is deployed within its final operating environment.

What Is Assessed?

Four Assessment Categories

Architecture

Site location, building considerations, fire safety, physical security and related architectural requirements.

Electrical

Electrical infrastructure, power distribution, redundancy and supporting systems.

Mechanical

Cooling, environmental systems and associated mechanical infrastructure.

Telecommunications

Telecommunications infrastructure, cabling and connectivity requirements.

Why TIA-942 Ready?

Key Benefits of TIA-942 Ready Certification

Pre-Validation

Pre-validation of conformity to TIA-942 of the modular data center at the manufacturer level.

Reduced Certification Time

Reduction of certification time due to pre-validation process.

Certification Cost Benefit

Discounted cost for full TIA-942 design (DCDV) and site/facility (DCCC) certification.

ANSI/TIA-942 Rating Levels

Understand the Four Rating Levels

TIA-942 describes four rating levels in which data centres can be classified. Detailed specifications are given in the standard.

Rated-1: Basic Site Infrastructure

A data center which has single capacity components and a single, non-redundant distribution path serving the ICT equipment. It has limited protection against physical events.

Rated-2: Redundant Capacity Component Site Infrastructure

A data center which has redundant capacity components and a single, non-redundant distribution path serving the ICT equipment. It has improved protection against physical events.

Rated-3: Concurrently Maintainable Site Infrastructure

A data center which has multiple independent distribution paths serving the ICT equipment. From a conformity point of view, it is acceptable to have one distribution path serve the ICT equipment with the second distribution path to be on standby for maintenance purposes. However, most data centers use both distribution paths on a continuous basis. The data center is required to be concurrently maintainable meaning that each and every capacity component including elements/components which are part of the distribution path, can be removed/replaced/serviced on a planned basis without disrupting the ICT capabilities to the End-User. It has protection against most physical events.

Rated-4: Fault Tolerant Site Infrastructure

A data center which has multiple independent distribution paths serving the ICT equipment which are all active. The data center allows concurrent maintainability and one (1) fault anywhere in the installation without causing downtime. The data center must be capable to automatically detect a fault, automatically isolate the fault and to automatically continue operation. It has protection against almost all physical events.

Note:

The outcome of the Rating levels defined by TIA are similar to the outcome of the Uptime Tier levels i.e. both Rated-3 of TIA and Tier-III of Uptime are both defined as being a Concurrent Maintainable data center.

Related ANSI/TIA-942 Services

ANSI/TIA-942 Design Certification (DCDV) ANSI/TIA-942 Site / Facilities Certification (DCCC) Uptime Tier to ANSI/TIA-942 Upgrade

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