I.S. EN 61196-3:1999
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RADIO FREQUENCY CABLES - PART 3: SECTIONAL SPECIFICATION FOR COAXIAL CABLES FOR LOCAL AREA NETWORKS
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English
01-01-1999
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FOREWORD
1 General
1.1 Scope and object
1.2 Normative references
1.3 Definitions
1.4 Installation considerations
1.4.1 Pulling strength
1.4.2 Temperature rating
1.4.3 Bending radius
2 Materials and cable construction
2.1 General
2.2 Cable construction
2.3 Inner conductor
2.3.1 Conductor material
2.3.2 Conductor construction
2.4 Dielectric
2.5 Outer conductor or sheath
2.6 Sheath
2.7 Colour of the sheath
2.8 Identification
2.8.1 Cable identification
2.8.2 Sheath marking
2.9 Delivery and storage
3 Characteristics and requirements
3.1 General
3.2 Engineering information
3.2.1 Connector
3.2.2 Mass
3.2.3 Bending radius
3.2.4 Capacitance
3.2.5 Voltage rating
3.3 Electrical integrity
3.3.1 Sheath spark test
3.3.2 Dielectric withstand voltage
3.3.3 Insulation resistance
3.4 Transmission characteristics
3.4.1 Characteristic impedance
3.4.2 Loop DCR
3.4.3 Outer conductor DCR
3.4.4 Attenuation
3.4.5 Attenuation after ageing
3.4.6 Velocity ratio
3.4.7 Surface transfer impedance
3.4.8 Screening attenuation
3.4.9 Return loss
3.5 Mechanical characteristics
3.5.1 Elongation after break of the inner conductor
3.5.2 Elongation after break of the insulation
3.5.3 Tensile strength and elongation after break
of the sheath
3.5.4 Tensile strength and elongation after break
of the sheath after ageing
3.5.5 Bending at low temperature of the cable
3.5.6 Bending radius at room temperature
3.5.7 Dielectric adhesion
3.6 Environmental characteristics
3.6.1 Cable test under fire conditions
3.6.2 Smoke opacity, toxicity, halogen gas emission
4 Quality assurance
5 Blank detail specification
5.1 Field of application
5.2 Identification of the detail specification
5.3 Pro forma blank detail specification
Annex ZA (informative) Normative references to international
publications with their corresponding
European publications
Defines requirements for radio frequency coaxial cables for local area networks.
| DevelopmentNote |
For CENELEC adoptions of IEC publications, please check www.iec.ch to be sure that you have any corrigenda that may apply. (01/2017)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
44
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| PublisherName |
National Standards Authority of Ireland
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| Status |
Current
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| Standards | Relationship |
| NF EN 61196-3 : 1999 | Identical |
| SN EN 61196-3 : 1998 | Identical |
| BS EN 61196-3:1999 | Identical |
| IEC 61196-3:1998 | Identical |
| NBN EN 61196-3 : 1999 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 61196-3:2003 | Identical |
| DIN EN 61196-3:1999-05 | Identical |
| EN 61196-3:1998 | Identical |
| IEC 60028:1925 | International standard of resistance for copper |
| IEC 60304:1982 | Standard colours for insulation for low-frequency cables and wires |
| IEC 60332-1:1993 | Tests on electric cables under fire conditions - Part 1: Test on a single vertical insulated wire or cable |
| IEC 60050-461:2008 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 461: Electric cables |
| HD 402 : 200S2 | STANDARD COLOURS FOR INSULATION FOR LOW-FREQUENCY CABLES AND WIRES |
| IEC 61196-1:2005 | Coaxial communication cables - Part 1: Generic specification - General, definitions and requirements |
| EN 50265-1:1998 | Common test methods for cables under fire conditions - Test for resistance to vertical flame propagation for a single insulated conductor or cable - Part 1: Apparatus |
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