Table 9.6 shows the colour
coding for unshielded twisted-pairs
used for horizontal cabling.
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Table 9.6 - Colour code for horizontal
UTP data cabling
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| Pair number |
Colours |
Pair number |
Colours |
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1
|
white-blue : blue |
3
|
white-green : green |
|
2
|
white-orange : orange |
4
|
white-brown : brown |
The standards listed in Table 9.7 will replace
older documents HD608, EN50167, EN50168 and EN50169. In the
USA TIA/EIA standards apply. The standards have no coherent
numbering system.
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Table 9.7 - European standards
for data cabling
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| Standard number |
Brief description |
| EN 50173 |
Information technology
generic cabling systems. The most important data cables
standard for Europe. |
| prEN 50288-1 | Generic specification for multi-element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communications control. |
| prEN 50288-2 |
Sectional specification
for screened cables characterised up to 100 MHz. |
| prEN 50288-3 | Sectional specification
for unscreened cables characterised up to 100 MHz. |
| prEN 50288-4 |
Sectional specification
for screened cables characterised up to 600 MHz. |
Extracted from The Electricians Guide Fifth Edition
by John Whitfield
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