Medical Imaging Center

The medical imaging center sits on the ground floor of the parking structure on the same three-building campus as the MOB project. Different address from the wound care center, even though they share the same structure. TSS cabled both spaces.

125 CommScope Systimax Cat6A drops for the imaging center itself. But the TDRs in this space do double duty — they also feed security cameras and blue light emergency phones throughout the parking garage above. That means the cabling infrastructure here supports two very different environments from the same closets.

The customer hired TSS directly, same arrangement as the MOB. Amsys coordinated across the campus. We built every TDR from scratch: racks, ladder rack, cable managers, patch panels, fiber enclosures, all terminations. The EC put in cable tray, and we installed Arlington loops where tray didn't reach.

Parking garages present problems you don't see in typical commercial spaces. Water collects in conduits — especially underground runs between buildings. Every between-building tie used indoor/outdoor rated cable, with underground-rated cable where the path required it. All overhead runs in the garage required licensed lift operators. And during construction, the garage doubled as storage for equipment and materials, which meant constantly working around obstacles that weren't supposed to be there.

All 125 drops are CommScope Systimax Cat6A, terminated to Systimax patch panels in TDRs that TSS built from the ground up. Redundant 48-fiber TerraSPEED singlemode backbone connects back to the campus data center. 25-pair copper phone backbone ties into the campus phone system. RG11 backbone feeds RG6 coax to displays throughout the imaging center.

Composite access control cable runs to every door. WAPs are positioned throughout for full wireless coverage. But what makes this TDR different from a standard office is the garage infrastructure it supports. Security cameras in the parking structure above and blue light emergency phones throughout the garage all terminate back to the closets in this space. That's a significant amount of cable running through a harsh environment.

Between-building ties used indoor/outdoor rated cable. Underground runs used underground-rated cable. When water can collect in your conduit path, cable selection isn't a suggestion — it's a requirement.

This project ran as part of the larger campus build, so our schedule was tied to the overall construction timeline. Amsys kept trades coordinated across all three buildings. We staged our work in this space around the EC's cable tray installation and coordinated closely with the security contractor on camera locations in the garage.

The parking garage was the biggest logistical headache. It was actively used as construction storage during the build, which meant our crew was constantly navigating around materials and equipment that blocked access to the areas we needed to reach. Every overhead run in the garage required a lift, and every lift operator had to be licensed. You can't just grab a scissor lift and start working in a garage — the clearances, the slopes, the traffic patterns all matter.

Water management in the underground conduits between buildings required attention at every pull. Conduits that connect to a parking structure collect water. Period. The cable we selected handles that, but you still have to pull it correctly and maintain proper drainage at both ends.

All 125 Cat6A drops were tested with a Fluke DSX-8000 to CommScope Systimax channel specifications. Fiber strands were tested with a CertiFiber Pro — both directions, insertion loss and return loss documented. The garage camera and emergency phone cables got the same level of testing as the imaging center drops.

Full PDF test results were delivered as part of the certification package. The customer received as-built documentation showing every cable run, every termination point, and every TDR layout. That package went directly into the CommScope warranty submission.

Same TSS crew that worked the MOB project handled the imaging center. That continuity was intentional. The team already knew the campus, knew the pathways between buildings, and knew the coordination rhythm with Amsys and the other trades.

All W2 employees, OSHA trained, with a CommScope-certified lead installer. No subcontractors, no temps. When you're pulling cable through a parking garage and terminating in closets that serve two different environments, the crew needs to understand the full picture — not just the room they're standing in.

CommScope Systimax 25-year extended warranty applies to this project. The same on-site CommScope inspection that covered the MOB also covered the imaging center TDRs and cabling. Installation quality was verified against CommScope's published methods.

The certification package for this space included all Fluke and CertiFiber test results, cable schedules, and as-builts. CommScope issued the warranty directly to the customer after reviewing the submission. The warranty covers the installed cabling infrastructure for 25 years.

ANSI/TIA-568 compliance on all structured cabling. BICSI best practices for installation methods, cable support, and pathway management. NEC requirements for separation from electrical, conduit fill, and cable ratings. The parking garage environment added builder safety requirements on top of standard OSHA compliance — lift certification, fall protection, and traffic management around active construction zones.

CommScope Systimax installation methods were followed on every termination. Between-building cables met the environmental ratings required for each segment of the path — indoor/outdoor for exposed runs, underground-rated for below-grade conduit.