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== Popular Standards and Limits == | == Popular Cabling Standards and Limits == | ||
=== ISO/IEC === | === ISO/IEC === | ||
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*Component performance is called a "category" | *Component performance is called a "category" | ||
**Examples are Category 5e,Category 6,Category 6A, Category 7, Category 7A, Category 8.1 and Category 8.2 | **Examples are Category 5e,Category 6,Category 6A, Category 7, Category 7A, Category 8.1 and Category 8.2 | ||
*Installed link performance is called a "class" | *Installed link performance is called a "class" | ||
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ISO/IEC standards often form the basis of regional and national standards, including the | ISO/IEC standards often form the basis of regional and national standards, including the CENELEC standards | ||
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*Component performance is called a "category" | *Component performance is called a "category" | ||
**Examples are Category 5e, Category 6, Category 6A, Category 7, Category 7A, Category 8 | **Examples are Category 5e, Category 6, Category 6A, Category 7, Category 7A, Category 8 | ||
*Installed link performance is also called a "category" | *Installed link performance is also called a "category" | ||
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=== CENELEC === | |||
*Name contains EN | |||
*Regional standard, valid in the European Union | |||
*Based on a pre-existing ISO/IEC standard | |||
*Component performance is called a "category" | |||
**Examples are Category 5e,Category 6,Category 6A, Category 7, Category 7A, Category 8.1 and Category 8.2 | |||
*Installed link performance is called a "class" | |||
**Examples are Class D, Class E, Class EA, Class F, Class FA, Class I, Class II | |||
These standards must be ratified and converted to a national standard by each Member State | |||
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=== NEN - NBN - ILNAS === | |||
*Name contains NEN-, NBN, ILNAS- | |||
*National standard, valid in a member state, respectively Netherlands, Belgium and G.D. Luxemburg | |||
*Based on a pre-existing EN standard | |||
*Component performance is called a "category" | |||
**Examples are Category 5e,Category 6,Category 6A, Category 7, Category 7A, Category 8.1 and Category 8.2 | |||
*Installed link performance is called a "class" | |||
**Examples are Class D, Class E, Class EA, Class F, Class FA, Class I, Class II | |||
These standards are copy/paste from the EN standard. | |||
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=== IEEE === | |||
IEEE published application or network standards. | |||
These are NOT cabling standards and therefore unsuited for installed link <u>certification</u>. | |||
It is very unusual for an installer to <u>qualify</u> an installed link in accordance to an IEEE standard. | |||
Revision as of 13:10, 11 September 2023
Popular Cabling Standards and Limits
ISO/IEC
- Name contains IEC or ISO
- International standard, valid around the world
- Component performance is called a "category"
- Examples are Category 5e,Category 6,Category 6A, Category 7, Category 7A, Category 8.1 and Category 8.2
- Installed link performance is called a "class"
- Examples are Class D, Class E, Class EA, Class F, Class FA, Class I, Class II
ISO/IEC standards often form the basis of regional and national standards, including the CENELEC standards
TIA
- Name contains TIA or ANSI/EIA/TIA
- National standard, valid in the United States of Amerika
- Component performance is called a "category"
- Examples are Category 5e, Category 6, Category 6A, Category 7, Category 7A, Category 8
- Installed link performance is also called a "category"
- Examples are Category 5e, Category 6, Category 6A, Category 8
Indeed, there is no such thing as a Category 7 or Category 7A link
CENELEC
- Name contains EN
- Regional standard, valid in the European Union
- Based on a pre-existing ISO/IEC standard
- Component performance is called a "category"
- Examples are Category 5e,Category 6,Category 6A, Category 7, Category 7A, Category 8.1 and Category 8.2
- Installed link performance is called a "class"
- Examples are Class D, Class E, Class EA, Class F, Class FA, Class I, Class II
These standards must be ratified and converted to a national standard by each Member State
NEN - NBN - ILNAS
- Name contains NEN-, NBN, ILNAS-
- National standard, valid in a member state, respectively Netherlands, Belgium and G.D. Luxemburg
- Based on a pre-existing EN standard
- Component performance is called a "category"
- Examples are Category 5e,Category 6,Category 6A, Category 7, Category 7A, Category 8.1 and Category 8.2
- Installed link performance is called a "class"
- Examples are Class D, Class E, Class EA, Class F, Class FA, Class I, Class II
These standards are copy/paste from the EN standard.
IEEE
IEEE published application or network standards.
These are NOT cabling standards and therefore unsuited for installed link certification.
It is very unusual for an installer to qualify an installed link in accordance to an IEEE standard.