1 Scope and conformance
1.1 Scope
This European Standard:
a) details the issues to be addressed in a business risk and operating cost analysis
enabling application of an appropriate classification of the data centre ;
b) defines the common aspects of data centres including terminology, parameters and reference models (functional elements and their
accommodation) addressing both the size and complexity of their intended purpose;
c) describes general aspects of the facilities and infrastructures required to support effective operation of telecommunications within data centres ;
d) specifies a classification system, based upon the key criteria of “ availability ”, “security” and “energy-efficiency” over the planned lifetime of the data centre , for the provision of effective facilities and infrastructure ;
e) describes the general design principles for