EN 50173-6:2013

Information technology - Generic cabling systems - Part 6: Distributed building services

This European Standard specifies generic cabling that supports a wide range of communication services within premises that comprise single or multiple buildings on a campus. It addresses the increasing use of generic cabling in support of non-user specific services, many of which require the use of remote powered devices including telecommunications, energy management, environmental control, personnel management, personal information and alarms. The distribution of these services is provided to locations (e.g. for wireless access points, remote powered devices and building management systems) other than those specified in premises-specific standards in EN 50173 series by means of either: a) an overlay structure and configuration to that specified within EN 50173 series, or b) a stand-alone structure and configuration. It covers balanced cabling and optical fibre cabling. This European Standard is based upon and references the requirements of EN 50173 1, and in addition specifies implementation options. Safety (electrical safety and protection, optical power, fire, etc.) and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements are outside the scope of this European Standard and are covered by other standards and regulations. However, information given in this European Standard may be of assistance in meeting these standards and regulations.

Informationstechnik - Anwendungsneutrale Kommunikationskabelanlagen - Teil 6: Verteilte Gebäudedienste

Technologies de l’information - Systèmes de câblage générique - Partie 6 : Services distribués dans les bâtiments

Informacijska tehnologija - Generični kabelski sistemi - 6. del: Porazdeljene storitve v zgradbah

Ta evropski standard določa generične kabelske sisteme, ki podpirajo širok nabor komunikacijskih storitev na lokacijah z eno stavbo ali več v kampusu. Obravnava vse večjo uporabo generičnih kabelskih sistemov za podporo ne-uporabniškim storitvam, od katerih jih mnogo zahteva uporabo naprav z oddaljenim polnjenjem, vključno s telekomunikacijami, upravljanjem z energijo, okoljskim nadzorom, upravljanjem osebja, osebnimi informacijami in alarmi. Distribucija teh storitev je zagotovljena za mesta (npr. za brezžične vstopne točke, naprave z oddaljenim napajanjem in sistemi za upravljanje stavb), ki niso navedena v standardih o stavbah iz skupine standardov EN 50173, in sicer s pomočjo: a) prekrivnih struktur in konfiguracij, določenih v skupini standardov EN 50173, ali b) samostojnih struktur in konfiguracij. Zajema simetrične kable in kable z optičnimi vlakni. Ta evropski standard temelji in se sklicuje na zahteve standarda EN 50173-1 ter določa možnosti izvajanja. Varnostne zahteve (električna varnost in zaščita, optična moč, ogenj itd.) in zahteve za elektromagnetno združljivost ne sodijo v področje uporabe tega evropskega standarda in so zajete v drugih standardih in predpisih. Kljub temu lahko informacije iz tega evropskega standarda pripomorejo k izpolnjevanju teh standardov in predpisov.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 05-Sep-2013
• Withdrawal Date: 21-Jul-2016
• ICS: 35.110 - Networking
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 215 - Electrotechnical aspects of telecommunication equipment
• Drafting Committee: ISO/IEC/JTC 1/SC25 - ISO/IEC_JTC_1/SC25
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 19-Mar-2021
• Completion Date: 19-Mar-2021
• Ref Project: SIST EN 50173-6:2013 - Information technology - Generic cabling systems - Part 6: Distributed building services

Relations

• Replaced By: EN 50173-6:2018 - Information technology - Generic cabling systems - Part 6: Distributed building services
• Effective Date: 23-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2013
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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 50173-6:2013
ICS:
33.040.50 Vodi, zveze in tokokrogi Lines, connections and
circuits
35.110 Omreževanje Networking
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 50173-6
NORME EUROPÉENNE
September 2013
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 35.110
English version
Information technology -
Generic cabling systems -
Part 6: Distributed building services

Technologies de l’information -  Informationstechnik -
Systèmes de câblage générique - Anwendungsneutrale
Partie 6 : Services distribués dans les Kommunikationskabelanlagen -
bâtiments Teil 6: Verteilte Gebäudedienste

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2013-07-22. 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.

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

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

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B - 1000 Brussels

© 2013 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 50173-6:2013 E
Contents
Foreword . 4
Introduction . 4
1 Scope and conformance . 9
1.1 Scope . 9
1.2 Conformance . 9
2 Normative references . 10
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations . 10
3.1 Terms and definitions . 10
3.2 Abbreviations . 11
4 Structure of the generic cabling for distributed building services. 11
4.1 General . 11
4.2 Functional elements . 12
4.3 General structure and hierarchy . 12
4.4 Cabling subsystems . 15
4.5 Accommodation of functional elements . 16
4.6 Interfaces . 18
4.7 Dimensioning and configuring . 19
4.8 Relevant building services . 23
5 Channel performance for generic cabling for distributed building services . 23
5.1 General . 23
5.2 Environmental performance. 24
5.3 Transmission performance . 24
6 Reference implementations for distributed building services . 25
6.1 General . 25
6.2 Balanced cabling . 25
6.3 Optical fibre backbone cabling . 30
7 Cable requirements . 30
7.1 General . 30
7.2 Balanced cables . 30
7.3 Optical fibre cables . 30
8 Connecting hardware requirements . 30
8.1 General requirements . 30
8.2 Connecting hardware for balanced cabling . 31
8.3 Connecting hardware for optical fibre cabling . 31
9 Requirements for cords and jumpers . 31
9.1 Jumpers . 31
9.2 Balanced cords . 31
9.3 Optical fibre cords . 32
Annex A (normative) Link performance limits . 33
A.1 General . 33
A.2 Balanced cabling . 33
A.3 Optical fibre cabling . 33
Annex B (informative) Services and applications . 34
B.1 Introduction . 34
B.2 Telecommunications – Wireless networks . 34
B.3 Energy management . 35
B.4 Environmental control . 36
B.5 Personnel management. 36
B.6 Personal information and alarms . 37
Annex C (informative) Overlay . 38

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C.1 Functional elements . 38
C.2 General structure and hierarchy . 38
Annex D (informative) Optical fibre within the Type B area feeder cabling subsystem . 39
D.1 Overview . 39
D.2 Implementation recommendations . 39

Figures
Figure 1 — Schematic relationship between EN 50173 series and other relevant standards . 7
Figure 2  Structure of Type A generic cabling . 13
Figure 3  Hierarchical structure of Type A generic cabling . 13
Figure 4  Structure of Type B generic cabling . 14
Figure 5  Hierarchical structure of Type B generic cabling . 14
Figure 6  Accommodation of functional elements . 17
Figure 7  Accommodation of TEs (Type B generic cabling) . 17
Figure 8  Test and equipment interfaces (Type A generic cabling) . 18
Figure 9  Test and equipment interfaces (Type B generic cabling) . 18
Figure 10  Example of a Type A generic cabling system with combined BD and SD . 20
Figure 11  Connection of functional elements providing redundancy for Type A generic cabling . 20
Figure 12  Transmission performance of a service distribution channel . 23
Figure 13  Example of a system showing the location of cabling interfaces . 24
Figure 14  Service distribution cabling models . 27
Figure A.1  Link options . 33
Figure B.1  Wireless application coverage area grid . 35
Figure D.1  Combined optical fibre backbone/horizontal channels . 40

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 . 21
Table 3 – Maximum channel lengths for Type B reference implementations . 22
Table 4 – Service distribution channel formulae . 29
Table B.1 – Supported wireless applications. 34
Table B.2 – Areas served by SCPs . 36
Table D.1 - Channel length formulae for optical fibre cabling . 41

Foreword
This document (EN 50173-6:2013) has been prepared by CLC/TC 215, “Electrotechnical aspects of
telecommunication equipment”.
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2014-07-22
• latest date by which this document
has to be implemented at national
level by publ
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