EN 50173-4:2007
(Main)Information technology - Generic cabling systems - Part 4: Homes
Information technology - Generic cabling systems - Part 4: Homes
This standard specifies a generic cabling for three groups of applications in homes: Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), Broadcast and Communications Technologies (BCT), and Commands, Controls and Communications in Buildings (CCCB). It is intended to guide installations in new buildings or refurbishments, and also applies where cabling is installed to support only one or two of the three application groups listed above. A generic cabling infrastructure is specified based upon balanced cabling and / or coaxial cabling. ICT channels specified in this standard include optical fibre, but the wider use of fibre optical cabling in a home is for further study. The three groups of applications may also be supported by different types of cabling, which may be subject to other standards. For example, ISO/IEC 11801 specifies generic cabling for ICT applications in general for the office environment. While the cabling structure and reference implementations are matched to the home environment in this standard, the channel performances specified for ICT are identical to those specified in ISO/IEC 11801. Because this standard is designed to cover the three major groups, the cabling system may be installed prior to the selection of specific applications. The home may contain one or more buildings (e.g. farm) or may be within a building which contains more than one home (e.g. one home in a multi-dwelling building). The campus or backbone cabling connecting individual homes is built according to the relevant standard (for instance ISO/IEC 11801, IEC 60728). Generic cabling realised according to this standard: a) allows deployment of a wide range of applications without changes to the fixed cabling infrastructure; b) provides a platform to support moves, adds and changes of connectivity. This standard provides users with an application-independent generic cabling for applications run in homes, and a flexible cabling scheme such that changes are both easy and economical; it provides building professionals (for example, architects) with guidance for accommodating cabling before specific requirements are known, i.e. in the initial planning either for construction or refurbishment; and gives users, designers, and manufacturers of application-specific cabling systems advice on interfacing. It specifies relevant requirements for suppliers of cabling components and installers of cabling, and a distribution system for service providers' services. It supports current products and provides a basis for future product development in home electronic systems.
Informationstechnik - Anwendungsneutrale Kommunikationskabelanlagen - Teil 4: Wohnungen
Technologies de l'information - Systèmes de câblage générique - Partie 4: Locaux d'habitation
Informacijska tehnologija - Univerzalni sistemi pokabljenja - 4. del: Bivalni prostori
Ta evropski standard določa univerzalno polaganje kablov v bivalnih prostorih, nameščeno, da podpira eno ali več v nadaljevanju navedenih skupin aplikacij, in, če je primerno, temelječe na uravnoteženem in koaksialnem polaganju kablov: 1) informacijske in komunikacijske tehnologije (ICT); 2) radiofuzijske in komunikacijske tehnologije (BCT); 3) ukazi, kontrole in komunikacija v zgradbah (CCCB). Bivalni prostor lahko vsebuje eno ali več zgradb oziroma je lahko v zgradbi, ki vsebuje več kot en bivalni prostor.
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2008
Informacijska tehnologija - Univerzalni sistemi pokabljenja - 4. del: Bivalni prostori
Information technology - Generic cabling systems -- Part 4: Homes
Informationstechnik - Anwendungsneutrale Kommunikationskabelanlagen -- Teil 4:
Wohnungen
Technologies de l'information - Systèmes de câblage générique -- Partie 4: Locaux
d'habitation
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 50173-4:2007
ICS:
33.040.50 Vodi, zveze in tokokrogi Lines, connections and
circuits
35.110 Omreževanje Networking
91.140.50 Sistemi za oskrbo z elektriko Electricity supply systems
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 50173-4
NORME EUROPÉENNE
May 2007
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 33.040.50
English version
Information technology -
Generic cabling systems -
Part 4: Homes
Technologies de l'information - Informationstechnik -
Systèmes de câblage générique - Anwendungsneutrale
Partie 4: Locaux d'habitation Kommunikationskabelanlagen -
Teil 4: Wohnungen
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2007-04-11. 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.
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Ref. No. EN 50173-4:2007 E
Foreword
This European Standard was prepared by the Technical Committee CENELEC TC 215, Electrotechnical
aspects of telecommunication equipment, in cooperation with the Technical Committee CENELEC TC 209,
Cable networks for television signals, sound signals and interactive services.
The text of the draft was submitted to the formal vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 50173-4 on
2007-04-11.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2008-05-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2010-05-01
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.
TC 215 has decided to establish relevant European Standards which address the specific requirements of
these premises. In order to point out the commonalities of these cabling design standards, these EN are
published as individual parts of the series EN 50173, 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, series EN 50173 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 premises
EN 50173-3 Information technology – Generic cabling systems – Part 3: Industrial premises
EN 50173-4 Information technology – Generic cabling systems – Part 4: Homes
EN 50173-5 Information technology – Generic cabling systems – Part 5: Data centres
This standard, EN 50173-4, is based upon but is not identical to ISO/IEC 15018:2004, Information
technology - Generic cabling for homes.
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Contents
Introduction . 6
1 Scope and conformance. 10
1.1 Scope. 10
1.2 Conformance. 10
2 Normative references. 11
3 Definitions and abbreviations. 12
3.1 Definitions . 12
3.2 Abbreviations . 13
4 Structure of the generic cabling system to support ICT and/or BCT applications in homes. 14
4.1 General . 14
4.2 Functional elements . 14
4.3 General structure and hierarchy for ICT and BCT cabling. 14
4.4 Cabling subsystems for ICT and BCT applications . 16
4.5 Accommodation of functional elements . 16
4.6 Interfaces . 17
4.7 Dimensioning and configuring . 19
5 Cabling structure to support CCCB applications in homes . 23
5.1 General . 23
5.2 Functional elements . 23
5.3 Cabling structure for CCCB applications. 23
5.4 Cabling subsystems for CCCB applications. 25
5.5 Accommodation of functional elements . 25
5.6 Interfaces . 25
5.7 Dimensioning and configuring . 27
6 Channel performance in homes . 29
6.1 General . 29
6.2 Environmental performance. 29
6.3 Transmission performance . 29
7 Reference implementations in homes . 33
7.1 General . 33
7.2 Dimensions for ICT and BCT channels. 34
7.3 Dimensions for CCCB channels . 35
8 Cable requirements in homes.36
8.1 General . 36
8.2 Balanced cables . 36
8.3 Coaxial cables. 36
9 Connecting hardware requirements in homes . 37
9.1 General requirements. 37
9.2 ICT connecting hardware . 37
9.3 BCT connecting hardware . 37
9.4 CCCB connecting hardware . 38
10 Requirements for cords and jumpers . 38
Annex A (normative) Link performance limits . 39
Annex B (informative) Applications and Associated Cabling . 40
Annex C (informative) Application-specific BCT outlets and baluns . 42
Annex D (informative) Application-specific networks for audio/video applications . 43
Bibliography . 44
Figures
Figure 1 - Schematic relationship between the EN 50173 series and other relevant standards .7
Figure 2 – Schematic of generic cabling within homes .9
Figure 3 - Structure of the generic cabling system in homes.15
Figure 4 - Hierarchical structure of a generic cabling system in support of ICT and BCT applications .15
Figure 5 - Equipment and test interfaces in support of ICT and BCT applications.17
Figure 6 - Channels and permanent links within the home.18
Figure 7 - Examples of interconnection of home and network access cabling.20
Figure 8 – Interconnection of home cabling .22
Figure 9 - Structure of the generic cabling system in support of CCCB applications .24
Figure 10 - Hierarchical structure of a generic cabling system in support of CCCB applications.24
Figure 11 - Equipment and test interfaces in support of CCCB applications .26
Figure 12 - Channels and permanent links for CCCB cabling .27
Figure 13 - Reference implementations for ICT and BCT channels (HD/SHD - TO/BO) .34
Figure 14 - Reference implementations for CCCB channels with HD or SHD .35
Figure 15 - Reference implementations for CCCB channels with HD and SHD .35
Figure 16 - Conductor assignment of EN 61169-2 (Type 9,52) and EN 61169-24 (Type F) .38
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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 reference implementations of ICT and BCT channels .19
Table 3 - Different channels and their potential use.30
Table 4 - BCT channel levels.32
Table 5 - Channel length equations .33
Table B.1 - Grouping of applications and cabling.40
Table B.2 - Characteristics of ICT, BCT and CCCB Cabling .41
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