IEC 61196-1-100:2022

Coaxial communication cables - Part 1-100: Electrical test methods - General requirements

IEC 61196-1-100:2022 gives the general requirements and conditions for electrical tests to be performed on coaxial communication cables and applies to IEC 61196-1-1xx (all parts), which specifies electrical test methods for coaxial communication cables. Further test details (for example, temperature, duration) and/or test requirements are given in the relevant test procedure and/or the relevant sectional or detail specification. A table with electrical test methods of the IEC 61196-1-1xx series is given in Annex A. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2015. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
- update of Annex A, Electrical test methods of the IEC 61196-1-1xx series.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 23-Jan-2022
• ICS: 33.120.10 - Coaxial cables. Waveguides
• Technical Committee: SC 46A - Coaxial cables
• Drafting Committee: WG 3 - TC 46/SC 46A/WG 3
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 11-Feb-2022
• Completion Date: 24-Jan-2022

Relations

• Revises: IEC 61196-1-100:2015 - Coaxial communication cables - Part 1-100: Electrical test methods - General requirements
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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Part 1-100: Electrical test methods – General requirements

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 33.120.10 ISBN 978-2-8322-1068-5

– 2 – IEC 61196-1-100:2022 © IEC 2022
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Sample . 5
4.1 Cable under test (CUT) . 5
4.2 Pre-conditioning . 5
5 Tests . 6
6 Test conditions . 6
6.1 Ambient conditions. 6
6.2 Tolerance on temperature values . 6
6.3 Frequency range and stability for frequency-related measurements . 6
7 Test report . 6
Annex A (informative) Electrical test methods of the IEC 61196-1-1xx series . 7
Bibliography . 8

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Part 1-100: Electrical test methods –
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FOREWORD
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Sample . 5
4.1 Cable under test (CUT) . 5
4.2 Pre-conditioning . 5
5 Tests . 6
6 Test conditions . 6
6.1 Ambient conditions. 6
6.2 Tolerance on temperature values . 6
6.3 Frequency range and stability for frequency-related measurements . 6
7 Test report . 6
Annex A (informative) Electrical test methods of the IEC 61196-1-1xx series . 7
Bibliography . 9

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COAXIAL COMMUNICATION CABLES –

Part 1-100: Electrical test methods –
General requirements
FOREWORD
1) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of IEC is to promote international
co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields. To this end and
in addition to other activities, IEC publishes International Standards, Technical Specifications, Technical Reports,
Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) and Guides (hereafter referred to as “IEC Publication(s)”). Their
preparation is entrusted to technical committees; any IEC National Committee interested in the subject dealt with
may participate in this preparatory work. International, governmental and non-governmental organizations liaising
with the IEC also participate in this preparation. IEC collaborates closely with the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) in accordance with conditions determined by agreement between the two organizations.
2) The formal decisions or agreements of IEC on technical matters express, as nearly as possible, an international
consensus of opinion on the relevant subjects since each technical committee has representation from all
interested IEC National Committees.
3) IEC Publications have the form of recommendations for international use and are accepted by IEC National
Committees in that sense. While all reasonable efforts are made to ensure that the technical content of IEC
Publications is accurate, IEC cannot be held responsible for the way in which they are used or for any
misinterpretation by any end user.
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5) IEC itself does not provide any attestation of conformity. Independent certification bodies provide conformity
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IEC 61196-1-100 has been prepared by subcommittee 46A: Coaxial cables, of IEC technical
committee 46: Cables, wires, waveguides, RF connectors, RF and microwave passive
components and accessories. It is an International Standard.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2015. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) update of Annex A, Electrical test methods of the IEC 61196-1-1xx series.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
46A/1532/FDIS 46A/1551/RVD
Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in
the above table.
The language used for the development of this International Standard is English.
This document was drafted in accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, and developed in
accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1 and ISO/IEC Directives, IEC Supplement, available
at www.iec.ch/members_experts/refdocs. The main document types developed by IEC are
described in greater detail at www.iec.ch/standardsdev/publications.
This standard is intended to be read in conjunction with IEC 61196-1. It is based on the second
edition: 2005 of that standard.
A list of all parts of the IEC 61196 series, under the general title: Coaxial communication cables,
can be found on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this document will remain unchanged until the
stability date indicated on the IEC website under webstore.iec.ch in the data related to the
specific document. At this date, the document will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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COAXIAL COMMUNICATION CABLES –

Part 1-100: Electrical test methods –
General requirements
1 Scope
This part of IEC 61196 gives the general requirements and conditions for electrical tests to be
performed on coaxial communication cables and applies to IEC 61196-1-1xx (all parts), which
specifies electrical test methods for coaxial communication cables.
Further test details (for example, temperature, duration) and/or test requirements are given in
the relevant cable standard test procedure and/or the relevant sectional or detail specification.
A table with electrical test methods of the IEC 61196-1-1xx series is given in Annex A.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements 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.
IEC 61196-1:2005, Coaxial communication cables – Part 1: Generic specification – General,
definitions and requirements
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in IEC 61196-1 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:
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4 Sample
4.1 Cable under test (CUT)
Unless otherwise specified in the relevant test method, the length of the CUT shall be selected
to take into account the dynamic range of the measuring equipment and the frequency range
specified to yield the required level of accuracy. The length should be measured with an
accuracy better than 1 % unless otherwise stated in the relevant cable specification.
4.2 Pre-conditioning
The CUT shall be pre-conditioned at a constant ambient temperature for such a time as to allow
the specimen temperature to stabilize according to 6.1.

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5 Tests
The tests required and performance characteristics applicable to each type of cable are given
in the relevant cable standard.
6 Test conditions
6.1 Ambient conditions
Tests shall be made at:
– temperature: 15 °C to 35 °C,
– relative humidity: 25 % to 75 % (no condensation),
– air pressure: 86 kPa to 106 kPa,
unless otherwise specified.
6.2 Tolerance on temperature values
Unless otherwise specified in the relevant specification, the tolerance on temperature shall be
±2 °C.
6.3 Frequency range and stability for frequency-related measurements
The required frequency range is specified in the relevant sectional specification.
The sweep shall be linear or logarithmic such that:
f = (f − f ) (n −1) for the linear sweep
(1)
step stop start
and
 f  n−1
stop
(2)
 
K = for the logarithmic sweep
 
f
start
 
where
f is the lowest specified frequency;
start
f is the highest specified frequency;
stop
f is the linear frequency increment, constant over the whole specified frequency range;
step
n is the number of frequency points;
K is the logarithmic frequency increment.
Unless otherwise specified, the minimum number of frequency points shall be 200 per decade.
7 Test report
The test report shall include the measurements results and the actual measuring conditions
with their maximum deviations.

Annex A
(informative)
Electrical test methods of the IEC 61196-1-1xx series
IEC 61196-1-1xx series: Coaxial communication cables – Part 1-1xx: Electrical test methods,
consists of the following documents:
IEC 61196-1-100
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