EIA/TIA 586

EIA/TIA 586:    A standard, jointly defined by the Electronic Industries Association and the Telecommunications Industry Association (EIA/TIA), for telecommunications wiring used in commercial buildings.

   The standard is designed to do the following:

   • Specify a generic wiring system for all commercial buildings

   • Define media types, as well as connections and terminations

   • Provide a basis for interoperation between competing products and services in wiring, design, installation, and management

   • Allow for the wiring of a building before the definition of the products that will use that wiring, and allow for elegant future expansion

   EIA/TIA 586 applies to all unshielded twisted-pair wiring that works with Ethernet, Token Ring, ISDN, and other networking systems.

   See also cabling standards; Category 1-5.

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Electronic Industries Association — Abbreviated EIA. A trade association representing American manufacturers in standards organizations. The EIA has published and formalized several important standards, including RS 232 C, RS 422, RS 423, RS 449, RS 485, and RS 530. Standards… … Dictionary of networking
American Wire Gauge — Abbreviated AWG. A measurement system that specifies copper wire by thickness; as thickness increases, the AWG number decreases. Some common conductor gauges are: • RS 232 C: 22 or 24 AWG See also cabling standards; EIA/TIA 586; Type 1 9 … Dictionary of networking
Category 1-5 — The Electronics Industry Association/Telecommunications Industry Association (EIA/TIA) 586 cabling standards, sometimes abbreviated CAT 1 5, as follows: • Category 1 For unshielded twisted pair (UTP) telephone cable. This cable may be… … Dictionary of networking

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