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Invitation for Participation

GR-902-CORE
Generic Requirements for Handholes and Other Below-Ground, Non-Concrete Splice Vaults, Issue 2

Telcordia proposes that a new issue (Issue 2) of GR-902 be developed with industry input and participation.

GR-902 defines the generic requirements for a non-concrete splice closure, which is a partially buried closure that provides ready access to telecommunications distribution points. It may be constructed of metallic or nonmetallic materials. Buried distribution cable, which may be multipair cable or coaxial cable, enters the closure through its buried base. Incoming cables are then terminated to a terminal block or coaxial tap.

GR-902 was last released in January of 2005, and Telcordia proposes the update be developed to address current industry issues and to consider the following:

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• Correlate the GR to TIER ratings of the Federal Highway Authority, State Department of Transportation, and American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) to make GR-902 more relevant and useful
• Provide more explicit requirements for the use of pull boxes and node sites in FTTx networks, which are aimed at the broadband market and local community who desire to have telecom plant out of sight and below ground level
• Introduce a new handhole/vault category and new functional criteria for use in joint (power + communications) duct-conduit runs, which may have applications in congested areas within urban environments to serve femtocells and Distributed Antenna System (DAS) wireless networks.

The Value of Participation

As a participating company in the development of GR-902, Issue 2, you will have the opportunity to:

• Exchange ideas with industry peers on current issues and concerns relating to below-ground vaults
• Contribute changes to existing requirements and define new requirements
• Influence the technical content of GR-902.

Telcordia Invites Your Participation

Pursuant to provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, related to the development of industry-wide generic requirements, Telcordia invites all interested parties to participate in this GR project. If your company is interested in participating in this activity, please contact Telcordia. The resulting document(s) will only be available through the purchase of an Enterprise License. An Enterprise License is included in the participation fee for this GR project.

To proceed with this project, it is expected that Telcordia will need five industry participants. While the project can proceed with fewer participants, deliverables may change as a result. The participating industry members will be apprised regularly of project status and any changes in deliverables.