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C524:2004 External Telecommunication Cable Networks

C524:2004 (pdf 587kb)

Provides guidance on the basic principles of installation, maintenance and safety of external communications networks; describes the minimum requirements for electrical, structural and network reliability and employee/public safety. Revised to include "Dial Before You Dig" awareness, safety requirements for working near electricity lines, OH&S arrangements for facilities that emit electromagnetic radiation, road traffic management to Australian standards, the marking of underground cables, the depth of cover within road reserves and to clarify that the Code refers to other authorities and property owners not just utility owners.

AS/CA S008:2010 Requirements for Customer Cabling Products

AS/CA S008:2010 (.pdf, 328 KB)

This Standard applies to cabling products (including cable and related customer equipment) intended for connection to the customer side of the boundary of a telecommunications network. It does not apply to cabling products intended primarily for the distribution of AC mains supply. It does not apply to products intended to be used for telecommunications earthing systems or telecommunications power distribution (e.g. earthing/power conductors, earthing bars, busbars, earthing/power terminals, line tap devices, earth electrodes and associated fittings, batteries, fuses and circuit breakers). It does not apply to surge suppression devices.

This document supersedes AS/ACIF S008:2006. The superseded Standard is available at www.commsalliance.com.au/Documents/Available-Superseded.

AS/CA S009:2013 Installation requirements for Customer Cabling (Wiring Rules)

AS/CA S009:2013 (.pdf, 2161 KB)

This Standard applies to the installation and maintenance of fixed or concealed cabling or equipment that is connected, or is intended to be connected, to a telecommunications network, including any cord or cordage, or that part of any cord or cordage, that is connected as fixed or concealed cabling.

This Standard does not apply to—

any electrical power cabling whose primary function is the distribution of AC mains supply, and which is connected to an AC mains supply, but which may also carry telecommunications signals as a secondary function as long as the telecommunications signals originate from the power network or are injected into the power cabling via a compliant interface device;
any cabling used for the connection or distribution of broadcasting services, as defined in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, that are supplied to the end-user by means of transmission through free air to a receiving radio, television or satellite antenna whether or not such cabling is connected to receiving equipment that is connected to a carrier’s or carriage service provider’s telecommunications network (e.g. via an Ethernet port); and
any cabling on the carrier’s side of the network boundary whether or not such cabling is located in customer premises, e.g. lead-in cabling.

This Standard comes into force as of 1 July 2013. Until that date AS/ACIF S009:2006 remains in force. AS/ACIF S009:2006 can be downloaded here .

G571:2002 Building Access Operations and Installation

G571:2002 (.pdf, 891 KB)

Defines standardised processes for the installation of telecommunications infrastructure in multi-tenanted buildings.

Reconfirmation

The Guideline was reconfirmed in 2011 and the next review is scheduled to occur in June 2016.

G591:2006 Telecommunications in Road Reserves - Operational Guidelines for Installations

G591:2006 (.pdf, 224 KB)

Provides guidance for Road Authorities and Carriers to manage their respective facilities in road reserves safely, effectively and efficiently. It provides guidance on co-ordination, considerations for positioning telecommunications facilities in road reserves, attachment of telecommunications facilities to road authority structures, planning and sharing information.