Telecommunications equipment and telecommunications cabling - specification for installation, operation and maintenance (+A1:2017)

BS 6701:2016

British Standards Institution
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Document Status

Current

Supplement

Mechanical & Electrical Supplement

Series

BS

Abstract

For installation, operation, administration and maintenance of telecommunications equipment and cabling, other than cabling specified in BS EN 50174. Also specifies requirements beyond the scope of the BS EN 50174 series of standards for telecommunications equipment and all types of telecommunications cabling.

History

BS 6701:2016+A1:2017 supersedes BS 6701:2016. BS 6701:2016 superseded BS 6701:2010. Came into effect 31 July 2016. First published as BS 6701-1 April 1986. Second edition, July 1990. First published as BS 6701 November 1994. Second edition, May 2004. Third edition, March 2010. Fourth (present) edition, July 2016. See Information about this document for details of relationship with other standards and stated voltages and currents. Amendment dated 30 November 2017 - A1 - See Foreword.

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9780580985140

Subjects

  • Building services
  • Communications equipment
  • Electrical services

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