Cabling Standards

ITU-T G.650.1and 650.2 – definitions and test methods for linear, deterministic attributes of single-mode fibers and cables.
ITU-T G.651.1– characteristics of a 50/125 µm multimode graded index optical fiber cable.
ITU-T G.652– characteristics of a single-mode optical fiber and cable (9/125 μm, four versions: A, B, C, D).
ITU-T G.653– characteristics of a dispersion shifted single-mode optical fiber and cable (DS-SMF).
ITU-T G.654– characteristics of cut-off shifted single-mode optical fiber and cable (CS-SMF).
ITU-T G.655– characteristics of non-zero dispersion shifted single-mode optical fiber and cable (NZDS-SMF).
ITU-T G.656– characteristics of a fiber and cable with Non-Zero Dispersion for Wideband Optical Transport.
ITU-T G.657– characteristics of a bending loss insensitive single mode optical fiber and cable for the access network.

IEC 60793parameters of optical fibers and cables:
- IEC 60793-2-10– applicable to multimode optical fiber types A1a, A1b, and A1d.
- IEC 60793-2-50– applicable to single-mode 9/125 optical fiber types B1.1, B1.2, B1.3, B2, B4, B5.
IEC 60794-2– requirements for indoor cables.
IEC 60794-3– requirements for outdoor cables.
ISO/IEC 11801– specifies general-purpose telecommunication cabling systems (structured cabling), including several classes of optical fiber interconnections (OM1 – OM4, with specified minimum modal bandwidth at 850 nm, and OS1, with attenuation max 1 dB/km),
TIA/EIA-568,the Telecommunications Industry Association standard for telecommunications cabling in commercial premises.