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I.S. EN 61196-3:1999

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RADIO FREQUENCY CABLES - PART 3: SECTIONAL SPECIFICATION FOR COAXIAL CABLES FOR LOCAL AREA NETWORKS
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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-1999

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FOREWORD
1 General
  1.1 Scope and object
  1.2 Normative references
  1.3 Definitions
  1.4 Installation considerations
      1.4.1 Pulling strength
      1.4.2 Temperature rating
      1.4.3 Bending radius
2 Materials and cable construction
  2.1 General
  2.2 Cable construction
  2.3 Inner conductor
      2.3.1 Conductor material
      2.3.2 Conductor construction
  2.4 Dielectric
  2.5 Outer conductor or sheath
  2.6 Sheath
  2.7 Colour of the sheath
  2.8 Identification
      2.8.1 Cable identification
      2.8.2 Sheath marking
  2.9 Delivery and storage
3 Characteristics and requirements
  3.1 General
  3.2 Engineering information
      3.2.1 Connector
      3.2.2 Mass
      3.2.3 Bending radius
      3.2.4 Capacitance
      3.2.5 Voltage rating
  3.3 Electrical integrity
      3.3.1 Sheath spark test
      3.3.2 Dielectric withstand voltage
      3.3.3 Insulation resistance
  3.4 Transmission characteristics
      3.4.1 Characteristic impedance
      3.4.2 Loop DCR
      3.4.3 Outer conductor DCR
      3.4.4 Attenuation
      3.4.5 Attenuation after ageing
      3.4.6 Velocity ratio
      3.4.7 Surface transfer impedance
      3.4.8 Screening attenuation
      3.4.9 Return loss
  3.5 Mechanical characteristics
      3.5.1 Elongation after break of the inner conductor
      3.5.2 Elongation after break of the insulation
      3.5.3 Tensile strength and elongation after break
              of the sheath
      3.5.4 Tensile strength and elongation after break
              of the sheath after ageing
      3.5.5 Bending at low temperature of the cable
      3.5.6 Bending radius at room temperature
      3.5.7 Dielectric adhesion
  3.6 Environmental characteristics
      3.6.1 Cable test under fire conditions
      3.6.2 Smoke opacity, toxicity, halogen gas emission
4 Quality assurance
5 Blank detail specification
  5.1 Field of application
  5.2 Identification of the detail specification
  5.3 Pro forma blank detail specification
Annex ZA (informative) Normative references to international
                       publications with their corresponding
                       European publications

Defines requirements for radio frequency coaxial cables for local area networks.

DevelopmentNote
For CENELEC adoptions of IEC publications, please check www.iec.ch to be sure that you have any corrigenda that may apply. (01/2017)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
44
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
NF EN 61196-3 : 1999 Identical
SN EN 61196-3 : 1998 Identical
BS EN 61196-3:1999 Identical
IEC 61196-3:1998 Identical
NBN EN 61196-3 : 1999 Identical
UNE-EN 61196-3:2003 Identical
DIN EN 61196-3:1999-05 Identical
EN 61196-3:1998 Identical

IEC 60028:1925 International standard of resistance for copper
IEC 60304:1982 Standard colours for insulation for low-frequency cables and wires
IEC 60332-1:1993 Tests on electric cables under fire conditions - Part 1: Test on a single vertical insulated wire or cable
IEC 60050-461:2008 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 461: Electric cables
HD 402 : 200S2 STANDARD COLOURS FOR INSULATION FOR LOW-FREQUENCY CABLES AND WIRES
IEC 61196-1:2005 Coaxial communication cables - Part 1: Generic specification - General, definitions and requirements
EN 50265-1:1998 Common test methods for cables under fire conditions - Test for resistance to vertical flame propagation for a single insulated conductor or cable - Part 1: Apparatus

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