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Information technology - Cabling installation
Part 1: Specification and quality assurance
August 2000

This European standard specifies the basic requirements for the planning, implementation and operation of information technology cabling using balanced copper cabling and optical fibre cabling. This standard is applicable to:

a) cabling designed to support particular analogue and digital telecommunications services including voice services;

b) generic cabling systems designed in accordance with EN 50173 and intended to support a wide range of telecommunications services.

This standard is primarily intended for those involved in the procurement, installation and operation of information technology cabling. Furthermore this standard is addressed to:

· architects, building designers and builders;
· main contractors;
· designers, suppliers, installers, maintainers and owners of information technology cabling;
· public network providers and local service providers;
· end users.

This standard is applicable to certain hazardous environments but does not exclude additional requirements, which are applicable in particular circumstances, defined by e.g. electricity supply and electrified railways.

This part of the standard:

c) provides guidance on the preparation and agreement of an installation specification covering the information technology cabling, its accommodation and associated building services;

d) defines installation and acceptance testing practices enabling the agreement of a quality plan used to demonstrate conformance with the installation specification.

This standard does not contain requirements for cabling component performance, link design or installed performance - reference should be made to EN 50173, for generic cabling, or relevant application standards.