This part of IEC 61196 gives the general requirements and conditions for environmental tests to be performed on coaxial communication cables and applies to the IEC 61196‑1‑2xx series, which specifies environmental test methods for coaxial communication cables.

Further test details (e.g. temperature, duration) and/or test requirements can be given in the relevant test procedure and/or the relevant sectional or detail specification.

A table with environmental test methods of the IEC 61196‑1‑2xx series is given in Annex A.