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General

This Standard specifies minimum requirements for building automation systems (BAS) cabling within a commercial building and between buildings in a campus environment. It specifies cabling requirements for cabling topology, architecture, design, and installation practices, test procedures and requirements for components that comprise the cabling system. The BAS cabling for commercial buildings specified by this Standard is intended to support a wide range of commercial building sites. Typically, this range includes sites with a geographical extent from 100 m², up to 1 000 000 m² of office space, and with a population of up to 50 000 individual users. Life and Safety codes take precedence over the requirements specified in this Standard.

This Standard applies to the BAS cabling systems of buildings for commercial enterprises.