"This standard is part of a suite of standards and provides the physical technical requirements for telecommunications equipment systems and assemblies intended for installation in network equipment buildings@ equipment areas within buildings@ electronic equipment enclosures such as controlled environmental vaults@ outside electronic equipment cabinets@ and customer locations. Purpose and Application The purpose of this standard is to provide equipment manufacturers@ service providers@ test labs and others with a comprehensive reference of equipment and building requirements and objectives. This standard is to provide technical guidance for the design and construction of mechanical hardware@ building related requirements such as floor loading@ anchoring@ firestopping@ raised floors@ spatial@ frameworks@ finishes@ and other related ""mechanical"" topics."