AS/NZS 3080:1996

1 - AS/NZS 3080:1996 TELECOMMUNICATIONS INSTALLATIONS - INTEGRATD TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLING SYSTEMS FOR COMMERCIAL PREMISES
4 - PREFACE
7 - CONTENTS
15 - 1 Scope
16 - 2 Normative references
18 - 3 Definitions and abbreviations
18 - 3.1 Definitions
18 - 3.1.1 application:
18 - 3.1.2 balanced cable:
18 - 3.1.3 building backbone cable:
18 - 3.1.4 building distributor:
18 - 3.1.5 building entrance facility:
18 - 3.1.6 cable:
18 - 3.1.7 cable element:
18 - 3.1.8 cable unit:
18 - 3.1.9 cabling:
18 - 3.1.10 campus:
18 - 3.1.11 campus backbone cable:
18 - 3.1.12 campus distributor:
18 - 3.1.13 channel:
18 - 3.1.14 cross-connect:
18 - 3.1.15 distributor:
18 - 3.1.16 equipment cable:
19 - 3.1 17 equipment room:
19 - 3.1.18 floor distributor:
19 - 3.1.19 generic cabling:
19 - 3.1.20 horizontal cable:
19 - 3.1.21 hybrid cable:
19 - 3.1.22 individual work area:
19 - 3.1.23 interconnect:
19 - 3.1.24 interface:
19 - 3.1.25 jumper:
19 - 3.1.26 keying:
19 - 3.1.27 link:
19 - 3.1.28 optical fibre cable (or optical cable):
19 - 3.1.29 optical fibre duplex adapter:
19 - 3.1.30 optical fibre duplex connector:
19 - 3.1.31 pair:
19 - 3.1.32 patch cord:
19 - 3.1.33 patch panel:
19 - 3.1.34 public network interface:
20 - 3.1.35 quad:
20 - 3.1.36 side circuit:
20 - 3.1.37 shielded cables:
20 - 3.1.38 shielded twisted pair cables:
20 - 3.1.39 splice:
20 - 3.1.40 star quad:
20 - 3.1.41 telecommunications:
20 - 3.1.42 telecommunications closet:
20 - 3.1.43 telecommunications outlet:
20 - 3.1.44 transition point:
20 - 3.1.45 twisted pair:
20 - 3.1.46 unshielded twisted pair cable:
20 - 3.1.47 work area:
20 - 3.1.48 work area cable:
21 - 3.2 Abbreviations
22 - 4 Conformance
23 - 5 Structure of the generic cabling system
23 - 5.1 Structure
23 - 5.1.1 Functional elements
23 - 5.1.2 Cabling subsystems
24 - 5.1.3 Campus backbone cabling subsystem
24 - 5.1.4 Building backbone cabling subsystem
24 - 5.1.5 Horizontal cabling subsystem
24 - 5.1.6 Work area cabling
25 - 5.2 Overall structure
27 - 5.3 Location of distributors
28 - 5.4 Interfaces to the generic cabling system
28 - 5.4.1 Public network interface
29 - 5.5 Dimensioning and configuring
29 - 5.5.1 Floor distributor
29 - 5.5.2 Preferred cable types for pre-cabling and recommended use
29 - 5.5.3 Telecommunications outlets
30 - 5.5.4 Telecommunications closets and equipment rooms
30 - 5.5.5 Building entrance facilities
30 - 5.6 Electromagnetic compatibility
30 - 5.7 Earthing and bonding
31 - 6 Implementation
32 - 6.1 Horizontal cabling
32 - 6.1.1 Horizontal distances
33 - 6.1.2 Choosing cable types
34 - 6.1.3 Configuring TOs
35 - 6.2 Backbone cabling
35 - 6.2.1 Physical topology
35 - 6.2.2 Choosing cable types
36 - 6.2.3 Backbone cabling distances
37 - 7 Link specifications
38 - 7.1 Classification of applications and links
38 - 7.1.1 Application classification
38 - 7.1.2 Link classification
39 - 7.2 Balanced cabling links
39 - 7.2.1 Characteristic impedance
40 - 7.2.2 Return loss
40 - 7.2.3 Attenuation
41 - 7.2.4 Near-end crosstalk loss
41 - 7.2.5 Attenuation to crosstalk loss ratio
42 - 7.2.6 DC resistance
43 - 7.2.7 Propagation delay
43 - 7.2.8 Longitudinal to differential conversion loss (balance)
43 - 7.2.9 Transfer impedance of shield
44 - 7.3 Optical fibre links
44 - 7.3.1 Optical attenuation
45 - 7.3.2 Multimode modal bandwidth
45 - 7.3.3 Return loss
45 - 7.3.4 Propagation delay
46 - 8 Cable requirements
47 - 8.1 General requirements for 100 ohm and 120 ohm balanced cable
49 - 8.1.1 Additional requirements for 100 ohm balanced cable
50 - 8.1.2 Additional requirements for 120 ohm balanced cable
51 - 8.2 General requirements for 150 ohm balanced cable
53 - 8.3 Additional crosstalk considerations for balanced cables
53 - 8.3.1 Power summation
53 - 8.3.2 Hybrid and multi-unit cables and cables connected to multiple TOs
54 - 8.4 Multimode optical fibre cables
54 - 8.5 Singlemode optical fibre cables
55 - 9 Connecting hardware requirements
55 - 9.1 General requirements
55 - 9.1.1 Location
56 - 9.1.2 Design
56 - 9.1.3 Operating environment
56 - 9.1.4 Mounting
56 - 9.1.5 Cross-connect jumpers and patch cords
57 - 9.1.6 Installation practices
57 - 9.1.7 Marking and colour coding
57 - 9.2 Connecting hardware for 100 ohm and 120 ohm cabling
57 - 9.2.1 General requirements
58 - 9.2.2 Performance marking
58 - 9.2.3 Mechanical characteristics
59 - 9.2.4 Electrical characteristics
60 - 9.2.5 Telecommunications outlet requirements
60 - 9.2.6 Installation practices
61 - 9.3 Connecting hardware for 150 ohm cabling
61 - 9.3.1 General requirements
61 - 9.3.2 Performance marking
61 - 9.3.3 Mechanical characteristics
62 - 9.3.4 Electrical characteristics
62 - 9.3.5 Telecommunications outlet requirements
63 - 9.3.6 Installation practices
63 - 9.4 Optical fibre connecting hardware
63 - 9.4.1 General requirements
63 - 9.4.2 Marking and colour coding
63 - 9.4.3 Mechanical and optical characteristics
64 - 9.4.4 Telecommunications outlet requirements
64 - 9.4.5 Cross-connect jumpers and patch cords
64 - 9.4.6 Optical fibre connectivity
65 - 10 Shielding practices
65 - 10.1 EMC
65 - 10.2 Grounding
67 - 11 Administration
67 - 11.1 Scope of administration
67 - 11.2 Identifiers
67 - 11.3 Records
67 - 11.3.1 Documentation
68 - Annex A - Test procedures
68 - A.1 Link performance testing
73 - A.2 Transmission testing of connecting hardware for balanced cabling
78 - A.3 Termination procedure and setup verification for modular jack and plug testing
83 - Annex B - Reliability testing of connecting hardware for balanced cabling
83 - B.1 Introduction
84 - B.2 Contact resistance measurement
84 - B.3 Insulation resistance
84 - B.4 Durability
84 - B.5 Vibration
85 - B.6 Stress relaxation
85 - B.7 Thermal shock
85 - B.8 Humidity/temperature cycle
86 - B.9 Corrosion testing
87 - Annex C - Requirements for flexible 100 ohm, 120 ohm and 150 ohm balanced cables
87 - C.1 General requirements
87 - C.2 Additional requirements for 150 ohm flexible cables
89 - Annex D - Topology
89 - D.1 Common topologies
90 - D.2 Configurations
91 - D.3 Application of the structured framework
93 - Annex E - Acronyms for balanced cables
94 - Annex F - Tutorial on link performance
94 - F.1 Balanced cable transmission
96 - F.2 Optical cabling
97 - Annex G - Supported applications
100 - Annex H - Fibre optic connectivity planning guide
100 - H.1 Introduction
100 - H.2 General recommendations
101 - H.3 Connectivity options at the TO
102 - H.4 Connectivity options at distributors
103 - Annex J - Bibliographical references
105 - APPENDIX ZA - VARIATIONS TO ISO/IEC 11801 FOR AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
111 - APPENDIX ZB - ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION FOR AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
111 - ZB1 GENERAL
114 - ZB2 SEGREGATION OF POWER AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLES
114 - ZB2.1 Mandatory segregation requirements for safety
114 - ZB2.2 Other measures to minimize interference
115 - ZB3 COLOUR CODES
115 - ZB3.1 Insulation colours
115 - ZB3.2 Sheath colour
115 - ZB4 EARTHING
115 - ZB4.1 General
115 - ZB4.2 Earthing systems
116 - ZB4.3 Safety
116 - ZB4.4 Planning
116 - ZB4.5 Practical earthing system
118 - ZB4.6 Lightning protection
118 - ZB4.7 Electrical mains protection
119 - ZB4.8 Dedicated safety earth (refer also to AS 2834)
120 - ZB4.9 Telecommunications reference earth system (Australia)
120 - ZB4.10 Protection at (or near) electrical substations-Earth potential rise
120 - ZB5 INSTALLATION AND TESTING
120 - ZB5.1 Installation practices
121 - ZB5.2 Mandatory issues (in Australia)
121 - ZB5.3 Installation records
122 - ZB5.4 Copper cable and link testing
122 - ZB5.5 Optical fibre systems
122 - ZB5.6 Telecommunications reference earth system (Australia)
122 - ZB6 ADMINISTRATION
123 - APPENDIX ZC - TELECOMMUNICATIONS OUTLETS-MODULAR 8-WAY CONNECTORS
124 - APPENDIX ZD - SHARED SHEATH COMPATIBILITY GUIDELINES
126 - APPENDIX ZE - SUPPLEMENTARY GLOSSARY OF TERMS, DEFINITIONS, ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
126 - ZE1 GENERAL
126 - ZE2 DEFINITIONS
126 - ZE2.1 Administration
126 - ZE2.2 Adaptor
126 - ZE2.3 Attenuation
126 - ZE2.4 Backbone bonding conductor
126 - ZE2.5 Backbone cabling
126 - ZE2.6 Backbone raceway
126 - ZE2.7 Balun
126 - ZE2.8 Basic rate access (ISDN)
126 - ZE2.9 Binder group
126 - ZE2.10 Block cabling
126 - ZE2.11 Bonding
126 - ZE2.12 Building
127 - ZE2.13 Building cabling (NZ)
127 - ZE2.14 Building distribution frame (NZ)
127 - ZE2.15 Building services manager
127 - ZE2.16 Building owner
127 - ZE2.17 Cabinet
127 - ZE2.18 Cable terminal (NZ)
127 - ZE2.19 Channel
127 - ZE2.20 Characteristic impedance (Zo )
127 - ZE2.21 Clear title (NZ)
127 - ZE2.22 Closet
127 - ZE2.23 Commercial building
127 - ZE2.24 Cord
127 - ZE2.25 Core area
127 - ZE2.26 Crosstalk
127 - ZE2.27 Customer premises cabling
128 - ZE2.28 Customer
128 - ZE2.29 Demarcation frame (DF) (NZ)
128 - ZE2.30 Device
128 - ZE2.31 Earthing electrode
128 - ZE2.32 Emergency power
128 - ZE2.33 Equipment interconnect
128 - ZE2.34 Equipotential bond
128 - ZE2.35 External services
128 - ZE2.36 Facility cabling
128 - ZE2.37 Far end crosstalk
128 - ZE2.38 Final distribution point (FDP) (AUS)
128 - ZE2.39 Foil shielded twisted pair (FTP)
128 - ZE2.40 Frame
128 - ZE2.41 Grounding
128 - ZE2.42 Grounding conductor
128 - ZE2.43 Horizontal cabling
128 - ZE2.44 Hybrid cable
129 - ZE2.45 Integral bearer
129 - ZE2.46 Intermediate cross-connect
129 - ZE2.47 Jointing pit
129 - ZE2.48 Main cross-connect
129 - ZE2.49 Modular socket/connector
129 - ZE2.50 Multimode optical fibre (MMOF)
129 - ZE2.51 Near-end crosstalk (NEXT)
129 - ZE2.52 Network Boundary (AUS)
129 - ZE2.53 Network termination device
129 - ZE2.54 Occupier
129 - ZE2.55 Optical cross-connect
129 - ZE2.56 Optical inter-connect
129 - ZE2.57 Optical time domain reflectometer
129 - ZE2.58 PABX
129 - ZE2.59 Pigtail
130 - ZE2.60 Power sum crosstalk
130 - ZE2.61 Primary rate access (ISDN)
130 - ZE2.63 Record
130 - ZE2.64 Record drawing (‘as built’)
130 - ZE2.65 Report
130 - ZE2.66 Return loss
130 - ZE2.67 Service cable (NZ)
130 - ZE2.68 Service delivery point (SDP)
130 - ZE2.69 Service fitting (NZ)
130 - ZE2.70 Service provider
130 - ZE2.71 Sheath
130 - ZE2.72 Shield
130 - ZE2.73 Short haul leased circuit (NZ)
130 - ZE2.74 Signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio
131 - ZE2.75 Signal mode optical fibre (SMOF)
131 - ZE2.76 Socket
131 - ZE2.77 Station/Station equipment
131 - ZE2.78 Structured cabling system
131 - ZE2.79 Telecom network cable (NZ)
131 - ZE2.80 Telecom network frame (NZ)
131 - ZE2.81 Telecom network termination (NZ)
131 - ZE2.82 Telecom-owned building cable (NZ)
131 - ZE2.83 Telecommunications infrastructure
131 - ZE2.84 Telecommunication media
131 - ZE2.85 Telecommunications service entrance
131 - ZE2.86 Telecommunications space
131 - ZE2.87 Termination hardware
131 - ZE2.88 Time domain reflectometer (TDR)
132 - ZE2.89 Topology
132 - ZE2.90 Tube
132 - ZE2.91 Twist rate
132 - ZE2.92 Useable floor space
132 - ZE2.93 User code
132 - ZE2.94 Utilities
132 - ZE2.95 Wiring
132 - ZE2.96 Work area (Workstation)
132 - ZE3 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
134 - APPENDIX ZF - APPENDIX ZF
134 - ZF1 GENERAL
134 - ZF2 DEFINITIONS
134 - ZF2.1 Consolidation point
134 - ZF2.2 Cross-connection
134 - ZF2.3 Furniture cluster
134 - ZF2.4 Interconnection
134 - ZF2.5 Multi-user telecommunications outlet (MUTO)
134 - ZF2.6 Open office
135 - ZF3 STANDARD PRACTICE
135 - ZF4 MULTI-USER TELECOMMUNICATIONS OUTLET (MUTO)
135 - ZF4.1 General
135 - ZF4.2 Application planning
135 - ZF4.3 Installation practices
136 - ZF4.4 Administration
136 - ZF4.5 Horizontal distances of copper links
136 - ZF4.6 Horizontal distances of optical fibre links (long work area cables)
136 - ZF5 CONSOLIDATION POINT
136 - ZF5.1 General
138 - ZF5.2 Application planning
139 - ZF5.3 Installation practices
139 - ZF5.4 Administration
139 - ZF6 TESTING OPEN OFFICE CABLING
139 - ZF6.1 General
139 - ZF6.2 Without a consolidation point
139 - ZF6.3 With a consolidation point
140 - APPENDIX ZG - CENTRALIZED OPTICAL FIBRE CABLING
140 - ZG1 GENERAL
141 - ZG2 CABLING REQUIREMENTS
142 - ZG3 CONNECTING HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
143 - ZG4 LINK SPECIFICATION
144 - APPENDIX ZH - ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC)
144 - ZH1 GENERAL
144 - ZH2 EMC FRAMEWORK
144 - ZH3 CABLING INSTALLATION PRACTICES
145 - ZH4 USING TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT WITH GENERIC CABLING

Specifies generic cabling for use within commercial premises which may comprise single or multiple buildings. It is optimized for premises having a geographical span of up to 3000 m, with up to 1 000 000 m(sup2) of office space, and a population between 50 and 50 000 persons. Its principles may also be applied to installations that do not fall within this range. Cabling defined by it, supports a wide range of services including voice, data, text, image and video. It specifies the structure and minimum configuration for generic cabling, implementation requirements, performance requirements for individual cabling links, and conformance requirements together with verification procedures. It provides building professionals (e.g. architects) with guidance on accommodation of cabling before specific requirements are known and it is applicable for new installations and refurbishments, and describes a flexible cabling scheme which facilitates modifications. It is based on and is equivalent to ISO/IEC 11801:1995; variations for Australia and New Zealand are listed in an appendix.

International Standard ISO/IEC 11801 specifies generic cabling for use within commercial premises, which may comprise single or multiple buildings on a campus.The International Standard is optimised for premises having a geographical span of up to 3 000 m, with up to 1000 000 m2of office space, and a population between 50 and 50 000 persons. It is recommended that the principles of this International Standard be applied to installations that do not fall within this range.Cabling defined by this International Standard supports a wide range of services including voice, data, text, image and video.This International Standard specifies: a) the structure and minimum configuration for generic cabling1), b) implementation requirements, c) performance requirements for individual cabling links and d) conformance requirements and verification procedures.Although safety (electrical, fire, etc.) and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) requirements are outside the scope of this International Standard, and may be covered by other standards and regulations, information given in this International Standard may be of assistance in meeting these requirements.

Amendment 1 to AS/NZS 3080:1996 see DR 97210. Draft Revision See DR 00225 First published in Australia as AS 3080-1992.
Jointly revised and designated AS/NZS 3080:1996.