General Standard

Standard

Definition

ISO/IEC Standards

International

ISO/IEC 11801

Information Technology – Generic cabling system for customer premises

IEC 61156-1/2/3/4

Generic specification for multi-core and symmetrical twin/quad cables for digital telecommunications

ANSI Standards

American

ANSI/EIA/TIA 568A

The standard defines commercial building wiring standards for optic cable, connectors, splices and network topology

ANSI/EIA/TIA 455A

FDDI ANSI X3T9.5 BICSI

The standard defines the recommended test procedures for fiber and cable.

UL 444

Transmission requirement for Data/Telecommunication Cables

CENELEC Standards

European

EN 50173

Information Technology – Generic cabling system

HD 608

Generic Specification for multi-core and symmetrical twin/quad cables for digital telecommunications