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EN 50346 : 2002 AMD 2 2009

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The latest, up-to-date edition.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CABLING INSTALLATION - TESTING OF INSTALLED CABLING
Published date

09-10-2009

Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions, abbreviations and symbols
  3.1 Definitions
  3.2 Abbreviations
  3.3 Symbols
4 General requirements
  4.1 Location of measurement (test) interfaces
  4.2 Safety requirements for test procedures
  4.3 Test system
  4.4 Normalisation and calibration
  4.5 Environmental conditions
  4.6 Test results
  4.7 Documentation
5 Test parameters for balanced copper cabling
  5.1 Wire map
  5.2 Length
  5.3 Propagation delay
  5.4 Delay skew
  5.5 Attenuation (insertion loss)
  5.6 Attenuation (insertion loss) deviation
  5.7 Near end crosstalk loss (NEXT, pair-to-pair and power sum)
  5.8 Equal level far end crosstalk loss (ELFEXT, pair-to-pair
       and power sum)
  5.9 Attenuation to crosstalk ratio far end (ACR-F, pair-to-pair
       and power sum)
  5.10 Attenuation to crosstalk ratio near end (ACR-N, pair-to-pair
       and power sum)
  5.11 Return loss
  5.12 Unbalance attenuation
  5.13 Coupling attenuation
  5.14 Direct current (d.c.) loop resistance
  5.15 Resistance unbalance
  5.16 Power sum alien near end crosstalk (PSANEXT)
  5.17 Power sum alien far end crosstalk (PSAACR-F)
  5.18 Coaxial cabling
6 Test parameters for optical fibre cabling
  6.1 General requirements
  6.2 Channel and link attenuation
  6.3 Inter-component distance
7 Inspection of optical fibre cabling and installed cabling
  components
Annex A (informative) XML Schema for portable field test
        equipment
Bibliography

Defines procedures for testing the transmission performance of installed information technology cabling in premises.

Committee
TC 215
DevelopmentNote
2002 Edition Re-issued in October 2007 & incorporates AMD 1 2007. (03/2008)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
European Committee for Standards - Electrical
Status
Current

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