Free tools

Calculators and checklists we use, free to use.

Planning math and coordination checks with the methodology written out — because an answer you can’t defend is just a guess. No login, no email gate.

Telecom Room Design Checklist

Review 72 MDF, IDF, ER, and TR design checks. Track progress locally, copy open items, and print or save a clean PDF—free, with no login.

Fiber Loss Budget Calculator

Calculate passive fiber loss, equipment power budget, design reserve, and remaining optical margin using editable TIA-based planning values.

Conduit Fill Calculator

NEC Chapter 9 fill check for communications cable in EMT — cable area vs conduit capacity, with the 53/31/40 percent rules.

Drop Count Estimator

Work-area outlet, drop, and patch-panel planning counts from floor area — TIA planning rules of thumb, stated as such.

Rack Unit (RU) Planner

Plan telecom rack units, equipment space, and growth capacity, then estimate how many racks the room needs with this free, editable RU calculator.

Every tool is a planning aid, not engineering or a stamped design. When the project needs the real thing: that’s the practice.

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The calculators sketch the answer. A project deliverable defines the assumptions, standards, responsibility, and required RCDD or PE sign-off for plan review.

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