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Activity in the TIA TR-42 Telecommunications Cabling Systems Committee

Explore the responsibilities and projects of the TIA TR-42 Telecommunications Cabling Systems Committee, including standards for premises cabling in commercial buildings, customer-owned outside plant, residential infrastructure, healthcare facilities, and more.

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Activity in the TIA TR-42 Telecommunications Cabling Systems Committee

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  1. Activity in the TIA TR-42Telecommunications Cabling Systems Committee Valerie Maguire, Vice Chair of TR-42 for Bob Jensen, Chair of TR-42 October, 2014

  2. TR-42 responsibilities Premises Telecommunications Cabling Standards Commercial building Customer-owned outside plant Residential Healthcare Multiple media types Optical fiber Balanced twisted-pair categories 3, 5e, 6, 6A, and beyond 75W broadband coaxial Work is conducted by 11 subcommittees • Data centers • Industrial • Generic

  3. Collaboration initiatives Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meetings are held in conjunction with TR-42 meetings US TAG to TC86, SC86A, SC86B and SC86C These TAGs are becoming more “correspondence only” US TAG to ISO/IEC JTC1 SC25 WG3 These meetings began initiated at the start of 2013 and are found to be beneficial towards harmonization

  4. New project efforts • TR-42.1 Commercial Building Cabling subcommittee • TASB-162-A, “Telecommunications Cabling Guidelines for Wireless Access Points” published • ANSI/TIA-4966, “Educational Facilities” circulating for default ballot • ANSI/TIA-862-B, “Building Automation Systems Cabling Standard” circulating for committee ballot • ANSI/TIA-xxxx ,“Telecommunications Physical Network Security Standard” under development • TIA TSB-xxxx, “Structured Cabling Infrastructure Standard to support Distributed Antenna Systems” under development

  5. New project efforts • TR-42.2 Residential Infrastructure subcommittee • No updates • TR-42.3 Pathways and Spaces subcommittee • ANSI/TIA-569-C-1, “Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces, Addendum 1 - Revised Temperature and Humidity Requirements for Telecommunications Spaces” approved for publication • Errata, “Revision to Foreword text describing differences between TIA-569-B and TIA-569-C” approved for publication • ANSI/TIA-569-D, “Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces” under development

  6. New project efforts • TR-42.4 Outside Plant subcommittee • Disbanded • TR-42.5 Infrastructure Terms subcommittee • “Telecommunications Infrastructure Terms and Symbols Glossary” can be found here: http://www.tiaonline.org/standards_/committees/documents/TR425-2013-06-012%20Working%20Dictionary%20Feb%207%202013.pdf • ANSI/TIA-440-C, “Fiber Optic Terminology” circulating for committee ballot • TR-42.6 Residential Infrastructure subcommittee • No updates

  7. New project efforts • TR-42.7 Copper Cabling subcommittee • TIA TSB-1197, “Mode Conversion Parameters for Balanced Twisted-Pair Cabling” circulating for default ballot • ANSI/TIA-568-C.2-1, “Specifications for 100Ω Category 8 Cabling” under development • ANSI/TIA-1183-1, “Test Fixtures for Balunless Measurements of Balanced Components and Systems to 2 GHz” under development • ANSI/TIA-1152-A, “Requirements for Field Test Instruments” under development • TIA TSB-xxxx, “Internally-Generated Impulse Noise Characterization, Detection, and Mitigation” under development

  8. New project efforts • TR-42.8 Optical Fiber Cabling subcommittee • Merged with TR-42.1 • TR-42.9 Industrial Infrastructure subcommittee • ANSI/TIA-1005-A-1, “Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Industrial Premises - Addendum 1, M12-8 X-coding Connector for Industrial Premises” under development • Noise induced on cabling carrying 1000BASE-T in E2 and E3 environments under study • TR-42.10 Sustainable Information Communications Technology subcommittee • ANSI/TIA-4994, “Standard for Sustainable Information Communications Technology” circulating for industry ballot

  9. New project efforts • TR-42.11 Optical Fiber Systems subcommittee • TSB-172-A, “High Data Rate Multimode Fiber Transmission Techniques” published • ANSI/TIA-526-14-C, “Optical Power Loss Measurement of Installed Multimode Fiber Cable Plant” circulating for committee ballot • TIA TSB-xxxx, “Encircled Flux Launch Conditions” under development • TSB-xxx, “Loss Budget” under development • Task group formed to investigate bend insensitive multimode optical fiber requirements • 19 documents up for 5-year review

  10. New project efforts • TR-42.12 Optical Fibers and Cables subcommittee • ANSI/TIA-455-87-B,"FOTP-87 Fiber Optic Cable Knot Test“ approved for publication • ANSI/TIA-455-100-A: "FOTP-100 Gas Leakage Test for Gas-Blocked Fiber Optic Cables” approved for publication • ANSI/TIA-455-104-A, "FOTP-104 Fiber Optic Cable Cyclic Flexing Test“ approved for publication • ANSI/ TIA-455-204-A: "FOTP-204 Measurement of Bandwidth on Multimode Fiber (adoption of IEC 60793-1-14)” approved for publication • ANSI/TIA-598-D, “Optical Fiber Cable Coding” circulating for default ballot

  11. New project efforts • TR-42.12 Optical Fibers and Cables subcommittee, cont. • ANSI/ TIA-455-7-A, "FOTP-7 Numerical Aperature of Step-Index Multimode Optical Fibers by Output Far-Field Radiation Pattern Measurement” circulating for committee ballot • ANSI/ TIA-455-95-A, "Absolute Optical Power Test for Optical Fibers and Cables” circulating for committee ballot • ANSI/ TIA-455-192, “FOTP-192 H-Parameter Test Method for Polarization-Maintaining Optical Fiber” circulating for committee ballot • ANSI/TIA-455-193: "FOTP-193 Polarization Crosstalk Method for Polarization-Maintaining Optical Fiber and Component” circulating for committee ballot

  12. New project efforts • TR-42.12 Optical Fibers and Cables subcommittee, cont. • ANSI/TIA-455-12, "FOTP-12 Fluid Immersion Test for Fiber Optic Components” circulating for reaffirmation ballot • ANSI/TIA-455-20-B, "FOTP-20 Measurement Methods and Test Procedures - Monitoring of Changes in Optical Transmittance (adoption of IEC-60793-1-46)" circulating for reaffirmation ballot • ANSI/ TIA-455-31-C, "FOTP-31 Proof Testing Optical Fibers by Tension” circulating for reaffirmation ballot • ANSI/ TIA-455-33, "FOTP-33 Optical Fiber Cable Tensile Loading and Bending” circulating for reaffirmation ballot • ANSI/TIA-455-39-B, "FOTP-39 Fiber Optic Cable Water Wicking Test “ circulating for reaffirmation ballot

  13. New project efforts • TR-42.12 Optical Fibers and Cables subcommittee, cont. • ANSI/ TIA-455-57, "FOTP-57 Preparation and Examination of Optical Fiber Endface for Testing Purposes” circulating for reaffirmation ballot • ANSI/ TIA-455-85, "FOTP-85 Fiber Optic Cable Twist Test“ circulating for reaffirmation ballot • ANSI/ TIA-455-86, "FOTP-86 Fiber Optic Cable Jacket Shrinkage“ circulating for reaffirmation ballot • ANSI/TIA-455-123, "Measurement of Optical Fiber Ribbon Dimensions” circulating for reaffirmation ballot • ANSI/TIA-455-131, “FOTP-131 Measurement of Optical Fiber Ribbon Residual Twist” circulating for reaffirmation ballot

  14. New project efforts • TR-42.12 Optical Fibers and Cables subcommittee, cont. • ANSI/TIA-455-137-A, "FOTP-137 Standard "Low or High Temperature Bend Test for Fiber Optic Cable” circulating for reaffirmation ballot • ANSI/TIA-455-141, "FOTP-141 Twist Test for Optical Fiber Ribbons” circulating for reaffirmation ballot • ANSI/TIA-455-162-A, "FOTP-162 Optical Fiber Cable Temperature-Humidity Cycling ” circulating for reaffirmation ballot • ANSI/ TIA-455-183, "FOTP-183 Hydrogen Effects on Optical Fiber Cable” circulating for reaffirmation ballot • Approximately 15 documents up for 5-year review

  15. New project efforts • TR-42.13 Passive Optical Devices and Metrology subcommittee • TIA TSB-4979: "Practical Considerations for Implementation of Multimode Launch Conditions in the Field“ circulating for committee ballot • TR-42.16 Grounding and Bonding subcommittee • ANSI/TIA-607-B-2, “Telecommunications Grounding (Earthing) and Bonding for Customer Premises Addendum 2 - Structural Metal” published • ANSI/TIA-607-C, “Telecommunications Grounding (Earthing) and Bonding for Customer Premises” published

  16. New project efforts • Revision to ANSI/TIA-568 family of Standards • ANSI/TIA-568-0.D “Generic Telecommunications Cabling for Customer Premises” underway (TR-42.1) • ANSI/TIA-568-1.D “Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard” underway by (TR-42.1) • ANSI/TIA-568-2.D “Balanced Twisted-Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standards” to start after category 8 project is complete (TR-42.7) • ANSI/TIA-568-3.D “Optical Fiber Cabling and Components Standard” underway (TR-42.11) • ANSI/TIA-568-4.D “Broadband Coaxial Cabling and Components Standard” underway (TR-42.7)

  17. Collaboration • TR-42 helps the building industry and end-users by allowing cabling to be installed to support a wide-range of applications (overall lowering complexities) • Usually need service provider “approval” • Varying designs • Request help from TSSC to obtain interested parties

  18. Summary of Popular Standards Published by TR-42 Annex

  19. Standards overview • ANSI/TIA-568-C.0, “Generic Telecommunications Cabling for Customer Premises” published February 2, 2009 • “Addendum 1 - Updated Reference for Balanced Twisted-Pair” published September 2010 • “Addendum 2 - General Updates” published August 14, 2012 • This addendum updates various optical fiber topics including polarity, field-testing, revisions to application tables and to the MICE table • Field testing harmonizes with IEC 61280-4-1

  20. Standards overview, cont. • ANSI/TIA-568-C.1, “Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard” published February 2, 2009 • “Addendum 1 - Pathways and Spaces” published May 12, 2012 • This Addendum specifies additional requirements, exceptions and allowances to ANSI/TIA-569-C for commercial buildings • “Addendum 2 - General Updates” published October 17, 2011 • Updates references, revises entrance facility description, and refers to ANSI/TIA-568-C.0 for centralized cabling

  21. Standards overview, cont. • ANSI/TIA-568-C.2, “Balanced Twisted-Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standard” published August 2009 • No addenda published to date • ANSI/TIA-568-C.3,“Optical Fiber Cabling Components Standard” published June 18, 2008 • “Addendum 1 - Addition of OM4 Cabled Optical Fiber and 24-fiber Array Connectors” published August 13, 2011 • ANSI/TIA-568-C.4 “Broadband Coaxial Cabling and Components Standard” published July 11, 2011 • Includes topology, performance requirements, installation requirements, field-testing • Referenced in ANSI/TIA-570-C (Residential)

  22. Standards overview, cont. • ANSI/TIA-569-C, “Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces” published May 3, 2012 • “Addendum 1 - Revised Temperature and Humidity Requirements for Telecommunications Spaces” published February 7, 2013 • ANSI/TIA-570-C, “Residential Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard” published August 16, 2012 • References ANSI/TIA-568-C.4 for broadband coaxial cabling • ANSI/TIA-606-B, “Administration Standard for Telecommunications Infrastructure” published June 22, 2012 • This Standard is intended to harmonize with ISO/IEC 14763-2-1 • Specifies an optional PoE and PoE+ symbol

  23. Standards overview, cont. • ANSI/TIA-607-B, “Generic Telecommunications Bonding and Grounding (Earthing) for Customer Premises” published August 26, 2011 • Includes information for bonding and grounding from the entrance facility to the equipment racks in telecommunications rooms • Allows larger gauges of bonding conductors • Includes a 2-point ground test using a earth ground resistance tester • “Addendum 1 - External Grounding” published January 15, 2013 • ANSI/TIA-758-B, “Customer-owned Outside Plant Telecommunications infrastructure Standard” published March 27, 2012

  24. Standards overview, cont. • ANSI/TIA-862-A, “Building Automation Systems Cabling Standard” published March 30, 2011 • ANSI/TIA-942-A, “Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers” published August 2, 2012 • Harmonized with ANSI/TIA-568 Series • Recommendations for energy efficiency added • Recognized optical fiber connectors are LC for one or two fibers and MPO for more than two optical fibers • Recognized multimode optical fiber cable for horizontal and backbone cabling has been changed to OM3 and OM4 850nm laser-optimized 50/125 mm multimode fiber cable (OM1 and OM2 are no longer recognized in this Standard)

  25. Standards overview, cont. • ANSI/TIA-942-A, “Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers” cont. • Category 3 and category 5e are no longer recognized for horizontal cabling. Recognized balanced twisted-pair cable types for horizontal cabling are category 6 or category 6A • “Addendum 1 - Cabling Guidelines for Data Center Fabrics” published March 26, 2013 • ANSI/TIA-1005-A, “Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Industrial Premises” published May 3, 2012 • Based on the ANSI/TIA-568-C.0 standard and ANSI/TIA-569-C and includes appropriate allowances and exceptions to those standards for industrial premises

  26. Standards overview, cont. • ANSI/TIA-1152, “Requirements for Field Test Instruments and Measurements for Balanced Twisted-Pair Cabling” published September 9, 2009 • Includes accuracy of balanced twisted-pair test instruments • ANSI/TIA-1179, “Healthcare Facility Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard” published July 28, 2010 • For telecommunications infrastructure of healthcare facilities (e.g. hospitals, clinics) • It specifies cabling, cabling topologies, cabling distances and pathways and spaces (e.g. sizing and location) • ANSI/TIA-1183, “Test Fixtures for Balunless Measurements of Balanced Components and Systems” published August 6, 2012

  27. Standards overview, cont. • TSB-155-A, “Guidelines for the Assessment and Mitigation of Installed Category 6 Cabling to Support 10GBASE-T” published March, 2010 • TSB-184, “Guidelines for Supporting Power Delivery Over Balanced Twisted-Pair Cabling” published July, 2009 • TSB-185, “Environmental Classification (MICE) Tutorial” published December, 2009 • TSB-190, “Guidelines on Shared Pathways and Shared Sheaths” published June, 2011

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