ANSI / TIA -568-C - Hubbell Premise Wiring

ANSI/TIA-606-B: Administration Standard for
Commercial Telecommunications Infrastructure
This standard establishes basic guidelines for identification, labeling, and record keeping. These practices are essential for
continued operation and maintenance of a cabled network. The advantages of identifying and documenting all elements of
the cabling infrastructure are:
• Improved traceability of the network connections, paths, and locations
• Moves, adds and changes (MACs) are easily implemented
• Maintenance and troubleshooting is simplified
Key Elements of the Network that Require
Identifier Labels and Records:
• Connecting hardware and splices
• Cables
• Telecommunications pathways (conduit, firestops, etc.)
• Telecommunications spaces (EF, ER, TR, WA)
• Grounding and bonding locations (TMGB, TGB, TBB)
• Equipment
• Building
• Outside plant (OSP) cables and pathways
Four Classes of System Administration:
• Class 1: single building, 1 TR
• Class 2: single building, multiple TRs
• Class 3: campus with OSP
• Class 4: multi-campus/multi OSP
Requirements for Identifiers
• Identifiers should have a logical alphanumeric code.
• The code number should link to detailed permanent records.
• Standard 606-B color codes should be used for all crossconnect
fields.
606-B Color Coding
Orange
Green
Purple
White
Gray
Demarcation point (Pantone 150C) – Central Office
Network connections on customer’s side (Pantone 353C)
Common equipment (Pantone 246C) - PVBX, LANs
1st level backbone – Main to Intermediate
2nd level backbone (Pantone 422C) – Intermediate to Telecom
T e c h n i c a l I n f o r m a t i o n
Requirements for Records
• Drawings and documents must be backed up and
secured by the building administration.
• Moves, adds and changes (MACs) must be
documented with a change order.
• MACs must be updated in the permanent records.
• All identifier information must be cross-referenced in
the permanent records.
Blue
Brown
Yellow
Red
Horizontal cabling (closet end only) (Pantone 291C) – Work Area
Inter-building backbone (Pantone 465C) – Campus Environment
Auxiliary circuits (Pantone 101C) – Alarm, Security, etc.
Key telephone systems (Pantone 184C)
Requirements for Labels
• All labels must use a traceable, permanent identifier.
• Each cable and pathway must be labeled on both ends.
• All labels shall meet UL969 legibility, defacement and
adhesion requirements.
• Station connections may be labeled on the face plate.
• All jack, connector and block hardware can be labeled
on the outlet or panel.
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