ISO/IEC TR 29106:2007/AMD2:2019

ISO/IEC TR 29106
Edition 1.0 2019-07
TECHNICAL
REPORT
AMENDMENT 2
Information technology –
Generic cabling – Introduction to the MICE environmental classification

ISO/IEC TR 29106:2007-11/AMD2:2019-07(en)

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ISO/IEC TR 29106
Edition 1.0 2019-07
TECHNICAL
REPORT
AMENDMENT 2
Information technology –
Generic cabling – Introduction to the MICE environmental classification

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ISO/IEC © 2019
FOREWORD
Amendment 2 to ISO/IEC TR 29106 has been prepared by subcommittee 25: Interconnection
of information technology equipment, of ISO/IEC joint technical committee 1: Information
technology.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
DTR Report on voting
JTC1-SC25/2836/DTR JTC1-SC25/2853/RVDTR

Full information on the voting for the approval of this amendment can be found in the report
on voting indicated in the above table.
_____________
2 Reference documents
Delete the following references:
ISO/IEC 11801, Information technology – Generic cabling for customer premises
ISO/IEC 15018, Information technology – Generic cabling for homes
ISO/IEC 24702, Information technology – Generic cabling – Industrial premises
Add the following new references:
ISO/IEC 11801-1:2017, Information technology – Generic cabling for customer premises –
Part 1: General requirements
ISO/IEC 11801-2, Information technology – Generic cabling for customer premises –
Part 2: Office premises
ISO/IEC 11801-3, Information technology – Generic cabling for customer premises –
Part 3: Industrial premises
ISO/IEC 11801-4, Information technology – Generic cabling for customer premises –
Part 4: Single-tenant homes
ISO/IEC 11801-5, Information technology – Generic cabling for customer premises –
Part 5: Data centres
ISO/IEC 11801-6, Information technology – Generic cabling for customer premises –
Part 6: Distributed building services

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3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Terms and definitions
Replace the paragraph with the following new paragraph:
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions of the applicable parts of
ISO/IEC 11801 apply.
3.2 Abbreviations
Replace the paragraph with the following new paragraph:
For the purposes of this document, the abbreviations of the applicable parts of ISO/IEC 11801
apply.
4 Application of environmental classification
4.3 Component selection
In the second paragraph, replace:
"Table 1, taken from ISO/IEC 24702:2006, shows …"
with:
"Table 1, taken from ISO/IEC 11801-1:2017, shows …".

Table 1 – Details of environmental classification
Replace Table 1 with the following new table:
Mechanical M M M
1 2 3
a
Shock/bump
−2 −2 −2
Peak acceleration 40 ms 100 ms 250 ms
Vibration
Displacement amplitude 1,5 mm 7,0 mm 15,0 mm
(2 Hz to 9 Hz)
−2 −2 −2
Acceleration amplitude
5 ms 20 ms 50 ms
(9 Hz to 500 Hz)
b b b
Tensile strength
Crush 45 N 1 100 N 2 200 N
over 25 mm (linear) min. over 150 mm (linear) min. over 150 mm (linear) min.
Impact 1 J 10 J 30 J
b b b
Bending, flexing and
torsion
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Ingress I I I
1 2 3
Particulate ingress 12,5 mm 50 μm 50 μm
(max. diameter)
Immersion None Intermittent liquid jet Intermittent liquid jet
≤ 12,5 l/min ≤ 12,5 l/min
≥ 6,3 mm jet ≥ 6,3 mm jet
> 2,5 m distance > 2,5 m distance
and immersion
(≤ 1 m for ≤ 30 min)
Climatic and chemical C C C
1 2 3
Ambient temperature −10 °C to +60 °C −25 °C to +70 °C −40 °C to +70 °C
Rate of change of 0,1 °C per minute 1,0 °C per minute 3,0 °C per minute
temperature
Humidity 5 % to 85 % 5 % to 95 % 5 % to 95 %
(non-condensing) (condensing) (condensing)
−2 −2 −2
Solar radiation 700 Wm 1 120 Wm 1 120 Wm
c −6 −6 −6
Liquid pollution Concentration × 10 Concentration × 10 Concentration × 10
Contaminants
Sodium chloride (salt/sea 0 < 0,3 < 0,3
water)
Oil (dry-air concentration) 0 < 0,005 < 0,5
b
(for oil types see )
4 4
Sodium stearate (soap) None
> 5 × 10 aqueous non- > 5 × 10 aqueous gelling
gelling
Detergent None ffs ffs
Conductive materials None Temporary Present
c
Gaseous pollution Mean / Peak Mean / Peak Mean / Peak
−6 −6 −6
(Concentration × 10 ) (Concentration × 10 ) (Concentration × 10 )
Contaminants
Hydrogen sulphide < 0,003 / < 0,01 < 0,05 / < 0,5 < 10 / < 50
Sulphur dioxide < 0,01 / < 0,03 < 0,1 / < 0,3 < 5 / < 15
Sulphur trioxide (ffs) < 0,01 / < 0,03 < 0,1 / < 0,3 < 5 / < 15
Chlorine wet (> 50 % < 0,000 5 / < 0,001 < 0,005 / < 0,03 < 0,05 / < 0,3
humidity)
Chlorine dry (< 50 % < 0,002 / < 0,01 < 0,02 / < 0,1 < 0,2 / < 1,0
humidity)
Hydrogen chloride – / < 0,06 < 0,06 / < 0,3 < 0,6 / 3,0
Hydrogen fluoride < 0,001 / < 0,005 < 0,01 / < 0,05 < 0,1 / < 1,0
Ammonia < 1 / < 5 < 10 / < 50 < 50 / < 250
Oxides of nitrogen < 0,05 / < 0,1 < 0,5 / < 1 < 5 / < 10
Ozone < 0,002 / < 0,005 < 0,025 / < 0,05 < 0,1 / < 1

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Electromagnetic E E E
1 2 3
Electrostatic discharge – 4 kV 4 kV 4 kV
Contact (0,667 µC)
Electrostatic discharge – 8 kV 8 kV 8 kV
Air (0,132 µC)
Radiated RF – AM 3 V/m at 3 V/m at 10 V/m at
(80 to 1 000) MHz (80 to 1 000) MHz (80 to 1 000) MHz
3 V/m at 3 V/m at 3 V/m at
(1 400 to 2 000) MHz (1 400 to 2 000) MHz (1 400 to 2 000) MHz
1 V/m at 1 V/m at 1 V/m at
(2 000 to 2 700) MHz (2 000 to 2 700) MHz (2 000 to 2 700) MHz
Conducted RF 3 V at 150 kHz to 80 MHz 3 V at 150 kHz to 80 MHz 10 V at 150 kHz to
80 MHz
EFT/B (comms) 500 V 500 V 1 000 V
Surge (transient ground 500 V 1 000 V 1 000 V
potent
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