EN 50290-1-1:2001

1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Common design rules and construction
5 Quality assessment
6 Environmental conditions, installation and safety
   aspects
7 Tests
   7.1 General
   7.2 Visual inspection
   7.3 Dimensional inspection
   7.4 Electrical tests (metallic conductors)
   7.5 Transmission and optical tests (optical fibres)
   7.6 Mechanical tests
   7.7 Environmental tests
   7.8 Tests on materials
   7.9 Fire and smoke tests
8 Specifications
   8.1 Multi-element metallic cables
   8.2 Coaxial cables
   8.3 Fibre optic cables

Part 1-1 and Part 1-2 of EN 50290 give directly or by reference all common requirements for communication cables.They are completed by generic, sectional, family and detail specifications, as appropriate, to describe in a detailed manner each type of cables with its specific characteristics.EN 50290 consists of the following parts:-Part 1-1General-Part 1-2Definitions-Part 2-1Common design rules and construction - General-Part 2-2X seriesCommon design rules and construction - Materials-Part 3Quality assessment-Part 4-1General considerations for the use of cables - Environmental conditions and safety aspects-Part 4-2General considerations for the use of cables - Guide for useThe test methods are described in EN 50289, Communication cables - Specifications for test methods, which consists of the following parts:-Part 1-X seriesElectrical test methods-Part 2-X seriesTransmission and optical test methods-Part 3-X seriesMechanical test methods-Part 4-X seriesEnvironmental test methods.This Part 1-1 harmonizes the standardisation of symmetrical, coaxial and optical cables used for the infrastructure of communication, multimedia and control networks. Most of the cables covered by this Part 1-1 are primarily intended to be used in IT networks. However they can also be used for other applications with the exception of those which presume a direct connection to the mains electricity supply.