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TCT/7/2 - Telecommunications; Installation requirements: Cabling installation and UK implementation

Sector: Governance & Resilience

Categories: Interface and interconnection equipment | Networking | Fire protection. Other | Identification cards and related devices | Telecommunications. General

Overview: Under the direction of TCT/7, is responsible for the UK input to CENELEC/TC 215/WG 2 and ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 25/WG 3 addressing planning and installation of information technology cabling and also for the production of British Standards for information technology facilities and infrastructures

Committee standards activity

In Progress (7)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
TC215/Sec0948/NP/50310-A2 - NP ballot for EN 50310 A2

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2024-08-20 		Proposal
PD CLCISO/IEC/TS 29125:2025 Information technology. Telecommunications cabling requirements for remote powering of terminal equipment

Categories: Interface and interconnection equipment

Approval begins : 		Approval
CLC/NWIP prEN 50174-3 CLC/TC 215 Information technology - Cabling installation - Part 3: Installation planning and practices outside buildings

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2024-06-07 		Proposal
CLC/NWIP prEN 50174-2 CLC/TC 215 Information technology - Cabling installation - Part 2:Installation planning and practices inside buildings

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2024-06-07 		Proposal
CLC/NWIP prEN 50174-1 CLC/TC 215 Information technology - Cabling installation - Part 1: Installation specification and quality assurance

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2024-06-07 		Proposal
BS 6701:2016+A1:2017 Telecommunications equipment and telecommunications cabling. Specification for installation, operation and maintenance. Specification for installation, operation and maintenance

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | ICT | Telecommunications. Audio and video engineering | Telecommunications. General | Telecommunication terminal equipment. Other

Proposal begins : 2022-03-03 		Proposal
108/840e/NP - Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment – safety – dc power transfer between ict equipment ports using ict wiring and cables at voltages not exceeding 60 v dc

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-06-05 		Proposal
Published (7)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/IEC TS 29125:2017+A2:2024 Information technology. Telecommunications cabling requirements for remote powering of terminal equipment

Categories: Networking | Interface and interconnection equipment

Published standard begins : 2024-11-29 		Published standard
PD ISO/IEC TR 11801-9911:2024 Information technology. Generic cabling for customer premises. Guidelines for the use of balanced single pair applications within a balanced 4-pair cabling system

Categories: Interface and interconnection equipment

Published standard begins : 2024-11-25 		Published standard
PD ISO/IEC TR 11801-9906:2025 Information technology. Generic cabling for customer premises. Balanced single-pair cabling channels up to 600 MHz for single-pair Ethernet (SPE)

Categories: Interface and interconnection equipment

Published standard begins : 2025-01-31 		Published standard
BS EN 50700:2023 Information technology. Premises distribution access network (PDAN) cabling to support deployment of optical broadband networks

Categories: Networking

Published standard begins : 2023-11-14 		Published standard
BS EN 50173-10:2025 Information technology. Generic cabling systems. Single pair cabling

Categories: Networking

Published standard begins : 2025-06-26 		Published standard
BS 8492:2016+A1:2017 Telecommunications equipment and telecommunications cabling. Code of practice for fire performance and protection. Code of practice for fire performance and protection

Categories: Fire protection. Other | Telecommunications. General

Published standard begins : 2017-10-25 		Published standard
BS 6701:2016+A1:2017 Telecommunications equipment and telecommunications cabling. Specification for installation, operation and maintenance. Specification for installation, operation and maintenance

Categories: Telecommunications. General

Published standard begins : 2017-11-29 		Published standard
Withdrawn (3)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS 8492:2016 Telecommunications equipment and telecommunications cabling. Code of practice for fire performance and protection

Categories: Fire protection. Other | Telecommunications. General

Withdrawn begins : 2017-10-25 		Withdrawn
BS 8492:2009 Telecommunications equipment and telecommunications cabling. Code of practice for fire performance and protection

Categories: Fire protection. Other | Telecommunications. General

Withdrawn begins : 2016-07-29 		Withdrawn
BS 6701:2016 Telecommunications equipment and telecommunications cabling. Specification for installation, operation and maintenance

Categories: Telecommunications. General

Withdrawn begins : 2017-11-29 		Withdrawn