TIA-568-C.3-2008

TIASTANDARDOpticalFiberCablingComponentsStandardTIA-568-C.3(RevisionofTIA-568-B.3)June2008TELECOMMUNICATIONSINDUSTRYASSOCIATIONANSI/TIA-568-C.3-2008Approved:June18,2008NOTICETIAEngineeringStandardsandPublicationsaredesignedtoservethepublicinterestthrougheliminatingmisunderstandingsbetweenmanufacturersandpurchasers,facilitatinginterchangeabilityandimprovementofproducts,andassistingthepurchaserinselectingandobtainingwithminimumdelaytheproperproductfortheirparticularneed.TheexistenceofsuchStandardsandPublicationsshallnotinanyrespectprecludeanymemberornon-memberofTIAfrommanufacturingorsellingproductsnotconformingtosuchStandardsandPublications.NeithershalltheexistenceofsuchStandardsandPublicationsprecludetheirvoluntaryusebyNon-TIAmembers,eitherdomesticallyorinternationally.StandardsandPublicationsareadoptedbyTIAinaccordancewiththeAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute(ANSI)patentpolicy.Bysuchaction,TIAdoesnotassumeanyliabilitytoanypatentowner,nordoesitassumeanyobligationwhatevertopartiesadoptingtheStandardorPublication.ThisStandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallsafetyproblemsassociatedwithitsuseorallapplicableregulatoryrequirements.ItistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisStandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesandtodeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationsbeforeitsuse.(FromProjectNo.3-3894,formulatedunderthecognizanceoftheTIATR-42UserPremisesTelecommunicationsCablingRequirements,TR-42.8SubcommitteeonTelecommunicationsOpticalFiberCablingSystems(568B.3).Publishedby©TELECOMMUNICATIONSINDUSTRYASSOCIATIONStandardsandTechnologyDepartment2500WilsonBoulevardArlington,VA22201U.S.A.PRICE:PleaserefertocurrentCatalogofTIATELECOMMUNICATIONSINDUSTRYASSOCIATIONSTANDARDSANDENGINEERINGPUBLICATIONSorcallIHS,USAandCanada(1-877-413-5187)International(303-397-2896)orsearchonlineat(includingpostingontheweb)isprohibitedwithoutcopyrightpermission.Forcopyrightpermissiontoreproduceportionsofthisdocument,pleasecontactTIAStandardsDepartmentorgototheTIAwebsite()fordetailsonhowtorequestpermission.Detailsarelocatedat:[phone]Organizationsmayobtainpermissiontoreproducealimitednumberofcopiesbyenteringintoalicenseagreement.Forinformation,contact:IHS15InvernessWayEastEnglewood,CO80112-5704orcallU.S.A.andCanada(1-800-525-7052)International(303-790-0600)NOTICEOFDISCLAIMERANDLIMITATIONOFLIABILITYThedocumenttowhichthisNoticeisaffixed(the“Document”)hasbeenpreparedbyoneormoreEngineeringCommitteesorFormulatingGroupsoftheTelecommunicationsIndustryAssociation(“TIA”).TIAisnottheauthoroftheDocumentcontents,butpublishesandclaimscopyrighttotheDocumentpursuanttolicensesandpermissiongrantedbytheauthorsofthecontents.TIAEngineeringCommitteesandFormulatingGroupsareexpectedtoconducttheiraffairsinaccordancewiththeTIAEngineeringManual(“Manual”),thecurrentandpredecessorversionsofwhichareavailableat’sfunctionistoadministertheprocess,butnotthecontent,ofdocumentpreparationinaccordancewiththeManualand,whenappropriate,thepoliciesandproceduresoftheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute(“ANSI”).TIAdoesnotevaluate,test,verifyorinvestigatetheinformation,accuracy,soundness,orcredibilityofthecontentsoftheDocument.InpublishingtheDocument,TIAdisclaimsanyundertakingtoperformanydutyowedtoorforanyone.IftheDocumentisidentifiedormarkedasaprojectnumber(PN)document,orasastandardsproposal(SP)document,personsorpartiesreadingorinanywayinterestedintheDocumentarecautionedthat:(a)theDocumentisaproposal;(b)thereisnoassurancethattheDocumentwillbeapprovedbyanyCommitteeofTIAoranyotherbodyinitspresentoranyotherform;(c)theDocumentmaybeamended,modifiedorchangedinthestandardsdevelopmentoranyeditingprocess.TheuseorpracticeofcontentsofthisDocumentmayinvolvetheuseofintellectualpropertyrights(“IPR”),includingpendingorissuedpatents,orcopyrights,ownedbyoneormoreparties.TIAmakesnosearchorinvestigationforIPR.WhenIPRconsistingofpatentsandpublishedpendingpatentapplicationsareclaimedandcalledtoTIA’sattention,astatementfromtheholderthereofisrequested,allinaccordancewiththeManual.TIAtakesnopositionwithreferenceto,anddisclaimsanyobligationtoinvestigateorinquireinto,thescopeorvalidityofanyclaimsofIPR.TIAwillneitherbeapartytodiscussionsofanylicensingtermsorconditions,whichareinsteadlefttothepartiesinvolved,norwillTIAopineorjudgewhetherproposedlicensingtermsorconditionsarereasonableornon-discriminatory.TIAdoesnotwarrantorrepresentthatproceduresorpracticessuggestedorprovidedintheManualhavebeencompliedwithasrespectstheDocumentoritscontents.IftheDocumentcontainsoneormoreNormativeReferencestoadocumentpublishedbyanotherorganization(“otherSSO”)engagedintheformulation,developmentorpublicati