TIA-607-B:2011

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Generic Telecommunications Bonding and Grounding (Earthing) for Customer Premises

Published By	Publication Date	Number of Pages
TIA	2011	72

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Description

General

Telecommunications, as used in this Standard, refers to the
transmission of all forms of information (e.g., voice, data, video,
security, audio, industrial, building control). Telecommunications
equipment used to support these wide varieties of systems that rely
on the electronic transport of information require an effective
building infrastructure. This infrastructure encompasses spaces,
pathways, cables, connecting hardware, and a bonding and grounding
system. For reliable operation of any telecommunications equipment
or system, bonding and grounding (earthing) is essential –
regardless of the cabling technology or media. This Standard
focuses on the bonding and grounding portion of this
infrastructure.

NOTE – The North American term "grounding" that is used in this
Standard is equivalent to the international term "earthing".

The bonding and grounding approach in this Standard is intended
to work in concert with premises cabling specified within TIA
Engineering Committee TR-42. The requirements specified in this
Standard in conjunction with a basic understanding of bonding and
grounding concepts and methodologies will aid in achieving a
reliable solution when applied to telecommunications
installations.

Several sources of bonding and grounding information exist
within the telecommunications industry. For example, the NEC®
specifies requirements regarding the safety aspects of bonding and
grounding of equipment and systems. Yet another example is that of
ATIS 0600318, Electrical Protection Applied to
Telecommunications Network Plant at Entrances to Customer
Structures or Buildings, which provides information on bonding
and grounding to support electrical protection considerations.

Purpose

The purpose of this Standard is to enable and encourage the
planning, design, and installation of generic telecommunications
bonding and grounding systems within premises with or without prior
knowledge of the telecommunications systems that will subsequently
be installed. While primarily intended to provide direction for the
design of new buildings, this Standard may be used for existing
building renovations or retrofit treatment. Design requirements and
choices are provided to enable the designer to make informed design
decisions.

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