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Cabling Standards Update

IEEE, TIA, ISO/IEC

Codes vs. Standards

Codes:
Enforced by law and regulatory powers (AHJ)
Address safety, fire hazards and the minimum quality of construction

Standards:

Ensure a minimum level of system performance

May not always be enforced by law (e.g. inspectors)
Essential to a well performing structured cabling system
Provide consistency of design, installation, and conformance to
physical
and transmission requirements

Note: When a contract states work shall at minimum meet

ANSI/TIA
or other standards it is enforceable by law in civil court.
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Standards Organizations
Active Equipment
IEEE (Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers)
Leading authority on computers, telecommunications,
electrical power, and consumer electronics

North America
TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association),
accredited by ANSI
TR 42 Committee develops and maintains
telecommunications cabling standards

International
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)

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802.3 Ethernet
Twisted-Pair Copper (BASE-T)
Standa Description
rd
802.3i
10BASE-T
802.3u
100BASE-T
802.3ab 1000BASE-T
802.3an 10GBASE-T
802.3.b 1000BASE-T1
p
802.3.b 25G/40GBASE-T
q
802.3b 2.5/5GBASE-T
z
802.3bq
(25Gb/s,

Introduce
d
1990
1995
1999
2006
2016 (est.)
2016

802.3bz (2.5Gb/s, 5Gb/s)

Sep 2016 (est.)

2.5Gb/s over Cat 5e/Class D

5Gb/s over Cat 6/Class E
Structured cabling: 100m, 4
connector
Auto-negotiation
Power-Over-Ethernet (802.3bt)

2016
(est.)
40Gb/s)
July

2016

25GBASE-T and 40GBASE-T

4-pair twisted-pair copper (Category
8)
Structured cabling: 30m, 2
connectors
Direct Attached Cabling: 5m
Auto-negotiation

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802.3bp (1 Gb/s 1-pair)

June

2016 (est.)

1GBASE-T1
Single pair twisted-pair copper
15m
Automotive & industrial
applications

802.3 Ethernet
Optical Fiber and Twin-Axial Copper
Standa
rd
802.3z
802.3ae
802.3b
m
802.3by
802.3bs
802.3xx

Description

802.3z

1 Gb/s Ethernet

1 Gb/s Ethernet
10 Gb/s Ethernet
40/100 Gb/s
Ethernet
25 Gb/s Ethernet
400 Gb/s Ethernet
50/100/200 Gb/s

802.3by (25Gb/s)

Introduce
d
1998
2002
2015
2016 (est.)
2017 (est.)
Study
Group
1998

September 2016

25GBASE-CR: Twin-axial copper

5 meters; SFP+ connector

802.3bs (400 Gb/s)

(est.)

10km; SFP+ transceiver / duplex LC

500m over SM fiber

12 fiber MPO: (4 x 100 Gb/s)

2km/10km over SM fiber

12 fiber MPO: (4 x 100 Gb/s)

802.3xx (50/100/200 Gb/s)

Study Group

25GBASE-SR: OM4 multimode fiber

25GBASE-LR: OS2 single mode fiber

100m over MM fiber

32 fiber MPO: (16 x 50 Gb/s)

50 Gb/s single-lane
Twin-axial copper (3m)
MM fiber (100m); SM fiber
(2km/10km)

100m; SFP+ transceiver / duplex LC

March 2017

100 Gb/s two-lane

Twin-axial copper (3m); MM fiber
(100m)

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200 Gb/s four-lane

802.3 Ethernet
Power over Ethernet
Standa
rd
802.3af

Description

Introduce
d
2003

Type 1: 2-pair,
15W
802.3at Type 2: 2-pair,
2009
30W
802.3bt Type 3: 4-pair,
2018 (est.)
60W
Type
4: 4-pair,
802.3bt
January
2018 (est.)
100W

Until 2018

Non-standard Applications
Cisco: UPoE (60W, 4-pair)
HDBASE-T: PoH (100W, 4-pair)

Power over Ethernet for 10GBASE-T

Compatible with 4-pair twisted-pair cabling (Cat 5e/Class D or higher)
All 4 pairs energized
Backward compatibility

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802.11 Wireless
Current and in Development

Year
Introduced

802.11n

802.11ac
Wave 1

802.11a
c
Wave 2

2003

2009

2013

2015

Mar 2019
(est.)

20,40,80
MHz

20,40,80
,
160 MHz

20 / 40 / 80
80+80/160
MHz

802.11
a

802.11
b

802.11
g

1999

1999

802.11ax
In
Development

Channel
Bandwidth

20MHz

20MHz

20MHz

20, 40
MHz

Frequency
Band

5 GHz

2.4 GHz

2.4 GHz

2.4 & 5
GHz

5 GHz

5 GHz

5 GHz

8X8 MIMO

8X8
MUMIMO

8X8
MU-MIMO

256 QAM

256
QAM

TBD

6.93

10 Gb/s

Spatial
Streams
Antenna
Configuratio
n

SISO

SISO

SISO

4X4
MIMO

Highest
order
Modulation

64 QAM

DQPSK

64 QAM

64 QAM

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TIA TR 42
Published Standards

Generic Standards

Premises Standards

Component Standards

TSB Guidance

ANSI/TIA-568.0-D
Generic Premises Cabling

ANSI/TIA-568.1-D
Commercial Cabling

ANSI/TIA-568-C.2
Copper Components

TSB-155-A
10G over Cat 6

ANSI/TIA-569-D
Pathways and Spaces

ANSI/TIA-570-C
Residential

ANSI/TIA-568-C.3
Fiber Components

TSB-162-A
WAP Cabling Guidelines

ANSI/TIA-606-B
Administration

ANSI/TIA-942-A
Data Center Cabling

ANSI/TIA-568-C.4
Coaxial Components

TSB-184
PoE Guidlines

ANSI/TIA-607-C
Grounding and Bonding

ANSI/TIA-1005-A
Industrial Cabling

ANSI/TIA-1152
Field Test Equipment

TSB-185
M.I.C.E. Tables

ANSI/TIA-758-B
Outside Plant

ANSI/TIA-1179
Healthcare

ANSI/TIA-1183
Lab Test Equipment

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ANSI/TIA-862-B
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Intelligent Building Systems

ANSI/TIA-4966
Education

ANSI/TIA-5017
Security

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ANSI/TIA-5018
DAS

ANSI/TIA-606-B-1
AIM Addendum

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ANSI/TIA-942-A-1
DC Fabrics Addendum

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ANSI/TIA-1183-1
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2GHz Lab Test Addendum

ANSI/TIA-568-C.2-1
Category 8 Addendum

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Work in Process

Generic Standards

Premises Standards

Component Standards

TSB Guidance

ANSI/TIA-568.0-D
Generic Premises Cabling

ANSI/TIA-568.1-D
Commercial Cabling

ANSI/TIA-568.2-D
Copper Components

TSB-155-A
10G over Cat 6

ANSI/TIA-569-D
Pathways and Spaces

ANSI/TIA-570-C
Residential

ANSI/TIA-568.3-D
Fiber Components

TSB-162-A
WAP Cabling Guidelines

ANSI/TIA-606-C
Administration

ANSI/TIA-942-B
Data Center Cabling

ANSI/TIA-568-C.4
Coaxial Components

TSB-184-A
PoE Guidlines

ANSI/TIA-607-C
Grounding and Bonding

ANSI/TIA-1005-A
Industrial Cabling

ANSI/TIA-1152-A
Field Test Equipment

TSB-185
M.I.C.E. Tables

ANSI/TIA-758-B
Outside Plant

ANSI/TIA-1179-A
Healthcare

ANSI/TIA-1183-A
Lab Test Equipment

TSB-5021
2.5G/5G over Cat 5e/6

ANSI/TIA-862-B
Intelligent Building Systems

ANSI/TIA-4966
Education

ANSI/TIA-1183-1
2GHz Lab Test
Addendum

ANSI/TIA-5017
Security

ANSI/TIA-5018
DAS

ANSI/TIA-568-C.2-1
Category 8
Addendum

ANSI/TIA-606-B-1
AIM Addendum

ANSI/TIA-942-A-1
DC Fabrics
Addendum

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TIA TR 42
Work in Process
ANSI/TIA-568.0-D

(Generic)

568-C.x

Optical fiber polarity and testing moved to 568.3-D

CP and MUTOA requirements moved from 568-C.1
Minimum recommended cabling is Cat 5e and OM3Content
2 fiber min. count for MM and SM fiber (changed from
1)
Generic
Cabling
Min. bend radius for copper cords increased to 4x dia.

568C

568.x-D

ANSI/TIA-568.1-D

(Commercial)

CP and MUTOA requirements moved to 568.0-D

2 fiber minimum count for backbone
Optical array connectors in Work Area allowed

ANSI/TIA-568.2-D

(Copper)Q3, 2017

568D

ANSI/TIA-568C.0

ANSI/TIA-568.0D

Commercial
Cabling

ANSI/TIA-568C.1

ANSI/TIA-568.1D

Copper
Component
s

ANSI/TIA-568C.2

ANSI/TIA-568.2D

Fiber
Component
s

ANSI/TIA-568C.3

ANSI/TIA-568.3D

Coaxial
Component
s

ANSI/TIA-568C.4

Not started

Addendums for Cat 8 and Cat 6A Patch Cord testing

ANSI/TIA-568.3-D

(Fiber) Q3, 2016

Optical fiber polarity and testing from 568-C.0

Passive Optical Network (PON) components

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Bonding & Grounding
Terms changed to
harmonize
with ISO/IEC
30129
Current
Previous
BBC Backbone Bonding
conductor

GE Grounding equalizer

PBB Primary bonding

busbar

TMGB
Telecommunications
main grounding busbar

Rack bonding busbar

Rack grounding busbar

SBB Secondary
bonding busbar

TGB
Telecommunications
grounding busbar

TBB
Telecommunications
bonding backbone

TBB
Telecommunications
bonding backbone

TBC
Telecommunications
bonding conductor

BCT bonding conductor

for telecommunications

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ANSI/TIA-607-C
Bonding & Grounding

SBB

Backbone
Bonding
Conductor
(BBC)

SBB

Terms changed to
harmonize
with ISO/IEC
30129
Current
Previous
BBC Backbone Bonding
conductor

GE Grounding equalizer

PBB Primary bonding

busbar

TMGB
Telecommunications
main grounding busbar

Rack bonding busbar

Rack grounding busbar

SBB Secondary
bonding busbar

TGB
Telecommunications
grounding busbar

TBB
Telecommunications
bonding backbone

TBB
Telecommunications
bonding backbone

TBC
Telecommunications
bonding conductor

BCT bonding conductor

for telecommunications

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SBB

SBB
Telecommunications
Bonding Backbone (TBB)

Primary Bonding
Busbar (PBB)
Telecommunications
Bonding Conductor
(TBC)

Secondary Bonding
Busbar (SBB)

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Other New Standards
ANSI/TIA-569-D

(Pathways & Spaces)

Removed maximum height requirement for racks/cabinets

Reduced minimum headroom above cable trays to 200mm
Added bonding requirements for metallic pathways
Added space requirements for CP and MUTOAs

ANSI/TIA-606-B-1 Addendum

(Administration)

Automated Infrastructure Management (AIM) requirements

Harmonized with ISO/IEC 14763-2-1

ANSI/TIA-5017

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(Physical Security)

Physical network security requirements and guidelines for the

telecommunications infrastructure
Establishes minimum functional performance of different physical network
security elements
Additional considerations to enhance the physical security of the telecom
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2016 Work
ANSI/TIA-568.3-D

(Fiber)

Q3, 2016

Optical fiber polarity and testing from 568-C.0

Passive Optical Network (PON) components

ANSI/TIA-1152-A

(Field testing)Q3, 2016

Field test for 2GHz (Cat 8)

TSB-184-A

(Power Over Ethernet)Q4, 2016

Guidance for support of power delivery over Category cabling

Cat 5e, 6, 6A, 8, and 28AWG, up to 100W
Recommendations for open-air and conduit with maximum bundle sizes

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Revision Updates
ANSI/TIA-606-C

(Admin)

Q1, 2017

ANSI Requirement

ANSI/TIA-606-B + addendum for AIM

Every 5 years TIA must

take action on standards
by either:
ANSI/TIA-1183-A (Lab Testing)Q4, 2017
Opening standards for
ANSI/TIA-1183 + addendum for Lab test for 2GHz (Cat 8) content changes
Affirming that content does
not require changes

ANSI/TIA-568.2-D

(Copper)

Q3, 2017

ANSI/TIA-568-C.2 + addendums for Cat 8 and Cat 6A Patch Cord testing

ANSI/TIA-1179-A

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(Healthcare)Q2, 2017

Refresh of ANSI/TIA-1179
Cat 6A is minimum recommendation for horizontal and backbone cabling
OM4 is minimum recommendation for optical fiber cabling
Refers to TSB-162-A (Wireless Access Points) and TSB-5018 (Distributed Antennae
Systems)

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Revision Updates
ANSI/TIA-942-B

(Data Centers)Q3, 2017

All material from ANSI/TIA-942-A

Addendum 1 for Data Center fabrics
Adds 16- and 32-fiber MPO-style array connectors as option for multi-fiber terminations
Adds Category 8 as an allowable type of balanced twisted-pair cable
Changes the recommendation for balanced twisted-pair cable to Category 6A or higher

Wideband multimode fiber (WBMMF) may be included in 942-B (dependent on timing of

TIA-492-AAAE)
Desire is to make 942-B more appropriate for international users
942-A includes many references National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), measurements in feet,
and 120V electrical

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TIA TR 42

Encoding:
bits/sec/Hz/Pair

6.2
5

500
MHz

Cat 6A

250
MHz

Cat 6

100
MHz

Cat 5e

2.5/5G over Cat 5e/6

2.5G
BASE-T

1000
BASET
62.5

5G BASET

100

200

10G BASET

400

Bandwidth Required for BASE-T Ethernet Data Rates (Nyquist

frequency in MHz)
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2.5/5G over Cat 5e/6
TSB-5021

(2.5/5G over 5e/6)

Q1, 2017

Guidance for support of 2.5G and 5G over Category 5e and 6 cabling

Risk Assessment based on bundled length
Mitigation steps provided to reduce alien crosstalk
ALSNR testing can be labor intensive

TR

Bundled
Length

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TIA TR 42
OM5 Multimode Fiber
Multimode used to mean 62.5/125 micron
Operate at a single Wavelength

Wideband MMF (OM5)

Designed to increase the capacity 4x
Operates over wide band unlike legacy OM2/OM3/OM4
Operation range: 850nm to 950nm

TIA Finalizing Specifications

Backward compatible to OM4@850nm
100m 25GbE reach objective

OM5 Applications:

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10G-SR/40G-SR4; 25G-SR/100G-SR4 (backward compatibility)

40G/100G Bidi; Duplex-LC
40G/100G-SWDM; Duplex-LC
200G/400G Ethernet; Connector TBD

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Development Steps

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Stage

Abbreviations

Preparatory

WDWorking Draft

Committee

CD Committee Draft
PDTR Preliminary Draft Test Report

Enquiry

DISDraft International Standard

DTR
Draft Test Report

Approval

FDIS Final Draft International Standard

FDTR Final Draft Test Report

Publication

ISOInternational Standard
TR Test Report

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ISO/IEC
11801 Family Restructure

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ISO/IEC CD 11801-1

General Requirements

ISO/IEC CD 11801-2

Commercial Premises

ISO/IEC CD 11801-3

Industrial Environments

ISO/IEC CD 11801-4

Residential

ISO/IEC CD 11801-5

Data Centers

ISO/IEC CD 11801-6

Distributed Building Services

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Category 8 Standards
Standard No.
CD 11801-1

Generic Cabling

60603-7-81

Category 8.1 up to 2000 MHz

60603-7-82

Category 8.2 up to 2000 MHz

61076-3-110
61076-3-104

Category 8.2 up to 2000 MHz

Category 8.2 up to 2000 MHz
Test procedure up to 2000
MHz
Cables, horizontal, 2 GHz
Cables, for cords,2 GHz

60512-28-100
61156-9
61156-10
TR 61156-1-2
A1
61935-1

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Name

Cable test, up to 2GHz

Channel test, 2GHz

61935-1-1
Additional test TCL
61935-1-2
Additional test DCRU
61935-2
Cords, Generic
61935-2-26
Cords, detail, 2GHz
Cat8.1
61935-2-27
Cords,
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Cat8.2

Description
Cabling channels
Class D, E, Ea, 7, 7A,
I, II
Cat 8 RJ 45
connectors
Cat 8 GG45
connectors
Cat 8 ARJ connectors
Cat 8 Tera connectors

Status

Cat 8 lab testing

Jan 2018 (est.)

Cat 8 LAN cable

Cat 8 patch cable

Published Apr 2016

Published Apr 2016

Cat 8 cable field test

Published Sep 2014

Cat 8
test
Cat 8
Cat 8
Cat 8

channel field
TCL field test
DCRU field test
patch cords

3rd CD due Jan

2016
Mar 2016 (est.)
Jul 2016 (est.)
Jul 2016 (est.)
May 2017 (est.)

Dec 2017 (est.)

Dec 2017 (est.)
Dec 2017 (est.)
Dec 2017 (est.)

Cat 8 patch cords

Dec 2017 (est.)

Cat 8 patch cords

Dec 2017 (est.)

ISO/IEC
Other Copper Standards
Power Delivery Standards
Standard No.

Name

Description

Status

PDTR 29125

Cabling Power Delivery

100W PoE cabling

Dec 2016 (est.)

Name

Description

Status

Balanced Cabling, 2.5G/5G

2.5G/5G, Class D/E

DTR in process

2.5G/5G Standards
Standard No.
PDTR 118019904

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