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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)
Telecommunications Room
TR42.1.1 Network Distribution Nodes
Twisted Pair Cabling (Balanced Cabling)
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
Straight Through or Reversed
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
Work Area
Telecommunications Room
Equipment Room
Entrance Facility
Miscellaneous Design Considerations
Standards Updates
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
Siemon's Preferred Cable Terminology