Government Telecommunications, Inc.

Feeder Cable & Conduit

Client: U. S. Air Force (USAF)
Charleston Air Force Base
Charleston, South Carolina
Task/Problem:

Install a new half-mile, 1800-pair cable to connect the base's DCO (defense coordinating office) with a remote firehouse, to include a new conduit system for the cable. Task assignments include planning, management, installation, and testing.

GTI Solution:

GTI surveyed the base to determine design and wiring requirements. It then designed, delivered, and installed approximately 2,500 feet of 1800-pair feeder cable from the base DCO to the remote firehouse. All cable was spliced using 3M technology. Preform splice cases were used to encase the cable splices.

A new conduit system was also installed. Two of the new conduits were filled with four one-inch inner-ducts. The conduit system consisted of approximately 3,500 feet of four-way, four-inch conduit. This conduit was placed using the "trench and directional bore" method. GTI installed the path using five 8x8x8 manholes and six 4x4x4 hand holes.

In the office of the DCO, GTI installed 18 new 100-pair Marconi terminal protectors. GTI also installed over 7,800 feet of 96-strand fiber-optic cable. Each respective cable was then terminated with an SC connector and placed into a GTI installed fiber-optic patch-panel.

GTI tested, labeled, and created AutoCAD drawings for the entire project.

Results/Benefits:

GTI met the performance schedules on time and within budget.