scope:

The present document details requirements for outdoor enclosures which are supplied unequipped. The unequipped outdoor enclosures may be used for housing telecommunication equipment, forming part of a telecommunication network, installed outdoors on the ground.

Requirements in the present document do not apply to outdoor enclosures or cabinets that can be entered by maintenance personnel.

The operating authorities should be given the data needed to help them plan infrastructure for outdoor applications. This includes equipment and traffic areas and installation transport (freight elevators, loading ramps, etc.) as well as locations of deployment for the outdoor equipment (streets, pavements, private areas, open public areas etc.).