This European Standard specifies: a) the structure and configuration of the backbone cabling subsystems of generic cabling systems within the types of premises and/or spaces defined by the other standards in the EN 50173 series; b) channel transmission and environmental performance requirements in support of the standards in the EN 50173 series (which have taken into account requirements specified in application standards listed in Annex F); c) link performance requirements in support of the standards in the EN 50173 series; d) backbone cabling reference implementations in support of the standards in the EN 50173 series; e) component performance requirements in support of the standards in the EN 50173 series; f) test procedures to verify conformance to the cabling transmission performance requirements of the standards in the EN 50173 series.