EN 60874-1:2007

Connectors for optical fibres and cables - Part 1: Generic specification

Applies to fibre optic connector sets and individual components (i.e. adaptors, plugs, sockets) for all types, sizes and structures of fibres and cables. Includes connector set requirements and quality assessment procedures.

Steckverbinder für Lichtwellenleiter und Lichtwellenleiterkabel - Teil 1: Fachgrundspezifikation

Connecteurs pour fibres et câbles optiques - Partie 1: Spécification générique

S'applique à des jeux de connecteurs et à chaque composant (c'est-à-dire raccords, fiches, embases) pour fibres et câbles optiques de tout type, dimensions et structures. Comprend les prescriptions relatives aux jeux de connecteurs et les procédures pour l'assurance de la qualité.",PE

Konektorji za optična vlakna in kable – 1. del: Rodovna specifikacija (IEC 60874-1:2006)

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 25-Jan-2007
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Nov-2009
• ICS: 33.180.20 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 86BXA - Fibre optic interconnect, passive and connectorised components
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 86B - IEC_SC_86B
• Parallel Committee: IEC/SC 86B - IEC_SC_86B
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 01-Sep-2013
• Completion Date: 01-Sep-2013
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60874-1:2007 - Connectors for optical fibres and cables -- Part 1: Generic specification

Relations

• Replaces: EN 186000-1:1993 - Generic Specification: Connector sets for optical fibres and cables - Part 1: Requirements, test methods and qualification approval procedures
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Replaces: EN 60874-1:1999 - Connectors for optical fibres and cables - Part 1: Generic specification
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Replaced By: EN 60874-1:2012 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Connectors for optical fibres and cables - Part 1: Generic specification
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

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Connectors for optical fibres and cables -- Part 1: Generic specification (IEC 60874-
1:2006)
Steckverbinder für Lichtwellenleiter und Lichtwellenleiterkabel -- Teil 1:
Fachgrundspezifikation (IEC 60874-1:2006)
Connecteurs pour fibres et câbles optiques -- Partie 1: Spécification générique (IEC
60874-1:2006)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60874-1:2007
ICS:
33.180.20 3RYH]RYDOQHQDSUDYH]D Fibre optic interconnecting
RSWLþQDYODNQD devices
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60874-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
January 2007
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 33.180.20 Supersedes EN 60874-1:1999 and EN 186000-1:1993

English version
Connectors for optical fibres and cables -
Part 1: Generic specification
(IEC 60874-1:2006)
Connecteurs pour fibres  Steckverbinder für Lichtwellenleiter
et câbles optiques - und Lichtwellenleiterkabel -
Partie 1: Spécification générique Teil 1: Fachgrundspezifikation
(CEI 60874-1:2006) (IEC 60874-1:2006)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2006-12-01. 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 Central Secretariat 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 Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

CENELEC
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung

Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 35, B - 1050 Brussels

© 2007 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 60874-1:2007 E
Foreword
The text of document 86B/2370/FDIS, future edition 5 of IEC 60874-1, prepared by SC 86B, Fibre optic
interconnecting devices and passive components, of IEC TC 86, Fibre optics, was submitted to the
IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 60874-1 on 2006-12-01.
This European Standard supersedes EN 186000-1:1993 and EN 60874-1:1999.
The specific technical changes from EN 60874-1:1999 include the introduction of new expressions for
intermateability and performance, of optical performance standards into the standardization system, and
updating the normative references.
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) 2007-09-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2009-12-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60874-1:2006 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 60874 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60874 (series) (not modified).
IEC 61300-1 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61300-1:2003 (not modified).
IEC 61300-2 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61300-2 (series) (not modified).
IEC 61300-3 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61300-3 (series) (not modified).
IEC 61754-2 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61754-2:1997 (not modified).
IEC 61754-4 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61754-4:1997 (not modified).
IEC 61754-13 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61754-13:2006 (not modified).
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC QC 001002-2 1998 IEC Quality Assessment System for - -
Electronic Components (IECQ) - Rules of
Procedure -
Part 2: Documentation
IEC QC 001002-3 2005 IEC Quality Assessment System for - -
Electronic Components (IECQ) - Rules of
Procedure -
Part 3: Approval procedures
IEC 60027 Series Letter symbols to be used in electrical EN 60027 Series
technology
1)
IEC 60050-731 - International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - -
(IEV) -
Chapter 731: Optical fibre communication

1)
IEC 60410 - Sampling plans and procedures for inspection - -
by attributes
IEC 60617 Data- Graphical symbols for diagrams - -
base
1) 2)
IEC 60695-11-5 - Fire hazard testing - EN 60695-11-5 2005
Part 11-5: Test flames - Needle-flame test
method - Apparatus, confirmatory test
arrangement and guidance
1) 2)
IEC 60825-1 - Safety of laser products - EN 60825-1 1994
Part 1: Equipment classification, requirements
and user's guide
IEC 61300 Series Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN 61300 Series
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures
3)
IEC 61753-1 200X Fibre optic interconnecting devices and - -
passive components performance standard -
Part 1: General and guidance for
performance standards
IEC 61754 Series Fibre optic connector interfaces EN 61754 Series

1)
Undated reference.
2)
Valid edition at date of issue.
3)
To be published.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 61755 Series Fibre optic connector optical interfaces EN 61755 Series

1)
IEC/TR 61930 - Fibre optic graphical symbology - -

1)
IEC/TR 61931 - Fibre optic - Terminology - -

1)
ISO 129-1 - Technical drawings - Indication of dimensions - -
and tolerances -
Part 1: General principles
1) 2)
ISO 286-1 - ISO system of limits and fits - EN 20286-1 1993
Part 1: Bases of tolerances, deviations and
fits
ISO 370 1975 Toleranced dimensions - Conversion from - -
inches into millimetres and vice versa

1) 2)
ISO 1101 - Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) - EN ISO 1101 2005
Geometrical tolerancing - Tolerances of form,
orientation, location and run-out

1) 2)
ISO 8601 - Data elements and interchange formats - EN 28601 1992
Information interchange - Representation of
dates and times
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Connecteurs pour fibres et câbles optiques –
Partie 1:
Spécification générique
Connectors for optical fibres and cables –
Part 1:
Generic specification
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60874-1 © IEC:2006 – 3 –
CONTENTS
FOREWORD.5

1 Scope.11
2 Normative references.11
3 Terms and definitions .13
4 Requirements .19
4.1 Classification.19
4.2 Documentation .27
4.3 Standardization system.33
4.4 Design and construction .43
4.5 Quality.43
4.6 Performance.43
4.7 Identification and marking.43
4.8 Packaging .45
4.9 Storage conditions.45
4.10 Safety.45
5 Quality assessment procedures .47
5.1 Primary stage of manufacture .47
5.2 Structurally similar components .47
5.3 Qualification approval procedures .49
5.4 Quality conformance inspection .51
5.5 Certified records of released lots .55
5.6 Delayed deliveries .55
5.7 Delivery release before completion of group B tests .55
5.8 Alternative test methods .57
5.9 Unchecked parameters.57

Bibliography .59

Figure 1 – Standardization structure .41

Table 1 – Example of a typical connector set classification .21
Table 2 – Three-level specification structure.29
Table 3 - Standards interlink matrix .41

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CONNECTORS FOR OPTICAL FIBRES AND CABLES –

Part 1: Generic specification
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