ELI - Electrical and communication installations

This document addresses the physical security of data centres based upon the criteria and classifications for “availability”, “security” and “energy efficiency enablement” within EN 50600 1.
This document provides designations for the data centres spaces defined in EN 50600 1.
This document specifies requirements and recommendations for those data centre spaces, and the systems employed within those spaces, in relation to protection against:
a)   unauthorized access addressing organizational and technological solutions;
b)   intrusion;
c)   fire events igniting within data centres spaces;
d)   other events within or outside the data centre spaces, which would affect the defined level of protection.
NOTE   Constructional requirements and recommendations are provided by reference to EN 50600 2 1.
Safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements are outside the scope of this document and are covered by other standards and regulations. However, the information given in this document can be of assistance in meeting these standards and regulations.

This document addresses the construction of buildings and other structures which provide accommodation for data centres based upon the criteria and classification for “physical security” within EN 50600 1 in support of availability.
This document specifies requirements and recommendations for the following:
a)   location and site selection (taking in to account natural environment and adjacencies);
b)   protection from environmental risks;
c)   site configuration;
d)   building construction;
e)   building configuration;
f)   provision of access;
g)   intrusion protection;
h)   physical fire protection;
i)   protection against damage from water;
j)   quality construction measures.
Safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements are outside the scope of this document and are covered by other standards and regulations. However, information given in this document can be of assistance in meeting these standards and regulations.
Conformance of data centres to the present document is covered in Clause 4.

This document provides requirements and recommendations for the type of risk assessment to be employed concerning seismic activity and earthquakes in relation to data centres. In addition, it describes design concepts that can be employed as mitigation actions within the construction, and other elements of design, of data centres.

The particular requirements of this part apply to fixed equipment in conducting locations where movement of persons is restricted by the location, and to supplies for portable equipment for use in such locations. A conducting location with restricted movement is comprised mainly of metallic or other conductive surrounding parts, within which it is likely that a person will come in contact through a substantial portion of his body with the metallic or other conductive surrounding parts and where the possibility of interrupting this contact is limited.

This document is a compilation of recommended Practices for improving the energy management (i.e. reduction of energy consumption and/or increases in energy efficiency) of data centres. It is historically aligned with the EU Code of Conduct for Data Centre Energy Efficiency (CoC) scheme operated by the Directorate-General Joint Research Centre (DG JRC) of the European Commission (EC).
It is recognized that the Practices included might not be universally applicable to all scales and business models of data centres or be undertaken by all parties involved in data centre operation, ownership or use.

This European Standard specifies requirements for the following aspects of information technology cabling:
a)   installation specification, quality assurance documentation and procedures;
b)   documentation and administration;
c)   operation and maintenance.
This European Standard is applicable to all types of information technology cabling including generic cabling systems designed in accordance with the EN 50173 series.

This EN specifies the so-called Energy Reuse Factor (ERF) as a KPI to quantify the reuse of the energy consumed in the data centre. The ERF does reflect the efficiency of the reuse process, however, the reuse process is not part of the data centre.

IEC TR 60479-4:2020 (E) summarizes the basic parameters for lightning and its variability insofar as they apply to human beings and livestock.
The possible direct and indirect interactions of strikes with bodies of living beings are indicated. The resulting effects caused by lightning currents for the organism are described.
This document shows the differences of effects on human beings and livestock due to lightning strokes versus those effects of electric shocks derived from electrical systems.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2011. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) lightning occurence and climatory effects around the world are depicted;
b) direct strike description is extended;
c) step voltage effects are expanded;
d) upward streamer explanation is enhanced;
e) other direct or indirect related effects to lightning injuries to the human body are specified;
f) various safety procedures and related possibilities with respect to the personsal danger of lightning are presented.

IEC 60479-1 provides basic guidance on the effects of shock current on human beings and livestock. For a given current path through the human body, the danger to persons depends mainly on the magnitude and duration of the current flow. However, the time/current zones specified in the following clauses are, in many cases, not directly applicable in practice for designing measures of protection against electrical shock. The necessary criterion is the admissible limit of touch voltage (i.e. the product of the current through the body called touch current and the body impedance) as a function of time. The relationship between current and voltage is not linear because the impedance of the human body varies with the touch voltage, and data on this relationship is therefore required. The different parts of the human body (such as the skin, blood, muscles, other tissues and joints) present to the electric current a certain impedance composed of resistive and capacitive components. The values of body impedance depend on a number of factors and, in particular, on current path, on touch voltage, duration of current flow, frequency, degree of moisture of the skin, surface area of contact, pressure exerted and temperature. The impedance values indicated in this document result from a close examination of the experimental results available from measurements carried out principally on corpses and on some living persons. Knowledge of the effects of alternating current is primarily based on the findings related to the effects of current at frequencies of 50 Hz or 60 Hz which are the most common in electrical installations. The values given are, however, deemed applicable over the frequency range from 15 Hz to 100 Hz, threshold values at the limits of this range being higher than those at 50 Hz or 60 Hz. Principally the risk of ventricular fibrillation is considered to be the main mechanism of death of fatal electrical accidents. Accidents with direct current are much less frequent than would be expected from the number of DC applications, and fatal electrical accidents occur only under very unfavourable conditions, for example, in mines. This is partly due to the fact that with direct current, the letgo of parts gripped is less difficult and that for shock durations longer than the period of the cardiac cycle, the threshold of ventricular fibrillation is considerably higher than for alternating current. This basic safety publication is primarily intended for use by technical committees in the preparation of standards in accordance with the principles laid down in IEC Guide 104 and lSO/lEC Guide 51. It is not intended for use by manufacturers or certification bodies. One of the responsibilities of a technical committee is, wherever applicable, to make use of basic safety publications in the preparation of its publications. The requirements, test methods or test conditions of this basic safety publication will not apply unless specifically referred to or included in the relevant publications.

IEC 60479-2 describes the effects on the human body when a sinusoidal alternating current in the frequency range above 100 Hz passes through it. The effects of current passing through the human body for: - alternating sinusoidal current with DC components, - alternating sinusoidal current with phase control, and - alternating sinusoidal current with multicycle control are given but are only deemed applicable for alternating current frequencies from 15 Hz up to 100 Hz. Means of extending the frequency of applicability of pure sinusoids to a frequency of 150 kHz are given, supplementing the data in IEC 60479-1. Means of examining random complex irregular waveforms are given. This document describes the effects of current passing through the human body in the form of single and multiple successive unidirectional rectangular impulses, sinusoidal impulses and impulses resulting from capacitor discharges. The values specified are deemed to be applicable for impulse durations from 0,1 ms up to and including 10 ms. This document only considers conducted current resulting from the direct application of a source of current to the body, as does IEC 60479-1. It does not consider current induced within the body caused by its exposure to an external electromagnetic field. This basic safety publication is primarily intended for use by technical committees in the preparation of standards in accordance with the principles laid down in IEC Guide 104 and ISO/IEC Guide 51. It is not intended for use by manufacturers or certification bodies. One of the responsibilities of a technical committee is, wherever applicable, to make use of basic safety publications in the preparation of its publications. The requirements, test methods or test conditions of this basic safety publication will not apply unless specifically referred to or included in the relevant publications.

This European Standard defines the mandatory and optional requirements for the medium specific physical and data link layer of power line Class 1 PL110.
Data link layer interface and general definitions, which are medium independent, are given in EN 50090 4-1.

This EN specifies the so-called Cooling Efficiency Ratio (CER), which is a key performance indicator for data centres, that indicates the effectiveness of a cooling system in a data centre.

This European Standard defines the mandatory and optional requirements for the medium specific physical and data link layer for HBES Class 1 Twisted Pair TP1.
Data link layer interface and general definitions, which are media independent, are given in EN 50090 4 2.

This European Standard specifies a data model to abstract the metering world towards a simple external. The data model, as described by means of functional blocks contained in this European Standard, lays down the format of metering data

This document addresses the mitigation and protection of telecommunications cabling from electromagnetic interference by describing:
a)   coupling mechanisms and possible countermeasures;
b)   assessment of the electromagnetic environment;
c)   filtering, isolation and surge protections measures.
Safety (electrical safety and protection, optical power, fire, etc.) and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements are outside the scope of this document and are covered by standards and regulations. However, information given in this document can be of assistance in meeting these standards and regulations.

This Technical Report describes the following:
a)   the functional elements and structure of the cabling, external to homes, supporting community antenna television (CATV) and master antenna television/satellite master antenna television (MATV/SMATV) networks in accordance with EN 60728-1;
b)   the location and accommodation of the home network interface (HNI) in accordance with EN 60728-1;
c)   requirements for additional cabling performance requirements (i.e. insertion loss slope between 47 MHz and 862 MHz) and necessary amendments of the reference implementations of generic cabling within the home in accordance with EN 50173-4 in order to support the CATV, MATV/SMATV networks in accordance with EN 60728-1

This project will implement some changes to EN 50310:2016.

This document specifies EMC requirements for HBES/BACS to be installed in industrial environments, according to the definition given in IEC 61000-6-2.

This document specifies EMC requirements for HBES/BACS to be installed in residential, commercial and light-industrial environments, according to the definition given in IEC 61000-6-1.

2016-03-08: WI transferred from CLC/SR 23 to CLC/TC 205 on TC request to PM (CV) (see dataservice on 2016-03-07)

This document is a compilation of recommended practices for improving the environmental sustainability of both new and existing data centres. Environmental impacts consider not just those associated with electricity but also water usage and other pollutants.
It is recognized that the practices included are not universally applicable to all scales and business models of data centres or be undertaken by all parties involved in data centre operation, ownership or use.

Specifies essential requirements regarding protection against electric shock, including basic protection (protection against direct contact) and fault protection (protection against indirect contact) of persons and livestock. It deals also with the application and co-ordination of these requirements in relation to external influences. Requirements are also given for the application of additional protection in certain cases. Has the status of a group safety publication in accordance with IEC Guide 104.

This part of IEC 60364 provides additional requirements, measures and recommendations for
design, erection and verification of all types of low-voltage electrical installation according to
IEC 60364-1:2005, Clause 11, including local production and/or storage of energy in order to
ensure compatibility with the existing and future ways to deliver electrical energy to currentusing
equipment or to the public network by means of local sources. Such electrical
installations are designated as prosumer’s electrical installations (PEIs).
This document also provides requirements for proper behaviour and actions of PEIs in order
to efficiently obtain sustainable and safe operations of these installations when integrated into
smart grids.
These requirements and recommendations apply, within the scope of IEC 60364 (all parts),
for new installations and modification of existing installations.
NOTE Electrical sources for safety services including associated electrical installations and standby electrical
supply systems for a secure continuity of supply, which are operated only occasionally and for short periods (e.g.
monthly one hour) in parallel with the distribution grid for testing purposes, are outside the scope of this document.

This part of IEC 60364 provides additional requirements, measures and recommendations for
the design, erection, operation and verification of all types of low voltage electrical installation
including local production and storage of energy for optimizing the overall efficient use of
electricity.
It introduces requirements, recommendations and methods for the design and the energy
efficiency (EE) assessment of an electrical installation within the framework of an energy
efficiency management approach in order to get the best permanent functionally equivalent
service for the lowest electrical energy consumption and the most acceptable energy
availability and economic balance.
These requirements, recommendations and methods apply, within the scope of
IEC 60364 (all parts), for new installations and modification of existing installations.
This document is applicable to the electrical installation of a building or system and does not
apply to products. The energy efficiency of products and their operational requirements are
covered by the relevant product standards.
Where another standard provides specific requirements for a particular system or installation
application (e.g. manufacturing system covered by ISO 20140 (all parts)), those requirements
may supersede this document.
This document does not specifically address building automation systems.
This group energy efficiency publication is primarily intended to be used as an energy
efficiency standard for the low voltage electrical installations mentioned in Clause 1, but is
also intended to be used by technical committees in the preparation of standards, in
accordance with the principles laid down in IEC Guide 119 and IEC Guide 118.

This European Standard addresses power supplies to, and power distribution within, data centres based upon the criteria and classifications for "availability", "physical security" and "energy efficiency enablement" within EN 50600 1.

This Standard specifies the measurement of end-to-end links of two- and four-pair balanced cabling of 100 MHz of Class D and 250 MHz of Class E including free connectors which terminate two and four pairs in both field and laboratory conditions.

20170505: project on hold, waiting for TC to take a decision and provide new text for a homegrown amendment and not a revision

This document addresses environmental control within data centres based upon the criteria and
classifications for “availability”, “security” and “energy efficiency enablement” within EN 50600-1.
This document specifies requirements and recommendations for the following:
a) temperature control;
b) fluid movement control;
c) relative humidity control;
d) particulate control;
e) vibration;
f) physical security of environmental control systems.
Safety 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.

This document is a compilation of recommended Practices for improving the energy management (i.e. reduction of energy consumption and/or increases in energy efficiency) of data centres. It is historically aligned with the EU Code of Conduct for Data Centre Energy Efficiency (CoC) scheme operated by the Directorate-General Joint Research Centre (DG JRC) of the European Commission (EC).
It is recognized that the Practices included might not be universally applicable to all scales and business models of data centres or be undertaken by all parties involved in data centre operation, ownership or use.

This European Standard:
a) details the issues to be addressed in a business risk and operating cost analysis enabling application of an appropriate classification of the data centre;
b) defines the common aspects of data centres including terminology, parameters and reference models (functional elements and their accommodation) addressing both the size and complexity of their intended purpose;
c) describes general aspects of the facilities and infrastructures required to support effective operation of telecommunications within data centres;
d) specifies a classification system, based upon the key criteria of “availability”, “security” and “energy-efficiency” over the planned lifetime of the data centre, for the provision of effective facilities and infrastructure;
e) describes the general design principles for data centres upon which the requirements of the EN 50600 series are based including symbols, labels, coding in drawings, quality assurance and education.

The particular requirements of this part of IEC 60364 apply to the temporary electrical
installations of exhibitions, shows and stands (including mobile and portable displays and
equipment).

This Amendment will update EN 50600-4-3 requirements to re-align with the recent findings of JTC 1/SC 39 on this KPI.

This Amendment will update EN 50600-4-2 requirements to re-align with the recent findings of JTC 1/SC 39 on this KPI.

The particular requirements of this part of IEC 60364 apply to electrical installations in
caravans and motor caravans.
They apply to those electrical circuits and equipment intended for the use of the caravan for
habitation purposes.
They do not apply to those electrical circuits and equipment for automotive purposes.
They do not apply to the electrical installations of mobile homes, residential park homes and
transportable units.
NOTE 1 For mobile homes and residential park homes the general requirements apply.
NOTE 2 For transportable units see IEC 60364-7-717.
NOTE 3 For the purposes of this document, caravans and motor caravans are referred to as “caravans”
The particular requirements of some parts from the IEC 60364-7 series can also apply to such
installations in caravans, for example IEC 60364-7-701.

The particular requirements of this document apply to
• circuits intended to supply energy to electric vehicles, and
• circuits intended for feeding back electricity from electric vehicles.
Circuits covered by this document are terminated at the connecting point.
NOTE 1 The requirements for EV supply equipment for conductive charging and the relevant charging modes are
described in IEC 61851 (all parts). The requirements for EV supply equipment for wireless power transfer are
described in IEC 61980 (all parts).
NOTE 2 This document does not cover the assessment of the risk of explosion due to the possible production of
hydrogen/other flammable gases during the battery recharging phase.

This part of IEC 60364 covers general requirements for safety services, selection and erection
of electrical supply systems for safety services and the electrical source for safety services.
Standby electrical supply systems are outside the scope of this document. This document
does not apply to installations in hazardous areas (BE3), for which requirements are given in
IEC 60079-14.

This part of IEC 60364 provides additional requirements, measures and recommendations for
design, erection and verification of all types of low-voltage electrical installation according to
IEC 60364-1:2005, Clause 11, including local production and/or storage of energy in order to
ensure compatibility with the existing and future ways to deliver electrical energy to currentusing
equipment or to the public network by means of local sources. Such electrical
installations are designated as prosumer’s electrical installations (PEIs).
This document also provides requirements for proper behaviour and actions of PEIs in order
to efficiently obtain sustainable and safe operations of these installations when integrated into
smart grids.
These requirements and recommendations apply, within the scope of IEC 60364 (all parts),
for new installations and modification of existing installations.
NOTE Electrical sources for safety services including associated electrical installations and standby electrical
supply systems for a secure continuity of supply, which are operated only occasionally and for short periods (e.g.
monthly one hour) in parallel with the distribution grid for testing purposes, are outside the scope of this document.

This Technical Report provides guidance to assist in the common application of the requirements
- of the data centre design process according the EN 50600-1
- of the data centre design according the EN 50600-2-X series
- for operation and management of data centres including the application and monitoring of KPIs according to the EN 50600-3-X series.

This Technical Report provides recommended practices to implement and assess, by means of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), environmental sustainability in data centres.

This document is a compilation of recommended Practices for improving the energy management (i.e. reduction of energy consumption and/or increases in energy efficiency) of data centres. It is aligned with the EU Code of Conduct for Data Centre Energy Efficiency (CoC) scheme operated by the Directorate-General Joint Research Centre (DG JRC) of the European Commission (EC).
It is recognized that the Practices included might not be universally applicable to all scales and business models of data centres or be undertaken by all parties involved in data centre operation, ownership or use.

This document specifies General Requirements and Architecture of an application layer interface between the
Customer Energy Manager (CEM) and Smart Devices (SD) operating within the smart grid premises-side
system (i.e. home or building but not industrial premises).
This document does not include requirements for:
– Safety;
– EMC;
– Data security; it is assumed that the underlying protocols will take the data security aspect into account;
NOTE Although data security is not within the scope of this standard, in Clause 4 some high-level design guidelines
for data security are provided.
– Special equipment (e.g. legacy heat pumps) with a direct physical connection to the grid, as such equipment
bypasses the CEM and is not HBES/BACS enabled (covered by other standards than the
EN 50491 series).

This standard specifies generic cabling for distributed building services and can be used in conjunction with all the space-specific standards of the EN 50173 series.
It covers balanced cabling and optical fibre cabling.
This standard specifies directly or via reference to EN 50173 1 the:
-   structure and minimum configuration for generic cabling for distributed building services;
-   interfaces at the service outlet (SO);
-   performance requirements for cabling links and channels;
-   implementation requirements and options;
-   performance requirements for cabling components;
-   conformance requirements and verification procedures.
This standard has taken into account requirements specified in application standards listed in EN 50173 1.
Safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements are outside the scope of this standard and are covered by other standards and regulations. However, information given in this standard can be of assistance in meeting these standards and regulations.

The requirements o f this part of IEC 60364 apply to installations for construction and
demolition sites for use during the period of the construction or demolition work which are
intended to be taken out of service upon completion of the works. Examples include the
following:
• construction work of new buildings;
• repair, alteration, extension or demolition of existing buildings or parts of existing
buildings;
• engineering works;
• earthworks;
• work of similar nature.
The requirements apply to fixed or moveable installations.
The requirements do not apply to installations in administrative locations of construction
sites (e.g. offices, cloakrooms, meeting rooms, canteens, restaurants, dormitories, toilets).

This standard specifies generic cabling within computer room spaces in data centre premises, or data centre spaces within other types of building.
It covers balanced cabling and optical fibre cabling.
This standard specifies directly or via reference to EN 50173-1 the:
-   structure and minimum configuration for generic cabling within data centre spaces;
-   interfaces at the external network interface (ENI) and equipment outlet (EO);
-   performance requirements for cabling links and channels;
-   implementation requirements and options;
-   performance requirements for cabling components;
-   conformance requirements and verification procedures.
This standard has taken into account requirements specified in application standards listed in EN 50173-1.
Safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements are outside the scope of this standard and are covered by other standards and regulations. However, information given in this standard can be of assistance in meeting these standards and regulations.

1.1   Scope
This European Standard specifies requirements for the following aspects of information technology cabling:
a)   installation specification, quality assurance documentation and procedures;
b)   documentation and administration;
c)   operation and maintenance.
This European Standard is applicable to all types of information technology cabling including generic cabling systems designed in accordance with the EN 50173 series.
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.
1.2   Conformance
For a cabling installation to conform to this European Standard:
a)   the specification of the installation shall meet the requirements of Clause 4;
NOTE   The requirements and recommendations of Clause 4 are primarily for owners of premises housing information technology systems. The owners may delegate selected responsibilities to designers, specifiers, operators and maintainers of installed information technology cabling. The party responsible for demonstrating conformance should be clearly stated in the appropriate section of the documentation.
b)   the installer shall meet the requirements of Clause 5;
c)   the bonding system within the premises shall be in accordance with EN 50310;
d)   where a lightning protection system is required, it shall conform to the “integrated lightning protection system” according to EN 62305 4;
e)   other lightning protection systems, including the “isolated lightning protection system” according to EN 62305 3 are allowed provided that specific restrictions are applied both to the implementation of the information technology cabling and the requirements of EN 50310 as agreed between the planners of the lightning protection system and the information technology cabling;
f)   local regulations shall be met.

1.1   Scope
This European Standard specifies requirements for the following aspects of information technology cabling:
a)   planning;
b)   installation practice.
This European Standard is applicable to all types of information technology cabling inside buildings (and may be applied to cabling that is defined as part of the building) including generic cabling systems designed in accordance with the EN 50173 series. The requirements of Clauses 4, 5 and 6 of this standard are premises-independent unless amended by the requirements of premises-specific clauses.
This European Standard:
1)   details the considerations for satisfactory installation and operation of information technology cabling;
2)   describes the methodology for the assessment of spaces, pathways (and pathway systems) and cabling (either installed or planned) in support of remote powering objectives;
3)   excludes specific requirements applicable to other cabling systems (e.g. power supply cabling); however, it takes account of the effects other cabling systems have on the installation of information technology cabling (and vice versa) and gives general advice;
4)   excludes those aspects of installation associated with the transmission of signals in free space between transmitters, receivers or their associated antenna systems (e.g. wireless, radio, microwave or satellite).
This European Standard is intended for application within commercial and residential premises.
This standard is applicable to certain hazardous environments. It does not exclude additional requirements which are applicable in particular circumstances, defined by e.g. electricity supply and electrified railways.
1.2   Conformance
For a cabling installation to conform to this European Standard:
a)   the planning of the installation shall meet the requirements of Clause 4;
b)   the installation practices shall meet the requirements of Clause 5;
c)   the additional requirements of the applicable premises-specific clause shall be met;
d)   the bonding system within the premises shall be in accordance with EN 50310;
e)   where a lightning protection system is required, it shall conform to the “integrated lightning protection system" according to EN 62305-4;
f)   other lightning protection systems, including the “isolated lightning protection system” according to EN 62305-3 are allowed provided that specific restrictions are applied both to the implementation of the information technology cabling and the requirements of EN 50310 as agreed between the planners of the lightning protection system and the information technology cabling;
g)   local regulations shall be met.
The responsibilities for specific elements of conformance may be made by national-specific amendment of Annex B.

This standard specifies generic cabling for homes. A home can contain one or more buildings or can be within a building that contains more than one home.
It covers balanced cabling, optical fibre cabling, and coaxial cabling.
This standard specifies generic cabling for two groups of applications:
-   Information and Communications Technologies (ICT);
-   Broadcast and Communications Technologies (BCT).
This standard specifies directly or via reference to EN 50173-1 the:
-   structure and minimum configuration for generic cabling within homes;
-   interfaces at the telecommunications outlet (TO) and broadcast outlet (BO);
-   performance requirements for cabling links and channels;
-   implementation requirements and options;
-   performance requirements for cabling components;
-   conformance requirements and verification procedures.
This standard has taken into account requirements specified in application standards listed in EN 50173-1.
Safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements are outside the scope of this standard and are covered by other standards and regulations. However, information given in this standard can be of assistance in meeting these standards and regulations.

This European Standard specifies:
a)   the structure and configuration of the backbone cabling subsystems of generic cabling systems within the types of premises and/or spaces defined by the other standards in the EN 50173 series;
b)   channel transmission and environmental performance requirements in support of the standards in the EN 50173 series (which have taken into account requirements specified in application standards listed in Annex F);
c)   link performance requirements in support of the standards in the EN 50173 series;
d)   backbone cabling reference implementations in support of the standards in the EN 50173 series;
e)   component performance requirements in support of the standards in the EN 50173 series;
f)   test procedures to verify conformance to the cabling transmission performance requirements of the standards in the EN 50173 series.
Safety 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 can be of assistance in meeting these standards and regulations.

This standard specifies generic cabling to serve the automation islands in industrial premises, or industrial spaces within other types of building.
It covers balanced cabling and optical fibre cabling.
This standard specifies directly or via reference to EN 50173-1 the:
-   structure and minimum configuration for generic cabling within industrial spaces;
-   interfaces at the telecommunications outlet (TO);
-   performance requirements for cabling links and channels;
-   implementation requirements and options;
-   performance requirements for cabling components;
-   conformance requirements and verification procedures.
This standard has taken into account requirements specified in application standards listed in EN 50173-1.
Safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements are outside the scope of this standard and are covered by other standards and regulations. However, information given in this standard can be of assistance in meeting these standards and regulations.