Cabling Compliance and MarksCabling Compliance and Marks

Vicki Stafford, Intertek ETL

NRTLs • Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories• Recognized by OSHA• There are currently 17 NRTLSy• Laboratories accredited for testing• Some also write test standards• Some also write test standards• CSA, Intertek ETL, UL, TUV, NTS, FM

Cable Safety Standardsy

• IEEE 383 - NRC & Petroleum Industry• IEC 60331-1 / -2 – Circuit Integrity/ g y• MSHA 30 CFR – Mine Safety• IEEE 1580 & IEC 60092 Shipboard• IEEE 1580 & IEC 60092 - Shipboard• MIL-DTL 24643 and 85045 – Defense • UL Standards – NEC in USA• IMSA – Traffic Signalg

Safety Standards y• UL 444 Communications Cable• UL 1651 Fiber Cable• UL 13 Circuit Cable • UL 1424 and 1425 Fire Alarm • UL 2261 Network Powered Broadband• UL 2261 Network Powered Broadband

• UL 1863 Components & UL 60950

Compliance with a Standard requiresCompliance with a Standard requires-Meet scope (application, voltage, operating temp)(application, voltage, operating temp)-Construction (awg, conductor, wall thickness, mat’l)(a g, co ducto , a t c ess, at )-Physical Characteristics-Electrical Characteristicsec ca C a ac e s cs-Flame rating-Print legendg

Common Safety Marksy• (UL) listed cable should have an ‘E’ number • (ETL) Safety Listed cable will have Control number• (ETL) Safety Listed cable will have Control number

and/or company nameand/or company name

Prefix c(ETL) indicate only for CanadaPrefix c(ETL) indicate only for Canada

Flame ratings determine application:Flame ratings determine application:

-Plenum – CMP, OFNP, CL2/CL3PPlenum CMP, OFNP, CL2/CL3P-Riser – CMR, OFNR, CL2R/CL3R-FT4 – CMG and FT4 C G a d-General Purpose – CM, OFN CL2/CL3C /C 3

• Plenum test requires NFPA 262 – CM’P’• Steiner Tunnel Simulates plenum space • Test cable in horizontal tunnel on trayy• Measures flame spread• Measures smoke release avg and peak• Measures smoke release avg. and peak

• Riser test requires UL 1666 – CM’R’• Simulates vertical space • Test cable in vertical trayy• Measures flame spread• No smoke release• No smoke release

• General Purpose requires UL 1685 – ’none ’

• Test cable in vertical trayy• Measures flame spread• Optional smoke measurement• Optional smoke measurement

Fun with UL 1685 latest edition

-Includes original requirements – no suffixg q-Includes FT4 test method (heavy loading)

this is historically the CSA “G” & IEEE 1202 FT4this is historically the CSA G & IEEE 1202 FT4-Optional smoke measurement for -LS

-LS and LSZH or LSOH

Beware for US; only UL 1685 specifies –LS ; y prequirements

Halogen test does exist inHalogen test does exist in UL 2556 Cable Test MethodsO h IEC d d IEC 61034 IEC 60754 2Other IEC standards; IEC 61034, IEC 60754-2

Performance StandardsTIA 568C.2 Copper Cat 5e (100MHz)Cat 6 (250 MHz) ( )Cat 6A (500 MHz) 10GbaseT with AXT

TIA 568C.3 Fiber

ISO 11801

Common Verification Markingg• UL Verified

ETL V ifi d ISO TIA EN• ETL Verified to ISO… TIA… EN

Reference to cable safety/fire ratings which follow “Verified” should NOT be interpreted

S f Li d blas Safety Listed cables.

Cable Marks/Print Legendg

Listed – Safety Listed by NRTL, follow up testingVerified – Performance with on-going testingg g gCertified – May or may not be on-going programTested single “one time” testTested – single one-time test Recognized Component – Specific use

Why we need to know….

Is the cable Safe?Will th bl f ithi th N t k?Will the cable perform within the Network?

Is the print legend valid?Is the print legend valid?

E999111 (UL)US CMR XYZ 1234-922011-314P/24 AWG CAT 6 EIA/TIA568B 2 14P/24 AWG CAT 6 EIA/TIA568B.2-1

(ETL)US 3012222 XYZ ® CAT6 10080922011 31CAT6 10080922011-31 CMR-LS 4P/24 AWG ETL VerifiedEIA/TIA568B 2 1 LSZHEIA/TIA568B.2-1 LSZH

E99911 C(UL) XYZ ® CAT6A 10080922011 3110080922011-31 CMR 4P/24 AWG ETL VerifiedEIA/TIA568B 2 1EIA/TIA568B.2-1

ExtraWide XYZ ® CAT5e 10080922011 3110080922011-31 4P/24 AWG ETL VerifiedEIA/TIA568C 2 CMR 1001ftEIA/TIA568C.2 CMR 1001ft

In Summaryy

Safety Standards - ListedPerformance Standards VerifiedPerformance Standards – Verified Understanding the Cable print legend can

help to assure both Safety and the Performance of your cabling. y g

Questions about the Cable

Check public information on the web.www.etl.comwww.ul.comInquire with the distributorInquire with the distributor.Inquire directly with the manufacturer.Contact directly the certifying agency.

Any question or comment… y qdo not hesitate…

Vicki.Stafford@Intertek.com@