UL4442002CommunicationsCables

UL444ISBN0-7629-0771-1CommunicationsCables(UL)333PfingstenRoadNorthbrook,IL60062-2096ULStandardforSafetyforCommunicationsCables,UL444ThirdEdition,DatedMarch29,2002Thenewand/orrevisedrequirementsaresubstantiallyinaccordancewithUL’sBulletin(s)onthissubjectdatedApril22,1998.Thebulletin(s)isnowobsoleteandmaybediscarded.ThemasterforthisStandardatUL’sNorthbrookOfficeistheofficialdocumentinsofarasitrelatestoaULserviceandthecomplianceofaproductwithrespecttotherequirementsforthatproductandservice,oriftherearequestionsregardingtheaccuracyofthisStandard.UL’sStandardsforSafetyarecopyrightedbyUL.NeitheraprintedcopyofaStandard,northedistributiondisketteforaStandard-on-DisketteandthefilefortheStandardonthedistributiondisketteshouldbealteredinanyway.AllofUL’sStandardsandallcopyrights,ownerships,andrightsregardingthoseStandardsshallremainthesoleandexclusivepropertyofUL.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyformbyanymeans,electronic,mechanicalphotocopying,recording,orotherwisewithoutpriorpermissionofUL.RevisionsofULStandardsforSafetyareissuedfromtimetotime.AULStandardforSafetyiscurrentonlyifitincorporatesthemostrecentlyadoptedrevisions.ULprovidesthisStandard″asis″withoutwarrantyofanykind,eitherexpressedorimplied,includingbutnotlimitedto,theimpliedwarrantiesofmerchantabilityorfitnessforanypurpose.InnoeventwillULbeliableforanyspecial,incidental,consequential,indirectorsimilardamages,includinglossofprofits,lostsavings,lossofdata,oranyotherdamagesarisingoutoftheuseofortheinabilitytousethisStandard,evenifULoranauthorizedULrepresentativehasbeenadvisedofthepossibilityofsuchdamage.InnoeventshallUL’sliabilityforanydamageeverexceedthepricepaidforthisStandard,regardlessoftheformoftheclaim.ULwillattempttoanswersupportrequestsconcerningelectronicversionsofitsStandards.However,thissupportserviceisofferedonareasonableeffortsbasisonly,andULmaynotbeabletoresolveeverysupportrequest.ULsupportstheelectronicversionsofitsStandardsonlyiftheyareusedundertheconditionsandoperatingsystemsforwhichitisintended.UL’ssupportpoliciesmaychangefromtime-to-timewithoutnotification.ULreservestherighttochangetheformat,presentation,filetypesandformats,deliverymethodsandformats,andthelikeofbothitsprintedandelectronicStandardswithoutpriornotice.PurchasersoftheelectronicversionsofUL’sStandardsforSafetyagreetodefend,indemnify,andholdULharmlessfromandagainstanyloss,expense,liability,damage,claim,orjudgement(includingreasonableattorney’sfees)resultingfromanyerrorordeviationintroducedwhilepurchaserisstoringanelectronicStandardonthepurchaser’scomputersystem.MARCH29,2002−UL444tr1file-serverorthepermanentstoragedeviceofamultiple-usercomputerinsuchamannerthatthisStandardmayonlybeaccessedbyoneuseratatimeandforwhichthereisnopossibilityofmultipleconcurrentaccess.Ifamultiple-userversionelectronicStandardwaspurchased,onecopyoftheStandardmaybestoredonasingleLANfile-server,oronthepermanentstoragedeviceofamultiple-usercomputer,oronanIntranetserver.Thenumberofconcurrentusersshallnotexceedthenumberofusersauthorized.ElectronicStandardsareintendedforon-lineuse,suchasforviewingtherequirementsofaStandard,conductingawordsearch,andthelike.OnlyonecopyoftheStandardmaybeprintedfromeachsingle-userversionofanelectronicStandard.OnlyonecopyoftheStandardmaybeprintedforeachauthorizeduserofamultiple-userversionofanelectronicStandard.Becauseofdifferencesinthecomputer/software/printersetupusedbyULandthoseofelectronicStandardspurchasers,theprintedcopyobtainedbyapurchasermaynotlookexactlyliketheon-linescreenviewortheprintedStandard.AnemployeeofanorganizationpurchasingaULStandardcanmakeacopyofthepageorpagesbeingviewedfortheirownfairand/orpracticalinternaluse.TherequirementsinthisStandardarenowineffect,exceptforthoseparagraphs,sections,tables,figures,and/orotherelementsoftheStandardhavingfutureeffectivedatesasindicatedinthenotefollowingtheaffecteditem.ThepriortextforrequirementsthathavebeenrevisedandthathaveafutureeffectivedatearelocatedaftertheStandard,andareprecededbya″SUPERSEDEDREQUIREMENTS″notice.NewproductsubmittalsmadepriortoaspecifiedfutureeffectivedatewillbejudgedunderalloftherequirementsinthisStandardincludingthoserequirementswithaspecifiedfutureeffectivedate,unlesstheapplicantspecificallyrequeststhattheproductbejudgedunderthecurrentrequirements.However,iftheapplicantelectsthisoption,itshouldbenotedthatcompliancewithalltherequirementsinthisStandardwillberequiredasaconditionofcontinuedListingandFollow-UpServicesaftertheeffectivedate,andunderstandingofthisshouldbesignifiedinwriting.Copyright©1994,2002UnderwritersLaboratoriesInc.ThisStandardconsistsofpagesdatedasshowninthefollowingchecklist:PageDate1-48...........................................................................March29,2002A1-A2............................................................