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ISO/IEC 11801-1:2017

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Information technology — Generic cabling for customer premises — Part 1: General requirements

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ISO/IEC 11801-1:2017(E) This document specifies a multi-vendor cabling system which may be implemented with material from single or multiple sources. This part of ISO/IEC 11801 defines requirements that are common to the other parts of the ISO/IEC 11801 series. Cabling specified by this document supports a wide range of services including voice, data, and video that may also incorporate the supply of power.

DevelopmentNote
Together with ISO/IEC 11801-2, it supersedes ISO/IEC 11801. (12/2017)
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
978-2-8322-5050-1
Pages
149
PublisherName
International Organization for Standardization
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
CSA ISO/IEC 11801-1:19 Identical
JIS X 5150-1:2021 Identical

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