scope:

This sectional specification covers screened cables, characterised up to 600 MHz, intended for work area cables to connect a telecommunications outlet to the terminal equipment and for patch cord cables to establish connections on a patch panel as defined in EN 50173. Work area cables may also be used as patch cord cables in any distributor of a generic building wiring system to interconnect with equipment or to cross-connect between cabling systems. This sectional specification is to be read in conjunction with prEN 50288-1, the generic specification for multi-element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control, which contains the essential provisions for its application.