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Telecommunications Cable: Specifying and Installing Product Specifying and Installing Product in Compliance with Fire Safety & Transmission Performance Standards Steven Galan Steven Galan Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

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  • Telecommunications Cable: Specifying and Installing ProductSpecifying and Installing Product in Compliance with Fire Safety &

    Transmission Performance Standards

    Steven GalanSteven GalanUnderwriters Laboratories Inc.

  • Overview Telecommunications Cable 101

    Requirements General Flame Transmission Performance Transmission Performance

    Cable Markings Surface PrintingSurface Printing Box, Reel, etc. Marks (Holographic Listing Marks)

    Continuous Monitoring Programg g Factory Surveillance Market Surveillance Analytical Screening

    Continued Education and Program Review

  • General RequirementsGeneral Requirements Communications Cable ANSI/UL444 Power Limited Circuit Cable ANSI/UL13 CATV Cable ANSI/UL1655 Data Processing Cable UL1690Data Processing Cable UL1690 Non-Power-Limited Fire Alarm Cable ANSI/UL1425 Power-Limited Fire Alarm Cable ANSI/UL1424

    I t t ti T C bl ANSI/UL2250 Instrumentation Tray Cable ANSI/UL2250 Network Powered Broadband Communications Cable UL

    Sub2261 Optical Fiber Cable ANSI/UL1651

  • Cable Flame HierarchyCable Flame Hierarchy Plenum - P

    Riser - R Riser - R

    General Purpose - G or no suffix / type designation only

    Dwelling - X

  • Air Handling Space

    Non Air Handling Space

  • Plenum PPlenum P Listed as being suitable for use in ducts, g

    plenums, and other spaces used for environmental air and shall also be listed as having adequate fire-resistant and low smoke-producing characteristicsp g

    NFPA 262-2007, Standard Method of Test for Flame Travel and Smoke of Wires andfor Flame Travel and Smoke of Wires and Cables for Use in Air-Handling Spaces

  • Riser RRiser R Listed as being suitable for use in a g

    vertical run in a shaft or from floor to floor and shall also be listed as having fire-gresistant characteristics capable of preventing the carrying of fire from floor to p g y gfloor.

    ANSI / UL 1666-2002, Standard for FlameANSI / UL 1666 2002, Standard for Flame Propagation Height of Electrical and Optical-Fiber Cable Installed Vertically inOptical Fiber Cable Installed Vertically in Shafts

  • General-Purpose GGeneral-Purpose G Listed as being suitable for general-g g

    purpose use, with the exception of risers and plenums, and shall also be listed as pbeing resistant to the spread of fire

    CSA C22.2 No. 0.3-M-2001, Test MethodCSA C22.2 No. 0.3 M 2001, Test Method for Electrical Wires and Cables.

  • General-Purpose (No Suffix Type Designation Only)

    Listed as being suitable for general Listed as being suitable for general-purpose use, with the exception of risers and plenums and shall be listed as beingand plenums, and shall be listed as being resistant to the spread of fireUL 1685 2000 St d d f S f t f UL 1685 -2000 Standard for Safety for Vertical-Tray Fire-Propagation and S k R l T t f El t i l dSmoke-Release Test for Electrical and Optical-Fiber Cables or CSA C22.2 No. 0 3 M 2001 T t M th d f El t i l0.3-M-2001, Test Method for Electrical Wires and Cables.

  • Limited-Use XLimited-Use X Listed as being suitable for use in g

    dwellings and for use in raceway and shall also be listed as being resistant to flame gspread

    VW-1 (vertical-wire) flame test in ANSI /VW 1 (vertical wire) flame test in ANSI / UL 1581-2001, Reference Standard for Electrical Wires, Cables and FlexibleElectrical Wires, Cables and Flexible Cords

  • Air Handling Space

    Non Air Handling Space

  • Transmission Performance Standards

    ISO/IEC 11801 ISO/IEC 11801 NEMA WC 66 ANSI/TIA-568C.2

    Category Levels & Associated Protocol CAT 5e (100MHz) 100 BaseT CAT 6 (250MHz) 1000 BaseT CAT 6A (500MHz) 10,000 BaseT CAT 7 (600MHz) 40,000 BaseT( ) , CAT 7A (1000MHz) 100,000 BaseT TBD

  • General Safety Requirementsy q

    Flame Requirements Flame Requirements

    Performance Requirements

  • Questions To Ask YourselfQuestions To Ask Yourself

    1 How do I know what I am buying1. How do I know what I am buying, specifying, installing, etc. is what I think it is?is?

    2 Wh t d I h th t th2. What assurance do I have that the products I purchase will perform as i t d d?intended?

  • Possible AnswersPossible Answers

    Maybe the answer is BUYER BEWAREMaybe the answer is BUYER BEWARE

    lik l i BUYER BE AWAREor more likely its BUYER BE AWARE

  • S h t h ld BE AWARE f dSo, what should you BE AWARE of and what goes on behind the scenes to provide

    bl l l f fid th t tha reasonable level of confidence that the product meets applicable safety and

    f t d d ?performance standards?

  • Cable MarkingCable Marking Indicated on the UL published guide card p g

    for these products

    The UL symbol on the product and the Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on the attached tag, reel, or the smallest unit container in which the product i k d i th l th d id d bis packaged is the only method provided by UL to identify products manufactured under its Listing and Follow-Up Services its Listing and Follow-Up Services.

  • Surface MarkSurface Mark Surface Markings:g

    Listed and Verified E1234 ABC Co. (UL) Type CMP 4/24 75C VERIFIED (UL) CAT 5e

    For cables that are Listed & Verified, the TIA standard does not have to be part of the surface mark. p

    Verified Only Cables tested to TIA standard VERIFIED BY UND LAB INC. IN ACCORDANCE WITH CAT 6 ANSI/TIA-568-C.2 ONLY

  • Holographic Listing MarksHolographic Listing Marks

    Introduced for all Telecom Cable Categories Effective October 1, 2010 Higher Level of Security Replaces paper Labels Unique Holographic Label for each of the

    Telecommunications Cables Categories

  • Holographic Listing MarksHolographic Listing Marks

  • Continuous Monitoring ProgramContinuous Monitoring Program Factory Surveillance (Follow-Up Program)y ( p g )

    Audit Production Test Product From Production

    Market Surveillance Random Sampling of Product in the Market Random Sampling of Product in the Market Analytical Screening Large Scale Fire Tests

    Corrective Action As Deemed Necessary Consideration of Public Notice Removal of Listing (File Withdrawal)

  • Factory SurveillanceFactory Surveillance

    Change Effective October 1, 2010 Four times per year regardless of theFour times per year regardless of the

    production level or the number of Labels usedused

  • Market SurveillanceMarket Surveillance Permanent element of Follow-Up Program When requested Subscribers to provide When requested, Subscribers to provide

    names of distributors Much broader cross-section of client base and

    rely on analytical testing to screen for fire / smoke performance of finished cableR lt i di ti li ith LSFT Results indicating non-compliance with LSFT results could require UL to purchase additional cable and conduct the LSFT.cable and conduct the LSFT.

    Unacceptable results may result in the suspension of certification for certain cable constructions

  • Market SurveillanceMarket Surveillance Severe non-conformances may result in

    complete File withdrawal Subscribers cable purchased from

    distribution with UL Logo (UL) in the surface print and no holographic label will f i di t UL tiforce immediate UL action

    Action may include the following:T ki i f h UL M k i Taking possession of the UL Mark inventory

    Withdrawal of the Listing C id ti f P bli N ti Consideration of Public Notice

  • Analytical ScreeningAnalytical Screening

    All Plenum, Riser and Vertical Tray Cables subjected to analytical program on an ongoing basisbasis

    Analytical Program consists of Infrared Analysis (IR) and Elemental Analysis of jacket and ( ) y jinsulation from extruded cable

    Cone Calorimeter on finished cable

  • Continued Education and Program Review

    Work with Code Authorities (AHJs)( ) Engage Distributors Articles in Trade Publications Articles in Trade Publications Public Notices Speaking Opportunities

    Continuous Review and Enhancements as necessarynecessary

  • Things to RememberThings to Remember Look for a properly marked cable

    S f i ti f th UL b l i l Surface printing of the UL symbol is only permissible when the accompanying reel or smallest unit container is alsoor smallest unit container is also provided with the UL Listing Mark

    If determined that a cable is no longer If determined that a cable is no longer eligible for UL Certification, it is required that a manufacturer remove any surface printing referencing UL

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