TIA-EIA-568-B.3

TIA/EIASTANDARDOpticalFiberCablingComponentsStandardTIA/EIA-568-B.3(RevisionofTIA/EIA-568-A)APRIL2000TELECOMMUNICATIONSINDUSTRYASSOCIATIONRepresentingthetelecommunicationsindustryinassociationwiththeElectronicIndustriesAllianceANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.3-2000Approved:March30,2000TIA/EIA-568-B.3NOTICETIA/EIAEngineeringStandardsandPublicationsaredesignedtoservethepublicinterestthrougheliminatingmisunderstandingsbetweenmanufacturersandpurchasers,facilitatinginterchangeabilityandimprovementofproducts,andassistingthepurchaserinselectingandobtainingwithminimumdelaytheproperproductforhisparticularneed.ExistenceofsuchStandardsandPublicationsshallnotinanyrespectprecludeanymemberornonmemberofTIA/EIAfrommanufacturingorsellingproductsnotconformingtosuchStandardsandPublications,norshalltheexistenceofsuchStandardsandPublicationsprecludetheirvoluntaryusebythoseotherthanTIA/EIAmembers,whetherthestandardistobeusedeitherdomesticallyorinternationally.StandardsandPublicationsareadoptedbyTIA/EIAinaccordancewiththeAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute(ANSI)patentpolicy.Bysuchaction,TIA/EIAdoesnotassumeanyliabilitytoanypatentowner,nordoesitassumeanyobligationwhatevertopartiesadoptingtheStandardorPublication.Note:Theuser’sattentioniscalledtothepossibilitythatcompliancewiththisstandardmayrequireuseofaninventioncoveredbypatentrights.Bypublicationofthisstandard,nopositionistakenwithrespecttothevalidityofthisclaimorofanypatentrightsinconnectiontherewith.Thepatentholderhas,however,filedastatementofwillingnesstograntalicenseundertheserightsonreasonableandnondiscriminatorytermsandconditionstoapplicantsdesiringtoobtainsuchalicense.Detailsmaybeobtainedfromthepublisher.ThisStandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallsafetyproblemsassociatedwithitsuseorallapplicableregulatoryrequirements.ItistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisStandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesandtodeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationsbeforeitsuse.(FromStandardsProposalNos.3894and3894-A,formulatedunderthecognizanceoftheTIATR-42CommitteeonUserPremisesTelecommunicationsInfrastructure.)PublishedbyTELECOMMUNICATIONSINDUSTRYASSOCIATION2000StandardsandTechnologyDepartment2500WilsonBoulevardArlington,VA22201PRICE:PleaserefertocurrentCatalogofEIAELECTRONICINDUSTRIESALLIANCESTANDARDSandENGINEERINGPUBLICATIONSorcallGlobalEngineeringDocuments,USAandCanada(1-800-854-7179)International(303-397-7956)AllrightsreservedPrintedinU.S.A.PLEASE!DON'TVIOLATETHELAW!ThisdocumentiscopyrightedbytheTIAandmaynotbereproducedwithoutpermission.Organizationsmayobtainpermissiontoreproducealimitednumberofcopiesthroughenteringintoalicenseagreement.Forinformation,contact:GlobalEngineeringDocuments15InvernessWayEastEnglewood,CO80112-5704orcallU.S.A.andCanada1-800-854-7179,International(303)397-7956TIA/EIA-568-B.3iOPTICALFIBERCABLINGCOMPONENTSSTANDARDTableofContents1.INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................11.1Purpose................................................................................................................................11.2Specificationofcriteria...........................................................................................................11.3MetricequivalentsofUScustomaryunits.................................................................................11.4LifeoftheStandard................................................................................................................12.SCOPE.......................................................................................................................................22.1Applicability...........................................................................................................................22.2Normativereferences..............................................................................................................23.DEFINITIONS,ABBREVIATIONSANDACRONYMS,UNITSOFMEASURE....................................33.1General.................................................................................................................................33.1.1Definitions......................................................................................................................33.1.2Abbreviationsandacronyms.............................................................................................63.1.3Unitsofmeasure.............................................................................................................64.OPTICALFIBERCABLES............................................................................................................74.1General.................................................................................................................................74.2Cabletransmissionperformance..............................................................................................74.3Physicalcablespecifications............................................................