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BICSI Telecommunications Dictionary, 2nd edition 130

Codes, Standards, and ReguIations


Specification/
Standard Number TitIe Date
89/336/EEC Council Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of 1989
the Member States Relating to Electromagnetic
Compatibility
ANSI T1.311 American National Standard for Telecommunications 1998
DC Power SystemsTelecommunications
Environmental Protection
ANSI T1.313 American National Standard for Telecommunications 1997
Electrical Protection for Telecommunications Central
Offices and Similar Type Facilities
ANSI X3.139 Information SystemsFiber Distributed Data Interface 1987
(FDDI)Token Ring Media Access Interface (MAC)
ANSI X3.148 Information SystemsFiber Distributed Data Interface 1988
(FDDI)Token Ring Physical Layer Protocol (PHY)
ANSI X3.166 Information SystemsFiber Distributed Data Interface 1989
(FDDI)Physical Layer Medium Dependent (PMD)
ANSI X3.184 Information SystemsFiber Distributed Data Interface 1993
(FDDI)Singlemode Fiber Physical Layer Medium
Dependent (SMF-PMD)
ANSI X3.229 Information SystemsFiber Distributed Data Interface 1994
(FDDI)Station Management (SMT)
ANSI X3.237 Information SystemsFiber Distributed Data Interface 1995
(FDDI)Token Ring Low-Cost Fiber Physical Layer
Medium Dependent (LCF-PMD)
ANSI X3.263 Information SystemsFDDIToken Ring Twisted-Pair 1995
Physical Layer Medium Dependent (TP-PMD)
ANSI/ASHRAE 135 BACnet

A Data Communication Protocol for 2001


Building Automation and Control Networks
ANSI/EIA-310-D Cabinets, Racks, Panels, and Associated Equipment 1992
ANSI/EIA-709.1-A Control Network Protocol Specification 1999
ANSI/EIA/TIA-455-B Standard Test Procedure for Fiber Optic Fibers, Cable, 1998
Transducers, Sensors, Connecting and Terminating
Devices, and other Fiber Optic Components
ANSI/ICEA S-80-576 Category 1 & 2 Individually Unshielded Twisted Pair 2000
Indoor Cables for Use in Communications Wiring
Systems
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Specification/
Standard Number TitIe Date
ANSI/ICEA S-83-596 Fiber Optic Premises Distribution Cable 1994
ANSI/ICEA S-84-608 Telecommunications Cable, Filled Polyolefin Insulated 1994
Copper Conductor
ANSI/ICEA S-85-625 Aircore, Polyolefin Insulated, Copper Conductor 1996
Telecommunications Cable
ANSI/ICEA S-87-640 Fiber Optic Outside Plant Communications Cable 1999
ANSI/ICEA S-89-648 Telecommunications Aerial Service Wire 1993
ANSI/ICEA S-90-661 Category 3, 5, & 5e Individually Unshielded Twisted 2000
Pair Indoor Cable for Use In General Purpose and LAN
Communication Wiring Systems
ANSI/ICEA S-98-688 Broadband Twisted-Pair Telecommunications Cable, 1997
Aircore, Polyolefin Insulated Copper Conductors
ANSI/ICEA S-99-689 Broadband Twisted-Pair Telecommunications Cable 1997
Filled Polyolefin Insulated Copper Conductors
ANSI/IEEE 446 IEEE Recommended Practice for Emergency and 1995
Standby Power Systems for Industrial and Commercial
Applications
ANSI/IEEE 802.3-2000 Information TechnologyTelecommunications and 2000
Information Exchange Between SystemsLocal and
Metropolitan Area NetworksSpecific Requirements
Part 3: CSMA/CD Access Method and Physical Layer
Specifications
ANSI/IEEE 802.5-1998 Information TechnologyTelecommunications and 1998
Information Exchange Between SystemsLocal and
Metropolitan Area NetworksSpecific Requirements
Part 5: Token Ring Access Method and Physical Layer
Specifications
ANSI/IEEE 802.6-1994 Information TechnologyTelecommunications and 1994
Information Exchange Between SystemsLocal and
Metropolitan Area NetworksSpecific Requirements
Part 6: Distributed Queue Dual Bus (DQDB) Access
Method and Physical Layer Specifications
ANSI/IEEE 802.11 IEEE Standard for Information Technology 1999
Telecommunications and Information Exchange
Between Systems Local and Metropolitan Area
NetworksSpecific RequirementsPart 11: Wireless
LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer
(PHY) Specifications
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Specification/
Standard Number TitIe Date
ANSI/IEEE 802.12 IEEE Standard for Information Technology 1998
Telecommunications and Information Exchange
Between Systems Local and Metropolitan Area
NetworksSpecific RequirementsPart 12: Demand-
Priority Access Method, Physical Layer and Repeater
Specifications for 100 Mb/s Operation
ANSI/IEEE 1100 Recommended Practice for Powering and Grounding 1999
Sensitive Electronic Equipment in Industrial and
Commercial Power Systems
ANSI/IEEE 1394 IEEE Standard for a High Performance Serial Bus 1995
FireWire
ANSI/NECA/BICSI-568 Standard for Installing Commercial Building January
Telecommunications Cabling 2002
ANSI/TIA/EIA-222-F Structural Standards for Steel Antenna Towers and June
Antenna Supporting Structures 1996
ANSI/TIA/EIA-232-F Interface Between Data Terminal Equipment and Data 1997
Circuit-Terminating Equipment Employing Serial Binary
Data Interchange
ANSI/TIA/EIA-422-B Electrical Characteristics of Balanced Voltage Digital 1994
Interface Circuits
ANSI/TIA/EIA-455-61 FOTP61. Measurement of Fiber or Cable Attenuation 2000
ANSI/TIA/EIA-455-171 FOTP171. Attenuation by Substitution Measurement for 2001
Short Length Multimode and Graded Index and
Singlemode Optical Fiber Cable Assemblies
ANSI/TIA/EIA-485-A Electrical Characteristics of Generators and Receivers March
for Use in Balanced Digital Multipoint Systems 1998
ANSI/TIA/EIA-492- Detail Specification for 62.5 m Core Diameter/125 m January
AAAA-A Cladding Diameter Class Ia Graded Index Multimode 1998
Optical Fibers
ANSI/TIA/EIA-492-AAAB Detail Specification for 50 m Core Diameter/125 m November
Cladding Diameter Class Ia Multimode, Graded Index 1998
Multimode Optical Waveguide Fibers
ANSI/TIA/EIA-492-CAAA Detail Specification for Class IVa DispersionUnshifted May
Single-Mode Optical Fibers 1998
ANSI/TIA/EIA-526 Standard Test Procedures for Fiber Optic Systems September
1992
ANSI/TIA/EIA-526-7 OFSTP 7. Measurement of Optical Power Loss of July
Installed Single-Mode Fiber Cable Plant 1998
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Specification/
Standard Number TitIe Date
ANSI/TIA/EIA-526-14A OFSTP14A. Optical Power Loss Measurements of August
Installed Multimode Fiber Cable Plant 1998
ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.1 Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling April
Standard Part 1: General Requirements 2001
ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.1-1 Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling August
Standard Part 1: General RequirementsAddendum 1 2001
Minimum 4-Pair UTP and 4-Pair ScTP Patch Cable
Bend Radius
ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2 Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling April
Standard Part 2: Balanced Twisted-Pair Cabling 2001
Components
ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.3 Optical Fiber Cabling Components Standard April
2000
ANSI/TIA/EIA-569-A Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications February
Pathways and Spaces 1998
ANSI/TIA/EIA-569-A-1 Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications April
Pathways and Spaces, Addendum 1Surface 2000
Raceways
ANSI/TIA/EIA-569-A-2 Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications April
Pathways and Spaces, Addendum 2Furniture 2000
Pathways and Spaces
ANSI/TIA/EIA-569-A-3 Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications March
Pathways and Spaces, Addendum 3Access Floors 2000
ANSI/TIA/EIA-569-A-4 Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications April
Pathways and Spaces, Addendum 4Poke-Thru 2000
Fittings
ANSI/TIA/EIA-569-A-5 Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications June
Pathways and Spaces, Addendum 5In Floor Systems 2001
ANSI/TIA/EIA-569-A-6 Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications September
Pathways and Spaces, Addendum 6Multi-Tenant 2001
Pathways and Spaces
ANSI/TIA/EIA-570-A Residential Telecommunications Cabling Standard October
1999
ANSI/TIA/EIA-571-A Telecommunications User Premises Equipment 1999
Environmental Considerations
ANSI/TIA/EIA-598-A Optical Fiber Cable Color Coding May
1995
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Specification/
Standard Number TitIe Date
ANSI/TIA/EIA-604-2 FOCIS 2Fiber Optic Connector Intermateability November
Standard 1997
ANSI/TIA/EIA-604-3 FOCIS 3Fiber Optic Connector Intermateability August
Standard 1997
ANSI/TIA/EIA-604-4-A Fiber Optic Connector Intermateability Standard, October
Type FC and FC-APC 2000
ANSI/TIA/EIA-604-5-A FOCIS 5Fiber Optic Connector Intermateability September
Standard, Type MPO 2001
ANSI/TIA/EIA-604-6 FOCIS 6Fiber Optic Connector Intermateability March
Standard (Fiber Jack Connector) 1999
ANSI/TIA/EIA-604-7 FOCIS 7Fiber Optic Connector Intermateability January
Standard 1999
ANSI/TIA/EIA-604-10 FOCIS 10Fiber Optic Connector Intermateability October
Standard 1999
ANSI/TIA/EIA-604-12 FOCIS 12Fiber Optic Intermateability Standard, September
Type MT-RJ 2000
ANSI/TIA/EIA-606-A Administration Standard for Commercial 2002
Telecommunications Infrastructure
ANSI/TIA/EIA-607 Commercial Building Grounding and Bonding August
Requirements for Telecommunications 1994
ANSI/TIA/EIA-631 Telecommunications Telephone Terminal Equipment April
Radio Frequency Immunity Requirements for 1996
Equipment Having an Acoustic Output
ANSI/TIA/EIA-758 Customer-Owned Outside Plant Telecommunications April
Cabling Standard 1999
ANSI/TIA/EIA-758-1 Addendum No. 1 to TIA/EIA-758 Customer-Owned April
Outside Plant Telecommunications Cabling Standard 1999
ANSI/TIA/EIA-854 A Full Duplex Ethernet Specification for 1000 Mb/s June
(1000BASE-TX) Operating Over Category 6 Balanced 2001
Twisted-Pair Cabling
AS 3084 Telecommunications Installations 1993
Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces for
Commercial Buildings
AS/ACIF 009 Installation Requirements for Customer Cabling 2001
(Wiring Rules)
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Specification/
Standard Number TitIe Date
AS/NZS 3080 Telecommunications InstallationsIntegrated 2000
Telecommunications Cabling Systems for Commercial
Premises
AS/NZS 3085.1 Telecommunications InstallationsAdministration of 1995
Communications Cabling SystemsBasic
Requirements
AS/NZS 3086 Telecommunications InstallationsIntegrated 1996
Telecommunications for Small Office/Home Office
Premises
ASTM B258-01 Standard Specification for Standard Nominal Diameters 2001
and Cross-Sectional Areas of AWG Sizes of Solid
Round Wires Used as Electrical Conductors
ASTM D4566 Standard Test Methods for Electrical Performance 1998
Properties of Insulations and Jackets for
Telecommunications Wire and Cable
ASTM E119-98 Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building 2000
Construction and Materials
ASTM E814-00 Standard Test Method for Fire Tests of Through- 2000
Penetration Fire Stops
BOCA The BOCA National Building Code January
1999
BS 7718 Installation of Fibre Optic Cabling (Code of Practice) September
1996
CAN/CSA-T525 Residential Wiring for Telecommunications 1999
CAN/CSA-T527 Grounding and Bonding for Telecommunications in 1999
Commercial Buildings
CAN/CSA-T528 Design Guidelines for Administration of 1997
Telecommunications Infrastructure in Commercial
Buildings
CAN/CSA-T529 Telecommunications Cabling Systems in Commercial 1995
Buildings (Adopted ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A with
modifications)
CAN/CSA-T530 Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications 1999
Pathways and Spaces (Adopted ANSI/TIA/EIA-569-A)
CAN/ULC (ISSN 0319- List of Equipment and Materials. Fire Resistance 1995
2318) Ratings
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Specification/
Standard Number TitIe Date
CAN/ULC-S101 Fire Endurance Tests of Building Construction and 1989
Materials
CAN/ULC-S102.4-M Test for Fire and Smoke 1987
Characteristics of Electrical Wiring and Cable
CAN/ULC-S115 Fire Tests of Firestop Systems 1995
CENELEC EN 50081-1 Electromagnetic CompatibilityGeneric Emission 1992
StandardPart 1: Residential, Commercial, and
Light Industrial
CENELEC EN 50081-2 Electromagnetic CompatibilityGeneric Emission 1993
StandardPart 2: Industrial Environment
CENELEC EN 50082-1 Electromagnetic CompatibilityGeneric Immunity 1997
StandardPart 1: Residential, Commercial, and Light
Industrial
CENELEC EN 50082-2 Electromagnetic CompatibilityGeneric Immunity 1995
StandardPart 2: Industrial Environment
CENELEC EN 50173 Information TechnologyGeneric Cabling Systems November
1996
CENELEC EN 50174-1 Information TechnologyCabling InstallationPart 1: 2000
Specification and Quality Assurance; German Version
EN 50174:2000
CENELEC EN 50174-2 Information TechnologyCabling InstallationPart 2: 2000
Installation Planning and Practices Inside Buildings
CENELEC EN 50310 Application of Equipotential Bonding and Earthing in 2000
Buildings with Information Technology Equipment
CENELEC EN 50346 Information TechnologyCabling InstallationTesting Draft
of installed cable
CENELEC EN 55022 Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio September
Interference Characteristics of IT Equipment 1998
CENELEC EN 55024 Information Technology EquipmentImmunity
CharacteristicsLimits and Methods of Measurement 1998
CENELEC EN 60794-1-1 Optical Fibre Cables Part 1-1: Generic Specification December
General 2001
CENELEC EN 61000-3-2 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)Limits for 1995
Harmonic Current Emissions (Equipment Input Current
Up to and Including 15 A per Phase)
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Specification/
Standard Number TitIe Date
CENELEC EN 61000-3-3 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)Limitation of 1995
Voltage Fluctuations and Flicker in Low-Voltage Supply
Systems for Equipment with Rated Current Up to 16A
CENELEC EN 61000-4-1 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)Overview of 1995
Immunity TestsBasic EMC Publication
CENELEC EN 61000-4-2 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)Electrostatic 1995
Discharge Immunity TestBasic EMC Publication
CENELEC EN 61000-4-3 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)Radiated Radio- 1995
Frequency Electromagnetic Field Immunity Test
CENELEC EN 61000-4-4 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)Electrical Fast 1995
Transient/Burst Immunity TestBasic EMC Publication
CENELEC EN 61000-4-6 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)Immunity to 1996
Conducted Disturbances Induced by Radio-Frequency
Fields
CENELEC EN 61000-6-2 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)Generic 1999
StandardsImmunity for Industrial Environment
CSA-C22.1 Canadian Electrical Code

, Part 1 2002
CSA-C22.1HB Canadian Electrical Code

Handbook 2002
EIA 195-C Electrical and Mechanical Characteristics for Terrestrial 1987
Microwave Relay and System Antennas and Passive
Reflections
EIA 600 CEBus Industry Council. Home Automation System 1992
EIA TSB110 Residential Gateway December
1999
FCC Code of Federal Regulations, Title 47, October
Telecommunications, Part 22, Public Mobile Services 1998
FCC Code of Federal Regulations, Title 47, October
Telecommunications Parts 4069 1998
FCC Code of Federal Regulations, Title 47, October
Telecommunications, Part 68, Connection of Terminal 1998
Equipment to the Telephone Network
FCC Code of Federal Regulations, Title 47, October
Telecommunications, Part 76, Cable Television Service 1998
FCC Code of Federal Regulations, Title 47, October
Part 76.605, Technical Standards 1998
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Specification/
Standard Number TitIe Date
FIPS PUB 94 Guideline on Electrical Power for ADP Installations 1997
ICBO Uniform Building Code 1997
IEC 60603-7 Connectors for Frequencies Below 3 MHz for Use with 1996
Printed BoardsPart 7: Detail Specification for
Connectors, 8-Way, Including Fixed and Free
Connectors with Common Mating Features, with
Assessed Quality
IEC 60874-10 Connectors for Optical Fibres and CablesPart 10: 1992
Sectional Specification Fibre Optic ConnectorType
BFOC/2.5
IEC 60874-14 Connectors for Optical Fibres and CablesPart 14: 1993
Sectional Specification for Fibre Optic Connector
Type SC
IEC 60874-19 Connectors for Optical Fibres and CablesPart 19: 1995
Sectional Specification for Fibre Optic Connector
Type SC-D[uplex]
IEC 60874-19-1 Connectors for Optical Fibres and CablesPart 19-1: 1999
Fibre Optic Patch Cord Connector SC-PC (floating
duplex) Standard Terminated on Multimode Fibre Type
A1a, A1bDetail Specification (work in progress)
IEC 61000-3-2 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)Part 3-2: Limits 2001
for Harmonic Current Emissions (Equipment Input Up
to and Including 16A per Phase)
IEC 61000-3-3 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)Part 3-3: Limits 1994
Limitation of Voltage Changes, Voltage Fluctuations
and Flicker in Public Low-Voltage Supply Systems for
Equipment with Rated Current up to 16A per Phase
IEC 61000-4-8 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)Part 4-8: 2001
Testing and Measurement TechniquesPower
Frequency Magnetic Field Immunity Test
IEC 61000-4-11 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)Part 4-11: 2001
Testing and Measurement TechniquesVoltage Dips,
Short Interruptions and Voltage Variations Immunity
Tests
IEC 61000-6-1 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)Part 6: Generic 1997
StandardsSection 1: Immunity for Residential,
Commercial, and Light Industrial Environments
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Specification/
Standard Number TitIe Date
IEC 61000-6-4 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)Part 6: Generic 1997
StandardsSection 4: Emission Standard for Industrial
Environments
IEC CISPR-22 Information Technology EquipmentRadio Disturbance 1997
CharacteristicsLimits and Methods of Measurement
IEC CISPR-24 Information Technology EquipmentImmunity 1997
CharacteristicsLimits and Methods of Measurement
IEEE 81 IEEE Guide for Measuring Earth Resistivity, Ground 1983
Impedance, and Earth Surface Potentials of a Ground
System (Part 1: Normal Measurements)
IEEE 81.2 IEEE Guide for Measurement of Impedance and Safety 1991
Characteristics of Large, Extended or Interconnected
Grounding Systems (Part 2)
IEEE 142 IEEE Recommended Practice for Grounding of 1991
Industrial and Commercial Power Systems
IEEE 241 IEEE Recommended Practice for Electrical Systems in 2000
Commercial Buildings
IEEE 446 IEEE Recommended Practice for Emergency and 1995
Standby Power Systems for Industrial and Commercial
Applications
IEEE 450 IEEE Recommended Practice for Maintenance, Testing, 1995
and Replacement of Vented Lead-Acid Batteries for
Stationary Applications
IEEE 518 IEEE Guide for the Installation of Electrical Equipment 1982
to Minimize Electrical Noise Inputs to Controllers from
External Sources
IEEE 519 IEEE Recommended Practices and Requirements for
Harmonic Control in Electrical Power Systems 1992
IEEE 802.3a Section 10, Medium Attachment Unit and Baseband 1988
Medium Specification, Type 10BASE-2
IEEE 802.3ab IEEE Standard for Information Technology 1999
Telecommunications and Information Exchange
Between SystemsLocal and Metropolitan Area
NetworksPart 3: CSMA/CD Access Method and
Physical Layer SpecificationsPhysical Layer
Parameters and Specifications for 1000 Mb/s Operation
over 4 Pairs of Category 5 Balanced Copper Cabling,
Type 1000BASE-T
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Specification/
Standard Number TitIe Date
IEEE 802.3ac IEEE Standard for Information Technology 1998
Telecommunications and Information Exchange
Between SystemsLocal and Metropolitan Area
NetworksCommon SpecificationsSpecific
RequirementsPart 3: CSMA/CD Frame Extensions
for VLAN Tagging
IEEE 802.3ae IEEE Standard for Information TechnologyLocal draft
and Metropolitan Area NetworksPart 3: CSMA/CD
Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications
Media Access Control Parameters, Physical Layers
and Management Parameters for 10 Gb/s Operation
IEEE 802.3b Supplement to 802.3Broadband Medium Attachment 1985
Unit and Broadband Medium Specifications, Type
10BROAD-36 (Section 11)
IEEE 802.3c Supplement to 802.3Repeater Unit for 10 Mb/s 1985
Baseband Networks (Sections 9.1-9.8)
IEEE 802.3i Supplement to 802.3System Considerations for 1990
Multisegment 10 Mb/s Baseband Networks (Section 13)
and Twisted-Pair Medium Attachment Unit and
Baseband Medium Specification, Type 10BASE-T
(Section 14)
IEEE 802.3j Supplement to 802.3Fiber Optic Active and Passive 1993
Star-Based Segments, Type 10BASE-F (Sections
15-18)
IEEE 802.3t Informative Annex for Support of 120-Ohm Cables in 1995
10BASE-T Simplex Link Segment
IEEE 802.3u Local and Metropolitan Area NetworksSupplement 1995
Media Access Control (MAC) Parameters, Physical
Layer, Medium Attachment Units, and Repeater for
100 Mb/s Operation, Type 100BASE-T (Classes 21-30)
IEEE 802.3v Supplement to 802.3Informative Annex for Support of 1995
150-Ohm Cables in 10BASE-T Link Segment
IEEE 802.3y IEEE Standards for Local and Metropolitan Area 1997
Networks: Physical Layer Specification for 100 Mb/s
Operation on Two Pairs of Category 3 or Better
Balanced Twisted-Pair Cable (100BASE-T2)
IEEE 802.3z Media Access Control Parameters, Physical Layers, 1998
Repeater and Management Parameters for 1,000 Mb/s
Operation, Supplement to Information Technology
Local and Metropolitan Area NetworksPart 3:
CSMA/CD Access Method and Physical Layer
Specifications
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Specification/
Standard Number TitIe Date
IEEE 802.5j Token Ring Access Method and Physical Layer 1993
SpecificationsFiber Optic Media Station Attachment
IEEE 802.5r Token Ring Access Method and Physical Layer 1997
SpecificationsDedicated Token Ring Operation
IEEE 802.5t Token Ring Access Method and Physical Layer 2000
Specifications100 Mb/s Dedicated Token Ring
Operation
IEEE 802.5v Token Ring Access Method and Physical Layer 2001
SpecificationsGigabit Token Ring Operation
IEEE 802.7 IEEE Recommended Practices for Broadband 1989
Local Area Networks
IEEE 802.9 Information TechnologyTelecommunications and 1996
Information Exchange Between SystemsLocal and
Metropolitan Area NetworksSpecific Requirements
Part 9: Integrated Services (IS) LAN Interface at the
Medium Access Control (MAC)
IEEE 802.10 Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: Interoperable 1998
LAN/MAN Security (SILS)
IEEE 802.11 IEEE Standard for Information Technology 1997
Telecommunications and Information Exchange
Between SystemsLocal and Metropolitan Area
NetworksSpecific RequirementsPart 11: Wireless
LAN MAC and Physical Layer Specifications
IEEE 802.11a IEEE Standard for Information Technology 1999
Telecommunications and Information Exchange
Between SystemsLocal and Metropolitan Area
NetworksSpecific RequirementsPart 11: Wireless
MAC and Physical Layer Specifications: High Speed
Physical Layer in the 5 GHz Band
IEEE 802.11b IEEE Standard for Information Technology 1999
Telecommunications and Information Exchange
Between SystemsLocal and Metropolitan Area
NetworksSpecific RequirementsPart 11: Wireless
LAN MAC and Physical Layer Specifications: Higher
Speed Physical Layer Extension in the 2.4 GHz Band
IEEE 802.12 IEEE Standards for Local and Metropolitan Networks: 1995
Demand Priority Access Method, Physical Layer and
Repeater Specifications
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Specification/
Standard Number TitIe Date
IEEE 802.15 Standard for Telecommunications and Information draft
Exchange Between SystemsLAN/MANSpecific
RequirementsPart 15: Wireless MAC and Physical
Layer Specifications for Wireless Personal Area
Networks
IEEE 802.3ad IEEE Standard for Information TechnologyLocal 2000
and Metropolitan Area NetworksPart 3: CSMA/CD
Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications
Aggregation of Multiple Link Segments
IEEE 1100 Powering and Grounding Sensitive Electronic 1999
Equipment
IEEE 1184 IEEE Guide for the Selection and Sizing of Batteries for 1994
Uninterruptible Power Systems
IEEE 1187 IEEE Recommended Practice for Installation Design 1996
and Installation of Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid (VRLA)
Storage Batteries for Stationary Applications
IEEE 1188 IEEE Recommended Practice for Maintenance, Testing, 1996
and Replacement of Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid
(VRLA) Batteries for Stationary Applications
IEEE 1189 IEEE Guide for Selection of Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid 1996
(VRLA) Storage Batteries for Stationary Applications
IEEE C2 National Electrical Safety Code

, 2002 edition 2001


IEEE C62.1 IEEE Standard for Gapped Silicon-Carbide Surge 1989
Arresters for AC Power Circuits
IEEE C62.41 IEEE Recommended Practice on Surge Voltages in 1991
Low-Voltage AC Power Circuits
IEEE C62.45 IEEE Guide on Surge Testing for Equipment Connected 1992
to Low-Voltage AC Power Circuits
ISO/IEC 8802-2 Information TechnologyTelecommunications and 1998
Information Exchange Between SystemsLocal Area
NetworksSpecific RequirementsPart 2: Logical Link
Control
ISO/IEC 8802-3 Information TechnologyTelecommunications and 2000
Information Exchange Between SystemsPart 3:
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
(CSMA/CD) Access Method and Physical Layer
Specifications
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Specification/
Standard Number TitIe Date
ISO/IEC 8802-5 Information TechnologyTelecommunications and 1998
Information Exchange Between SystemsLocal and
Metropolitan Area NetworksSpecific Requirements
Part 5: Token Ring Access Method and Physical Layer
Specifications
ISO/IEC 8877 Information TechnologyTelecommunications and 1992
Information Exchange Between SystemsInterface
Connector and Contact Assignments for ISDN Basic
Access Interface Located at Reference Points S and T
ISO/IEC 11172-1 Information TechnologyCoding of Moving Pictures 1993
and Associated Audio for Digital Storage Media at up to
about 1.5 MbitsPart 1: Systems
ISO/IEC 11172-2 Information TechnologyCoding of Moving Pictures 1993
and Associated Audio for Digital Storage Media at up to
about 1.5 MbitsPart 2: Video
ISO/IEC 11172-3 Information TechnologyCoding of Moving Pictures 1993
and Associated Audio for Digital Storage Media at up to
about 1.5 MbitsPart 3: Audio
ISO/IEC 11172-4 Information TechnologyCoding of Moving Pictures 1995
and Associated Audio for Digital Storage Media at up to
about 1.5 MbitsPart 4: Compliance Testing
ISO/IEC 11172-5 Information TechnologyCoding of Moving Pictures 1998
and Associated Audio for Digital Storage Media at up to
about 1.5 MbitsPart 5: Software Simulation
ISO/IEC 11801 Information TechnologyGeneric Cabling for Customer 2000
Premises
ISO/IEC 13818-1 Information TechnologyGeneric Coding of Moving 2000
Pictures and Associated Audio InformationPart 1:
Systems
ISO/IEC 13818-2 Information TechnologyGeneric Coding of Moving 2000
Pictures and Associated Audio InformationPart 2:
Video
ISO/IEC 13818-3 Information TechnologyGeneric Coding of Moving 1998
Pictures and Associated Audio InformationPart 3:
Audio
ISO/IEC 13818-4 Information TechnologyGeneric Coding of Moving 1998
Pictures and Associated Audio InformationPart 4:
Conformance Testing
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Specification/
Standard Number TitIe Date
ISO/IEC 13818-5 Information TechnologyGeneric Coding of Moving 1997
Pictures and Associated Audio InformationPart 5:
Software Simulation
ISO/IEC 13818-6 Information TechnologyGeneric Coding of Moving 1998
Pictures and Associated Audio InformationPart 6:
Extensions for DSM-CC
ISO/IEC 13818-7 Information TechnologyGeneric Coding of Moving 1997
Pictures and Associated Audio InformationPart 7:
Advanced Audio Coding (AAC)
ISO/IEC 13818-9 Information TechnologyGeneric Coding of Moving 1996
Pictures and Associated Audio InformationPart 9:
Extension for Real Time Interface for System Decoders
ISO/IEC 14496-1 Information TechnologyCoding of Audio-Visual 2001
ObjectsPart 1: Systems
ISO/IEC 14496-2 Information TechnologyCoding of Audio-Visual 2001
ObjectsPart 2: Visual
ISO/IEC 14496-3 Information TechnologyCoding of Audio-Visual 1999
ObjectsPart 3: Audio
ISO/IEC 14496-4 Information TechnologyCoding of Audio-Visual 2001
ObjectsPart 4: Conformance Testing
ISO/IEC 14496-5 Information TechnologyCoding of Audio-Visual 2001
ObjectsPart 5: Reference Software
ISO/IEC 14496-6 Information TechnologyCoding of Audio-Visual 2001
ObjectsPart 6: Delivery Multimedia Integration
Framework (DMIF)
ISO/IEC 14763-1 Information TechnologyImplementation and 1999
Operation of Customer Premises CablingPart 1:
Administration
ISO/IEC TR 11802-4 Part 4: Token Ring Access Method and Physical Layer 1996
SpecificationsFibre Optic Station Attachment
ITU-T.H.261 Video Codes for Audiovisual Services at PX64 KBIT/S 1993
ITU-T.H.320 Narrow-Band Visual Telephone Systems and Terminal 1999
EquipmentSeries H: Audiovisual and Multimedia
Systems Infrastructure of Audiovisual Services
ITU-T.H.323 Packet-Based Multimedia Communications Systems 2000
Series H: Audiovisual and Multimedia Systems
Infrastructure of Prepublished Audiovisual Services
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Specification/
Standard Number TitIe Date
ITU-T.H.324 Terminal for Low Bit-Rate Multimedia Communications 1998
Series H: Audiovisual and Multimedia Systems
Infrastructure of Audiovisual Services Systems and
Terminal Equipment for Audiovisual Service Study
Group 16
ITU-T.T.120 Data Protocols for Multimedia ConferencesSeries T: 1996
Terminal Equipment and Protocols for Telematic
Services Study Group 8
NEMA WC 63.1 Performance Standard for Twisted-Pair Premise Voice 2000
and Data Communications Cable
NEMA WC 63.2 Performance Standard for Coaxial Premise Data 1996
Communications Cable
NEMA WC 66 Performance Standard for Category 6 and Category 7 2001
100 Ohm Shielded and Unshielded Twisted-Pair Cables
NFPA National Electrical Code

Handbook 2002
NFPA 70 National Electrical Code

2002
NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety Requirements for 2000
Employee Workplaces
NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm Code

1999
NFPA 75 Standard for the Protection of Electronic Computer/ 1999
Data Processing Equipment
NFPA 101

Life Safety

Code 2000
NFPA 251 Standard Methods of Tests of Fire Endurance of 1999
Building Construction and Materials
NFPA 255 Standard Method of Test of Surface Burning 2000
Characteristics of Building Materials
NFPA 262 Standard Method of Test for Flame Travel and Smoke 1999
of Wires and Cables for Use in Air-Handling Spaces
NFPA 780 Standard for the Installation of Lightning Protection 2000
Systems
NFPA 1221 Standard for the Installation, Maintenance, and Use of 1999
Public Fire Service Communications Systems
NRCC 38726 National Building Code of Canada 1995
NRCC 38727 National Fire Code of Canada 1995
OSHA Jobsite Safety Handbook 1999
BICSI Telecommunications Dictionary, 2nd edition 146
Specification/
Standard Number TitIe Date
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Title 29 1970
OSHA 30071 Job Hazard Analysis 1998
OSHA Regulations General Industry Standards 2001
(Standards-29 CFR)
1910
OSHA Regulations Permit-Required Confined Spaces 1998
(Standards-29 CFR)
1910.146
OSHA Regulations Construction Standards 2001
(Standards-29 CFR)
1926
SBBCI The Standard Building Code 1999
SCTE-IPS-SP-001 Flexible R.F. Coaxial Drop Cable June
1996
SCTE-IPS-SP-100 Specification for Trunk, Feeder, and Distribution Coax January
Cable 1997
SCTE-IPS-SP-401 "F" Port (Male Feed Thru) Physical Dimensions October
1997
SCTE-IPS-SP-404 "F" Connector (Male Indoor) Installation and October
Performance 1997
TIA/EIA-475E000 Sectional Specification for Fiber Optic Connectors 1992
Type BFOC/2.5
TIA/EIA-785 100 Mb/s Physical Layer Medium Dependent Sublayer May
and 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s Auto-Negotiation on 850 nm 2001
Fiber Optics
TIA/EIA/IS-729 Technical Specifications for 100-Ohm Screened August
Twisted-Pair Cabling 1999
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Special Publication No. 8Formulas and Tables for
Survey the Computation of Geodetic Position
U.S. Public Law 336 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 1990
UL Fire Resistance Directory Published
annually
UL 263 Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials 1997
UL 444 Communications Cables 2002
BICSI Telecommunications Dictionary, 2nd edition 147
Specification/
Standard Number TitIe Date
UL 497 Protectors for Paired Conductor Communications 2001
Circuits
UL 497A Secondary Protectors for Communications Circuits 2001
UL 497B Protectors for Data Communications and Fire Alarm 1999
Circuits
UL 514A Metallic Outlet Boxes 1996
UL 910 Test Method for Fire and Smoke Characteristics of 1994
Electrical and Optical-Fiber Cables Used in Air-
Handling Spaces
UL 1449-2 Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors 1996
UL 1459 Underwriters Laboratories Standard for Safety 1999
Telephone Equipment
UL 1479 Fire Tests of Through-Penetration Firestops 1998
UL 1685 Vertical-Tray Fire-Protection and Smoke Release Test 1997
for Electrical and Optical-Fiber Cables
UL 1863 Communication Circuit Accessories 2000
UL 1887 Fire Test of Plastic Sprinkler Pipe for Flame and 1996
Smoke Characteristics
UL 2043 Fire Test for Heat and Visible Smoke Release for 1996
Discrete Products and their Accessories Installed in
Air-Handling Spaces
UL 2079 Tests for Fire Resistance of Building Joint Systems 1998
USDA Bulletin 1751F-630 Design of Aerial Plant January
(Rural Utilities Service) 1996
USDA Bulletin 1751F-635 Construction of Aerial Plant June
(Rural Utilities Service) 1996
USDA Bulletin 1751F-642 Construction Route Planning of Buried Plant June
(Rural Utilities Service) 1995
USDA Bulletin 1751F-643 Underground Conduit and Manhole Design and May
(Rural Utilities Service) Construction 1998
USDA Bulletin 1751F-650 Aerial Plant Guying and Anchoring July
(Rural Utilities Service) 1996
USDA Bulletin 1751F-815 Electrical Protection of Outside Plant May
(Rural Utilities Service) 1995
BICSI Telecommunications Dictionary, 2nd edition 148
Recognized ReguIatory
and Reference Bodies
Various organizations publish codes, standards, and methods for materials and testing. Much of this
is adopted by manufacturers to ensure standardization. Some local enforcement agencies adopt or
adhere to such standards as evidence of quality in installation. Some of the major recognized
agencies and organizations are:
AIIiance for TeIecommunications Industry
SoIutions (ATIS)
1200 G St. NW, Ste. 500
Washington, DC 20005 USA
202-434-8837; fax: 202-393-5453
e-mail: atispr@atis.org
Web site: www.atis.org
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
1735 New York Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20006 USA
202-676-7300
Web site: www.aiaonline.com
American Insurance Association (AIA)
1130 Connecticut Ave. NW, Ste. 1000
Washington, DC 20036 USA
202-828-7100; fax: 202-293-1219
e-mail: webmaster@aiadc.org
Web site: www.aiadc.org
American Insurance Service Group (AISG)
(National Building Code)
Customer Service Division
545 Washington Blvd.
Jersey City, NJ 07310 USA
800-888-4476; fax: 201-748-1472
e-mail: info@iso.com
Web site: www.iso.com/aisg/index.html
American NationaI Standards Institute (ANSI)
11 W 42nd St., 13th Flr.
New York, NY 10036 USA
212-642-4900; fax: 212-398-0023
e-mail: info@ansi.org
Web site: www.ansi.org
American Society for Testing and MateriaIs
(ASTM)
100 Barr Harbor Dr.
West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 USA
610-832-9585; fax: 610-832-9555
e-mail: service@astm.org
infoctr@local.astm.org
Web site: www.astm.org
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating,
and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
1791 Tullie Circle NE
Atlanta, GA 30329-2305 USA
800-527-4723 or 404-636-8400
fax: 404-321-5478
e-mail: pmaurer@ashrae.org
Web site: www.ashrae.org
AustraIian Communications Industry Forum
P.O. Box 444
Milsons Point, NSW 1565, Australia or
Nokra House
Level 9
32 Walker St.
North Sydney, NSW 2060, Australia
(02) 9959 9111
fax: (02) 9954 6136
e-mail: acif@acif.org.au
Web site: www.acif.org.au
BeIIcore (See Telcordia Technologies)
BICSI

WorId Headquarters
8610 Hidden River Pkwy.
Tampa, FL 33637-1000 USA
800-242-7405 or 813-979-1991
fax: 813-971-4311
e-mail: bicsi@bicsi.org
Web site: www.bicsi.org
BICSI Telecommunications Dictionary, 2nd edition 149
BuiIding OfficiaIs and Code Administrators
InternationaI, Inc. (BOCA)
4051 W Flossmoor Rd.
Country Club Hills, IL 60478-5795 USA
708-799-2300; fax: 708-799-4981
e-mail: info@bocai.org
boca@aecnet.com
Web site: www.bocai.org
CabIe TeIevision Laboratories (CabIeLabs)
400 Centennial Pkwy.
Louisville, CO 80027 USA
303-661-9100; fax: 303-661-9199
Web site: www.cablelabs.com
CeiIings and Interior Systems Construction
Association (CISCA)
1500 Lincoln Hwy., Ste. 202
St. Charles, IL 60174 USA
630-584-1919; fax: 630-584-2003
e-mail: 75031.2577@compuserve.com
Web site: www.cisca.org
Committee T1 (See ATIS)
Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)
99 Canal Center Plaza, Ste. 300
Alexandria, VA 22314 USA
800-689-2900 or 703-684-0300
fax: 703-684-0465
Web site: www.csinet.org
Consumer EIectronics Association (CEA)
(formerly known as Consumer Electronics
Manufacturers AssociationCEMA)
2500 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22201 USA
703-907-7600; fax: 703-907-7675
Web site: www.ce.org
CSA InternationaI
Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
178 Rexdale Blvd.
Toronto, ON M9W 1R3, Canada
800-463-6727 or 416-474-4058
fax: 416-747-4149
e-mail: info@csa.ca
Web site: www.csa-international.org
EIectronic Industries AIIiance (EIA)
2500 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22201-3834 USA
703-907-7500; fax: 703-907-7501
e-mail: publicaffairs@eia.org
Web site: www.eia.org
ETL SEMKO
70 Codman Hill Road
Boxborough, MA 01719 USA
800-967-5352; fax: 800-813-9442
e-mail: info@ETLSEMKO
Web site: www.etlsemko.com
ETSI InfoCentre
European TeIecommunications
Standards Institute
650, route des Lucioles
F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France
+33-4-92-94-42-22; fax: +33-4-93-65-43-33
e-mail: infocentre@etsi.fr
Web site: www.etsi.org
European Committee for EIectrotechnicaI
Standardization (CENELEC)
35 Rue de Stassart
B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
+32-2-519-68-71; fax: +32-2-519-69-19
e-mail: info_pub@cenelec.org
Web site: www.cenelec.org
FederaI Communications Commission (FCC)
445 12th St. SW
Washington, DC 20554 USA
888-225-5322; fax: 202-418-0232
e-mail: fccinfo@fcc.gov
Web site: www.fcc.gov
FederaI Information Processing Standards
(FIPS)
Information Technology Laboratory Publications
100 Bureau Dr., Stop 8900
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8900 USA
301-975-2832; fax: 301-840-1357
Web site: www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs
BICSI Telecommunications Dictionary, 2nd edition 150
GeneraI Services Administration (GSA)
1800 F St. NW
Washington, DC 20405 USA
202-501-0705; fax: 202-501-1300
e-mail: public.affairs@gsa.gov
Web site: www.gsa.gov
Institute of EIectricaI and EIectronics
Engineers, Inc.

(IEEE

)
445 Hoes Ln.
P.O. Box 1331
Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331 USA
732-981-0060; fax: 732-981-9667
e-mail: customer.service@ieee.org
Web site: www.ieee.org
InsuIated CabIe Engineers Association
(ICEA)
P.O. Box 440
S Yarmouth, MA 02664 USA
508-394-4424; fax: 508-394-1194
e-mail: icea@capecod.net
Web site: www.icea.net
InternationaI Association of EIectricaI
Inspectors (IAEI)
P.O. Box 830848
Richardson, TX 75083 USA or
901 Waterfall Way, Ste. 602
Richardson, TX 75080 USA
972-235-1455; fax: 972-235-3855
Web site: www.iaei.com
InternationaI Conference of BuiIding
OfficiaIs (ICBO)
5360 Workman Mill Rd.
Whittier, CA 90601-2298 USA
800-284-4406 or 562-699-0541
fax: 888-329-4226
e-mail: order@icbo.org
Web site: www.icbo.org
InternationaI EIectrotechnicaI Commission
(IEC)
3, rue de Varemb
P.O. Box 131
CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
+41-22-919-02-11; fax: +41-22-919-03-00
e-mail: info@iec.ch
Web site: www.iec.ch
InternationaI Organization for
Standardization (ISO)
1, Rue de Varemb
Case Postale 56
CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
+41-22-749-01-11; fax: +41-22-733-34-30
e-mail: central@iso.ch
Web site: www.iso.ch
InternationaI TeIecommunication Union-
TeIecom (ITU-T)
(formerly CCITT)
Place des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
+41-22-730-51-11; fax: +41-22-733-72-56
e-mail: itumail@itu.int
Web site: www.itu.int
Intertek Testing Services (ITS)
NA Inc.
3933 U.S. Rte. 11
Cortland, NY 13045 USA
800-967-5352; fax: 800-813-9442
e-mail: info@itsglobal.com
Web site: www.itsglobal.com
NationaI BuiIding Code-Canada (NBCC)
Publication Sales, M-20
Institute for Research in Construction
National Research Council of Canada
Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada
800-672-7990 or 613-993-2607
fax: 613-952-7673
e-mail: irc.client-services@nrc.ca
Web sites: www.nrc.ca/irc
www.ccbfc.org
NationaI EIectricaI Contractors Association
(NECA)
3 Bethesda Metro Ctr., Ste. 1100
Bethesda, MD 20814 USA
301-215-4521 or 301-657-3110
fax: 301-215-4500
e-mail: brooke@necanet.org or
abv@necanet.org
Web site: www.necanet.org
BICSI Telecommunications Dictionary, 2nd edition 151
NationaI EIectricaI Manufacturers
Association

(NEMA

)
1300 N 17th St., Ste. 1847
Rosslyn, VA 22209 USA
703-841-3200; fax: 703-841-3300
e-mail: webmaster@nema.org
Web site: www.nema.org
NationaI Fire Protection Association

(NFPA

)
1 Batterymarch Park
P.O. Box 9101
Quincy, MA 02269-9101 USA
617-770-3000; fax: 617-770-0700
e-mail: custserv@nfpa.org
library@nfpa.org
Web site: www.nfpa.org
NationaI Institute of Standards and
TechnoIogy (NIST)
100 Bureau Dr., Stop 3460
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3460 USA
301-975-6478; fax: 301-926-1630
e-mail: inquiry@nist.gov
Web site: www.nist.gov
NationaI Research CounciI of Canada
Institute for Research in Construction
(NRC-IRC)
Bldg. M-20, Montreal Rd., Campus
Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada
613-993-2607; fax: 613-952-7673
e-mail: irc.client-services@nrc.ca
Web site: www.nrc.ca/irc
NationaI TechnicaI Information Services
(NTIS)
U.S. Department of Commerce
5285 Port Royal Rd.
Springfield, VA 22161 USA
800-533-6847 or 703-605-6000
fax: 703-321-8547
e-mail: info@ntis.fedworld.gov
Web site: www.ntis.gov
OccupationaI Safety and HeaIth
Administration (OSHA)
200 Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20210 USA
800-321-6742 or 202-693-1999
fax: 202-219-5986
Web site: www.osha.gov
Society of CabIe TeIecommunications
Engineers (SCTE)
140 Philips Rd.
Exton, PA 19341 USA
610-363-6888; fax: 610-363-5898
Web site: www.scte.org
Southern BuiIding Code Congress
InternationaI, Inc. (SBCCI)
900 Montclair Rd.
Birmingham, AL 35213-1206 USA
205-591-1853; fax: 205-591-0775
e-mail: info@sbcci.org
Web site: www.sbcci.org
Standards AustraIia
286, Sussex St (cnr Bathurst St)
Sydney NSW 2000 or
GPO Box 5420
Sydney NSW 2001
Australia
(02) 8206 6000; fax (02) 8206 6001
e-mail: mail@standards.com.au
Web site: www.standards.com.au
Standards New ZeaIand
155 The Terrace
Private Bag 2439, Wellington
New Zealand
(04) 498 5990; fax (04) 498 5994
e-mail: snz@standards.co.nz
Web site: www.standards.co.nz
TeIcordia TechnoIogies (formerly Bellcore)
8 Corporate Pl. #3A 184
Piscataway, NJ 08854-4120 USA
800-521-2673 or 732-699-5800
fax: 732-336-2559
e-mail: m-webleads@notes.cc.telcordia.com
Web site: www.telcordia.com
TeIecommunications Industry Association
(TIA)
500 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 300
Arlington, VA 22201-3836 USA
703-907-7700; fax: 703-907-7727
e-mail: tia@tia.eia.org
Web site: www.tiaonline.org
BICSI Telecommunications Dictionary, 2nd edition 152
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

(UL

)
33 Pfingsten Rd.
Northbrook, IL 60062 USA
847-272-8800; fax: 847-272-8129
Web site: www.ul.com
Uniform BuiIding Code (UBC)
See International Conference of Building
Officials (ICBO).
U.S. Department of AgricuIture (USDA)
RuraI UtiIities Service (RUS)
14th and Independence Ave. SW
Washington DC 20250 USA
202-720-8674; fax: 202-250-3654
e-mail: adam.miller@usda.gov
Web site: www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/
publications/publications.htm
To order copies of the standards, contact:
GIobaI Engineering Documents
15 Inverness Way East
Englewood, CO 80112 USA
800-854-7179; fax: 303-397-2740
e-mail: global@ihs.com
Web site: www.global.ihs.com

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