ISO/IEC 11801-6:2017

ISO/IEC 11801-6
Edition 1.0 2017-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
Information technology – Generic cabling for customer premises –
Part 6: Distributed building services

ISO/IEC 11801-6 :2017-11(en)
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ISO/IEC 11801-6
Edition 1.0 2017-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
Information technology – Generic cabling for customer premises –

Part 6: Distributed building services

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 35.200 ISBN 978-2-8322-5036-5

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 9
2 Normative references . 9
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 10
3.1 Terms and definitions . 10
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 11
4 Conformance . 11
5 Structure of the generic cabling system . 12
5.1 General . 12
5.2 Functional elements . 12
5.2.1 Stand-alone structure . 12
5.2.2 Overlay structure . 13
5.3 General structure and hierarchy . 13
5.3.1 Type A generic cabling . 13
5.3.2 Type B generic cabling . 14
5.4 Cabling subsystems . 15
5.4.1 Campus and building backbone cabling subsystem . 15
5.4.2 Service distribution cabling subsystem (Type A generic cabling) . 15
5.4.3 Service distribution cabling subsystem (Type B generic cabling) . 15
5.4.4 Design objectives . 16
5.5 Accommodation of functional elements . 16
5.5.1 General . 16
5.5.2 Accommodation of service outlets . 16
5.5.3 Accommodation of service concentration points . 17
5.6 Interfaces . 17
5.6.1 Equipment interfaces and test interfaces . 17
5.6.2 Channels and links . 18
5.7 Dimensioning and configuring . 19
5.7.1 General . 19
5.7.2 Type A generic cabling . 21
5.7.3 Type B generic cabling . 22
5.7.4 Service concentration point. 23
5.7.5 Connecting hardware . 23
5.7.6 Telecommunications rooms and equipment rooms . 23
5.8 Relevant building services . 23
6 Channel performance requirements . 23
6.1 General . 23
6.2 Environmental performance . 25
6.3 Transmission performance . 25
6.3.1 General . 25
6.3.2 Balanced cabling . 25
6.3.3 Optical fibre cabling . 26
7 Link performance requirements . 26
7.1 General . 26

7.2 Balanced cabling . 27
7.3 Optical fibre cabling . 27
8 Reference implementations . 27
8.1 General . 27
8.2 Balanced cabling . 27
8.2.1 General . 27
8.2.2 Service distribution cabling (Type A generic cabling) . 28
8.2.3 Service distribution cabling (Type B generic cabling) . 31
8.2.4 Campus and building backbone cabling . 31
8.3 Optical fibre cabling . 31
8.3.1 Service distribution cabling (Type A generic cabling) . 31
8.3.2 Service distribution cabling (Type B generic cabling) . 32
8.3.3 Campus and building backbone cabling . 32
9 Cable requirements . 32
9.1 General . 32
9.2 Balanced cables . 32
9.3 Optical fibre cables . 32
10 Connecting hardware requirements . 32
10.1 General requirements . 32
10.2 Connecting hardware for balanced cabling . 32
10.2.1 General requirements . 32
10.2.2 Electrical, mechanical and environmental performance . 32
10.3 Connecting hardware for optical fibre cabling . 33
11 Cords . 33
11.1 Jumpers . 33
11.2 Balanced cords . 33
11.3 Optical fibre cords . 33
Annex A (informative) Services and applications . 34
A.1 Overview. 34
A.2 Service sectors and services. 34
A.2.1 Access control . 34
A.2.2 Burglar alarms . 35
A.2.3 Asset management . 35
A.2.4 Audio-visual . 35
A.2.5 Building information systems . 35
A.2.6 Building well-being and structural sensor systems . 35
A.2.7 Energy management . 35
A.2.8 Environmental control . 36
A.2.9 Fixed information technology services . 36
A.2.10 Personal well-being . 36
A.2.11 Shared information technology services . 36
A.3 Service concentration point grid density . 38
A.4 Cabling provision to service concentration points . 39
Annex B (informative) Overlay . 40
B.1 General . 40
B.2 Functional elements . 40
B.2.1 Type A generic cabling . 40
B.2.2 Type B generic cabling . 40

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B.3 General structure and hierarchy . 40
B.3.1 Type A generic cabl
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