Applicability

This Standard specifies minimum requirements for balanced twisted-pair telecommunications cabling components that are used up to and including the telecommunications outlet/connector and between buildings in a campus environment. This Standard specifies the minimum performance requirements for recognized balanced twisted-pair cabling components as described in ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.1 (i.e. cable, connectors, connecting hardware, patch cords, equipment cords, work area cords, and jumpers) and for the field test equipment used to verify the performance of these components as installed.