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Understanding TIA/ISO standards for network cabling
Here are the currently active standards in TIA and ISO (taken from the article):
TIA Cabling Standards
Category 5e ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2, Commercial Building Telecommunications Standard Part 2: Balanced Twisted pair Cabling Components, 2001
Category 6 ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1, Commercial Building Telecommunications Standard Part 2: Addendum 1: Transmission Performance Specifications for 4 Pair 100 Ohm category 6 cabling, 2002
Category 6A ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10, Commercial Building Telecommunications Standard Part 2: Addendum 10: Transmission Performance Specifications for 4 Pair 100 Ohm Augmented Category 6 Cabling, pending publication
ISO Cabling Standards
Class D ISO/IEC 11801, 2nd Ed., Information technology - Generic Cabling for Customer Premises, 2002
Class E SO/IEC 11801, 2nd Ed., Information technology - Generic Cabling for Customer Premises, 2002
Class EA Amendment 1 to ISO/IEC 11801, 2nd Ed., Information technology - Generic Cabling for Customer Premises, pending publication
Class F ISO/IEC 11801, 2nd Ed., Information technology - Generic Cabling for Customer Premises, 2002
Class FA Amendment 1 to ISO/IEC 11801, 2nd Ed., Information technology - Generic Cabling for Customer Premises, pending publication
Here's link to full article:
http://www.siemon.com/us/white_papers/07-03-01-demystifying.asp