TIA Publishes New Standard for Grounding and Bonding

The ANSI/TIA-607-B “Generic Telecommunications Bonding and Grounding (Earthing) for Customer Premises” published August, 2011. This Standard specifies a grounding and bonding infrastructure that will ensure reliable operation of all telecommunications equipment and systems independent of cabling media type. The grounding and bonding system planning, specification, and installation specifications are applicable to new, existing, and retrofit buildings. The requirements and guidelines provided in this Standard are intended to supplement the premises cabling requirements specified in the ANSI/TIA-568-C family of Standards.

Main clauses in the Standard address:

Regulatory – National and Local Code Requirements
Overview of Telecommunications Bonding and Grounding Systems
Telecommunications Bonding and Grounding Components
Design Requirements
Performance and Test Requirements
Grounding Electrodes
Towers and Antennas
Electrical Protection

Copies of the Standard may be purchased from the IHS Standards Store (http://global.ihs.com).

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About Valerie Maguire

Valerie Maguire, BSEE holds the position of Director of Standards & Technology at Siemon. Her expertise is focused on balanced twisted-pair and optical fiber telecommunications cabling and transmission theory. She is Vice Chair of the TIA TR-42 Telecommunications Cabling Systems Engineering Committee, Vice Chair of the TIA TR-42.7 Copper Cabling Subcommittee, TIA TR-42 appointed liaison to IEEE 802.3, Treasurer of the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group, Secretary of the IEEE 802.3 Maintenance Task Force, and clause 1 editor of IEEE Std 802.3-2012. In addition, Valerie has authored over 45 technical articles and engineering papers, holds one U.S. Patent, received the 2008 Harry J. Pfister Award for Excellence in Telecommunications, and was named one of CI&M’s Top 20 Positive Contributors to the Cabling and Networking Industry.

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