Standards
Key standards.
ANSI/TIA/EIA
The Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling
Standard is covered in ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.1, -B.2, and -B.3.
ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.1: Part 1: General Requirements. This standard covers the general requirements for planning, installing, and verifying structured cabling systems in commercial buildings.
It also establishes performance parameters for cable channels and permanent link. One of the major changes in this document from the earlier version is that it recognizes CAT5e or higher cabling for the second data outlet.
ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2: Part 2: Balanced Twisted-Pair Cabling
Components. This standard discusses balanced twisted-pair cabling components and transmission requirements.
ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1: Part 2, Addendum 1: 4-Pair, 100-Ohm
Category 6 Transmission Performance. This standard specifies components and transmission requirements.
ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10 (Draft): Augmented Category 6
Transmission Performance.
TSB-155: Characterizing Existing Category 6 Cabling to
Support 10-Gigabit Ethernet.
ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.3: Optical Fiber Cabling Components
Standard.
ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.3-1: Additional Transmission Performance
Specifications for 50/125 Optical Fiber Cabling Systems.
ANSI/TIA/EIA-569-B: Commercial Building Standard for Pathways and Spaces.
ANSI
TIA/EIA
ISO/IEC
ISO
IEEE
Where to buy standards
212-642-4980 www.ansi.org
Global Engineering Documents
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Available from Global Engineering and ANSI in the U.S. and Canada
Global Engineering Documents
877-854-7179 (U.S. and Canada) www.ihs.com
ANSI www.ansi.org (U.S.)
Switzerland: +41 22 34 12 40
800-701-4333 (U.S. and Canada)
732-981-0060 (Worldwide) www.ieee.org
ANSI/TIA/EIA-570-A: Residential Telecommunications
Cabling Standard.
ANSI/TIA/EIA-606-A: Administration Standard for
Telecommunications Infrastructure of Commercial Buildings.
ANSI/TIA-607: Commercial Building Grounding and Bonding
Requirements for Telecommunications.
ANSI/TIA/EIA-758: Customer Owned Outside Plant.
ANSI/TIA/EIA-862: Building Automation Systems Standard for Commercial Buildings.
ANSI/TIA/EIA-942: Telecommunications Infrastructure
Standard for Data Centers
TSB-1005: Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for
Industrial Premises
TSB-162: Telecommunications Cabling Guidelines for Wireless
Access Points.
ISO
ISO 11801:2002: Information Technology—Generic Cabling for Customer Premises.
ISO/IEC 11801, 2nd Ed.: Includes Class D, E, and F Cabling.
ISO/IEC 11801, 2nd Ed. Amendment 1: Covers Class E
A and F
A
.*
ISO 11801 Class Ea, Edition 2.1: 10-Gigabit over Copper.
ISO/IEC TR 24704: Information Technology—Customer
Premises Cabling for Wireless Access Points.
*NOTE: Class E
A and F
A are expected to be approved in Fall 2007.
IEEE
IEEE 802.3af: Power over Ethernet. (PoE).
IEEE 802.3at (draft): Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE Plus).
IEEE 802.11: Wireless Networking.
IEEE 802.3an: 10GBASE-T 10 Gbps (1250 Mbps) Ethernet over Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP).
Other Standards and Regulations
National Fire Protection Association: National Electrical Code
(NEC)
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
State and Local Building, Electrical, and Safety Codes and Ordinances
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