| Understanding Industrial Ethernet standards by Ron Groulx Feb09 |
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Page 2 of 3 The standards explained Figure 1 outlines the specific standards that a technician should know when working with industrial Ethernet. It maps out the key ISO, IEC and joint ISO/IEC standards required in the design, and then in the planning, installation, verification, and testing of industrial Ethernet. Looking at the “application agnostic” portion of the chart, following is a brief explanation of the standards: • ISO/IEC 11801 is the base standard covering generic structured cabling. It covers cabling systems that are typically used for premise local area networks and specifies end-to-end physical media and transmission performance.  •
ISO/IEC 14763-2 specifies planning, installation, and operation of
infrastructures in support of generic cabling, including implementation
of cabling, pathways, spaces, grounding and bonding. It covers work
specifications, quality assurance, installation planning and practice,
documentation and administration, testing, inspection, operation and
repair and maintenance.• IEC 61935-1 and ASO/IEC 17463-3 specifications cover field testing based on the ISO/IEC 11801 standard for copper and fiber respectively. • ISO/IEC 24702 builds upon the office premise generic cabling standard ISO/IEC 11801, and modifies the requirements for industrial premises, taking into account MICE (mechanical, Ingress, climatic and electromagnetic) classifications. |
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