HB 29—2007

Communications Cabling Manual

Module 2:
Communications cabling handbook
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 HB 29—2007

Handbook

Communications cabling manual

Module 2: Communications cabling

handbook

Originated as HB 29—1998.
Previous edition 2000.
Third edition 2007.
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© Standards Australia
All rights are reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or copied in any form or by
any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without the written
permission of the publisher.
Published by Standards Australia GPO Box 476, Sydney, NSW 2001, Australia
ISBN 0 7337 8236 1
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PREFACE
This Handbook, HB 29, is one of a series of Handbooks and Standards known
collectively as the Communications Cabling Manual (CCM). The CCM is
compiled by Standards Australia in consultation with the Committee CT-001,
Communications Cabling representing carriers, the Communications Alliance, the
Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), cable manufacturers,
cablers and end-users. The original Handbook, HB 29—1998, was prepared and
illustrated by Peter Graham of Stowe Australia. This latest edition supersedes
HB 29—2000 and was reviewed and updated by members of Committee CT-001,
Communications Cabling, which is responsible for Australian/New Zealand
Communications Cabling Standards.
The CCM is designed to provide essential information to the communications
cabling industry and is available in five modules.
Module 1 Australian regulatory arrangements (HB 243)
Module 2 Communications cabling Handbook (HB 29)
Module 3 Residential cabling Handbook (HB 252)
Module 4 Regulatory Standards
(AS/ACIF S008:2006 and AS/ACIF S009:2006 or their
replacements)
Module 5 Voluntary Standards
(e.g. AS/NZS 3080 and AS/NZS ISO/IEC 24702)
The objective of this Handbook is to supplement the information in the two
Regulatory Standards derived from the Cabling Provider Rules (the Act) and the
Voluntary Standards associated with Commercial and Industrial generic cabling
systems installation, with explanatory material, practical details and generally
useful information in order to assist installers and others in the field. It includes
important extracts from the ‘Wiring Rules’, AS/ACIF S009:2006.
The word ‘must’ is used in this Handbook to indicate a requirement of the
applicable Standard or the Act.
Whilst the information contained in this Handbook is the latest available at the
time of printing, users need to consult the latest edition of any referenced
Standard, amendments to the Telecommunications Act and its regulations, and use
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the references herein as a guide only.

This Third Edition is the result of a complete revision. Two of the major changes
are the re-writing of Section 6 Testing and Administration (Optical Fibre Cable) as
the result of the Australian adoption of ISO/IEC 14763-3, the international fibre
optic (FO) testing standard, and the inclusion of material dealing with industrial
cabling as per the recently published adoption AS/NZS ISO/IEC 24702,
Telecommunications installation—Generic cabling—Industrial premises.
This Handbook is updated regularly and feedback from users is welcomed to assist
in improving successive editions.
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CONTENTS

Page

INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 5

SECTION 1 GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE .............................................................................................................. 6
1.2 CABLING SYSTEM ......................................................................................... 7
1.3 SAFETY ........................................................................................................... 7

SECTION 2 DESIGN GUIDE

2.1 PLANNING .................................................................................................... 17
2.2 SITE SURVEY ............................................................................................... 18
2.3 SYSTEM DESIGN.......................................................................................... 18

SECTION 3 PATHWAYS
3.1 OVERVIEW ................................................................................................... 46
3.2 CABLE SUPPORT SYSTEMS....................................................................... 46
3.3 BUILDING PATHWAYS............................................................................... 51
3.4 HORIZONTAL PATHWAYS ........................................................................ 53
3.5 WORKSTATIONS ......................................................................................... 55

SECTION 4 INSTALLATION PRACTICES

4.1 OVERVIEW ................................................................................................... 57
4.2 RUNNING CABLE ........................................................................................ 57
4.3 FIBRE CONNECTIONS................................................................................. 61
4.4 EARTHING REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................... 66
4.5 COMMUNICATIONS EARTH SYSTEM (CES) ........................................... 68
4.6 PROVISION OF A TRC OR CES AT A SEPARATE BUILDING ................ 69
4.7 COMPARISON DIAGRAMS......................................................................... 70
4.8 EARTHING OF BACKMOUNTS FOR SURGE SUPPRESSION
DEVICES........................................................................................................ 72
4.9 RESISTANCE OF THE TRC SYSTEM ......................................................... 73
4.10 RESISTANCE OF THE CES.......................................................................... 75
4.11 EARTHING OF CABINETS .......................................................................... 75
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4.12 EARTHING OF CUSTOMER ACCESS EQUIPMENT (CAE) ..................... 76

SECTION 5 TESTING AND ADMINISTRATION (COPPER CABLE)

5.1 OVERVIEW ................................................................................................... 78
5.2 TESTS TO BE PERFORMED ........................................................................ 79
5.3 ADMINISTRATION ...................................................................................... 89

SECTION 6 TESTING AND ADMINISTRATION (OPTICAL FIBRE CABLE)

6.1 OVERVIEW ................................................................................................... 98
6.2 TESTING EQUIPMENT ................................................................................ 98
6.3 CONFORMANCE VS COMPLIANCE .......................................................... 98
6.4 LIGHT SOURCE AND POWER METER TESTING................................... 101
6.5 OPTICAL POWER LOSS BUDGET............................................................ 104
6.6 OPTICAL TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER (OTDR) .......................... 106
6.7 ADMINISTRATION .................................................................................... 109
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APPENDICES
A MEASURING RESISTANCE ...................................................................... 111
B 4-PAIR CABLE COLOUR CODES.............................................................. 116
C 100-PAIR INDOOR CABLE COLOUR CODES ......................................... 117
D 100-PAIR OUTDOOR UNDERGROUND CABLE COLOUR CODES....... 119
E TELECOMMUNCATIONS CABLING ADVICE FORM (TCA1) .............. 121
F PREFERRED DRAFTING SYMBOLS ........................................................ 122
G REFERENCED DOCUMENTS.................................................................... 128
H GLOSSARY.................................................................................................. 129
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