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StandardCabling and labellingVersion 1.0

Structured cabling

Version 1.0, in force since 1 Mar 2026 · 14 rules that must be met

  • Cat6AEvery new copper run
  • 90 mLongest link
  • 100%Links certified
  • 2Labels per cable

The must rules

14 rules every install follows, in the order of this page. 2 more rules are the default with a written exception.

For integrators and cabling contractors. Follow each rule, then prove it with the check beside it. The rules lean on the TIA cabling standards (named, not quoted); where Aigna has made its own choice it says House choice. Cable colours and labels have their own page, the colour and label standard, and every cable in Keia Atlas is checked against it.

  1. What to install
  2. Running the cable
  3. Terminating and testing
  4. Colours and labels

What to install

4 rules

One cable type everywhere, so any outlet can take any device, including a Wi-Fi 7 access point or a PoE display.

Must

Install Cat6A (Class EA) for every new copper run from the patch panel to an outlet.

Why
Cat6A carries 10 Gb/s over the full 100 m channel and runs cooler with high-power PoE, so the cable outlives two or three generations of the devices on it.
How to check
The cable jacket print and the certification report both say Category 6A for every link.

Source ANSI/TIA-568.2-D, TIA TSB-162-B

ShouldHouse choice

Use unshielded (U/UTP) Cat6A unless the site survey finds strong interference or the country's practice is shielded, then use F/UTP end to end with bonded panels.

Why
Mixing shielded and unshielded parts, or shielding without bonding, is worse than either done properly.
How to check
Panels, outlets and cable are all the same type on the link's test report; shielded panels are bonded to the rack.

Source ANSI/TIA-607-D

Must

Use cable with the fire rating the building needs, and at least Euroclass Cca-s1b,d1,a1 in Europe or CMP or CMR in the Americas where cable runs in air-handling spaces or risers.

Why
Cable is a large fire load in ceilings and risers; building control and insurers check the rating.
How to check
The rating printed on the jacket matches the building specification, and the declaration of performance is in the handover pack.

Source Construction Products Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 and EN 50575, NFPA 70

MustHouse choice

Run OM4 multimode fibre between comms rooms in the same building, and OS2 singlemode between buildings or for runs over 150 m, with at least 12 cores each way.

Why
OM4 carries 10 and 25 Gb/s uplinks inside a building; singlemode has no practical length limit for a campus. Spare cores make a failed core a patch change, not a new run.
How to check
The fibre test report shows each core's loss within budget, and the panel label says OM4 or OS2 with the core count.

Source ANSI/TIA-568.3-D

Running the cable

5 rules
Must

Keep every permanent link at 90 m or less, and the patch cords at both ends at 10 m or less in total.

Why
The 100 m channel limit is what the performance figures assume; a longer link fails at 10 Gb/s even if it passes a continuity test.
How to check
The certification report's length for every link is 90 m or less.

Source ANSI/TIA-568.2-D

Must

Support cable on J-hooks, tray or basket no more than 1.5 m apart, never on the ceiling grid, pipes or other services.

Why
Unsupported cable sags and stretches, which changes its twist and its performance; ceilings are opened by other trades.
How to check
Walk the route with the ceiling tiles out before handover; photograph each run.

Source ANSI/TIA-569-E

Must

Keep the bend radius at least four times the cable's diameter and pull with no more than 110 N (about 11 kg) on a four-pair cable.

Why
Tight bends and hard pulls deform the pairs; the damage does not show until the link is tested.
How to check
No kinks at hooks or in back boxes; any link that fails return loss is re-run, not re-terminated.

Source ANSI/TIA-568.2-D

Must

Keep data cable apart from mains power cable as the local wiring rules require, and cross it at right angles.

Why
Running beside power adds noise, and in many countries it breaks the wiring regulations.
How to check
Inspect the route before the ceiling closes; no shared containment with power unless it is segregated.

Source ANSI/TIA-569-E, EN 50174-2

Must

Reseal every wall, floor and riser the cable passes through with a fire-stop product rated for that barrier.

Why
An open penetration lets fire and smoke through a fire compartment.
How to check
Each penetration has a fire-stop label and a photo in the handover pack.

Source ANSI/TIA-569-E

Terminating and testing

4 rules
MustHouse choice

Terminate every jack and panel to T568B, the same at both ends, everywhere.

Why
One scheme means any patch cord works and nobody has to check which scheme a site used. T568A is equally valid; mixing them is what breaks links.
How to check
The wire map on the certification report passes for every link.

Source ANSI/TIA-568.2-D

Must

Keep the pairs twisted to within 13 mm of the termination point and keep the jacket on up to the jack.

Why
Untwisted pairs cause crosstalk, which is the most common reason a Cat6A link fails its test.
How to check
The certification report passes NEXT with margin; spot check terminations by eye.

Source ANSI/TIA-568.2-D

Must

Certify every permanent link to Cat6A with a calibrated certification tester (not a continuity tester), and save the native results file.

Why
Only a certification test proves the link carries 10 Gb/s; the results are the evidence for the manufacturer's warranty.
How to check
The handover pack has one results file per outlet, all Pass, with no Pass* (marginal) results, and the tester's calibration date.

Source ANSI/TIA-1152-A

ShouldHouse choice

Install one manufacturer's cable, panels and outlets as a system and register the manufacturer's system warranty (usually 20 years or more).

Why
A registered system warranty covers the parts and the performance of every link for its life.
How to check
The warranty certificate is in the handover pack and lists every comms room.

Colours and labels

3 rules

The colour of a patch cord says what it is for, and a label at both ends says where it goes. The full rules, with every colour and an example rack, are in the colour and label standard.

  • Blue User data
  • Green AV and room systems
  • Yellow Uplinks and trunks
  • Red Critical and security systems
  • Aqua Multimode fibre
  • Yellow Singlemode fibre
  • Grey Management
  • Purple Console and out-of-band
  • Black Power, feed A
  • Grey Power, feed B
  • Orange Temporary

A label reads DUB-3.21-R1-U15-P07 The colour and label standard

MustHouse choice

Use the patch cord colour for the cable's purpose from the colour and label standard (blue user data, green AV, yellow uplinks and singlemode, red critical, aqua multimode, grey management and feed B power, purple console, black feed A power, orange temporary).

Why
A rack can be read from the door, and a critical cable is never unplugged by mistake.
How to check
Keia Atlas checks every recorded cable's colour against its purpose; on site, compare the rack against the standard's colours.
MustHouse choice

Label both ends of every cable, and every panel port and outlet, in the format SITE-ROOM-RACK-UNIT-PORT, printed on a white self-laminating wrap within 50 mm of the plug.

Why
The other end can be found by reading, not tracing, and the record in Keia Atlas uses the same name.
How to check
Pick ten cables at random in each rack; both ends read correctly and match Keia Atlas.

Source ANSI/TIA-606-D

Must

Label each outlet face plate with the panel port it goes to, and the matching panel port with the room and outlet.

Why
Moves and faults start at the outlet; the label takes a technician straight to the right port.
How to check
The outlet schedule in the handover pack matches the labels on a walk of the floor.

Source ANSI/TIA-606-D

Sources

Public standards are named and summarised in our own words, never quoted. Most are sold by the bodies that publish them.
Public standardANSI/TIA-568.2-D, Balanced Twisted-Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components StandardSets the performance categories for copper cabling (including Category 6A), the 90 m link and 100 m channel lengths, the T568A and T568B pin assignments, and installation limits such as bend radius, pulling tension and pair untwist.Telecommunications Industry Association · checked 29 Sept 2026
Public standardANSI/TIA-568.3-D, Optical Fiber Cabling and Components StandardCovers fibre cable types (multimode OM3, OM4 and singlemode OS2), connectors, polarity and loss budgets for building and campus fibre.Telecommunications Industry Association · checked 29 Sept 2026
Public standardANSI/TIA-569-E, Telecommunications Pathways and SpacesDescribes the rooms, risers, trays, conduits and supports that cabling runs through, including support spacing, fill, separation from other services and fire-stopping of penetrations.Telecommunications Industry Association · checked 29 Sept 2026
Public standardANSI/TIA-606-D, Administration Standard for Telecommunications InfrastructureSets out how cabling is identified and recorded, with identifiers for spaces, racks, panels, ports and cables, and the records kept about them. It does not fix one set of patch cord colours.Telecommunications Industry Association · checked 29 Sept 2026
Public standardANSI/TIA-607-D, Generic Telecommunications Bonding and Grounding (Earthing) for Customer PremisesDescribes how racks, cable trays and shielded cabling are bonded to a telecommunications earthing busbar and on to the building's main earth.Telecommunications Industry Association · checked 29 Sept 2026
Public standardANSI/TIA-1152-A, Requirements for Field Test Instruments and Measurements for Balanced Twisted-Pair CablingSets the accuracy levels for cabling certification testers and how field tests of permanent links and channels are made.Telecommunications Industry Association · checked 29 Sept 2026
Design guideTIA TSB-162-B, Telecommunications Cabling Guidelines for Wireless Access PointsGuidance on planning cabling for wireless access points, including a pre-cabled square grid of outlet locations over the ceiling (cells up to about 18 m across) and Category 6A cable to each location.Telecommunications Industry Association · checked 29 Sept 2026
Public standardEN 50174-2, Information technology, Cabling installation, Installation planning and practices inside buildingsThe European counterpart for installation practice, including how far data cabling must be kept from power cabling depending on the cable types and any barrier between them.CENELEC · checked 29 Sept 2026
RegulationConstruction Products Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 and EN 50575Cables fixed in buildings in the EU carry a reaction-to-fire class (Euroclass, from Aca to Fca with smoke, droplet and acidity classes), declared by the manufacturer in a declaration of performance.European Union and CENELEC · checked 29 Sept 2026
RegulationNFPA 70, National Electrical Code, Article 800In the United States, sets which communications cable ratings (such as CMP for air-handling spaces and CMR for risers) may be used where.National Fire Protection Association · checked 29 Sept 2026

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