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EN 50406-1:2004
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End user multi-pair cables used in high bit rate telecommunication networks - Part 1: Aerial cables
30-06-2004
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terminology and abbreviations
3.1 Terminology
3.2 Abbreviations
4 General information
4.1 General cable description
4.2 Environment and product safety requirement
4.3 Testing
5 Requirements for conductor
5.1 Construction and dimensions
5.2 Mechanical requirements
5.3 Electrical requirements
5.3.1 Conductor resistance
5.3.2 Conductor resistance unbalance
6 Requirements for insulation
6.1 Construction material and dimensions
6.1.1 Construction
6.1.2 Colour code
6.2 Mechanical requirements
6.3 Electrical requirements
6.3.1 Insulation resistance
6.3.2 Dielectric strength
7 Requirements for cable element
7.1 Construction and dimensions
7.1.1 Screening of the cable element
7.1.2 Spare cable elements
8 Requirements for cable core
8.1 Design
8.1.1 General
8.1.2 Screen
8.1.3 Interstitial fillers
9 Requirements for filling compounds
10 Requirements for the screening of the cable core
11 Requirement for the strength member
11.1 Messenger wires for self supported structures
11.1.1 Design
11.1.2 Information to be supplied
12 Requirements for the sheath
12.1 Colour of sheath
12.2 Mechanical requirements
13 Cable identification
14 Requirements for finished cable
14.1 Mechanical requirements
14.1.1 Bending
14.1.2 Impact
14.1.3 Tensile (under consideration)
14.1.4 Crush resistance
14.2 Environmental requirements
14.2.1 Temperature range
14.2.2 Cold bend
14.2.3 Fauna and mould proofing
14.2.4 Moisture barriers
15 Electrical requirements
15.1 Dielectric strength
15.2 Mutual capacitance
15.3 Capacitance unbalance
15.4 Velocity of propagation
15.5 Attenuation
15.6 Longitudinal Conversion Loss (LCL)
15.7 Near End Crosstalk (NEXT)
15.8 Equal Level Far-End Crosstalk (ELFEXT)
15.9 Power Sum (PS) of crosstalk losses
15.10 Mean impedance
15.11 Return loss
15.12 Coupling attenuation
15.13 Transfer impedance
15.14 Transmission properties
16 Product qualification requirements
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