SIST EN 50173-6:2018

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 50173-6:2018
01-oktober-2018
1DGRPHãþD
SIST EN 50173-6:2013
Informacijska tehnologija - Univerzalni sistemi polaganja kablov - 6. del:
Porazdeljene storitve v stavbah
Information technology - Generic cabling systems - Part 6: Distributed building services
Informationstechnik - Anwendungsneutrale Kommunikationskabelanlagen - Teil 6:
Verteilte Gebäudedienste
Technologies de l’information - Systèmes de câblage générique - Partie 6 : Services
distribués dans les bâtiments
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 50173-6:2018
ICS:
33.040.50 Vodi, zveze in tokokrogi Lines, connections and
circuits
35.110 Omreževanje Networking
SIST EN 50173-6:2018 en,fr
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 50173-6:2018

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 50173-6

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2018
ICS 35.110 Supersedes EN 50173-6:2013
English Version
Information technology - Generic cabling systems - Part 6:
Distributed building services
Technologies de l'information - Systèmes de câblage Informationstechnik - Anwendungsneutrale
générique - Partie 6 : Services distribués dans les Kommunikationskabelanlagen - Teil 6: Verteilte
bâtiments Gebäudedienste
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2018-03-19. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.
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Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.



European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2018 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 6
Introduction . 7
1 Scope and conformance . 10
1.1 Scope .10
1.2 Conformance .10
2 Normative references . 11
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations . 11
3.1 Terms and definitions .11
3.2 Abbreviations .12
4 Structure of the generic cabling for distributed building services . 12
4.1 General .12
4.2 Functional elements .13
4.2.1 Stand-alone structure .13
4.2.2 Overlay structure .13
4.3 Structure and hierarchy .13
4.3.1 Type A generic cabling .13
4.3.2 Type B generic cabling .15
4.3.3 Centralized cabling .16
4.4 Cabling subsystems .16
4.4.1 Service distribution cabling subsystem (Type A generic cabling).16
4.4.2 Service distribution cabling subsystem (Type B generic cabling).17
4.4.3 Associated cabling subsystems .17
4.5 Design objectives .17
4.5.1 General .17
4.5.2 Service distribution cabling (Type A generic cabling) .18
4.5.3 Service distribution cabling subsystem (Type B generic cabling).18
4.5.4 Backbone cabling .19
4.5.5 Tie cabling .19
4.6 Accommodation of functional elements .19
4.6.1 General .19
4.6.2 Service Outlets.20
4.6.3 Distributors .20
4.6.4 Cables .20
4.6.5 Service Concentration Points .20
4.7 Interfaces .21
4.7.1 Equipment interfaces and test interfaces.21
4.7.2 Channels and links .22
4.8 Dimensioning and configuring .22
4.8.1 General .22
4.8.2 Type A generic cabling .24
4.8.3 Type B generic cabling .25
4.8.4 Service Concentration Point .26
4.8.5 Connecting hardware .26
4.9 Relevant building services .26
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5 Requirement of channels for distributed building services . 27
5.1 General .27
5.2 Environmental performance .28
5.3 Transmission performance .28
5.3.1 General .28
5.3.2 Balanced cabling .28
5.3.3 Optical fibre cabling .29
6 Reference implementations for distributed building services. 29
6.1 General .29
6.2 Balanced cabling .29
6.2.1 General .29
6.2.2 Service distribution cabling (Type A generic cabling) .30
6.2.3 Service distribution cabling (Type B generic cabling) .33
6.2.4 Backbone cabling .34
6.3 Optical fibre .34
6.3.1 Service distribution cabling (Type A generic cabling) .34
6.3.2 Service distribution cabling (Type B generic cabling) .34
6.4 Backbone cabling .34
7 Requirements of cables for distributed building services . 34
7.1 General .34
7.2 Balanced cables of Category 6 , 7, 7A, 8.1 and 8.2 .34
A
7.3 Optical fibre cables of Category OM3, OM4, OM5, OS1a and OS2 .34
8 Requirements of connecting hardware for distributed building services . 35
8.1 General requirements .35
8.2 Balanced connecting hardware .35
8.2.1 General requirements .35
8.2.2 Electrical, mechanical and environmental performance .35
8.3 Connecting hardware for optical fibre cabling .35
8.3.1 General requirements .35
8.3.2 Optical, mechanical and environmental performance .35
9 Requirements for cords and jumpers for distributed building services . 36
9.1 Jumpers .36
9.2 Balanced cords of Category 6 , 7, 7 , 8.1 and 8.2 .36
A A
9.2.1 General .36
9.2.2 Additional requirements for certain cords .36
9.3 Optical fibre cords of Category OM3, OM4, OM5, OS1a and OS2 .36
Annex A (normative) Link performance limits . 37
A.1 General. 37
A.2 Balanced cabling . 37
A.3 Optical fibre cabling . 38
Annex B (informative) Services and applications . 39
B.1 Introduction . 39
B.2 Service sectors and services . 39
B.2.1 Access control . 39
B.2.2 Burglar alarms . 40
B.2.3 Asset management . 40
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B.2.4 Audio-visual . 40
B.2.5 Building information systems . 40
B.2.6 Building well-being and structural sensor systems . 41
B.2.7 Energy management . 41
B.2.8 Environmental control . 41
B.2.9 Fixed IT services . 42
B.2.10 Personal well-being . 42
B.2.11 Shared IT services . 42
B.3 SCP grid density . 45
B.4 Cabling provision to SCPs. 45
Annex C (informative) Overlay . 47
C.1 Functional elements . 47
C.1.1 Type A generic cabling . 47
C.1.2 Type B generic cabling . 47
C.2 General structure and hierarchy . 47
C.2.1 Type A generic cabling . 47
C.2.2 Type B generic cabling . 48
Annex D (informative) Optical fibre within the Type B service distribution cabling subsystem . 49
D.1 Overview . 49
D.2 Implementation recommendations . 49
D.2.1 Channel performance . 49
D.2.2 Reference implementation . 49
D.2.3 Cables . 50
D.2.4 Connecting hardware . 51
D.2.5 Cords. 51
Bibliography . 52

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Figures
Figure 1 — Schematic relationship between the EN 50173 series and other relevant standards . 8
Figure 2 — Structure of Type A generic cabling . 14
Figure 3 — Hierarchical structure of Type A generic cabling . 14
Figure 4 — Structure of Type B generic cabling . 15
Figure 5 — Hierarchical structure of Type B generic cabling . 15
Figure 6 — Structures for centralized generic cabling . 16
Figure 7 — Examples of cabling implementation to improve reliability . 18
Figure 8 — Accommodation of functional elements . 19
Figure 9 — Accommodation of TEs (Type B generic cabling). 20
Figure 10 — Example of direct connection to SCP . 21
Figure 11 — Test and equipment interfaces (Type A generic cabling) . 21
Figure 12 — Test and equipment interfaces (Type B generic cabling) . 22
Figure 13 — Example of a Type A generic cabling system with combined BD and SD . 23
Figure 14 — Transmission performance of a service distribution channel . 27
Figure 15 — Example of a system showing the location of cabling interfaces . 28
Figure 16 — Service distribution cabling models . 32
Figure A.1 — Link options . 37
Figure B.1 — Wireless application coverage area grid . 44
Figure D.1 — Combined optical fibre backbone/service distribution channels . 50
Tables
Table 1 — Contextual relationship between EN 50173 series and other standards relevant for
information technology cabling systems . 8
Table 2 — Maximum channel lengths for Type A reference implementations . 23
Table 3 — Maximum channel lengths for Type B reference implementations . 25
Table 4 — Service distribution channel formulae . 33
Table B.1 — Supported wireless applications . 42
Table B.2 — Recommended SCP grid dimensions . 45
Table B.3 — Estimated SOs per SCP . 46
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European foreword
This document (EN 50173-6:2018) has been prepared by CLC/TC 215 “Electrotechnical aspects of
telecommunication equipment”.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has (dop) 2019-03-19
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national (dow) 2021-03-19
standards conflicting with this document
have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 50173-6:2013.
The European Standards EN 50173:1995 and EN 50173-1:2002 have been developed to enable the
application-independent cabling to support ICT applications in office premises. Their basic principles,
however, are applicable to other types of applications and in other types of premises.
Therefore, CLC/TC 215 has established relevant European Standards which address the specific
requirements of these premises. In order to point out the commonalities of these cabling design standards,
these European Standards are published as individual parts of the EN 50173 series, thus also acknowledging
that standards users recognize the designation “EN 50173” as a synonym for generic cabling design.
At the time of publication of this European Standard, EN 50173 series comprises the following standards:
EN 50173-1 Information technology — Generic cabling systems — Part 1: General requirements
EN 50173-2 Information technology — Generic cabling systems — Part 2: Office spaces
EN 50173-3 Information technology — Generic cabling systems — Part 3: Industrial spaces
EN 50173-4 Information technology — Generic cabling systems — Part 4: Homes
EN 50173-5 Information technology — Generic cabling systems — Part 5: Data centre spaces
EN 50173-6 Information technology — Generic cabling systems — Part 6: Distributed building
services
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This edition of EN 50173-6:
a) introduces new components 8.1 and 8.2 for balanced cabling to support new channel Classes I and II as
well as optical fibre cabling (OM5) as defined in EN 50173-1:2018;
b) revises Annex B on services and applications;
c) revises Annex D on optical fibres used in the Type B service distribution type cabling system;
d) aligns the document structure across the EN 50173 series and updates the document both technically
and editorially.
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Introduction
The importance of cabling infrastructure is similar to that of other fundamental utilities such as water and
energy supply and interruptions to the services provided over that infrastructure can have a serious impact. A
lack of design foresight, the use of inappropriate components, incorrect installation, poor administration or
inadequate support can threaten quality of service and have commercial consequences for all types of users.
This standard specifies generic cabling for distributed building services and can be used as a stand-alone
infrastructure or in conjunction with all the space-specific standards of the EN 50173 series.
It has been prepared to reflect the increasing use of generic cabling in support of non-user specific services
and the sharing of information between such services, many of which require the use of remote powered
devices. The distribution of these services is implemented either as a stand-alone structure and configuration
or as an overlay provided to locations other than those specified by space-specific standards in the
EN 50173 series.
This standard is not intended to replace the application of other space-specific standards in EN 50173 series
but has been prepared in recognition of the fact that, although certain functional elements of distributed
building services cabling can be co-located with those of other generic cabling infrastructures, it can be:
— specified, installed and operated by different entities than those responsible for other generic cabling
infrastructures that are be installed within the premises;
— specified and installed at a different time than other generic cabling infrastructures that are be installed
within the premises.
Figure 1 and Table 1 show the schematic and contextual relationships between the standards produced by
TC 215 for information technology cabling, namely:
1) this and other parts of the EN 50173 series;
2) installation (EN 50174 series);
3) bonding (EN 50310).
In addition, a number of Technical Reports have been developed to support or extend the application of these
standards, including:
— CLC/TR 50173-99-1, Cabling guidelines in support of 10 GBASE-T;
— CLC/TR 50173-99-2, Information technology — Implementation of BCT applications using cabling in
accordance with EN 50173-4;
— CLC/TR 50173-99-3, Information technology — Generic cabling systems — Part 99-3: Home cabling
infrastructures up to 50 m in length to support simultaneous and non simultaneous provision of
applications.
In addition, a number of cabling design standards have been developed using components of EN 50173-1
(e.g. EN 50098 series and EN 50700).
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Figure 1 — Schematic relationship between the EN 50173 series and other relevant standards
Table 1 — Contextual relationship between EN 50173 series and other standards relevant for
information technology cabling systems
Building design Generic cabling Specification Installation Operation phase
phase design phase phase phase
EN 50310 EN 50173-2 EN 50174-1
EN 50173-3

Planning phase
EN 50173-4

EN 50174-2
EN 50173-5
EN 50174-3 EN 50174-1
EN 50173-6 EN 50174-2
EN 50310
EN 50174-3
(these ENs
EN 50310
reference general
requirements of
EN 50173-1)
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The generic cabling specified by this standard provides users with:
— an application independent system capable of supporting a wide range of applications in a range of
installation and operating environments;
— a flexible scheme such that modifications are both easy and economical;
— a multi-vendor supply chain within an open market for cabling components.
In addition this standard provides:
a) relevant industry professionals with guidance allowing the accommodation of cabling before specific
requirements are known; i.e. in the initial planning either for construction or refurbishment and for further
deployment as the requirements of areas are defined;
b) industry and standardizat
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