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STANDARDS
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Structured Cabling Standards 
and Practices
This section explains the key ANSI/
TIA standards and practices required 
for structured cabling installation and 
testing. Adherence to standards and 
codes is required to obtain Hubbell's 
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STRUCTURED CABLING STANDARDS AND PRACTICES•RESIDENTIAL CABLING•FIBER CABLING AND COMPONENT
COPPER CABLING REQUIREMENTS•PATHWAYS AND SPACES•INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS•PERMANENT LINK AN
FIELD TESTING•FIBER INSTALLATION PRACTICES•BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEMS•APPLICATION GUIDELINES•S
FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS•GLOSSARY•UTP CABLING COMPONENTS PERFORMANCE•BACKBONE & HORIZ
CABLING STRUCTURE•TELECOMMUNICATIONS PATHWAYS AND SPACES•ADMINISTRATION•RESIDENTIAL CABLIN
TELECOMMUNICATIONS STANDARD•UTP WIRING CONVENTIONS•CABLING STANDARDS•PRODUCT TESTING•G
AND BONDING•INDUSTRIAL ETHERNET APPLICATIONS•WORK AREA•UTP PERMANENT LINK•CHANNEL FIELD TES
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Introduction - Structured Cabling Standards Evolution .................................N4
ANSI/TIA-568-C ......................................................................................N5
ANSI/TIA-568-C.1: Horizontal Cabling Practices ........................................N6
ANSI/TIA-568-C.1: Fiber Optic Cabling Guidelines ....................................N7
ANSI/TIA-568-C.1: Backbone Cabling ......................................................N8
ANSI/TIA-568-C.1: Backbone and Horizontal Cabling Structure ..................N9
ANSI/TIA-568-C.1: Work Area ..................................................................N10
ANSI/TIA-568-C.2: Balanced Twisted Pair Cabling Components ..................N12
ANSI/TIA-568-C.2: UTP Permanent Link and Channel Field Testing..............N13
Recommended UTP Installation Practices ....................................................N14
ANSI/TIA-568-C.3: Optical Fiber Cabling and Components .......................N15
Recommended Optical Fiber Installation Practices .......................................N16
ANSI/TIA-568-B.2-10 Category 6A UTP Cabling ........................................N17
ANSI/TIA-569-B: Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces ........................N18
ANSI/TIA-570-B: Residential Telecommunications Cabling Standard ............N19
ANSI/TIA-606-B: Administration Standard for Commercial ...........................N20
Telecommunications InfrastructurE
J-STD-607-A: Commercial Building Grounding and Bonding ......................N21
Requirements for Telecommunications.
ANSI/TIA-862: Building Automation Systems Cabling Standard ...................N21
for Commercial Buildings
ANSI/TIA-942: Telecommunications Infrastructure Standards........................N22
for Data Centers
ANSI/TIA-1005: Industrial Telecommunication Infrastructure ........................N23
Standard UTP Wiring Conventions .............................................................N24
Audio Video Cabling ................................................................................N27
International Standards .............................................................................N28
Applications Guide ...................................................................................N29
Glossary ..................................................................................................N31