DOCUMENT SUBMITTED TO: TIA TSSC, UPED and TC The document to which this cover statement is attached is submitted to a Formulating Group or sub-element thereof of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) in accordance with the provisions of Sections inclusive of the TIA Engineering Manual dated March 2005, all of which provisions are hereby incorporated by reference. SOURCE:Tyco Electronics CONTACT:Herbert V. Congdon II, PE 3704 County Home Road Conover, NC Ph: Fx: E: TITLE:TR-42, User Premises Telecommunications Cabling Infrastructure, Report PROJECT NUMBER (PN):None DISTRIBUTION:TIA TSSC, TC and UPED INTENDED PURPOSE OF DOCUMENT: ___FOR INCORPORATION INTO TIA PUBLICATION _X_FOR INFORMATION ___OTHER (Please describe) _________________________________ ABSTRACT: This report is a summary of recent activities in the TR-42 Formulating Committee Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) (Contribution #) Baltimore, MD, USA May 2, 2006

TIA TR-42 User Premises Telecommunications Cabling Infrastructure Herb Congdon, Chair Bob Jensen, Vice-chair

Published Standards Standards –ANSI/TIA-942 Data Center Cabling (April 2005) –TIA-569-B Pathways and Spaces (Oct 2004) –ANSI/TIA-758-A Customer-owned OSP (May 2004)

Published Standards Addenda –568-B.1-7 Array Connector (MPO) Polarity (Jan 2006) –568-B.2-9 Category 6 Balance Reqt’s (yet to publish) –568-B.2-11 Increased Diameter for Cable (Dec 2005)

Published Documents TSBs –TSB-162 Cabling for Wireless Access Points (Mar 2006) –TSB-140 Field Fiber Testing (Feb 2004)

Work in Progress Addendum 10 to ANSI/TIA-568-B.2, Augmented Category 6 TSB155, Additional Guidelines For 4-pair 100 Ω Category 6 Cabling For 10GBASE-T Applications TIA-1005 for Industrial Cabling –Coordinating work in ISO and IEC Coaxial Cabling requirements –Addendum initiated for coax in residential –TSB initiated for coax in data centers

Work in Progress 568-B.1-6 –DC Power on Cabling TSB on Healthcare Facility Cabling –Expected to become a standard

Work Progress 568-C Series –Three-part series to become 4-part series –568-C.0, Generic cabling (for designers) –568-C.1, Commercial cabling (for designers) –568-C.2, Copper cabling (for manufacturers) –568-C.3, Optical Fiber Cabling (for manufacturers)

TR-42 Initiatives Operational Guide Updates –Reaching consensus Strive for consensus in development a must during ballot Editorial or Adding TBD: >50% Technical and Administrative: >2/3rds –Document revision cycle Revise standard prior to 4th addendum –Ballot close dates to synchronize with ANSI close dates

TR-42 Initiatives Titles and Scopes revised Ballots can be done off-line with upload of Word Document (Ballot comment sheet) TR-42 Updates continue at BICSI –8 hour sessions at major BICSI events

TR-42 Wish List Electronic rosters for sign-in at meeting –Quorum call & tracking attendance –Ease of incorporating database into meeting reports –Hotel room nights An FTP site that works Status of Staff Responsibilities

Other Notes Tendency for some members to file issues directly with TIA executives –Often before attempts to resolve at Plenary level –Would prefer to address issues in Plenary first