Victor the fellow asked about Belcore standards not ANSI ! The belcore standards are NEBS and NEDS start with 1083 CORE Those list current requirements as set by Belcore. Also see NEBS discussion group on RCIC.com
Regards Jan Purwin Victor L. Boersma wrote: > Guess you could start with these: > > ANSI T1.307-1990 CENTRAL OFFICE EQUIPMENT - FIRE RESISTANCE > CRITERIA, PART 1, IGNITABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLIES AND > FIRE SPREAD REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERCONNECTION WIRE AND CABLE > DISTRIBUTION ASSEMBLIES > > ANSI T1.308-1990 CENTRAL OFFICE EQUIPMENT > ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS > > ANSI T1.311-1991 DC POWER SYSTEMS - TELECOMMUNICATIONS > ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION > > ANSI T1.313-1991 ELECTRICAL PROTECTION > ELECTRICAL PROTECTION FOR CENTRAL OFFICES AND SIMILAR TYPE FACILITIES > > ANSI T1.315-1994 DC POWER SYSTEMS - VOLTAGE LEVELS FOR DC > POWERED EQUIPMENT USED IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENVIRONMENT > > ANSI T1.316-1992 ELECTRICAL PROTECTION > ELECTRICAL PROTECTION FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS OUTSIDE PLANT > > ANSI T1.317-1993 DC POWER SYSTEMS - UNIFORM LANGUAGE FOR > ACCESSING POWER PLANTS, HUMAN - MACHINE LANGUAGE > > ANSI T1.318-1994 ELECTRICAL PROTECTION > ELECTRICAL PROTECTION APPLIED TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK PLANT AT > ENTRANCES TO CUSTOMER STRUCTURES OR BUILDINGS > > ANSI T1.320-1994 CENTRAL OFFICE EQUIPMENT > ABOVE-BASELINE ELECTRICAL PROTECTION FOR DESIGNATED > TELECOMMUNICATIONS CENTRAL OFFICES AND SIMILAR-TYPE FACILITIES > AGAINST HIGH-ALTITUDE ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE (HEMP) > > Ciao, > > Vic Boersma
