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EPL/46 - Cables, wires and waveguides, radio frequency connectors and accessories for communication and signalling

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Interface and interconnection equipment | Electromechanical components. Other | Measurement. Fluid flow. General | Wires | Electromagnetic compatibility. General | RF connectors | Connecting devices | Electrical wires and cables. General | Electricity. Magnetism. Other | Soils. Chemical characteristics | Capacitors. General | Electroacoustics | Coaxial cables. Waveguides | Water. Examination. Biological properties | Networking | Measurement. Fluid flow | Optoelectronics. Laser equipment | Electrical wires and cables | Cables | Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices | Television and radio broadcasting | Telecommunication systems | Measurement. Electrical and magnetic | Relays | Application layer | Electromagnetic compatibility. Other | Emission | Flexible drives and transmissions | Fibre optic systems. General | Thermistors | Lamps. Caps and holders | Certification. Conformity assessment | Electricity. Magnetism. General | Lamps. Other | Lines, connections and circuits | Electrical accessories. General | Printed circuits and boards | Water quality | Resistors. General | Radiation protection | Telecommunications components and accessories | Information coding. Character sets | Aerials | Electrical accessories | Fibres and cables | Medical equipment. Radiographic | Fibre optic interconnecting devices | Electric tools | Hand-operated tools | Barrels. Drums. Canisters | Office machines | Measurement. Electrical and magnetic quantities | Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products | Open systems interconnection. General | Telecommunications. Audio and video engineering | Rotating machinery | Soil quality | Audio, video and audiovisual systems. General | Multilayer applications | Power transmission and distribution networks | Electrical accessories. Other | Medical equipment. Ophthalmic | Agricultural machines and equipment. Other | Insulating materials. General | Radiocommunications | Transmission systems | Testing. Mechanical | Packaging and distribution | Industrial automation systems. General | Electronic components. General | Conduits | Wires. Symmetrical cables | Electromechanical components. Electronic and telecommunications equipment | Information technology. Languages | Information technology. General | Telecontrol. Telemetering | Semiconductor devices. General | Metrology and measurement. General | Integrated circuits. Microelectronics | Components and accessories. Other | Fire Protection | Electromechanical components. General | Testing. Environmental | Insulating materials. Plastics and rubber | IT applications. Industry | Plug-and-socket devices. Connectors | Insulators | Environment and environmental protection. General | Components and accessories. General | Rotating machinery. General | | Testing. Electrical and electronic | Surgical instruments and materials | Industrial process measurement and control | Electrical engineering | Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) | Radio relay and fixed satellite communications | Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment | Immunity | Capacitors. Paper and plastics | Railway rolling stock. General | Industrial automation systems. Other | Electrical engineering. General

Overview: Under the direction of the Electrotechnical Sector Board, prepare and maintain British, European and International standards for cables having metallic conductors, wires, waveguides, r.f.connectors, and accessories for analogue and digital transmission systems and equipment for communication and signalling. EPL/46 Cables, Wires & Waveguides, R.F. Connectors, & Accessories for Communication & Signalling and sub-committee EPL/46/2 are responsible for the UK input into the work of IEC/TC46 and CENELEC CLC/TC46X and their subcommittees under the direction of the Electrotechnical Sector Board.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (95)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

PNW 46F-667 ED1 Radio-frequency connectors ? Part 74: Sectional specification for HN series RF coaxial connectors with screw coupling - Characteristic impedance 50 ohms

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2024-02-27
Proposal
PNW 46F-642 ED1: Radio-frequency connectors- Part 1-X: Mechanical test methods- Safety wire hole pull-out

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | ICT | Telecommunications. Audio and video engineering | Telecommunications components and accessories | Wires. Symmetrical cables | RF connectors

Proposal begins : 2023-05-05
Proposal
PNW 46C-1311 ED1: IEC 62783-3 ED1: Twinax cables for digital communication - Part 3: Family specification - Cable for SAS physical interfaces

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-01-17
Proposal
PNW 46C-1268 ED1: Twinax cables for digital communications - Part 1-2: Time-domain impedance test method for twinax cables for digital communications

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | ICT | Telecommunications. Audio and video engineering | Telecommunications components and accessories | Wires. Symmetrical cables

Proposal begins : 2023-08-31
Proposal
PNW 46A-1669 ED1 Electrical test methods ? Link-loss balance of radiating cables

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2024-02-05
Proposal
PNW 46A-1668 ED1 Electrical test methods ? Polarization directivity of radiating cable

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2024-02-05
Proposal
PNW 46A-1563 ED1: COAXIAL COMMUNICATION CABLES-Part 1-127: Electrical test methods - Link loss of radiating cable

Categories: Standardization. General rules | ICT | Telecommunications. Audio and video engineering | Telecommunications components and accessories | Coaxial cables. Waveguides

Proposal begins : 2022-03-24
Proposal
PNW 46A-1557 ED1: Sectional specification for semi-rigid cables with silicon dioxide dielectric

Categories: Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Electrical engineering | Electrical wires and cables | Electrical wires and cables. General | Cables

Proposal begins : 2022-02-21
Proposal
PNW 46-940 ED1: Radio frequency and coaxial cable assemblies- Part 4-4: Detail specification for multi channel semi-rigid cable assemblies, frequency up to 6000MHz, with type 50-5 semi-rigid coaxial cable

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | ICT | Telecommunications. Audio and video engineering | Telecommunications components and accessories | RF connectors

Proposal begins : 2023-05-05
Proposal
PNW 46-876 ED1: Leaky waveguide Part1: Generic specification -General requirements and test methods

Categories: Standardization. General rules | ICT | Telecommunications. Audio and video engineering | Telecommunications components and accessories | Coaxial cables. Waveguides

Proposal begins : 2022-03-24
Proposal
Published (291)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

PD IEC/TR 62839-1:2014 Environmental declaration. Wires, cables and accessory products. Specific rules

Categories: Environment and environmental protection. General | Coaxial cables. Waveguides | Wires. Symmetrical cables

Published standard begins : 2014-11-27
Published standard
PD IEC/TR 62152:2009 Transmission properties of cascaded two-ports or quadripols. Background of terms and definitions

Categories: Electronic components. General

Published standard begins : 2010-02-04
Published standard
PD IEC/TR 61156-1-6:2016 Multicore and symmetrical pair/quad cables for digital communications. Nominal DC-resistance values of floor-wiring and work-area cables for digital communications

Categories: Wires. Symmetrical cables

Published standard begins : 2016-09-15
Published standard
PD IEC/TR 61156-1-5:2013 Multicore and symmetrical pair/quad cables for digital communications. Correction procedures for the measurement results of return loss and input impedance

Categories: Wires. Symmetrical cables

Published standard begins : 2013-07-18
Published standard
PD IEC TS 62153-4-1:2014+A1:2020 Metallic communication cable test methods. Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). Introduction to electromagnetic screening measurements

Categories: Electromagnetic compatibility. General | Emission | Coaxial cables. Waveguides

Published standard begins : 2020-05-20
Published standard
PD IEC TS 61169-1-51:2020 Radio frequency connectors. Technical specification of electrical tests. Uncertainty specification of frequency domain test for return loss

Categories: RF connectors

Published standard begins : 2020-10-26
Published standard
PD IEC TS 61156-1-2:2023 Multicore and symmetrical pair/quad cables for digital communications. Electrical transmission characteristics and test methods of symmetrical pair/quad cables

Categories: Flexible drives and transmissions | Wires. Symmetrical cables

Published standard begins : 2023-12-05
Published standard
PD IEC TR 62839-2:2019 Environmental declaration. Optical/copper telecom accessories products specific rules

Categories: Environment and environmental protection. General | Wires. Symmetrical cables

Published standard begins : 2019-02-07
Published standard
PD IEC TR 62222:2021 Fire performance of communication cables installed in buildings

Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products | Wires. Symmetrical cables

Published standard begins : 2021-02-03
Published standard
PD CLC/TR 50117-8:2013 Coaxial cables used in cabled distribution networks. Repair and substitute of damaged buried cables

Categories: Coaxial cables. Waveguides

Published standard begins : 2013-04-17
Published standard
Withdrawn (144)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

PD IEC/TR 62222:2012 Fire performance of communication cables installed in buildings

Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products | Wires. Symmetrical cables

Withdrawn begins : 2021-02-03
Withdrawn
PD IEC/TR 62222:2005 Fire performance of communication cables installed in buildings

Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products | Wires. Symmetrical cables

Withdrawn begins : 2013-04-17
Withdrawn
PD IEC/TR 62153-4-1:2010 Metallic communication cable test methods. Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). Introduction to electromagnetic (EMC) screening measurements

Categories: Electromagnetic compatibility. General | Emission | Coaxial cables. Waveguides

Withdrawn begins : 2020-05-20
Withdrawn
PD IEC/TR 62152:2004 Background of terms and definitions of cascaded two-ports

Categories: Electronic components. General

Withdrawn begins : 2010-02-04
Withdrawn
PD IEC/TR 61156-1-2:2009+A1:2014 Multicore and symmetrical pair/quad cables for digital communications. Electrical transmission characteristics and test methods of symmetrical pair/quad cables

Categories: Wires. Symmetrical cables

Withdrawn begins : 2023-12-05
Withdrawn
PD IEC/TR 61156-1-2:2009 Multicore and symmetrical pair/quad cables for digital communications. Electrical transmission characteristics and test methods of symmetrical pair/quad cables

Categories: Wires. Symmetrical cables

Withdrawn begins : 2014-10-17
Withdrawn
PD IEC/TR 60344:2007 Calculation of d.c resistance of plain and coated copper conductors of low-frequency cables and wires. Application guide

Categories: Electrical wires and cables. General

Withdrawn begins : 2012-04-03
Withdrawn
IEC PAS 62255-1:2001 IEC/PAS62255-1 : 2001 Multi-pair cables used in high bit rate digital access telecommunication networks. Part 1: Outdoor Cables

Categories: Wires. Symmetrical cables

Withdrawn begins : 2003-12-18
Withdrawn
DD IEC/PAS 62562:2008 Cavity resonator method to measure the complex permittivity of low-loss dielectric plates

Categories: Electricity. Magnetism. General | Measurement. Electrical and magnetic quantities | Components and accessories. General

Withdrawn begins : 2011-03-24
Withdrawn
DD IEC/PAS 62431:2005 Measurement methods for reflectivity of electromagnetic wave absorbers in millimetre wave frequency

Categories: Measurement. Fluid flow. General | Measurement. Electrical and magnetic quantities | Testing. Electrical and electronic | Conduits | Coaxial cables. Waveguides

Withdrawn begins : 2009-02-24
Withdrawn