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BS EN 61196-3:1999

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Radio-frequency cables. Specifications Sectional specification for coaxial cables for local area networks
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-01-1999

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
Figure 1 Maximum transfer frequency
Annex ZA Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

Gives requirements for radio frequency coaxial cables for local area networks. The aim of this sectional specification is for prescribing recommended ratings and characteristics and to choose from the generic specification the appropriate quality assessment procedures, test and measuring methods, and gives general performance requirements for coaxial cables for local area networks, also complementary test methods. The tst severities and requirements that are prescribed in detail specifications and refer to this sectional specification should nbe equal or higher performance levels.

Committee
EPL/46
DevelopmentNote
Also numbered as IEC 61196-3 Supersedes 95/200720 DC (11/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, March 2006. (03/2006)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
18
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
NF EN 61196-3 : 1999 Identical
SN EN 61196-3 : 1998 Identical
I.S. EN 61196-3:1999 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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