1 Scope
Thisdocumentspecifiesdesignprinciplesforinformationtechnologyandnetworktelecommunicationscabling (e.g. SANandLAN) inaccordancewithEN 50173‑5, baseduponthecriteriaandclassificationsfor “availability” and “physicalsecurity” withinEN 50600‑1.
Thisdocumentaddressesthetelecommunicationscablinginfrastructuresusedindatacentres. Itdescribes:
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a) fordesign, theapplicationofgeneric cablingstandardsintheEN 50173 series;
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b) forinstallationspecification, planningandpracticesandqualityassurance, theapplicationofstandardsintheEN 50174 series (andrelatedstandards).
Inaddition, thisdocumentspecifiesrequirementsandrecommendationsforthefollowing:
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1) generalinformationtechnologycablingtosupporttheIToperationofthedatacentre;
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2) telecommunicationscablingtomonitorandcontrol, asappropriate, powerdistribution, environmentalcontrolandphysicalsecurityofthedatacentre;
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3) otherbuildingautomationcabling;
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4) pathways, pathwaysystems, spacesandenclosuresforthetelecommunicationscablinginfrastructures.
Safetyandelectromagneticcompatibility (EMC) requirementsareoutsidethescopeofthisdocumentandarecoveredbyotherstandardsandregulations. However, informationgiveninthisdocumentcanbeofassistanceinmeetingthesestandardsandregulations.