This International Standard specifies basic requirements for the installation of media for
communication networks in industrial premises and within and between the automation
islands, of industrial sites. This standard covers balanced and optical fibre cabling. It also
covers the cabling infrastructure for wireless media, but not the wireless media itself.
Additional media are covered in the IEC 61784-5 series.
This standard is a companion standard to the communication networks of the industrial
automation islands and especially to the communication networks specified in the IEC 61158
series and the IEC 61784 series. In addition, this standard covers:
? the installation of generic telecommunication cabling for industrial premises as specified in
ISO/IEC 24702;
? the connection between the generic telecommunications cabling specified in
ISO/IEC 24702 and the specific communication cabling of an automation island, where an
automation outlet (AO) replaces the telecommunication outlet (TO) of ISO/IEC 24702.
NOTE If the interface used at the AO does not conform to that specified for the TO of ISO/IEC 24702, the cabling no
longer conforms to ISO/IEC 24702 although certain features, including performance, of generic cabling may be retained.
This standard provides guidelines that cope with the critical aspects of the industrial
automation area (safety, security and environmental aspects such as mechanical, liquid,
particulate, climatic, chemicals and electromagnetic interference).
This standard does not recognise implementations of power distribution through Ethernet
balanced cabling systems that are not specified in IEEE 802.3 and in IEEE 802.3at.
This standard deals with the roles of planner, installer, verifier, and acceptance test
personnel, administration and maintenance personnel and specifies the relevant
responsibilities and/or gives guidance.