EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 50173-2 NORME EUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHE NORM May 2007 Ics s2.04050 Partly sperssces £0 80179-12002 English version Information technology - Generic cabling systems - Part 2: Office premises Technologies de linformation - Informationstechnik - Systemes de cablage génétique - Anwendungsneutrale Partie 2: Locaux du secteur tertiaire Kommunikationskabelantagen - Teil 2: Birogebaude “This European Stancatd was approved by CENELEC on 2007-04-11, CENELEC members are bound t0 comply withthe C2NICENELEC inleral Reguaions wheh stpulate the conditons for giving Bis Eurcpean ‘Standard me status of@natonal standard witout ary alereton, Upto-date ie and beslggrapnical references concerning suct nalloral standards may be obleined on ‘appicaton tothe Cental Secretarial ce any CENELEC member. “This European Standart exists in tree oficial versions (English. French, German. A vereion in any other languge mace by ransiaton uncer the eeponsbiey of a CENELEC member imc ks own language and ‘rotted othe Cental Sacretiat has the same status as he offal versons CCENELEC members ate the natonal electotectnical commitees of Austra, Betgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the ‘Czech Repubic, Denmark, Eston, Felons, Fronco, Germany, Greece, Hungary, icsiand, ireland, iy, Catva, Liana, Linembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway. Poland, Portugal. Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Sw erand an the United Kingdom. CENELEC European Commitee for Electrotechnical Standardization ‘Come Européen de Normatsaton Electrotechnique Evropaisches Komitee fr EleKrotechnische Normung Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 35, B - 1050 Brussels (©2007 CENELEC- _Alirghis of exietation is ay orm one by any maare eeanee wonder CENELEC members Feo 68 50773-22007 € ‘As Papierkopie- kein Anderungsdterst/ Printed copy -no alert serviceEN 50173-2:2007 2 Foreword This European Standard was prepared by the Technical Committee CENELEC TC 216, Electrotechnical aspects of felecommunication equipment The toxt of the draft was submitted to the formal voto and was aporoved by CENELEC as EN 50173-2 on 2007-04-11 The folowing dates were faxed: ~ _ latest date by which the EN nas to bo implemented at national level by publication of an idartical ‘ational standard oF by endorsement (cop) 2008-05-01 latest date by which the national standards confeting with the EN have to be witharawn (Gow) 2010-05-01 ‘The previous editions of European Standards EN §0173:1995 and EN 50173-1:2002 have been developed to enable the applicationindependent cabling to support ICT applications in office premises. The basic Drinciples, however, are applicable to other types of applications and i ather types of premises. TC 215 has decided to establish relevant European Standards which address the specific requirements of these premises. In order to point out the commonalities of these cabling design standarce, these EN ore publshed as individual carts of the series EN 50173, thus also acknowledging hat standards Users recognize the designation “EN 50173" as a synonym for generic cabling design. ‘At the te of publication ofthis European Standard, series EN 50173 comprises the folowing standards EN 501731 Information technology ~ Gener cabling syeteme Part 1; General requirements ENS0173.2 Information technology ~ Generic cabling systems ~ Part 2: Office premises ENS0173-9 Information technology ~ Generic cabling systems ~ Part : Industral premses ENS0173-4 Information technology — Generic cabling systems ~ Part 4: Homes EN 501735 Information technology — Gonerc cabling eyatems ~ Part §: Data centres This European Standard, EN 0173-2, togetner with EN 50173-1:2007 eupersedes, EN 50173-1:2002. It is fan editorial revision of EN 50173-1:2002 and contains those specications of EN §0173-1:2002, which are ‘elevant to generic cabling systems to be operated in ofice premises, referancing the general requirements of EN 80173-1:2007. ‘Als Papierkopie- kein Anderungsdienst Printed copy -no alert seviceIntroduction, u 12 3 32 44 42 43 44 45 46 ar 81 52 63 64 62 63 7A 72 73 a4 a2 ea -3- EN 50173-2:2007 Contents. ‘Scope and conformance S000 a a Conformance. 8 Normative references 8 Definitions and abbreviations Definitions. 9 ‘Abbreviations 10 ‘Structure of the generic cabling system In office premises... 10 General cee 40 Functional elemerts.. 1" General structure and hierarchy, 1" Cabling subsystems oes 12 ‘Accommodation of functional elements 43 Interfaces. 4 Dimensioning and configuring... fi 7 14 Channel performance in office premis o 18 Gonoral.. 8 Environmental performance... ‘Transmission performance. Reference implomentations in office promises . a 2 General 24 Balanced cabling rman et Optical fibre cabling 24 Cable requirements in office premises. Gonera 7 26 Balanced cables smn so 26 Optical fibre cables. sninennenennoneesenenenmnnni eB Connecting hardware requirements in offico promisos.. General requirements at Connecting hardware for balanced cabling . 2 (Connecting hardware for optical fore cabling...n.eemsnminenee 2 ‘is Papierkople- kein Anderungsalerst Printed copy -no alert service