BS DD IEC PAS 62255-1 : 2001

1 SCOPE 000
   1.1 NORMATIVE REFERENCES
   1.2 REFERENCES
2 GENERAL INFORMATION
   2.1 GENERAL CABLE DESCRIPTION
   2.2 ENVIRONMENT AND PRODUCT SAFETY REQUIREMENT
   2.3 TESTING
3 REQUIREMENTS FOR CONDUCTOR
   3.1 CONSTRUCTION AND DIMENSIONS
   3.2 MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS
   3.3 ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS
         3.3.1 Conductor resistance
         3.3.2 Conductor resistance unbalance
4 REQUIREMENTS FOR INSULATION
   4.1 CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL AND DIMENSIONS
         4.1.1 Colour code
   4.2 MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS
   4.3 ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS
         4.3.1 Insulation resistance
5 REQUIREMENTS FOR CABLE ELEMENT
   5.1 CONSTRUCTION AND DIMENSIONS
         5.1.1 Screening of the cable element
         5.1.2 Spare cable elements
6 REQUIREMENTS FOR CABLE CORE 002
   6.1 DESIGN
         6.1.1 Interstitial fillers
7 REQUIREMENTS FOR FILLING COMPOUNDS
         7.1.1 Moisture barriers
8 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SCREENING OF THE CABLE CORE
9 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SHEATH
   9.1 COLOUR OF SHEATH
   9.2 MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS
10 IDENTIFICATION
   10.1 CABLE MARKING
11 REQUIREMENTS FOR FINISHED CABLE
   11.1 MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS
   11.2 ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
         11.2.1 Temperature range
         11.2.2 Fauna proofing
         11.2.3 Moisture barriers
12 ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS
   12.1 DIELECTRIC STRENGTH
   12.2 MUTUAL CAPACITANCE
   12.3 CAPACITANCE UNBALANCE
   12.4 VELOCITY OF PROPAGATION
   12.5 ATTENUATION
   12.6 LONGITUDINAL CONVERSION LOSS (LCL) 0048
   12.7 NEAR END CROSSTALK (NEXT)
   12.8 EQUAL LEVEL FAR-END CROSSTALK (ELFEXT)
   12.9 POWER SUM (PS) OF CROSSTALK LOSS
   12.10 CHARACTERISTIC IMPEDANCE
   12.11 COUPLING ATTENUATION
   12.12 TRANSFER IMPEDANCE
13 PRODUCT QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Specifies outdoor multi-pair cables for use in high bit 000 rate digital telecommunication networks with their relative definitions and requirements. Also covers water tight cables, with an overall screen, characterised up to 30 MHz, to be used in outdoor networks (for example in the subscriber access loop).