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Siemon's Standards Resource
Introduction to Cabling Standards
Overview of Cabling Standards (ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B AND ISO/IEC 11801:2002 2ND ED. 2002-09, IEC 61156-5, -6)
Horizontal Cabling System Structure
Backbone Cabling System Structure
Work Area
Open Office
Horizontal Distances of Copper Links (Open Office)
Horizontal Distances of Optical Fiber Links (Long Work Area Cables)
Telecommunications Room
TR42.1.1 Network Distribution Nodes
Twisted Pair Cabling (Balanced Cabling)
UTP and Screened Telecommunications Outlet/Connector
Fully Shielded Telecommunications Outlet/Connector
UTP Link Performance Marking and Identification
Screened Cabling (F/UTP)
Fully Shielded Cabling (S/FTP)
Field Testing
Optical Fiber Cabling
Centralized Optical Fiber Cabling (568-B.1 and ISO/IEC 11801:2002)
Hybrid and Bundled Cables
Production Modular Cord Next Loss Test Method and Requirements For Unshielded Twisted Pair Cabling
Crosstalk Noise
Cables, Media and Cabling Definitions and Requirements
Horizontal Twisted-Pair Cable
Twisted-Pair Patch Cords and Cross-Connect Jumpers
Multi-Pair Cable
Modular Wiring Reference
Modular Plug Pair Configurations
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How to Read a Modular Cord
Common Outlet Configurations
Recommended Cabling Practices
Twisted-Pair Connector Terminations
Application-Specific Pair Assignments for 100 Cabling
Recommended Color-Coding Scheme
Twisted-Pair Cabling Installation Practices
TIA-569-B Definitions and Design Considerations
TIA-569-B
Building and Backbone
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Miscellaneous Design Considerations
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ISO/IEC 15108 Information Technology — Generic Cabling for Homes
ISO/IEC TR 24704 Information Technology Customer Premises Cabling for Wireless Access Points
IEC 61076-3-104 Detail Specification for 8-way Shielded Free and Fixed Connectors for Data Transmissions with Frequencies up to 600 MHz Minimum
TIA/EIA-862 Building Automation Systems Cabling Standard for Commercial Buildings
IEEE 802.3af Power Over Ethernet
Proposed IEEE 802.3AN 10GBASE-T
ISO/IEC 14165-114: Information Technology — Fibre Channel — Part 114: 100 MB/S Copper Physical Interface (FC-100-DF)
Comparison of '568-B.3 Versus '11801:2002 2ND Edition Fiber Cabling Performance Specifications
Cabling Specifications Cross-Reference Chart
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