HB 29-1998

1 - SAA HB29-1998 TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLING HANDBOOK
3 - PREFACE
4 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
5 - INTRODUCTION
6 - SECTION 1 GENERAL
6 - 1.1 Contents
7 - 1.2 Scope
7 - 1.3 Cabling system
8 - SECTION 2 PLANNING
8 - 2.1 Contents
9 - 2.2 Overview
10 - 2.3 Site survey
11 - 2.4 System design
23 - SECTION 3 PATHWAYS
23 - 3.1 Contents
25 - 3.1.1 Overview
25 - 3.1.2 Cable trays
26 - 3.1.3 Catenaries
28 - 3.1.4 Conduit and ducts
31 - 3.1.5 Telecommunications closet
32 - 3.1.6 Distributor mounting
38 - 3.2 Backbone pathways
38 - 3.2.1 Intra-building
38 - 3.2.2 Inter-building
38 - 3.3 Horizontal pathways
38 - 3.3.1 Infloor pathways
40 - 3.3.2 Access floor
41 - 3.3.3 Ceiling pathway
41 - 3.4 Workstations
43 - SECTION 4 COPPER CABLE INSTALLATION
43 - 4.1 Contents
45 - 4.2 Overview
45 - 4.3 Running cable
45 - 4.3.1 General
47 - 4.3.2 Pulling tension
47 - 4.3.3 Bending radius
47 - 4.3.4 Cable ties
49 - 4.3.5 Terminations
49 - 4.3.6 Identification labelling (see under Administration)
51 - 4.3.7 Indoor cabling
59 - 4.3.8 Outdoor cabling
68 - 4.4 Earthing requirements
68 - 4.4.1 Earth potential rise (EPR)
69 - 4.4.2 Protective earth
70 - 4.4.3 Telecommunications reference conductor (TRC)
74 - 4.5 Safety
77 - SECTION 5 OPTICAL FIBRE CABLE INSTALLATION
77 - 5.1 Contents
79 - 5.2 Overview
79 - 5.3 Running cable
80 - 5.3.1 Pulling tension
81 - 5.3.2 Bending radius
81 - 5.3.3 Cableties
81 - 5.4 Fibre connections
82 - 5.4.1 Connectors
82 - 5.4.2 Fusion splicing
82 - 5.4.3 Mechanical jointing
83 - 5.4.4 Labelling
84 - 5.5 Segregation
84 - 5.5.1 General
84 - 5.5.2 Indoor cabling segregation
89 - 5.5.3 Outdoor cabling underground segregation
95 - 5.5.4 Aerial segregation
97 - 5.6 Safety
97 - 5.6.1 General
98 - 5.6.2 Fibre safety
100 - SECTION 6 TESTING AND ADMINISTRATION (COPPER CABLE)
100 - 6.1 Contents
101 - 6.2 Overview
103 - 6.3 Tests to be performed
103 - 6.3.1 General
103 - 6.3.2 Wire map
105 - 6.3.3 Length
106 - 6.3.4 Attenuation
108 - 6.3.5 Near end crosstalk (NEXT)
110 - 6.3.6 Attenuation to crosstalk ratio (ACR)
111 - 6.4 Administration
111 - 6.4.1 General
116 - 6.4.2 Test results
119 - SECTION 7 TESTING AND ADMINISTRATION (Optical Fibre Cable)
119 - 7.1 Contents
120 - 7.2 Overview
120 - 7.3 Light source and power meter
121 - 7.4 Mode normalization for multi-mode testing (mode stripping)
122 - 7.5 Optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR)
122 - 7.6 Tests to be performed
123 - 7.7 Administration
126 - APPENDIX A - 4-PAIR CABLE COLOUR CODES
127 - APPENDIX B - 100-PAIR INDOOR CABLE COLOUR CODES
130 - APPENDIX C - 100 PAIR OUTDOOR UNDERGROUND CABLE COLOUR CODES
132 - APPENDIX D - TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLING ADVICE FORM
133 - APPENDIX E - PREFERRED DRAFTING SYMBOLS
139 - APPENDIX F - GLOSSARY
139 - DEFINITIONS
150 - ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
155 - REFERENCES

Provides guidance on cabling practices to meet the requirements of AS/NZS 3080 and relevant AUSTEL/ACA Standards. It focuses on the use of Category 5 unshielded twisted pair and multimode optical fibre cabling, together with recommended connecting hardware. It applies primarily to the cabling of buildings for organizations that are office oriented, but would also be of assistance in small office/home office, industrial and commercial installations, which are covered by AS/NZS 3086. It supplements the information in AS/NZS 3080 and AS/NZS 3086 with explanatory material, practical details and generally useful information to assist installers and others in the field.

International Standard ISO/IEC 11801 specifies generic cabling for use within commercial premises which may comprise single buildings or multiple buildings (on a campus). The Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 3080 incorporates ISO/IEC 11801, with amendments where appropriate. The Austel Technical Standard TS 009 defines the wiring rules for customer premises cabling locations, equipment and hazards. This Handbook provides cablers with a 'field' document to allow them to cable premises for voice, data, image, video, and similar, guiding them through appropriate standard requirements with cross references to the actual Standards, should that become necessary for clarification.

First published as HB 29-1998.