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1. Cabling Standard The following topics are the communication signal standards currently in use.
     •  ANSI/TIA-568.0-E Generic Telecommunications Cabling for Customer Premises.
     •  ANSI/TIA-568.1-E Commercial Building Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard.
     •  ANSI/TIA-568.2-D Balanced Twisted-Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standard.
     •  ANSI/TIA-568.3-E Optical Fiber Cabling Components Standard.
     •  ANSI/TIA-568.4-D Broadband Coaxial Cabling and Components Standard.
     •  ANSI/TIA-568.5 Balanced Single Twisted-pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standard.
     •  ANSI/TIA-569-E Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces.
     •  ANSI/TIA-598-D Optical Fiber Cable Color Coding.
     •  ANSI/TIA-570-D Residential Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard.
     •  ANSI/TIA-606-D Administration Standard for Telecommunications Infrastructure.
     •  ANSI/TIA-607-D Generic Telecommunications Bonding and Grounding (Earthing) for Customer Premises.
     •  ANSI/TIA-758-B Customer-Owned Outside Plant Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard.
     •  ANSI/TIA-862-C Structured Cabling Infrastructure Standard for Intelligent Building Systems.
     •  ANSI/TIA-942-B Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers.
     •  ANSI/TIA-1005-A Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Industrial Premises.
     •  ANSI/TIA-1179-B Healthcare Facility Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard.
     •  ANSI/TIA-4966 Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Educational Facilities. 
     •  TIA TSB-184-A Guidelines for Supporting Power Delivery Over Balanced Twisted-Pair Cabling 
     •  TIA TSB-162-B Telecommunications Cabling Guidelines for Wireless Access Points.
     •  EIA-ECA-310-E Cabinet, Racks, Panel, and Associated Equipment.  
        Reference: https://tiaonline.org/,https://global.ihs.com/

2. Illustrative relationship between the TIA-568 Series

Illustrative relationship between the TIA-568 Series and other relevant TIA Standards
Refer : ANSI/TIA-568.5

3. STANDARD ORGANIZATION

    American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

    Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)

    Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) 

    International Organization for Standardization.

    International Electrotechnical Commission

4. CERTIFICATION ORGANIZATION

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. 

Multinational assurance, inspection, product testing and certification company

3P Third Party Testing is an independent testing laboratory serving the international 
cabling and electronic industries.

FORCE Technology is a technology consultancy and service company

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5. New Cabling Standard Update
    New standards announced in the last two years for cabling systems Consisting of the following standards.
     •  ANSI/TIA-568.5 Balanced Single Twisted-pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standard. 2022 Edition, February 14, 2022 Complete Document

        This Standard specifies minimum requirements for balanced single twisted-pair telecommunications cabling (channels and permanent links) and components (cable, connectors, connecting hardware,

        and cords) that are used in commercial buildings and other similar environments. This Standard also specifies measurement procedures for all transmission parameters.

     •  ANSI/TIA-568.3-E Optical Fiber Cabling Components Standard. Revision E, September 29, 2022 Complete Document
        This Standard is applicable to premises optical fiber cabling and components. Specified in this Standard are requirements for components (e.g., cable, connectors, connecting hardware,patch cords),

        connectivity and cabling. Test and measurement requirements are also incorporated into this Standard.

        Significant technical changes from the previous edition
         •  Incorporates below content from ANSI/TIA-568.3-D-1.
            - Adds OM5 fiber cabling color designation.
            - Removes OM1 and OM2 fiber cabling color designations.
            - Modifies multimode reference-grade to standard-grade loss allowance to 0.5dB.
            - Moves OS1, OM1 and OM2 connector and adapter color identification to Annex as part of grandfathered specifications.                                                                              

            - Adds ISO/IEC cabled fiber type designations (OS1a) to harmonize with and ISO/IEC 11801-1.
         •  Adds Type-A fiber transition definition and two new fiber transition variants – Type-U1 and TypeU2.
         •  Adds new connectivity Methods U1 and U2.
         •  Adds ANSI/TIA-492AAAF detail specifications for multimode optical fibers, which cancels and replaces ANSI/TIA-492AAAA, -492AAAB, -492AAAC, -492AAAD, and – 492AAAE.
         •  Adds ANSI/TIA-492CAAC detail specifications for single-mode optical fibers, which cancels and replaces ANSI/TIA-492CAAA and ANSI/TIA-492CAAB.
         •  Specifies B-652.D or B-657 as acceptable fiber for Single-mode Indoor-Outdoor, Inside Plant and Outside Plant cables.
         •  Adds IEC optical fiber designations (A1-OM5, -OM4, -OM3) to harmonize with IEC 60793-2.
         •  Adds description and reference for testing cable plant terminated with array connectors.

     •  ANSI/TIA-1179-B Healthcare Facility Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard.
        TIA-1179, Revision B, June 27, 2023 - Healthcare Facility Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard Complete Document                                                                                              
        This Standard specifies requirements for telecommunications infrastructure for healthcare facilities (e.g. hospitals, clinics). It specifies cabling, cabling topologies, and cabling distances.

        Additionally,  pathways and spaces (e.g. sizing and location), and ancillary requirements are addressed. Telecommunications cabling specified by this standard is intended to support a wide range

        of healthcare facilities and systems.
 

     Significant technical changes from the previous edition                                      
     Significant changes from the previous edition include:
         •  References were updated.
         •  Addition of balanced single twisted-pair cabling as a recognized media
         •  Addition of two category 6A or higher performing cabling runs for every wireless access point as a minimum requirement, with additional horizontal links recommended.
         •  The document was restructured to be in the same general format as ANSI/TIA-568.1

     •  ANSI/TIA-4966 Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Educational Facilities.
        TIA-4966, Revision A, February 3, 2022 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE STANDARD FOR EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES Complete Document                                                                          
        This Standard specifies telecommunications infrastructure requirements for educational facilities. It specifies cabling system structure, cabling topologies and distances, and installation– all of

        which are intended to support a wide range of services and systems. Additionally, pathways and spaces (e.g., sizing and location), and ancillary requirements are addressed.

     •  TIA TSB-162-B Telecommunications Cabling Guidelines for Wireless Access Points.
        TIA TSB-162, Revision B, February 2021 - Telecommunications Cabling Guidelines for Wireless Access Points Complete Document      

                                                                                                
        This TSB provides guidelines on the topology, design, installation, and testing of telecommunications cabling infrastructure, in compliance with ANSI/TIA-568.0 and ANSI/TIA-569, for supporting

        wireless local area networks (WLANs). This TSB describes the cabling between local area network (LAN) equipment and wireless access points including pathways and spaces to support the cabling

        and wireless access points.

        Significant technical changes from the previous edition

        Significant changes from the previous edition include: 
         •  References were updated to conform with the 2019 edition of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) Standards Style Guide for Engineering Committees. 
         •  Recommended configuration for link aggregation shown in figures. 
         •  Guidance added for reduction of cable lengths due to elevated temperatures.

Reference: https://tiaonline.org/,https://global.ihs.com/