Structured Wiring Standards

EIA/TIA Standards (Electronic Industries Association/Telecommunication Industries Association)

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TIA/EIA-568-B - Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard (consists of three parts: 568-B.1, 568-B.2 and 568-B.3)

TIA/EIA-568-B.1 (May 2001) - Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard - Part 1: General Requirements

TIA/EIA-568-B.1-1 (May 2001) - Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard - Part 1 - Addendum 1 - Minimum 4-Pair UTP and 4-Pair ScTP Patch Cable Bend Radius

TIA/EIA-568-B.2 (May 2001) - Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard - Part 2: Balanced Twisted Pair Cabling Components

TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1 (June 2002) - Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard - Part 2 - Addendum 1 - Transmission Performance Specifications for 4-Pair 100 Ohm Category 6 Cabling

TIA/EIA-568-B.2-2 (December 2001) - Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard - Part 2 - Addendum 2

TIA/EIA-568-B.2-3 (March 2002) - Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard - Part 2 - Addendum 3 - Additional Considerations for Insertion Loss and Return Loss Pass/Fail Determination

TIA/EIA-568-B.2-4 (June 2002) - Commercial Building Telecommmications Cabling Standard - Part 2 - Addendum 4 - Solderless Connection Reliability Requirements for Copper Connecting Hardware

TIA/EIA-568-B.3 (April 2000) - Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard - Part 3: Optical Fiber Cabling Components Standard

TIA/EIA-568-B.3-1 (April 2002) - Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard - Part 3 - Addendum 1 - Additional Transmission Performance Specifications for 50/125 um

TIA-569-B - Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces (TIA-569-B-2004)

TIA-570-B - Residential Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard (ANSI/TIA-570-B-2004)

TIA/EIA-606-A - Administration Standard for Commercial Telecommunications Infrastructure (ANSI/TIA/EIA-606-A-2002)

ANSI Standards (American National Standards Institute)

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J-STD-607-A-2002 - Commercial Building Grounding (Earthing) and Bonding Requirements for Telecommunications

ANSI Z136.2-1997 - Safe Use of Optical Fiber Communication Systems Utilizing Laser Diode and LED Sources

CSA Standards (Canadian Standards Association)

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Canadian Electrical Code

CSA T527 - Grounding and Bonding Requirements for Telecommunications in Commercial Buildings

CSA T528 - Telecommunications Administration Standards for Commercial Buildings

CSA T529 - Commercial Building Telecommunications Standard

CSA T530 - Commercial Building Standards for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces

ISO/IEC Standards (International Standards Organization/International Electrotechnical Commission)

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ISO/IEC 11801:2002 - Information Technology -- Generic Cabling for Customer Premises

NFPA Standards (National Fire Protection Association)

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NFPA 70 - National Electrical Code (Current Version: 2005)

ASTM Standards (American Society for Testing and Materials)

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ASTM D 4565 - Standard Test Methods for Physical and Environmental Performance Properties of Insulations and Jackets for Telecommunications Wire and Cable

ASTM D 4566 - Standard Test Methods for Electrical Performance Properties of Insulations and Jackets for Telecommunications Wire and Cable

UL Standards (Underwriters Laboratories)

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UL 910 - UL Standard for Safety Test for Flame-Propagation and Smoke-Density Values for Electrical and Optical-Fiber Cables Used in Spaces Transporting Environmental Air

UL 1863 - UL Standard for Safety Communications Circuit Accessories