User Guide

Grounding and lightning protection Planning considerations
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pmp-0047 (December 2012)
Protection inside a high rise building
The following protection requirements must be observed inside multi-story or high rise buildings (Figure 21):
• The drop cable shield must be bonded to the building grounding system at the entry point to the building.
• The drop cable shield must be bonded to the building grounding system at the entry point to the equipment
area.
Figure 21 Grounding and lightning protection inside high building
Equipment area within a
larger building
To building ground ring
CAT5e cable: outdoor shielded
with copper-plated steel
CAT5e cable
AP
Network
switch
Ground cable
Building ground system
600SS
Power
Supply