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Standards Reference Guide Products ISO IEEE 802.11 IEEE 802.3an IEEE 802.3af ANSI/ TIA/EIA-942 J-STD-607-A ANSI/ TIA/EIA-606-A ANSI/ TIA/EIA-569-B ANSI/ TIA/EIA-568-B.2-ad10 ANSI/ TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1 ANSI/ TIA/EIA-568-B A Reference GuideTo: 11801, ClassE 11801, A Standards Reference Guide Reference Standards Products. Technology. Services. Delivered Globally. P r o Anixter:The Cabling Scope of this Handbook d u c This document is meant as a reference that highlights the key points of the t s ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B, 569-B, 606-A, J-STD-607-A, 942 and IEEE 802.3af, . T System Experts e IEEE 802.3an, IEEE 802.11 and ISO 11801 standards. It is not intended as c h n a substitute for the original documents. For further information on any topic o l Anixter is the world’s leading supplier of communication o g in the guide, refer to the actual standard. See the section called “Reference y products used to connect voice, video, data and security systems. Documents” for instructions on how to order a copy of the standard itself. S e r Anixter is also the leading provider of electrical and electronic wire v i c e and cable, fasteners, and other small components to build, repair, s Abbreviation References: . D and maintain a variety of systems and equipment. We bundle ANSI American National Standards Institute e l i ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials v our products with our innovative Supply Chain Services to cut e r e costs out of our customers’ business processes, and ensure CSA Canadian Standards Association d G EIA Electronic Industries Alliance l o they get the right product, the first time. b IEC International Electrotechnical Commission a l l y You can look to Anixter when you need any type of communication IEEE Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers . infrastructure. Whether you’re looking for data, voice or video ISO International Organization for Standardization NEC National Electric Code networks, wired or wireless, in an office, campus or factory, NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association Anixter is the company to turn to. We are the one distributor NFPA National Fire Protection Association with both the technical savvy to help you determine the right TIA Telecommunications Industry Association products for your application and the unparalleled global distribution capabilities to get you that product, when and where you need it. In an effort to continually support you, we have pulled together some valuable information from ANSI/TIA/EIA, ISO and IEEE. The information contained within this reference guide covers the key aspects of the ANSI/ TIA/ EIA-568-B, 568-B.2-1, 568-B.2-ad10, 569-B, 606-A, J-STD-607-A, 942, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3an, IEEE 802.11 and ISO 11801 standards. We hope you find its contents informative and useful. Standards Reference Guide |3 P . r r o e Table of Contents Purpose of the ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B Standard d t u x c i t n s A . ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B, Commercial Building 0 T 0 The Purpose: e 8 Telecommunications Cabling Standard . .5 c . h 1 • Establish a generic telecommunications cabling standard n o l 568-B.1, General Requirements . .8 l l o a that will support a multivendor environment g c 568-B.2, Balanced Twisted Pair Cabling Components . .21 y . r • Enable the planning and installation of a structured o 568-B.2-1, Category 6 Transmission Performance . .26 S e m cabling system for commercial buildings r o TIA/EIA-568-B.2- Addendum 10, Augmented Cat 6 v c i . c r • Establish performance and technical criteria Transmission Performance . .32 e e s t . x for various cabling system configurations i TIA/EIA-568-B.3, Optical Fiber Cabling Components . .34 D n e a l . ANSI/TIA/EIA-569-B, Pathways and Spaces . .36 The Standard Specifies: i w v w e w ANSI/TIA/EIA-606-A, Administration . .49 • Minimum requirements for telecommunications r e t d i s J-STD-607-A, Grounding and Bonding . .60 cabling within an office environment i G v l ANSI/TIA/EIA-942 . .64 • Recommended topology and distances o , b n a o Purpose of the ISO 11801:2002 Standard . .73 l i • Media parameters which determine performance l t y . a ISO 11801, Class E . .74 m A • Connector and pin assignments to ensure interconnectability r o f IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet . .75 n • The useful life of telecommunications cabling systems i IEEE 802.11 Wireless . .76 e as being in excess of 10 years r o IEEE 802.3an . .78 m r Building telecommunications cabling specified by this standard is intended o Anixter Enterprise Cabling and Security Labs . .80 F Reference Documents . .84 to support a wide range of different commercial building sites and applications (e.g., voice, data, text, video and image). Typically, this range includes sites with a geographical extent from 10,000 to 10,000,000 sq ft (3,000-1,000,000 m2) of office space, and with a population of up to 50,000 individual users. This standard replaces ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A dated October 6, 1995. This standard also incorporates and refines the technical content of TSB67, TSB72, TSB75, TSB95 and TIA/EIA-568-A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4 and A-5. 4| Standards Reference Guide Standards Reference Guide |5 P . r r Section Contents TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1 Balanced Twisted Pair Cabling Components o e d t u x c i Category 6 Transmission Performance . 26 t n s A . Horizontal and Backbone Cable . 27 0 T 0 ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B e 8 Connecting Hardware . 28 c . h 1 Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard n o l Assembled Patch Cords . 29 l l o a TIA/EIA-568-B.1 General Requirements g c Permanent Link . 30 y . r o Channel . 30 S e m The Six Subsystems of a Structured Cabling System . 8 r o Longitudal Conversion Loss . 31 v c i . Entrance Facilities . 8 c r TIA/EIA-568-B.2-ad 10 Balanced Twisted Pair Cabling Components e e s t . x Equipment Room . 8 i Augmented Category 6 Permanent Link Requirements . 32 D n e a Backbone Cabling . 9 l . Augmented Category 6 Channel Requirements . 33 i w v w Design Requirements . 10 e w TIA/EIA- 568-B.3 Optical Fiber Cabling Components r e t d i Telecommunications Room . 11 s Optical Fiber Cabling . 34 i G v Horizontal Cabling . 11 l Optical Fiber Bend Radius . 34 o , b n Specified Topology . 11 a o Optical Fiber Connector . 35 l i l t y . a Maximum Distances . 12 Optical Fiber Telecommunications Outlet . 35 m r o MUTOA . 12 f Optical Fiber Splices . 35 n i Consolidation Point . 13 Optical Fiber Connector . 35 e r Centralized Optical Fiber . o 14 Optical Fiber Patch Cord . 35 m r Work Area . 15 o F Work Area Components . 15 Telecommunications Outlet . 15 8-Position Modular Jack Pair Assignments . 16 Channel and Permanent Link . 16 Definitions of Electrical Parameters . 18 TIA/EIA-568-B.2 Balanced Twisted Pair Cabling Components 100 Ohm Unshielded Twisted Pair Cabling Systems . 21 Horizontal and Backbone Cable . 21 Bundled and Hybrid Cable . 23 UTP Connecting Hardware . 23 UTP Patch Cords . 24 6| Standards Reference Guide Standards Reference Guide |7 For more information, visit www.anixter.com or call 1.800.Anixter. 8| StandardsReferenceGuide room maybeprovidedbyanequipmentroom. telecommunication rooms.Anyorallofthefunctions ofatelecommunications standard. Equipmentroomsusuallyhouseequipment ofhighercomplexitythan The designaspectsoftheequipmentroomarespecifiedinTIA/EIA 2. EquipmentRoom(ER) of thenetworkinterfacearedefinedinTIA/EIA-569-B standard. interfaces withtheintrabuildingbackbonecabling.Thephysicalrequirements Building entrancefacilities(EF)providethepointatwhichoutdoorcabling (EF) 1. EntranceFacilities The SixSubsystemsofaStructuredCablingSystem TIA/EIA-568-B.1 GeneralRequirements -569-B Specified Backbone Cabling Topology: Star Specified BackboneCablingTopology: This includes: patch cordsorjumpersusedforbackbone-to-backbone cross-connection. cables, intermediateandmaincross-connects,mechanicalterminations rooms, equipmentroomsandentrancefacilities.Itconsistsofthebackbone The backbonecablingprovidesinterconnectionbetweentelecommunication 3. BackboneCabling Standards ReferenceGuide |9 • • • Cables betweenbuildings(inter-building) cable entrancefacilities Cables betweenanequipmentroomandbuilding connectionbetweenfloors(risers) Vertical . y l l a b o l G d e r e v i l e D . s e c i v r e S . y g o l o n h c e T . s t c u d o r P P . r r Other Design Requirements 4. Telecommunications Room (TR) o e d t u x A telecommunications room is the area within a building that houses the c i • Star topology t n s A . • No more than two hierarchical levels telecommunications cabling system equipment. This includes the mechanical 0 T 0 e 8 of backbone cross-connects.
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