1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 50290-1-1:2001 Communication cables Part 1-1: General The European Standard EN 50290-1-1:2001 has the status of a British Standard ICS 29.060.20; 33.120 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBS EN 50290-1-1:2001 This British Standard, having bee
2、n prepared under the direction of the Electrotechnical Sector Policy and Strategy Committee, was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 29 November 2001 BSI 29 November 2001 ISBN 0 580 38741 0 National foreword This British Standard is the official English la
3、nguage version of EN 50290-1-1:2001. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee EPL/46, Cables, wire and waveguides, RF connectors, and accessories for communication and signalling, to Subcommittee EPL/46/1, Communication cables, which has the responsibility to: A l
4、ist of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under the section entitled “Intern
5、ational Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Find” facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue. A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application. Compliance with a B
6、ritish Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and European
7、developments and promulgate them in the UK. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages 2 to 8, an inside back cover and a back cover. The BSI copyright date displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments
8、 issued since publication Amd. No. Date CommentsEUROPEAN STANDARD EN 50290-1-1 NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM September 2001 CENELEC European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization Comit Europen de Normalisation Electrotechnique Europisches Komitee fr Elektrotechnische Normung Central Secre
9、tariat: rue de Stassart 35, B - 1050 Brussels 2001 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members. Ref. No. EN 50290-1-1:2001 E ICS 33.120.10 English version Communication cables Part 1-1: General Cbles de communication Partie 1-1: Gnralits K
10、ommunikationskabel Teil 1-1: Allgemeines This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2001-05-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alterati
11、on. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by trans
12、lation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions. CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
13、 Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EN 50290-1-1:2001 - 2 - Foreword This European Standard was prepared by the Technical Committee CENELEC TC 46X, Communication cables. The text of the draft was submitted to the formal v
14、ote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 50290-1-1 on 2001-05-01. The following dates were fixed: - latest date by which the EN has to be implemented at national level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2002-04-01 - latest date by which the national standards confl
15、icting with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2004-04-01 This European Standard has been prepared under the European Mandate M/212 given to CENELEC by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association.- 3 - EN 50290-1-1:2001 Table of contents 1 Scope 4 2 Normative references. 4 3 Defin
16、itions. 5 4 Common design rules and construction 5 5 Quality assessment . 5 6 Environmental conditions, installation and safety aspects 5 7 Tests . 5 7.1 General. 5 7.2 Visual inspection . 6 7.3 Dimensional inspection 6 7.4 Electrical tests (metallic conductors). 6 7.5 Transmission and optical tests
17、 (optical fibres) 6 7.6 Mechanical tests 6 7.7 Environmental tests. 6 7.8 Tests on materials . 6 7.9 Fire and smoke tests 6 8 Specifications 6 8.1 Multi-element metallic cables . 6 8.2 Coaxial cables. 8 8.3 Fibre optic cables 8EN 50290-1-1:2001 - 4 - 1 Scope Part 1-1 and Part 1-2 of EN 50290 give di
18、rectly or by reference all common requirements for communication cables. They are completed by generic, sectional, family and detail specifications, as appropriate, to describe in a detailed manner each type of cables with its specific characteristics. EN 50290 consists of the following parts: - Par
19、t 1-1 General - Part 1-2 Definitions - Part 2-1 Common design rules and construction - General - Part 2-2X series Common design rules and construction - Materials - Part 3 Quality assessment - Part 4-1 General considerations for the use of cables - Environmental conditions and safety aspects - Part
20、4-2 General considerations for the use of cables - Guide for use The test methods are described in EN 50289, Communication cables - Specifications for test methods, which consists of the following parts: - Part 1-X series Electrical test methods - Part 2-X series Transmission and optical test method
21、s - Part 3-X series Mechanical test methods - Part 4-X series Environmental test methods. This Part 1-1 harmonizes the standardisation of symmetrical, coaxial and optical cables used for the infrastructure of communication, multimedia and control networks. Most of the cables covered by this Part 1-1
22、 are primarily intended to be used in IT networks. However they can also be used for other applications with the exception of those which presume a direct connection to the mains electricity supply. 2 Normative references This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions
23、from other publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amen
24、dment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies (including amendments). EN 50289-1-X series Communication cables - Specifications for test methods - Part 1-X: Electrical test methods- 5 - EN 50290-1-1:2001 EN 50289-2-X 1) Communication cables - Spe
25、cifications for test methods - Part 2-X: Transmission and optical test methods EN 50289-3-X series Communication cables - Specifications for test methods - Part 3-X: Mechanical test methods EN 50289-4-X series Communication cables - Specifications for test methods - Part 4-X: Environmental test meth
26、ods EN 50290-1-2 1) Communication cables - Part 1-2: Definitions EN 50290-2-X series Communication cables - Specifications for test method - Part 2-X : Common design rules and construction EN 50290-3 1) Communication cables - Part 3: Quality assessment EN 50290-4-1 2001 Communication cables - Part 4
27、-1: General considerations for the use of cables - Environmental conditions and safety aspects EN 60811 series Insulating and sheathing materials of electric and optical fibre cables Common test methods 3 Definitions For the purposes of this European Standard, the definitions of EN 50290-1-2 apply.
28、4 Common design rules and construction Unless otherwise specified in the detail specification, design rules and construction shall be according to EN 50290-2 as requested in the sectional specification. 5 Quality assessment EN 50290-3 details quality systems to be used to assess the quality of commu
29、nication cables. 6 Environmental conditions, installation and safety aspects EN 50290-4 details environmental conditions and installation and safety aspects for communication cables. This part addresses the relationship with the applicable EC directives concerning the environmental and safety aspect
30、. 7 Tests 7.1 General Conditions for testing are given in the relevant part of EN 50289.1)At draft stage.EN 50290-1-1:2001 - 6 - 7.2 Visual inspection Visual inspection shall be detailed in the relevant generic or sectional specification. 7.3 Dimensional inspection Dimensional inspection shall be de
31、tailed in the relevant generic or sectional specification. 7.4 Electrical tests (metallic conductors) Unless otherwise specified in the detail specification, electrical tests shall be conducted according to EN 50289-1 as indicated in the sectional specification. 7.5 Transmission and optical tests (o
32、ptical fibres) Unless otherwise specified in the detail specification, transmission and optical tests shall be conducted according to EN 50289-2 as indicated in the sectional specification. 7.6 Mechanical tests Unless otherwise specified in the detail specification, mechanical tests shall be conduct
33、ed according to EN 50289-3 as indicated in the sectional specification. 7.7 Environmental tests Environmental conditions and safety aspects are addressed in EN 50290-4-1. Unless otherwise specified in the detail specification, environmental tests shall be conducted according to EN 50289-4 as indicat
34、ed in the sectional specification. 7.8 Tests on materials Materials are specified in EN 50290-2-2X series. Unless otherwise specified in the detail specification, tests on materials shall be conducted according to EN 60811 as indicated in the sectional specification. 7.9 Fire and smoke tests Fire sa
35、fety aspects are addressed in EN 50290-4-1 which includes requirements for cables subject to the CPD EC directives. Unless otherwise specified in the detail specification, fire and smoke tests shall be conducted according to those given in 3.2.3 of EN 50290-4-1 as indicated in the sectional specific
36、ation. 8 Specifications 8.1 Multi-element metallic cables When this standard was published the specifications for multi-element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control were as given in Table 1.- 7 - EN 50290-1-1:2001 Table 1 - Specifications for multi-element metallic
37、cables EN 50288-1 Multi-element metallic cables used in analogue band digital communication and control - Part 1: Generic specification EN 50288-2-1 Part 2-1: Sectional specification for screened cables characterized up to 100 MHz - Horizontal and building backbone cables EN 50288-2-2 Part 2-2: Sect
38、ional specification for screened cables characterized up to 100 MHz - Work area and patch cord cables EN 50288-2-3 Part 2-3: Sectional specification for screened cables characterized up to 100 MHz - Campus backbone cables EN 50288-3-1 Part 3-1: Sectional specification for unscreened cables character
39、ized up to 100 MHz - Horizontal and building backbone cables EN 50288-3-2 Part 3-2: Sectional specification for unscreened cables characterized up to 100 MHz - Work area and patch cord cables EN 50288-3-3 Part 3-3: Sectional specification for unscreened cables characterized up to 100 MHz - Campus ba
40、ckbone cables EN 50288-4-1 Part 4-1: Sectional specification for screened cables characterized up to 600 MHz - Horizontal and building backbone cables EN 50288-4-2 Part 4-2: Sectional specification for screened cables characterized up to 600 MHz - Work area and patch cord cables EN 50288-4-3 Part 4-
41、3: Sectional specification for screened cables characterized up to 600 MHz - Campus backbone cables EN 50288-5-1 Part 5-1: Sectional specification for screened cables characterized up to 250 MHz - Horizontal and building backbone cables EN 50288-5-2 Part 5-2: Sectional specification for screened cab
42、les characterized up to 250 MHz - Work area and patch cord cables EN 50288-5-3 Part 5-3: Sectional specification for screened cables characterized up to 250 MHz - Campus backbone cables EN 50288-6-1 Part 6-1: Sectional specification for unscreened cables characterized up to 250 MHz - Horizontal and
43、building backbone cables EN 50288-6-2 Part 6-2: Sectional specification for unscreened cables characterized up to 250 MHz - Work area and patch cord cables EN 50288-6-3 Part 6-3: Sectional specification for unscreened cables characterized up to 250 MHz - Campus backbone cables EN 50288-7 Part 7: Sec
44、tional specification for instrumentation and control cables EN 50288-8 Part 8: Under consideration EN 50288-9 Part 9: Under considerationEN 50290-1-1:2001 - 8 - 8.2 Coaxial cables When this standard was published the specifications for coaxial cables used in analogue and digital communication and co
45、ntrol were as given in Table 2. Table 2 EN 50117-1 Coaxial cables used in cabled distribution networks - Part 1: Generic specification for coaxial cables EN 50117-2 Coaxial cables used in cabled distribution networks - Part 2: Sectional specification for indoor drop cables EN 50117-3 Coaxial cables
46、used in cabled distribution networks - Part 3: Sectional specification for outdoor drop cables EN 50117-4 Coaxial cables used in cabled distribution networks - Part 4: Sectional specification for distribution and trunk cables EN 50117-5 Coaxial cables used in cabled distribution networks - Part 5: S
47、ectional specification for indoor drop cables for use in networks operating at frequencies between 5 MHz and 2 150 MHz EN 50117-6 Coaxial cables used in cabled distribution networks - Part 6: Sectional specification for outdoor drop cables for use in networks operating at frequencies between 5 MHz a
48、nd 2 150 MHz 8.3 Fibre optic cables When this standard was published the specifications for fibre optic cables used in communication were as given in Table 3. Table 3 EN 187000 Generic specification: Optical fibre cables EN 187101 Family specification: Optical telecommunication cables to be used in
49、ducts or direct buried application EN 187102 Family specification - Optical aerial telecommunication cables EN 187103 Family specification - Optical fibre cables for indoor applications EN 187104 Family specification - Single-mode optical fibre cables to be used as underwater cables for lakes and river crossings etc. EN 187200 Sectional specification - Optical cables to be used along electrical power lines (OCEPL) EN 60794-3 Optical fibre cables - Part 3: Duct, buried and aerial cables - Sectional specificationblankBS EN 50290-1-1:2001 BSI 389 Chiswick High Ro
