AS/NZS 3080:2000

1 - AS/NZS 3080:2000 TELECOMMUNICATIONS INSTALLATIONS-INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLING SYSTEMS FOR COMMERCIAL PREMISES (ISO/
4 - PREFACE
6 - CONTENTS
10 - FIGURES
12 - TABLES
14 - FOREWORD
15 - 1 Scope
16 - 2 Normative references
18 - 3 Definitions and abbreviations
18 - 3.1 Definitions
18 - 3.1.1 application
18 - 3.1.2 balanced cable
18 - 3.1.3 building backbone cable
18 - 3.1.4 building distributor
18 - 3.1.5 building entrance facility
18 - 3.1.6 cable
19 - 3.1.7 cable element
19 - 3.1.8 cable unit
19 - 3.1.9 cabling
19 - 3.1.10 campus
19 - 3.1.11 campus backbone cable
19 - 3.1.12 campus distributor
19 - 3.1.13 channel
19 - 3.1.14 cross-connect
19 - 3.1.15 distributor
19 - 3.1.16 equipment cable
19 - 3.1.17 equipment room
19 - 3.1.18 floor distributor
20 - 3.1.19 generic cabling
20 - 3.1.20 horizontal cable
20 - 3.1.21 hybrid cable
20 - 3.1.22 individual work area
20 - 3.1.23 interconnect
20 - 3.1.24 interface
20 - 3.1.25 jumper
20 - 3.1.26 keying
20 - 3.1.27 link
20 - 3.1.28 optical fibre cable (or optical cable)
20 - 3.1.29 optical fibre duplex adapter
20 - 3.1.30 optical fibre duplex connector
21 - 3.1.31 pair
21 - 3.1.32 patch cord
21 - 3.1.33 patch panel
21 - 3.1.34 permanent link
21 - 3.1.35 public network interface
21 - 3.1.36 quad
21 - 3.1.37 side circuit
21 - 3.1.38 shielded cables
21 - 3.1.39 shielded twisted pair cables
21 - 3.1.40 splice
21 - 3.1.41 star quad
22 - 3.1.42 telecommunications
22 - 3.1.43 telecommunications closet
22 - 3.1.44 telecommunications outlet
22 - 3.1.45 transition point
22 - 3.1.46 twisted pair
22 - 3.1.47 unshielded twisted pair cable
22 - 3.1.48 work area
22 - 3.1.49 work area cable
22 - 3.2 Abbreviations
23 - 4 Conformance
24 - 5 Structure of the generic cabling system
24 - 5.1 Structure
24 - 5.1.1 Functional elements
25 - 5.1.2 Cabling subsystems
25 - 5.1.3 Campus backbone cabling subsystem
25 - 5.1.4 Building backbone cabling subsystem
25 - 5.1.5 Horizontal cabling subsystem
26 - 5.1.6 Work area cabling
27 - 5.2 Overall structure
29 - 5.3 Location of distributors
30 - 5.4 Interfaces to the generic cabling system
30 - 5.4.1 Public network interface
31 - 5.5 Dimensioning and configuring
31 - 5.5.1 Floor distributor
31 - 5.5.2 Preferred cable types for pre-cabling and recommended use
31 - 5.5.3 Telecommunications outlets
32 - 5.5.4 Telecommunications closets and equipment rooms
32 - 5.5.5 Building entrance facilities
32 - 5.6 Electromagnetic compatibility
32 - 5.7 Earthing and bonding
33 - 6 Implementation
34 - 6.1 Horizontal cabling
34 - 6.1.1 Horizontal distances
35 - 6.1.2 Choosing cable types
35 - 6.1.3 Configuring TOs
36 - 6.2 Backbone cabling
36 - 6.2.1 Physical topology
37 - 6.2.2 Choosing cable types
37 - 6.2.3 Backbone cabling distances
38 - 7 Permanent link and channel specifications
38 - 7.1 Permanent links and channels
38 - 7.1.1 General
39 - 7.1.2 Permanent links
39 - 7.1.3 Channels
41 - 7.2 Classification of applications, links and channels
41 - 7.2.1 Application classification
42 - 7.2.2 Link and channel classification
43 - 7.3 Balanced cabling permanent links and channels
43 - 7.3.1 General
43 - 7.3.2 Nominal impedance
43 - 7.3.3 Return loss
44 - 7.3.4 Attenuation (insertion loss)
45 - 7.3.5 NEXT loss
46 - 7.3.6 Attenuation to crosstalk loss ratio
48 - 7.3.7 ELFEXT
50 - 7.3.8 DC loop resistance
50 - 7.3.9 Propagation delay
51 - 7.3.10 Delay skew
51 - 7.3.11 Longitudinal to differential conversion loss (balance)
52 - 7.3.12 Transfer impedance of shield
52 - 7.4 Optical fibre permanent links/channels
52 - 7.4.1 General
52 - 7.4.2 Optical attenuation
53 - 7.4.3 Multimode modal bandwidth
53 - 7.4.4 Return loss
53 - 7.4.5 Propagation delay
54 - 8 Cable requirements
54 - 8.1 General requirements for 100 ohms and 120 ohms balanced cable
57 - 8.1.1 Additional requirements for 100 ohms balanced cable
57 - 8.1.2 Additional requirements for 120 ohms balanced cable
58 - 8.2 General requirements for 150 ohms balanced cable
59 - 8.3 Additional crosstalk considerations for balanced cables
60 - 8.3.1 Power summation
60 - 8.4 Multimode optical fibre cables
61 - 8.5 Singlemode optical fibre cables
61 - 9 Connecting hardware requirements
61 - 9.1 General requirements
62 - 9.1.1 Location
62 - 9.1.2 Design
62 - 9.1.3 Operating environment
62 - 9.1.4 Mounting
62 - 9.1.5 Cross-connect jumpers and patch cords
63 - 9.1.6 Installation practices
63 - 9.1.7 Marking and colour coding
63 - 9.2 Connecting hardware for 100 ohms and 120 ohms cabling
63 - 9.2.1 General requirements
63 - 9.2.2 Performance marking
64 - 9.2.3 Mechanical characteristics
64 - 9.2.4 Electrical characteristics
65 - 9.2.5 Telecommunications outlet requirements
67 - 9.2.6 Installation practices
67 - 9.3 Connecting hardware for 150 ohms cabling
67 - 9.3.1 General requirements
67 - 9.3.2 Performance marking
67 - 9.3.3 Mechanical characteristics
68 - 9.3.4 Electrical characteristics
69 - 9.3.5 Telecommunications outlet requirements
69 - 9.3.6 Installation practices
70 - 9.4 Optical fibre connecting hardware
70 - 9.4.1 General requirements
70 - 9.4.2 Marking and colour coding
70 - 9.4.3 Mechanical and optical characteristics
71 - 9.4.4 Telecommunications outlet requirements
71 - 9.4.5 Cross-connect jumpers and patch cords
71 - 9.4.6 Optical fibre connectivity
71 - 10 Shielding practices
71 - 10.1 EMC
72 - 10.2 Grounding
72 - 11 Administration
72 - 11.1 Scope of administration
72 - 11.2 Identifiers
73 - 11.3 Records
73 - 11.3.1 Documentation
74 - Annex A - Test procedures
74 - A.1 Link performance testing
78 - A.2 Transmission testing of connecting hardware for balanced cabling
83 - A.3 Termination procedure and set- up verification for modular jack and plug testing
89 - Annex B - Reliability testing of connecting hardware for balanced cabling
89 - B.1 Introduction
90 - B.2 Contact resistance measurement
90 - B.3 Insulation resistance
90 - B.4 Durability
91 - B.5 Vibration
91 - B.6 Stress relaxation
91 - B.7 Thermal shock
91 - B.8 Humidity/ temperature cycle
92 - B.9 Corrosion testing
93 - Annex C - Requirements for flexible 100 ohms, 120 ohms and 150 ohms balanced cables
93 - C.1 General requirements
93 - C.2 Additional requirements for 150 ohms flexible cables
95 - Annex D - Topology
95 - D.1 Common topologies
96 - D.2 Configurations
97 - D.3 Application of the structured framework
99 - Annex E - Acronyms for balanced cables
100 - Annex F - Tutorial on link performance
100 - F.1 Balanced cable transmission
102 - F.2 Optical cabling
103 - Annex G - Supported applications
107 - Annex H - Fibre optic connectivity planning guide
107 - H.1 Introduction
107 - H.2 General recommendations
108 - H.3 Connectivity options at the TO
109 - H.4 Connectivity options at distributors
110 - Annex J - Bibliographical references
112 - Annex K - Additional Relevant Information for Australia and New Zealand
112 - K.1 General
115 - K.2 Segregation of power and telecommunications cables
115 - K.3 Colour codes
116 - K.4 Earthing
121 - K.5 Installation and testing
121 - K.6 Mandatory issues (in Australia)
123 - Annex L - Telecommunications outlets-Modular 8-way connectors
123 - L.1 Considerations
124 - Annex M - Shared sheath compatability guidelines
126 - Annex N - Supplementary glossary of terms, definitions, abbreviations and acronyms
126 - N.1 General
126 - N.2 Definitions
135 - N.3 Abbreviations and acronyms
137 - Annex O - Open office cabling
137 - O.1 General
137 - O.2 Definitions
138 - O.3 Standard practice
138 - O.4 Multi-user telecommunications outlet (MUTO)
140 - O.5 Consolidation point
142 - O.6 Testing open office cabling
143 - Annex P - Centralized optical fibre cabling
143 - P.1 General
144 - P.2 Cabling requirements
145 - P.3 Connecting hardware requirements
146 - P.4 Link specification
147 - Annex Q - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
147 - Q.1 General
147 - Q.2 EMC framework
147 - Q.3 Cabling installation practices
148 - Q.4 Using transmission equipment with generic cabling
149 - Annex R - Referenced documents for Annexes K, L and ZZ
150 - Annex ZZ - Variations to ISO/IEC 11801:2000 Edition 1.2-Modified for application in Australia and New Zealand
150 - ZZ1 Introduction
150 - ZZ2 Variations

Provides building owners, managers, architects, designers, manufacturers, installers, maintainers and users, with requirements for generic cabling to ensure compatibility within commercial premises, to ensure compatibility with equipment and services and to ensure performance of infrastructure.

International Standard ISO/IEC 11801 specifies generic cabling for use within commercial premises, which may comprise single or multiple buildings on a campus. The International Standard is optimised for premises having a geographical span of up to 3 000 m, with up to 1 000 000 m of office space, and a population between 50 and 50 000 persons. It is recommended that the principles of this International Standard should also be applied to installations that do not fall within this range. Cabling defined by this International Standard supports a wide range of services including voice, data, text, image and video. This International Standard specifies: a) the structure and minimum configuration for generic cabling 1),b) implementation requirements,c) performance requirements for individual cabling links, and d) conformance requirements and verification procedures. Although safety (electrical, fire, etc.) and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) requirements are outside the scope of this International Standard, and may be covered by other standards and regulations, information given in this International Standard may be of assistance in meeting these requirements.

First published in Australia as AS 3080-1992.
Jointly revised and redesignated as AS/NZS 3080:1996.
Third edition 2000.