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REFERENCE GUIDE
ANSI/TIA/EIA-606
ANSI/TIA/EIA-607
Now Including:
Current Telecommunications Systems Bulletins:
TSB-67, TSB-72, TSB-75 & TSB-95
Current Addendum
TIA/EIA-568-A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5(e) and B.3
Anixter Levels
Anixter: The Cabling Systems Experts
Abbreviation References:
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
CSA Canadian Standards Association
EIA Electronic Industries Alliance
IEEE Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers
NEC National Electric Code
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
TIA Telecommunications Industry Association
UL Underwriters’ Laboratories
Table of Contents
i
Purpose of the ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A Standard
The Purpose:
• Establish a generic telecommunications cabling
standard that will support a multivendor environment
• Enable the planning and installation of a structured
cabling system for commercial buildings
• Establish performance and technical criteria for
various cabling system configurations
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Table of Contents
ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A
Commercial Building Telecommunications
Cabling Standard
Design Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The Six Subsystems of a Structured Cabling System . . . . . . . . 1
Building Entrance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Equipment Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Backbone Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Design Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Telecommunications Closet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Horizontal Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Specified Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Maximum Distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Telecommunications Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
8-Position Modular Jack Pair Assignments . . . . . . . . . 6
Work Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Work Area Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Media and Connecting Hardware
Performance Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
100 Ohm Unshielded Twisted-Pair Cabling Systems . . . 7
Horizontal Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Backbone Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
UTP Connecting Hardware and Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
150 Ohm Shielded Twisted-Pair (STP-A)
Cabling Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Horizontal and Backbone STP-A Cable . . . . . . . . . . . 12
150 Ohm STP-A Data Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
150 Ohm STP-A Patch Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Optical Fiber Cabling Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Optical Fiber Cabling Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Optical Fiber Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Optical Fiber Telecommunications Outlet . . . . . . . . . . 15
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TSB-67 Bulletin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
TSB-72 Bulletin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
TSB-75 Bulletin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
TSB-95 Bulletin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Addenda to TIA/EIA-568-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
568-A-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
568-A-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
568-A-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
568-A-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
568-A-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
TIA/EIA-568-B.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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Design Considerations
2. Equipment Room
The design aspects of the equipment room are specified in
the TIA/EIA-569-A standard. Equipment rooms usually house
equipment of higher complexity than telecommunications
closets. Any or all of the functions of a telecommunications
closet may be provided by an equipment room.
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3. Backbone Cabling
The backbone cabling provides interconnection between
telecommunication closets, equipment rooms and entrance
facilities. It consists of the backbone cables, intermediate and
main cross-connects, mechanical terminations and patch
cords or jumpers used for backbone-to-backbone cross-
connection. This includes:
• Vertical connection between floors (risers)
• Cables between an equipment room and building
cable entrance facilities
• Cables between buildings (interbuilding)
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Other Design Requirements
• Star topology
• No more than two hierarchical levels of cross-connects
• Bridge taps are not allowed
• Main and intermediate cross-connect jumper or
patch cord lengths should not exceed 20 meters
(66 feet)
• Avoid installing in areas where sources of high levels
of EMI/RFI may exist
• Grounding should meet the requirements as defined
in TIA/EIA-607
Equipment Room
Intermediate
Cross-connect
Telecommunications Closets
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4. Telecommunications Closet
A telecommunications closet is the area within a
building that houses the telecommunications cabling system
equipment. This includes the mechanical terminations and/or
cross-connect for the horizontal and backbone cabling
system. Please refer to TIA/EIA-569-A for the design
specifications of the telecommunications closet.
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Maximum Distances for Horizontal Cabling
Telecommunications Outlet
5
8-Position Modular Jack Pair Assignments for UTP
T568-A T568-B
6. Work Area
The work area components extend from the
telecommunications (information) outlet to the station
equipment. Work area wiring is designed to be relatively
simple to interconnect so that moves, adds and changes
are easily managed.
Work Area Components
• Station Equipment—computers, data terminals,
telephones, etc.
• Patch Cables—modular cords, PC adapter cables,
fiber jumpers, etc.
• Adapters(baluns, etc.)—must be external to
telecommunications outlet
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Media and Connecting Hardware
Performance Specifications
100 ohm Unshielded Twisted-Pair (UTP)
Cabling Systems
Horizontal Cable
As transmission rates have increased, higher performance
UTP cabling has become a necessity. In addition, some means
of classifying horizontal UTP cables and connecting hardware by
performance capability had to be established. These capabilities
have been broken down to a series of categories as follows:
Category 3
Cables/connecting hardware with transmission
parameters characterized up to 16 MHz
Category 4
Cables/connecting hardware with transmission
parameters characterized up to 20 MHz
Category 5
Cables/connecting hardware with transmission
parameters characterized up to 100 MHz
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Horizontal UTP Cable
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Backbone UTP Cable
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UTP Connecting Hardware and Cords
To ensure that installed connecting hardware
(telecommunications outlets, patch cords and panels,
connectors, cross-connect blocks, etc.) will have minimal effect
on overall cabling system performance, the characteristics and
performance parameters presented in this section shall be met.
Attenuation/NEXT Loss
Frequency Category 3 Category 4 Category 5
(MHz) (dB) (dB) (dB)
1.0 0.4 / 58 0.1 / 65 0.1 /65
4.0 0.4 / 46 0.1 / 58 0.1 / 65
8.0 0.4 / 40 0.1 / 52 0.1 / 62
10.0 0.4 / 38 0.1 / 50 0.1 / 60
16.0 0.4 / 34 0.2 / 46 0.2 / 56
20.0 -/- 0.2 / 44 0.2 / 54
25.0 -/- -/- 0.2 / 52
31.25 -/- -/- 0.2 / 50
62.5 -/- -/- 0.3 / 44
100.0 -/- -/- 0.4 / 40
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Maximum Attenuation of Cable Used in Patch Cords
Frequency Category 3 Category 4 Category 5
(MHz) (dB) (dB) (dB)
1.0 3.1 2.6 2.4
4.0 6.7 5.2 4.9
8.0 10.2 7.4 6.9
10.0 11.7 8.3 7.8
16.0 15.7 10.7 9.9
20.0 - 12.0 11.1
25.0 - - 12.5
31.25 - - 14.1
62.5 - - 20.4
100.0 - - 26.4
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150 Ohm Shielded Twisted-Pair (STP-A)
Cabling Systems
The recognized twisted-pair (STP) cables are IBM-type
1A for backbone and horizontal distribution and IBM-type 6A
for patch cables.
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STP-A Data Connector
Attenuation/NEXT
Frequency Attn/NEXT
(MHz) (dB)
4.0 .05/ 65
8.0 .10/ 65
10 .10/ 65
16 .15/ 62.4
20 .15/ 60.5
25 .15/ 58.5
31.25 .15/ 56.6
62.50 .20/ 50.6
100 .25/ 46.5
300 .45/ 36.9
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Optical Fiber Cabling Systems
Optical Fiber Cabling Media
• Horizontal—62.5/125 µm multimode optical fiber
(minimum of two fibers)
• Backbone—62.5/125 µm multimode and 8.3/125 µm
single-mode optical fiber
Cable Transmission Performance Parameters
Multimode (Horizontal and Backbone)
Wavelength Maximum Attenuation Min. Bandwidth
(nm) (dB/km) (MHz-km)
850 3.75 160
1300 1.5 500
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Optical Fiber Connector
Specified Connector: 568SC
Color Identification
• beige—62.5/125 µm multimode connector/coupling
• blue—8.3/125 µm single-mode connector/coupling
Note 1: Applications with an installed base of ST-type fiber
connectors are “grandfathered” for continued use in both
current and future updates of existing optical fiber networks.
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TIA/EIA TSB-67
Transmission Performance Specification for
Field Testing of Unshielded Twisted-Pair Cabling
Systems (10/95)
For the purposes of testing UTP cabling systems, the
horizontal link is assumed to contain a telecommunications
outlet/connector, a transition point, 90 meters of UTP Category
3, 4 or 5 cable, a cross-connect consisting of two blocks or
panels and a total of 10 meters of patch cords. The figure
below shows the relationship of these components.
Cross-Connect
Transition
Point Outlet
Patch Cord
Patch
Cord
Basic Link
Channel Link
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Basic/Channel Link Attenuation
Frequency Category 3 Category 4 Category 5
(MHz) (dB) (dB) (dB)
1 3.2/4.2 2.2/2.6 2.1/2.5
4 6.1/7.3 4.3/4.8 4/4.5
8 8.8/10.2 6/6.7 5.7/6.3
10 10/11.5 6.8/7.5 6.3/7
16 13.2/14.9 8.8/9.9 8.2/9.2
20 - 9.9/11 9.2/10.3
25 - - 10.3/11.4
31.25 - - 11.5/12.8
62.5 - - 16.7/18.5
100 - - 21.6/24
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TIA/EIA TSB-72
Centralized Optical Fiber Cabling Guidelines (10/95)
The ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A standard provides maximum
flexibility for distributed electronics for multi-tenant
buildings. TSB-72 offers guidelines for single-tenant users
who prefer centralized electronics (i.e. server farms)
connected by a fiber horizontal and fiber backbone.
Termination Shelf
Interbuilding
Trunk Cable
MDC
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TIA/EIA TSB-75
Additional Horizontal Cabling Practices for Open
Offices (8/96)
This document specifies optional practices for open
office environments, for any Horizontal telecommunications
cabling recognized in TIA/EIA 568-A.
Multi-User
Telecommunications Telecommunications
Closet Outlet Assembly
Patch
Equipment cords Work area cables
cable
Work Area
Backbone
cable
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Maximum Work Area Cable length is
determined by the following table:
Length of Maximum Maximum combined length
horizontal length of work of work area cables, patch
cable area cable cords and equipment cable
m (ft) m (ft) m (ft)
90 (295) 3 (10) 10 (33)
85 (279) 7 (23) 14 (46)
80 (262) 11 (36) 18 (59)
75 (246) 15 (49) 22 (72)
70 (230) 20 (66) 27 (89)
Note: No Work Area cable length may exceed 20 meters (66 feet).
For Optical Fiber, any combination of Horizontal,
Work Area cables, patch cords and equipment cords may
not exceed 100 meters (328 ft).
Work area telecommunication
outlet/connector or multi-user
Telecommunications telecommunications outlet assembly
Closet Horizontal Cabling
Horizontal Consolidation
Cross-Connect Point
Work area
Connecting cables
hardware
Backbone
cable
Work Area
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TIA/EIA TSB 95
Additional Transmission Performance Guidelines for
4-Pair 100 MHz Category 5 Cabling (10/99)
This Systems Bulletin describes Return Loss and Equal
Level Far End Crosstalk (ELFEXT) recommendations and
additional test methods for Cat 5 cable. It also describes
Power Sum ELFEXT, because newer applications (1000BASE-
T) will use simultaneous bi-directional transmission (full
duplex) over all four pairs.
While the important topics of TSB-95 are covered
briefly here, appropriate test equipment is required, and
contemporary test equipment contains software to simplify,
compare and report the results (only up to 100 MHz).
The Return Loss will be less than 15 dB for both the
basic link and channel for any frequency less than 20 MHz,
and decrease exponentially for frequencies from 20–100 MHz.
Frequency Return Loss
(MHz) (dB)
1 15
4 15
8 15
10 15
16 15
20 15
25 14.03
31.25 13.06
62.5 10.05
100 8.01
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ELFEXT and PSELFEXT upper limitations of the worst
pair of the channel are shown below.
ELFEXT, Channel or PSELFEXT, Channel
Frequency Basic Link, Worst Pair or Basic Link
(MHz) (dB) (dB)
1.0 57.0 54.4
4.0 45.0 42.4
8.0 38.9 36.3
10.0 37.0 34.4
16.0 32.9 30.3
20.0 31.0 28.4
25.0 29.0 26.4
31.25 27.1 24.5
62.5 21.1 18.5
100.0 17.0 14.4
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Addenda to TIA/EIA-568-A
TIA/EIA-568-A-1 (Addendum 1) (9/97)
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TIA/EIA-568-A-3 (Addendum 3) (12/98)
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FEXT (Far-End Crosstalk): A measure of the unwanted
signal coupling from a transmitter at the near-end into a
neighboring pair measured at the far-end.
PSELFEXT (Power Sum Equal-Level Far-End Crosstalk):
A computation of the unwanted signal coupling from multiple
transmitters at the near-end into a pair measured at the far-
end, relative to the received signal level on that same pair.
PSNEXT (Power Sum Near-End Crosstalk): A computation of
the unwanted signal coupling from multiple transmitters at
the near-end into a (non-energized) pair measured at the
near-end.
UTP Cable
Frequency NEXT PSNEXT ELFEXT PSELFEXT Return Loss
(MHz) (dB) (dB) (dB) (dB) (dB)
1 65.3 62.3 63.8 60.8 20.0
4 56.3 53.3 51.7 48.7 23.0
8 51.8 48.8 45.7 42.7 24.5
10 50.3 47.3 43.8 40.8 25.0
16 47.3 44.3 39.7 36.7 25.0
20 45.8 42.8 37.7 34.7 25.0
25 44.3 41.3 35.8 32.8 24.3
31.25 42.9 39.9 33.9 30.9 23.6
62.5 38.4 35.4 27.8 24.8 21.5
100 35.3 32.3 23.8 20.8 20.1
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UTP Connecting Hardware
Frequency NEXT FEXT Return Loss
(MHz) (dB) (dB) (dB)
1 65.0 65.0 35.0
4 65.0 63.1 35.0
8 64.9 57.0 35.0
10 63.0 55.1 35.0
16 58.9 51.0 35.0
20 57.0 49.1 34.0
25 55.0 47.1 32.0
31.25 53.1 45.2 30.1
62.5 47.1 39.2 24.1
100 43.0 35.1 20.0
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UTP Channel
Frequency NEXT PSNEXT ELFEXT PSELFEXT Return Loss
(MHz) (dB) (dB) (dB) (dB) (dB)
1 60.0 57.0 57.4 54.4 17.0
4 53.6 50.9 45.3 42.4 17.0
8 48.6 45.7 39.3 36.3 17.0
10 47.0 44.1 37.4 34.4 17.0
16 43.6 40.6 33.3 30.3 17.0
20 42.0 39.0 31.4 28.4 17.0
25 40.4 37.3 29.4 26.4 16.0
31.25 38.7 35.7 27.5 24.5 15.1
62.5 33.6 30.6 21.5 18.5 12.1
100 30.1 27.1 17.4 14.4 10.0
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TIA/EIA-568-B.3
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Optical Fiber Connector
No Specified Connector: 568SC and other duplex designs
may be used.
Color Identification
• beige—multimode connector/coupling
• blue—single-mode connector/coupling
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Purpose of the ANSI/TIA/EIA-569-A Standard
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Table of Contents
ANSI/TIA/EIA-569-A
Commercial Building Standard for
Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces
Design Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Service Entrance Pathways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Entrance Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Equipment Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Intrabuilding Backbone Pathways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Telecommunications Closet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Horizontal Pathways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Underfloor Duct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Flushduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Multichannel Raceway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Cellular Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Trenchduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Access Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Plenum/Ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Conduit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Cable Trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Perimeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Consolidation Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Electromagnetic Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Firestops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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Pathways and Spaces
1. Electric Entrance
2. Telco Entrance
3. Telecom Equipment Room
4. Data
5. Voice
6. Telecom Closet
7. Grounding & Bonding
8. Underfloor System
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TIA/EIA-569-A Design Considerations
Service Entrance Pathways
For underground facilities, use a minimum 4-inch
conduit or duct constructed of PVC type B, C or D; multiple
plastic duct; galvanized steel; fiber glass; with appropriate
encasement. No more than two 90° manufactured bends
are allowed (10 times the diameter). Drain slope should
not be less than 12 inches per 100 feet. Recommended
conduit fill varies but should not exceed 40 percent for
more than two cables.
Maintenance holes (typically 3,500 lb./sq. in., concrete)
must be equipped with sump, corrosion-protected pulling
iron, cable racks, grounded ladder, and only such
power/light conductors as required for telecommunications
support per NEC requirements.
Entrance Facilities
Entrance facilities include the pathways for outside carrier
services, interbuilding backbone, alternate entrance and
antennae entrance pathways. The entrance facilities consist
of a termination field interfacing any outside cabling to the
intrabuilding backbone cabling. The local telephone carrier is
typically required to terminate cabling within 50 feet of building
penetration, and to provide primary voltage protection.
In buildings larger than 20,000 usable square feet, a
locked, dedicated, enclosed room is recommended. Beyond
70,000-square feet, a locked, dedicated room is required,
with a plywood termination field provided on two walls. In
buildings up to 100,000 usable square footage, a wall-
mounted termination field may serve as the entrance facility,
using 3/4-inch plywood, 8-feet high. Beyond 100,000-square
feet, rack-mounted and free-standing frames may also be
required. Minimum space requirements are given as follows:
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Gross Building
Floor Space
(sq. ft.) Plywood Field Room Dimension
5,000 8’ high × 39” wide
10,000 8’ high × 39”
20,000 8’ high × 42” (A room recommended
40,000 8’ high × 68” beyond this level)
50,000 8’ high × 90”
60,000 8’ high × 96” (A dedicated room req’d.)
80,000 8’ high × 120” 12’ × 6.3’
100,000 8’ high × 2 walls 12’ × 6.3’
200,000 8’ high × 2 walls 12’ × 9’
400,000 8’ high × 2 walls 12’ × 13’
500,000 8’ high × 2 walls 12’ × 15.6’
600,000 8’ high × 2 walls 12’ × 18.3’
800,000 8’ high × 2 walls 12’ × 22.3’
1,000,000 8’ high × 2 walls 12’ × 27.7’
Rule of Thumb: Allow one square foot of plywood wallmount for
each 200 square-foot area of floor space.
Equipment Room
An equipment room is essentially a large
telecommunications closet that may house the main
distribution frame, PBXs, secondary voltage protection, etc.
The equipment room is often appended to the entrance
facilities or a computer room to allow shared air conditioning,
security, fire control, lighting and limited access.
Number of Equipment Room
Workstations Floor Space (sq. ft.)
1–100 150
101–400 400
401–800 800
801–1,200 1,200
Rule of Thumb: Provide 0.75 square feet of equipment room
floor space for every 100 square feet of user workstation area.
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Location
Typically, rooms should be located away from sources of
electromagnetic interference (transformers, motors, x-ray,
induction heaters, arc welders, radio, radar) until interference
is less than 3 V/m across the frequency spectrum. Avoid
sources of flooding.
Perimeters
Typically, no false ceiling; all surfaces treated to reduce dust;
walls and ceiling painted white or pastel to improve visibility.
Limited Access
Typically, single or double 36" × 80" lockable doors.
Other
Typically, no piping, ductwork, mechanical equipment or
power cabling should be allowed to pass through the
equipment room. No unrelated storage.
HVAC
24 hours/day, 365 days/year, 64°-75°F, 30%-55%
humidity, positive pressure.
Lighting
Typically, 8.5 feet high, providing 50-foot candles @
3 feet above floor.
Electrical
Typically, a minimum of two dedicated 15A, 110VAC
duplex outlets on separate circuits is required. Convenience
duplex outlets shall be placed at 6-foot intervals around the
perimeter. Emergency power should be considered and
supplied, if available.
Dust
Less than 100 micrograms/cubic meter/24-hour period
Note: The term “typically” is applied here to indicate, where
applicable, that these requirements also apply to other elements
of the cabling system spaces. Lighting requirements, for instance,
are largely identical for entrance facilities, equipment rooms and
telecommunications closets.
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Intrabuilding Backbone Pathways
Within a building, the intrabuilding backbone pathways
extend between the entrance facilities, equipment room and
telecommunications closets. Telecom closets should be
stacked vertically above each other on each floor, and
provided with a minimum of three 4-inch sleeves (a stub of
conduit through the floor) for less than 50,000 square feet
served. An equivalent 4" × 12" slot may be used in lieu of
three sleeves. Firestopping is required. If closets are not
vertically aligned, then 4-inch horizontal conduit runs are
required. Include no more than two 90° bends between pull
points. Pulling iron or eyes embedded in the concrete for
cable pulling is recommended. Fill should not exceed
40 percent for any run greater than two cables.
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7
4
5
6
3
2
10
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Telecommunications Closet
The telecommunications closet on each floor is the
junction between backbone and horizontal pathways. It
contains active voice and data telecommunications
equipment, termination fields and cross-connect wiring.
More than one telecom closet per floor is required if
distance to a work area exceeds 300 feet, or if floor area
served exceeds 10,000 square feet. Recommended closet
sizing is 10' × 11' for each 10,000 square-foot area served.
Power, lighting, air conditioning and limited access
are typical. See requirements for Equipment Room. There
are a minimum of three 4-inch firestopped backbone sleeves
in the floor at the left side of a plywood termination field,
which are ideally located near the door. A fire extinguisher
is recommended.
Power Power
Equipment bar Instrument bar Equipment
power power power
Front
Front
Riser Sleeve
4"
Inside Diameter
1" minimum
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Horizontal Pathways
Horizontal pathways extend between the
telecommunications closet and the work area. A variety of
generic pathway options are described. Choice of pathway(s)
is left to the discretion of the designer. The most commonly
employed pathway consists of cable bundles run from the
telecom closet along J-hooks suspended above a plenum
ceiling, fanning out once a work zone is reached, dropping
through interior walls or support columns or raceways, and
terminating at an information outlet (I/O). Other options are:
Underfloor Duct
Single- or dual-level rectangular ducts imbedded in
greater than 2.5-inch concrete flooring.
Flushduct
Single-level rectangular duct imbedded flush in greater
than 1-inch concrete flooring.
Multichannel Raceway
Cellular raceway ducts capable of routing telecom
and power cabling separately in greater than 3-inch
reinforced concrete.
Cellular Floor
Pre-formed hollows, or steel-lined cells, are provided in
concrete, with header ducts from the telecom closet
arranged at right angles to the cells.
Trenchduct
A wide, solid tray, sometimes containing compartments,
and fitted with a flat top(with gaskets) along its entire length.
It is embedded flush with the concrete finish.
Access Floor
Modular floor panels supported by pedestals, used in
computer rooms and equipment rooms.
Plenum/Ceiling
Bundled cables, suspended above a false ceiling, fan out
to drop through walls or along support columns to
baseboard level.
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Conduit
To be considered only when outlet locations are
permanent, device density low and flexibility (future
changes) not required.
Cable Trays
Options include channel tray, ladder tray, solid bottom,
ventilated and wireway.
Perimeter Pathways
Options include surface raceway, recessed, molding and
multichannel (to carry separate power and lighting circuits).
Perimeter Pathway
Telcom
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A Variety of Horizontal Pathways
Trenchduct
Access Floor
Suspended
ceiling
Utility
Column
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Consolidation Points and MUTOs
Consolidation Points provide limited area connection
access. Typically a permanent flush wall, ceiling or support
column-mounted panel serves modular furniture work areas.
The panels must be unobstructed and fully accessible without
moving fixtures, equipment or heavy furniture.
A Multi-User Telecommunication Outlet (MUTO) is
another methodology to reduce cabling moves, adds and
changes in modular furniture settings. The user cord is
directly connected to the MUTO. A MUTO location must be
accessible and permanent, and may not be mounted in
ceiling spaces or under access flooring. Similarly, it cannot
be mounted in furniture unless that furniture is permanently
secured to the building structure.
For more descriptive information on distance limitations
and purposes of Consolidation Points and MUTOs, see
ANSI/TIA/EIA TSB-75.
Electromagnetic Interference
Voice and data telecommunications cabling should not
be run adjacent and parallel to power cabling—even along
short distances—unless one or both cable types are shielded
and grounded. For low-voltage communication cables, a
minimum 5-inch distance is required from any fluorescent
lighting fixture or power line over 2 kVA and up to 24 inches
from any power line over 5 kVA*. In general, telecommuni-
cations cabling is routed separately, or several feet away from
power cabling. Similarly, telecommunications cabling is
routed away from large motors, generators, induction
heaters, arc welders, x-ray equipment, and radio frequency,
microwave or radar sources.
*Note: Distance recommendations from (1990) TIA/EIA-569 are reproduced
here by popular request. For current recommendations, refer to NEC/NFPA 70,
Article 800-52.
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Firestops
Annex A of the standard discusses various types of
packing used to re-establish the integrity of fire-rated
structures when these barriers have been penetrated by
cable. The section that briefly discusses passive mechanical
systems and non-mechanical systems such as putty, caulk,
cements, intumescent sheets and strips, silicone foams and
pre-manufactured pillows. The most common method is
stuffing the aperture with ceramic/mineral wool and caulking
both sides with fire-resistant putty. The information refers the
designer to check manufacturer specifications and UL ratings
against NFPA, ASTM and NEC codes.
Firestopping putty
or caulk
Metallic conduit
sleeve or cable
Ceramic fibre
or mineral wool
Wall assembly
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Purpose of the ANSI/TIA/EIA-606 Standard
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Table of Contents
ANSI/TIA/EIA-606
Administration Standard for the
Telecommunications Infrastructure of
Commercial Buildings
Administration Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Telecommunication Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Optional Linkages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Work Orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Identification Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Circuit Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Administrative Labeling Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Summary of Record Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Pathway & Space Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Wiring System Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Grounding and Bonding Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Label Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Label Color Coding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
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TIA/EIA-606
Administrative Concepts
The typical administration system includes records,
reports, drawings and work orders.
Identifiers
Each space, pathway, cable termination point and
ground is assigned a unique identifier—a number that can
be simply encoded to provide supplemental information.
Telecommunication Records
Minimum required records for each cable, space,
pathway, ground, termination hardware and position are
maintained. These records are required to be linked (cross-
referenced) to all related records.
Optional linkages
Optional linkages may be made to other records. Such
records might include blueprints, PBX records, equipment
inventories (phones, PCs, software, LAN, furniture) and user
codes (extension, account billing number, passwords).
It is desirable that reports can be generated from one or
more sets of interlinked records in a variety of formats.
Drawings
Drawings, both conceptual and as-built, include floor
plans, cable schematics and rack layouts.
Work orders
Work orders may involve spaces, pathways, cables,
splices, terminations or grounding, individually or in
combination. The work order should list those responsible
for physical changes, as well as those updating the
documentation to ensure future accuracy.
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Identification Formats
A unique alphanumeric identification code is created
for every location, pathway, cable and termination point.
Suggestions in the standard include:
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The actual format in the preceding chart is not mandated
by the standard. However, the chosen format must be
consistent and provide a unique identifier number for each
system element. This method lends itself to organization and
updating of multiple records by the use of powerful relational
databases (three-dimensional spreadsheet) programs.
Some Identifier Examples
J0001 Label for an information outlet jack
D306 Designation for a work area
3A-C17-005 Termination in closet 3A, column C,
row 17, block position 005
Examples like those above (taken from the TIA/EIA 606
text and Administrative Labeling Map) indicate the flexibility
of conventions that can be established for purposes of
naming. Logical naming conventions can also convey
considerable additional information about other linkages.
Circuit Example
As an alternate conceptual example, this string of
codes (resembling links on an Internet address) logically
describes a series of voice communication links. It can be
read as follows:
JONES / X2440 / LC99 / A001V1 / C001 / TC.A001V1 /
HC01 / Pr1.2. / MDF.C17005 / PBX.01A0203
Bob Jones,
at extension 2440,
is connected by line cord 99
to information outlet A001, voice jack 1.
Cable 001 extends from that voice jack
To telecom closet A, where it terminates on a block
labeled by adding TC in front of A001V1 (the I/O label).
The voice signals travel on house cable 01,
Carried on pairs 1, 2.
The pairs terminate at the main distribution frame in
column C, row 17, block position 005.
They are interconnected to PBX 01, row A, card 02, port 03.
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Administrative Labeling Map
Here is a combination schematic/elevation view of a
structured telecommunications cabling system, detailing a
TIA/EIA-606-compliant labeling scheme. The example
records in this booklet follow the labeling shown below.
Telecommunications Pathway Work Area
Closet 3A CD34 D306
Term. Hdwr. MH
Term. Pos. B101-02 Splice
Eq. C4R6-001 S106
Bond.
Cond. Term. Pos. Term. Pos.
EC101 B101-01-A1 C3R6-001
HH
Term. Hdwr. Entrance Entrance
TMGB Term. Hdwr. Cable Pathway
EQUIPMENT C3R6 Handhole
B101-01 CB01 CD02 HH01
LEGEND
Grounding
Electrode Cross- Grounding Telecom. Outside
System Connect Busbar Outlet scope of
standard
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Summary of Record Elements
This table outlines the minimum required information
and required linkages. Further information is optional. A
multi-dimensional database or spreadsheet is helpful.
Record Required Information Required Linkages To
Pathway Pathway Identification # Cable Records
Pathway Type Space Records
Pathways Pathway Fill Pathway Records
& Pathway Load Grounding Records
Spaces Space Space Identification # Pathway Records
Space Type Cable Records
Grounding Records
Cable Cable Identification # Termination Records
Cable Type Splice Records
Unterminated Pair #s Pathway Records
Damaged Pair #s Grounding Records
Available Pair #s
Termination Termination Hardware #s Term. Position Records
Wiring Hardware Term. Hardware Type Space Records
Damaged Position #s Grounding Records
Termination Termination Position # Cable Records
Position Term. Position Type Other Term. Records
User Code Term. Hardware Records
Cable Pair/Condition #s Space Records
Splice Splice Identification # Cable Records
Splice Type Space Records
TMGB TMGB Identification # Bonding Conductor
Busbar Type Records
Grounding Conductor #s Space Records
Resistance to Earth
Date of Measurement
Grounding Bonding Bonding Conductor ID# Grounding Busbar
Conductor Type Records
Conductor Busbar Identification # Pathway Records
TGB Busbar Identification # Bonding Conductor
Busbar Type Records
Space Records
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Pathway & Space Administration
Here are examples of a conduit path and telecom closet
space record (see Administrative Labeling Map). The TIA/EIA
606 standard also includes examples of cable tray, work area
and manhole records.
Pathway Record Sample Data Explanatory Notes
Required Information
Pathway Identification # CD43 conduit 43
Pathway Type 2” EMT size 2 metal conduit
Pathway Fill 20% present fill
Pathway Load N/A no conduit load spec.
Required Linkages
Cable Records C0001, C0002
Space Record (end 1) D306 office 306 floor 3,
Space Record (end 2) 3A closet A pull/splice
Space Record (access) D302 box above D302 other
Pathway Record pathway record
Grounding Record N/A
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Space Record Sample Data Explanatory Notes
Required Information
Space Identification # 3A floor 3, closet A
Space Type TC telecom closet
Required Linkages
Pathway Records CD34, CT64 pathways terminating here
Cable Records C0001, C0002 cables terminating here
Grounding Record TGB35 grounding busbar
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Termination Hardware Sample Data Explanatory Notes
Required Information
Term. Hardware ID# 3A-C17 closet 3A, column C, row 17
Term. Hardware Type 110 110 punchdown block
Damaged Position #s 0 none damaged
Required Linkages
Term. Position Record 1 3A-C17-001 4-pair cable terminations
(positions 2-9 not shown)
Term. Position Record 10 3A-C17-010 last termination
Space Record 3A floor 3, closet A
Grounding Record N/A
Optional information could include voltage protection positions
and type, etc.
Here is a termination position record for an information
outlet (see Administrative Labeling Map).
Termination Position Sample Data Explanatory Notes
Required Information
Term. Position ID# J0011 information outlet jack 11
Term. Position Type IDC insul. displacement
connection
User Code x8021 telephone extension
Cable Pairs 1–4 4-pair modular
Required Linkages
Cable Record C0011 cable serving this
information outlet
Other Term. Pos. Record 1 3A-C17-005 term. at other end
Other Term. Pos. Record 2 3A-A17-001 cross-connect term.
Term. Hardware Record N/A N/A for work area
Space Record D307 office 307
Optional information c.ould include jack catalog number, signal
type (voice/data), category, etc.
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The TIA/EIA-606 standard provides numerous examples
of single and separately administered spliced cables.
Splice Record Sample Data Explanatory Notes
Required Information
Splice Identification # S106 splice 106
Splice Type Fusion splicing method
Required Linkages
Cable Record F18 fiber cable 18
Space Record MH01 manhole 01
Grounding/Bonding Administration
Telecommunications systems require a reliable electrical
ground reference potential, provided by a dedicated
grounding/bonding conductor network. Bonding conductor
cabling shall be colored green or labeled appropriately with
an alphanumeric identifier and warning label.
WARNING
IF THIS CLAMP OR CABLE
IS LOOSE OR MUST BE REMOVED,
PLEASE CALL THE BUILDING
TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
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Label Color Coding
Shown here are the color codes used for termination
field labels.
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The Purpose of ANSI/TIA/EIA-607
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Table of Contents
ANSI/TIA/EIA-607
ANSI/TIA/EIA-607 Commercial Building
Grounding And Bonding Requirements For
Telecommunications
Design Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Schematic Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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Design Considerations
Solid copper grounding busbars are installed
with insulated standoffs in entrance facilities
(1/4" thick × 4" high × variable length) and the
equipment room, as well as each telecom closet
(2" high is sufficient here). Each busbar is drilled
with rows of holes according to NEMA standards,
for attachment of bolted compression fittings.
Telecommunications equipment, frames,
cabinets and voltage protectors are typically
grounded to these busbars. Busbars are connected
by a backbone of insulated, solid copper cable
between all closets and rooms (minimum 6 AWG,
3/0 AWG recommended). This backbone is
connected to a main grounding busbar in the
telecommunications entrance facility, to an earth
ground in the electrical entrance facility, and
to structural steel on each floor. Bonding
conductor cabling shall be colored green or
labeled appropriately.
Terms
• Telecommunications Main Grounding
Busbar (TMGB)
• Telecom Bonding Backbone (TBB)
• Telecom Grounding Busbar (TGB)
• Telecom Bonding Backbone Interconnecting Bonding
Conductor (TBBIBC)
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Schematic of Grounding/Bonding Network
To Upper Floors
TGB Detail
Variable
Telco Closet
Telcom
1/4" Equipment
2"
Panel
TBB
6 AWG Minimum
TGB
Structural Steel
Panel Panel
TMGB TGB
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The History of Anixter Levels Program
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Table Of Contents
Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
The Levels Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Levels XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Levels and the Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Comparison Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
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The Anixter Levels® Program
The Levels Program is a set of purchasing specifications.
These specifications are designed to ensure the products we
sell perform to your expectations. Our cabling solutions are
divided into three distinct performance levels so you can
select the solution that best meets your application needs:
Levels Application
5 Ethernet
6 Fast Ethernet
7 Gigabit Ethernet
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Levels XP
Levels XP—expanded performance—introduces
active (Mbps-based) testing. Active testing transcends the
passive (MHz-based) testing used in the Anixter Levels
Channel (ALC) and Levels component specifications and
those in industry standards.
Levels XP specifications require testing that examines
and characterizes everything from the PC to the server—
NICs, hub/switch ports, environmental factors, short cable
lengths and much more. This active channel testing allows
Anixter to verify network efficiency. It also indicates how well
active and passive devices work together in the real world.
Testing an XP solution includes three essential steps:
1. Passive testing of all Levels-rated components
2. Passive and basic efficiency (SmartBits) testing
of all end-to-end Anixter Level Channels (ALC)
3. Testing of active networking components over
cabling systems in many environments and a variety
of configurations.
To achieve Anixter Levels XP certification, each channel
must be able to transmit a series of worst-case Ethernet
waveforms that represent typical network glitches. This
testing is accomplished by running Fast Ethernet and Gigabit
Ethernet over cabling systems and determining the efficiency
of that cabling channel.
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Active Testing @ 100 Mbps
PSNEXT**
Cable not specified 32.3 42.3
Connector not specified not specified not specified
Channel not specified 27.1 37.1
PSACR**
Cable not specified not specified 22.5
Channel not specified not specified 15.8
PSELFEXT**
Cable not specified 20.8 24.8
Connector not specified not specified not specified
Channel not specified 14.4 20.3
Return Loss**
Cable 15.0 20.1 20.1
Connector 14.0 20.0 24.0
Channel not specified 10.0 12.0
*(The LOWER the number, the better the solution) **(The HIGHER the number, the better the solution)
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How Anixter Levels Exceed the Standards
Cat 5
XP 7
Source: Anixter
Levels Lab
200 MHz 350 MHz 400 MHz 350 MHz 400 MHz
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Reference Documents for Further
Information on Cabling Standards
TIA/EIA-568-A (1995)
Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard
TIA/EIA-569-A (1998)
Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications
Pathways and Spaces
TIA/EIA-570-A (1999)
Residential and Light Commercial Telecommunication
Wiring Standard
TIA/EIA-606 (1993)
Administration Standard for the Telecommunications
Infrastructure of Commercial Buildings
TIA/EIA-607 (1994)
Commercial Building Grounding/Bonding Requirements
for Telecommunications.
TIA/EIA-758 (1999)
Customer-Owned Outside Plant Telecommunications
Cabling Standard
IS0/IEC 11801 (1995)
Generic Cabling for Customer Premises
IEEE 802.3-1998 (1998)
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
(CSMA/CD) Access Method and Physical layer Specification
(also known as ANSI/IEEE Std 802.3-1998 or ISO 8802-3:
1990 (E))
IEEE 802.5-1998 (1998)
Token Ring Access Method and Physical Layer
Specifications (also known as ANSI/IEEE Std 802.5-1998)
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Obtaining TIA and EIA Documents
TIA and EIA documents may be purchased through
Global Engineering Documents at 1-800-854-7179 or
www.global.ihs.com. IEEE documents may be purchased
through IEEE, P.O. Box 1331, Piscataway, NJ 08855 or
www.ieee.org. CSA documents may be purchased through
the Canadian Standards Association at www.csa.ca or call
(416) 747-4000.
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