ISOIECSC25WG3reporttoIEEE802.3-Highlights.PDFVIP

ISO/IEC SC25/WG3 Meeting Lyon, France: 20-23 October 2008 - Customer Premises Cabling - Highlights: ISO 11801 Ed.2 Am.1 (channel specs) published (referenced by IEEE 802.3an) ISO 11801 Ed.2 Am.2 now technically stable ISO 24764 Data Centre Cabling technically stable ISO TR 29125 PoE Cabling Guide has initial draft (referenced by IEEE 802.3at) liaison regarding 802.3ba extended reach MMF 60 Participants 24 Nations ISO/IEC 11801 Ed.2 Amendment introduction of Class EA and Class FA plus electromagnetic performance requirements: balance for unscreened cabling coupling attenuation for screened cabling split into channel (Am.1) plus link component specs (Am.2) in order to expedite development models adopted to reconcile proposed link and component values with channel performance extensive 12-month exercise! ISO/IEC 11801 Ed.2 Amendment 2 contains link/cords/components/other material 3rd PDAM failed; 10 nations in favour, 5 against 396 national comments including 300 technical all comments resolved FPDAM to be circulated ISO/IEC 11801 Ed.2 Am.2 earliest approval 1Q09 ISO/IEC 24764 Data Centre Cabling Cat 6A/OM3 specified as minimum performance duplex LC for 2 fibres/MPO for more than 2 fibres 3rd CD approved; 17 nations in favour, 5 against 139 national comments including 103 technical all comments resolved and FCD to be circulated ISO/IEC 24764 earliest approval 1Q09 ISO/IEC TR 29125 Cabling Guidelines for Remote Powering of DTEs national review of initial working draft received 80 comments including 42 technical all comments resolved at meeting and PDTR to be circulated contains design guidance for new cabling plus mitigation considerations for installed cabling contains current capacity vs. temp rise for 100-cable bundles temp rise data for cables of different construction to be added guidance on breaking of connectors under load to be added Future Meetings ISO/IEC SC25 WG3 23-27 Mar 2009 Mexico ISO/IEC SC25 WG3 07-11 Sep 2009 China ISO/IEC SC25 Plen