BSI 21/30435685 DC:2021 Edition
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BS IEC 61156-1. Multicore and symmetrical pair/quad cables for digital communications – Part 1. Generic specification
Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
BSI | 2021 | 52 |
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PDF Pages | PDF Title |
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7 | FOREWORD |
10 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references |
12 | 3 Terms and definitions |
16 | 4 Installation considerations 5 Materials and cable construction 5.1 General remarks 5.2 Cable constructions 5.2.1 General 5.2.2 Conductor |
17 | 5.2.3 Insulation 5.2.3.1 General requirements 5.2.3.2 Colour code 5.2.4 Cable element 5.2.4.1 General 5.2.4.2 Screening of the cable element |
18 | 5.2.5 Cable make-up 5.2.6 Screening of the cable core 5.2.7 Sheath 5.2.8 Identification 5.2.8.1 Cable marking 5.2.8.2 Labelling |
19 | 5.2.9 Finished cable 6 Characteristics and requirements 6.1 General remarks – Test configurations |
20 | 6.2 Electrical characteristics and tests 6.2.1 Conductor resistance 6.2.2 Resistance unbalance 6.2.2.1 General requirement 6.2.2.2 Resistance unbalance within a pair 6.2.2.3 Resistance unbalance between pairs |
21 | 6.2.3 Dielectric strength 6.2.4 Insulation resistance 6.2.5 Mutual capacitance 6.2.6 Capacitance unbalance |
22 | 6.2.7 Transfer impedance 6.2.8 Coupling attenuation 6.2.9 Current-carrying capacity 6.3 Transmission characteristics 6.3.1 General requirements 6.3.2 Velocity of propagation (phase velocity) |
23 | 6.3.3 Phase delay and differential delay (delay skew) 6.3.4 Attenuation 6.3.4.1 Attenuation at 20 C operating temperature |
25 | 6.3.4.2 Attenuation at elevated ambient temperatures 6.3.4.2.1 Test chamber 6.3.4.2.2 Sample preparation and test configuration 6.3.4.2.3 Test procedure 6.3.4.3 Attenuation temperature coefficient |
26 | 6.3.5 Unbalance attenuation 6.3.5.1 Equipment |
27 | 6.3.5.2 Balun calibration |
28 | 6.3.5.3 Measurements 6.3.5.3.1 Sample preparation 6.3.5.3.2 Test set-up for unbalance measurements |
29 | 6.3.5.3.3 Expression of test result |
30 | 6.3.6 Near-end crosstalk |
32 | 6.3.7 Far-end crosstalk |
35 | 6.3.8 Alien (exogenous) near-end crosstalk 6.3.8.1 General |
37 | 6.3.8.2 Six cables around one cable |
38 | 6.3.9 Alien (exogenous) far-end crosstalk 6.3.10 Alien (exogenous) crosstalk of bundled cables |
39 | 6.3.11 Impedance 6.3.11.1 Preparation of cable under test 6.3.11.2 Measurement |
40 | 6.3.11.3 Charcteristic impedance 6.3.11.4 Terminated input impedance 6.3.11.5 Fitted characteristic impedance |
41 | 6.3.11.6 Mean characteristic impedance 6.3.12 Return loss 6.3.12.1 Preparation of cable under test 6.3.12.2 Measurement 6.3.12.3 Procedure |
42 | 6.4 Mechanical and dimensional characteristics and requirements 6.4.1 Measurement of dimensions 6.4.2 Elongation at break of the conductor 6.4.3 Tensile strength of the insulation 6.4.4 Elongation at break of the insulation 6.4.5 Adhesion of the insulation to the conductor 6.4.6 Elongation at break of the sheath 6.4.7 Tensile strength of the sheath 6.4.8 Crush test of the cable 6.4.9 Cold Impact test of the cable 6.4.10 Bending under tension 6.4.10.1 Equipment 6.4.10.2 Test sample |
43 | 6.4.10.3 Procedure 6.4.10.3.1 U-bend test 6.4.10.3.2 S-bend test |
44 | 6.4.10.3.3 Dielectric strength and insulation resistance 6.4.10.4 Test report 6.4.11 Repeated bending of the cable 6.4.11.1 Equipment |
45 | 6.4.11.2 Test sample length 6.4.11.3 Procedure 6.4.11.4 Requirements 6.4.11.5 Test report |
46 | 6.4.12 Tensile performance of the cable 6.4.13 Shock test of the cable 6.4.14 Bump test of the cable 6.4.15 Vibration test of the cable 6.5 Environmental characteristics 6.5.1 Shrinkage of the insulation 6.5.2 Wrapping test of the insulation after thermal ageing 6.5.3 Bending test of the insulation at low temperature 6.5.4 Elongation at break of the sheath after ageing 6.5.5 Tensile strength of the sheath after ageing 6.5.6 Sheath pressure test at high temperature 6.5.7 Cold bend test of the cable 6.5.7.1 Equipment 6.5.7.2 Test sample |
47 | 6.5.7.3 Procedure 6.5.7.4 Test report 6.5.8 Heat shock test 6.5.9 Damp heat steady state 6.5.10 Solar radiation 6.5.11 Solvents and contaminating fluids 6.5.12 Salt mist and sulphur dioxide 6.5.13 Water immersion |
48 | 6.5.14 Hygroscopicity 6.5.15 Wicking 6.5.15.1 Equipment 6.5.15.2 Procedure |
49 | 6.5.16 Flame propagation characteristics of a single cable 6.5.17 Flame propagation characteristics of bunched cables 6.5.18 Resistance to fire test method 6.5.19 Halogen gas evolution 6.5.20 Smoke generation 6.5.21 Toxic gas emission 6.5.22 Integrated fire test method for cables in environmental air handling spaces |
50 | Annex A (informative) Acronyms for common cable constructions |