Section 18 Telecommunications Structured Cabling 18.1.0 18.1.1 18.12 18.2.0 18.2.1 18.2.2 18.2.3 18.2.4 18.2.5 18.26 18.2.7 18.2.8 18.2.9 18.2.10 18.2.11 18.2.1 18.2.13 18.2.14 18.2.15 18.2.16 18.2.17 18.2.18 18.2.19 18.2.20 18.2.21 18.2.2 18.2.23, 18.2.24 18.2.25 18.2.26 18.2.27 18.2.28 18.2.29 18.2.30 Systems Introduetion Important Codes and Standards Comparison of ANSI/TIA/EIA, ISO/IEC, and CENELEC Cabling Standards Major Elements of a Telecommunications Structured Cabling System. ‘Typical Ranges of Cable Diameter Conduit Sizing-Number of Cables Bend Radii Guidelines for Conduits Guidelines for Adapting Designs to Conduits with Bends Recommended Pull Box Configurations Minimum Space Requirements in Pull Boxes Having One Conduit Each in Opposite Ends of the Box Cable Tray Dimensions (Common Types) ‘Topology Horizontal Cabling to Two Individual Work Areas Cable Lengths ‘Twisted-Pair (Balanced) Cabling Categories Optical Fiber Cable Performance ‘Twisted-Pair Work Area Cable Eight-Position Jack Pin/Pair Assignments (TIA-568A)(Front View of Connector) Optional Eight-Position Jack Pin/Pair Assignments (TIA-568B)(Front View of Connector) ‘Termination Hardware for Category-Rated Cabling Systems Patch Cord Wire Color Codes ANSI/TIA/EIA-568A Categories of Horizontal Copper Cables (Twisted- Pair Media) Work Area Copper Cable Lengths to a Multi-User Telecommunications Outlet Assembly (MUTOA) USS. Twisted-Pair Cable Standards Optical Fiber Sample Connector Types Duplex SC Interface Duplex SC Adapter with Simplex and Duplex Plugs Duplex SC Patch Cord Crossover Orientation Optical Fibers Backbone System Components Backbone Star Wiring Topology Example of Combined Copper/Fiber Backbone Supporting Voice and Data Traffic Backbone Distances Determining 100 mm (4 in) Floor Sleeves