BS EN 50174-2:2001

Information technology - Cabling installation - Part 2: Installation planning and practices inside buildings

Requirements for installation planning and practices inside buildings for information technology cabling.

This European Standard specifies the basic requirements for the planning, implementation and operation of information technology cabling using balanced copper cabling and optical fibre cabling.

This part of the standard details the considerations for satisfactory installation and operation of information technology cabling within the environment of a premise building operating a low-voltage electricity distribution system (less than AC 1000 Vrms), and excludes specific requirements applicable to other cabling systems (e.g. power cabling, coaxial cabling), however, it takes account of the effects other cabling systems may have on the installation of information technology cabling (and vice versa) and gives general advice.

This standard is aimed at:

- architects, building designers and builders;

- main contractors;

- designers, suppliers, installers, maintainers and owners of information technology cabling;

- public network providers and local service providers;

- end users.

This standard is applicable to:

a) cabling designed to support particular analogue and digital telecommunications services including voice services;

b) generic cabling systems designed in accordance with EN 50173 and intended to support a wide range of telecommunications services.

This standard is also applicable to certain hazardous environments but does not exclude additional requirements which are applicable in particular circumstances, defined by e.g. electricity supply and electrified railways.

This European Standard includes the following cross references:

EN 50085-1, EN 50085-2-4, EN 50086-1, EN 50173, EN 50174-1, EN 50288 series, EN 50310, EN 60439-2, EN 60825 series, EN 60950.