scope:

This part of IEC 60603-7 covers IEC 60603-7-5 connectors, and specifies mechanical and environmental requirements, and electrical transmission requirements for frequencies up to 250 MHz. These connectors are typically used as category 6 connectors in class E cabling systems specified in IS0/IEC 11801:2002. These connectors are intermateable, interoperable, and backward compatible with other IEC 60603-7 series connectors. While the definition of interoperable is being discussed within IEC, "interoperable" in this standard means the following: The fixed and the free connector are capable of interconnecting with any IEC 60603-7 series connector, and that when it is interconnected, it fully meets all requirements of the lower frequency IEC 60603-7 series standard. NOTE Transmission performance categories: in this part of IEC 60603-7, the term "category", when used in reference to transmission performance, refers to those categories defined by ISO/IEC 11801:2002.