Table of Contents

FOREWORD
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Installation considerations
5 Materials and cable construction
  5.1 General remarks
  5.2 Cable construction
      5.2.1 Conductor
      5.2.2 Insulation
      5.2.3 Cable element
      5.2.4 Cable make-up
      5.2.5 Screening of the cable core
      5.2.6 Sheath
      5.2.7 Identification
      5.2.8 Finished cable
6 Characteristics and requirements
  6.1 General remarks - Test configurations
  6.2 Electrical characteristics and tests
      6.2.1 Conductor resistance
      6.2.2 Resistance unbalance
      6.2.3 Dielectric strength
      6.2.4 Insulation resistance
      6.2.5 Mutual capacitance
      6.2.6 Capacitance unbalance
      6.2.7 Transfer impedance
      6.2.8 Coupling attenuation
      6.2.9 Current-carrying capacity
  6.3 Transmission characteristics
      6.3.1 Velocity of propagation (phase velocity)
      6.3.2 Phase delay and differential delay (delay skew)
      6.3.3 Attenuation
      6.3.4 Unbalance attenuation
      6.3.5 Near-end crosstalk
      6.3.6 Far-end crosstalk
      6.3.7 Alien (exogenous) near-end crosstalk
      6.3.8 Alien (exogenous) far-end crosstalk
      6.3.9 Alien (exogenous) crosstalk of bundled cables
      6.3.10 Impedance
      6.3.11 Return loss
  6.4 Mechanical and dimensional characteristics and
      requirements
      6.4.1 Measurement of dimensions
      6.4.2 Elongation at break of the conductor
      6.4.3 Tensile strength of the insulation
      6.4.4 Elongation at break of the insulation
      6.4.5 Adhesion of the insulation to the conductor
      6.4.6 Elongation at break of the sheath
      6.4.7 Tensile strength of the sheath
      6.4.8 Crush test of the cable
      6.4.9 Impact test of the cable
      6.4.10 Bending under tension
      6.4.11 Repeated bending of the cable
      6.4.12 Tensile performance of the cable
      6.4.13 Shock test of the cable
      6.4.14 Bump test of the cable
      6.4.15 Vibration test of the cable
  6.5 Environmental characteristics
      6.5.1 Shrinkage of the insulation
      6.5.2 Wrapping test of the insulation after thermal
             ageing
      6.5.3 Bending test of the insulation at low temperature
      6.5.4 Elongation at break of the sheath after ageing
      6.5.5 Tensile strength of the sheath after ageing
      6.5.6 Sheath pressure test at high temperature
      6.5.7 Cold bend test of the cable
      6.5.8 Heat shock test
      6.5.9 Damp heat steady state
      6.5.10 Solar radiation
      6.5.11 Solvents and contaminating fluids
      6.5.12 Salt mist and sulphur dioxide
      6.5.13 Water immersion
      6.5.14 Hygroscopicity
      6.5.15 Wicking
      6.5.16 Flame propagation characteristics of a single cable
      6.5.17 Flame propagation characteristics of bunched cables
      6.5.18 Halogen gas evolution
      6.5.19 Smoke generation
      6.5.20 Toxic gas emission
      6.5.21 Integrated fire test method for cables in
             environmental air handling spaces
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Abstract

Applies to communication systems such as ISDN, local area networks and data communication systems and specifies the definitions, requirements and test methods of multicore, symmetrical pair and quad cables.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	International Electrotechnical Committee
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Committee	TC 46