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CSA C22.2 No. 214 Communications Cables

Scope
This Standard applies to 60-250°C single- or multiple-conductor jacketed or unjacketed, integral or nonintegral cables and single or multiple coaxial cables for telephone and other communication circuits such as voice, data, and audio for on-premise customer systems. These cables are not prohibited from containing one or more optical fibre members. For the purpose of this Standard, a coaxial cable or coaxial member conductor is a single conductor with a shield. For the purpose of this Standard, a singleor multiple-conductor unjacketed cable is a cross-connect wire.

This Standard applies to communications cables that are intended primarily for installation in accordance with Section 60 of the Canadian Electrical Code (CEC), Part I, and Article 800 of the National Electrical Code (NEC). They are rated for 300 V applications but are not so marked.

This Standard does not apply to communication cords.

A 1.4 In Canada, Type CMUC and cross-connect communications cables are not recognized by the Canadian Electrical Code, Part l.

Reference Publications
Where reference is made to other publications, such reference shall be considered to refer to the latest edition and all amendments published to that edition up to the time when the referencing Standard is approved.

CSA Standards

• c22.1-02, Canadian Electrical Code, Part I;
• CAN/CSA-C22.2 NO. 0-M91 (R1997), General Requirements - Canadian Electrical Code, Part II;
• C22.2 NO. 0.3-01, Test Methods for Electrical Wires and Cables.

UL Standards

• UL 1581-2001, Reference Standard for Electrical Wires, Cables, and Flexible Cords;
• UL 1666-2000, Test for Flame Propagation Height of Electrical and Optical-Fiber Cables Installed Vertically in Shafts;
• UL 1685-1 997, Vertical-Tray Fire-Propagation and Smoke-Release Test for Electrical and Optical-Fiber Cables

ANSI Standard

• Z136 Series-I 996/2000, Safe Use of Lasers.

ANSI/NFPAt Standard

• 70-2002, National Electrical Code.

ASTMS Standards

• B 33-00, Specification for Tinned Soft or Annealed Copper Wire for Electrical Purposes;
• B 189-95, Specification for Lead-Coated and Lead-Alloy-Coated Soft Copper Wire for Electrical Purposes;
• B 286-95, Specification for Copper Conductors for Use in Hookup Wire for Electronic Equipment;
• B 298-99, Specification for Silver-Coated Soft or Annealed Copper Wire;
• B 355-95, Specification for Nickel-Coated Soft or Annealed Copper Wire;
• B 869-96, Specification for Copper-Clad Steel Electrical Conductor for CATV Drop Wire;
• D 573-99, Standard Test Method for Rubber-Deterioration in an Air Oven;
• D 5374-99, Test Methods for Forced-Convection Laboratory Ovens for Evaluation of Electrical Insulation;
• D 5423-99, Specification for Forced-Convection Laboratory Ovens for Evaluation of Electrical Insulation;
• G 151-00, Standard Practice for Exposing Nonmetallic Materials in Accelerated Test Devices that Use Laboratory Light Sources;
• G 153-00, Standard Practice for Operating Enclosed Carbon Arc Light Apparatus for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials.

NFPAS Standard

• NFPA 262-1999, Standard Method of Test for Fire and Smoke Characteristics of Wire and Cables.