Information technology – Generic cabling for customer premises — Part 9910: Specifications for modular plug terminated link cabling

ISO/IEC TR 11801-9910:2020, which is a Technical Report, provides definitions for, and examples of, modular plug terminated link configurations. This document provides performance specifications for Classes D, E, EA, F, FA, I and II modular plug terminated links. Test methods are provided in Clause 8 and are specified in ISO/IEC 14763-4

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Status
Published
Publication Date
22-Jun-2020
Current Stage
6060 - International Standard published
Start Date
23-Jun-2020
Due Date
22-Jun-2022
Completion Date
23-Jun-2020

Overview

ISO/IEC TR 11801-9910:2020 is a Technical Report from ISO and IEC that addresses the specifications for modular plug terminated link (MPTL) cabling within customer premises. As part of the ISO/IEC 11801 series for generic cabling, this document defines the configurations, performance criteria, and testing methods relevant to MPTLs. It builds upon foundational standards to ensure interoperability and reliable performance in modern ICT infrastructures. The standard specifically covers performance requirements for cabling Classes D, E, EA, F, FA, I, and II, providing essential guidance for manufacturers, designers, and installers working with field-terminated modular plug links.

Key Topics

  • Modular Plug Terminated Link (MPTL) Definition:
    An MPTL is a link terminated with a modular plug (free connector) on one end, commonly used in field-terminated cabling scenarios.

  • Cabling Classes Covered:

    • Class D
    • Class E
    • Class EA
    • Class F
    • Class FA
    • Class I
    • Class II
  • Performance Specifications:
    MPTLs must meet various transmission parameters, as outlined in ISO/IEC 11801-1, including:

    • Return loss
    • Insertion loss
    • Near-end crosstalk (NEXT)
    • Power sum NEXT (PS NEXT)
    • Attenuation to crosstalk ratio (ACR-N, ACR-F)
    • Power sum ACRs (PS ACR-N, PS ACR-F)
    • Propagation delay and delay skew
    • Alien crosstalk
    • Direct current resistance and unbalance
    • Coupling attenuation
    • Transverse conversion loss (TCL)
    • Equal level transverse conversion transfer loss (ELTCTL)
  • Test Methods:
    Testing of MPTLs is addressed, referencing ISO/IEC 14763-4 for methodologies. Tests may be executed either in laboratories (reference testing) or in the field (installation performance) using appropriate measurement tools.

Applications

ISO/IEC TR 11801-9910:2020 delivers practical value for several key audiences:

  • Cabling Designers and Installers:
    Offers clear guidance for the selection, implementation, and validation of modular plug terminated links to ensure class-specific performance within customer premises.

  • Product Manufacturers:
    Ensures products meet international cabling standards, facilitating global market acceptance and interoperability for modular plug terminated cabling systems.

  • Quality Assurance and Systems Integrators:
    Provides a framework for performance and compatibility testing, supporting reliable network infrastructure through verification of field installations.

Typical use cases include:

  • Deploying networks in office buildings, data centers, educational facilities, or healthcare environments
  • Implementing direct connections from horizontal cabling to active devices without using a traditional outlet
  • Supporting power over Ethernet (PoE) and high-speed data transmission to endpoint devices

Related Standards

  • ISO/IEC 11801-1:
    General requirements for generic cabling in customer premises, forming the backbone for all class and category specifications.

  • ISO/IEC 14763-2:
    Guidelines for planning and installation of customer premises cabling, ensuring correct deployment procedures are followed.

  • ISO/IEC 14763-4:
    Specifies measurement techniques for end-to-end (E2E) and modular plug terminated links, referenced for testing methods in this document.

  • IEC 61935-2:
    Specification for testing balanced and coaxial IT cabling including the use of test heads for modular plug terminated links.


By adhering to ISO/IEC TR 11801-9910:2020, organizations can ensure their modular plug terminated link installations deliver reliable performance, meet international requirements, and support evolving networking needs in diverse ICT environments. Use this standard to maximize the performance and compliance of your customer premises cabling infrastructure.

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ISO/IEC TR 11801-9910:2020 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Its full title is "Information technology – Generic cabling for customer premises — Part 9910: Specifications for modular plug terminated link cabling". This standard covers: ISO/IEC TR 11801-9910:2020, which is a Technical Report, provides definitions for, and examples of, modular plug terminated link configurations. This document provides performance specifications for Classes D, E, EA, F, FA, I and II modular plug terminated links. Test methods are provided in Clause 8 and are specified in ISO/IEC 14763-4

ISO/IEC TR 11801-9910:2020, which is a Technical Report, provides definitions for, and examples of, modular plug terminated link configurations. This document provides performance specifications for Classes D, E, EA, F, FA, I and II modular plug terminated links. Test methods are provided in Clause 8 and are specified in ISO/IEC 14763-4

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ISO/IEC TR 11801-9910
Edition 1.0 2020-06
TECHNICAL
REPORT
Information technology – Generic cabling for customer premises –
Part 9910: Specifications for modular plug terminated link cabling

All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form
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ISO/IEC TR 11801-9910
Edition 1.0 2020-06
TECHNICAL
REPORT
Information technology – Generic cabling for customer premises –

Part 9910: Specifications for modular plug terminated link cabling

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 35.200 ISBN 978-2-8322-8492-6

– 2 – ISO/IEC TR 11801-9910:2020
© ISO/IEC 2020
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms, definitions, abbreviated terms and symbols . 5
3.1 Terms and definitions . 5
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 5
3.3 Symbols . 6
4 Specifications . 6
5 MPTL configuration . 6
6 Performance specifications . 7
6.1 General . 7
6.2 Return loss . 7
6.3 Insertion loss . 7
6.4 NEXT . 7
6.5 PS NEXT . 7
6.6 ACR-N . 7
6.7 PS ACR-N . 7
6.8 ACR-F . 7
6.9 PS ACR-F . 7
6.10 TCL . 8
6.11 ELTCTL . 8
6.12 Coupling attenuation . 8
6.13 Alien (exogenous) crosstalk . 8
6.14 Direct current loop resistance . 8
6.15 Direct current resistance unbalance . 8
6.16 Propagation delay . 8
6.17 Delay skew . 8
7 MPTL cabling performance . 8
7.1 General . 8
7.2 Reference performance testing . 8
7.3 Installation performance testing . 9
7.4 Installation performance testing of MPTLs. 9
8 Testing of MPTLs . 11
Bibliography . 12

Figure 1 – MPTL configurations . 6

Table 1 – Test regime for reference performance and installation performance –
MPTLs of Classes D, E, E F, F , I and II . 10
,
A A
© ISO/IEC 2020
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY –
GENERIC CABLING FOR CUSTOMER PREMISES –

Part 9910: Specifications for modular plug terminated link cabling

FOREWORD
1) ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical Commission)
form the specialized system for worldwide standardization. National bodies that are members of ISO or IEC
participate in the development of International Standards through technical committees established by the
respective organization to deal with particular fields of technical activity. ISO and IEC technical committees
collaborate in fields of mutual interest. Other international organizations, governmental and non-governmental,
in liaison with ISO and IEC, also take part in the work.
2) The formal decisions or agreements of IEC and ISO on technical matters express, as nearly as possible, an
international consensus of opinion on the relevant subjects since each technical committee has representation
from all interested IEC and ISO National bodies.
3) IEC and ISO documents have the form of recommendations for international use and are accepted by IEC and
ISO National bodies in that sense. While all reasonable efforts are made to ensure that the technical content of
IEC and ISO documents is accurate, IEC and ISO cannot be held responsible for the way in which they are used
or for any misinterpretation by any end user.
4) In order to promote international uniformity, IEC and ISO National bodies undertake to apply IEC and ISO
documents transparently to the maximum extent possible in their national and regional publications. Any
divergence between any IEC and ISO document and the corresponding national or regional publication shall be
clearly indicated in the latter.
5) IEC and ISO do not provide any attestation of conformity. Independent certification bodies provide conformity
assessment services and, in some areas, access to IEC and ISO marks of conformity. IEC and ISO are not
responsible for any services carried out by independent certification bodies.
6) All users should ensure that they have the latest edition of this document.
7) No liability shall attach to IEC and ISO or their directors, employees, servants or agents including individual
experts and members of its technical committees and IEC and ISO National bodies for any personal injury,
property damage or other damage of any nature whatsoever, whether direct or indirect, or for costs (including
legal fees) and expenses arising out of the publication, use of, or reliance upon, this ISO/IEC document or any
other IEC and ISO documents.
8) Attention is drawn to the Normative references cited in this document. Use of the referenced publications is
indispensable for the correct application of this document.
9) Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this ISO/IEC document may be the subject of
patent rights. IEC and ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
The main task of IEC and ISO technical committees is to prepare International Standards.
However, a technical committee may propose the publication of a Technical Report when it has
collected data of a different kind from that which is normally published as an International
Standard, for example "state of the art".
ISO/IEC TR 11801-9910, which is a Technical Report, was prepared by subcommittee 25:
Interconnection of information technology equipment, of ISO/IEC joint technical committee 1:
Information technology.
The list of all currently available parts of the ISO/IEC 11801 series, under the general title
Information technology – Generic cabling for customer premises, can be found on the IEC and
ISO websites.
The text of this Technical Report is based on the following documents:
DTR Report on voting
JTC1-SC25/2924/DTR JTC1-SC25/2941/RVDTR

Full information on the voting for the approval of this Technical Report can be found in the
report on voting indicated in the above table.
This document has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.

– 4 – ISO/IEC TR 11801-9910:2020
© ISO/IEC 2020
INTRODUCTION
This document provides definitions and examples of modular plug ter
...


ISO/IEC TR 11801-9910
Edition 1.0 2020-06
TECHNICAL
REPORT
Information technology – Generic cabling for customer premises –
Part 9910: Specifications for modular plug terminated link cabling

All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form
or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from
either IEC or IEC's member National Committee in the country of the requester. If you have any questions about
ISO/IEC copyright or have an enquiry about obtaining additional rights to this publication, please contact the address
below or your local IEC member National Committee for further information.

IEC Central Office Tel.: +41 22 919 02 11
3, rue de Varembé info@iec.ch
CH-1211 Geneva 20 www.iec.ch
Switzerland
About the IEC
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is the leading global organization that prepares and publishes
International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies.

About IEC publications
The technical content of IEC publications is kept under constant review by the IEC. Please make sure that you have the
latest edition, a corrigendum or an amendment might have been published.

IEC publications search - webstore.iec.ch/advsearchform Electropedia - www.electropedia.org
The advanced search enables to find IEC publications by a The world's leading online dictionary on electrotechnology,
variety of criteria (reference number, text, technical containing more than 22 000 terminological entries in English
committee,…). It also gives information on projects, replaced and French, with equivalent terms in 16 additional languages.
and withdrawn publications. Also known as the International Electrotechnical Vocabulary

(IEV) online.
IEC Just Published - webstore.iec.ch/justpublished

Stay up to date on all new IEC publications. Just Published IEC Glossary - std.iec.ch/glossary
details all new publications released. Available online and 67 000 electrotechnical terminology entries in English and
once a month by email. French extracted from the Terms and Definitions clause of
IEC publications issued since 2002. Some entries have been
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If you wish to give us your feedback on this publication or CISPR.

need further assistance, please contact the Customer Service

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ISO/IEC TR 11801-9910
Edition 1.0 2020-06
TECHNICAL
REPORT
Information technology – Generic cabling for customer premises –

Part 9910: Specifications for modular plug terminated link cabling

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 35.200 ISBN 978-2-8322-8492-6

– 2 – ISO/IEC TR 11801-9910:2020
© ISO/IEC 2020
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms, definitions, abbreviated terms and symbols . 5
3.1 Terms and definitions . 5
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 5
3.3 Symbols . 6
4 Specifications . 6
5 MPTL configuration . 6
6 Performance specifications . 7
6.1 General . 7
6.2 Return loss . 7
6.3 Insertion loss . 7
6.4 NEXT . 7
6.5 PS NEXT . 7
6.6 ACR-N . 7
6.7 PS ACR-N . 7
6.8 ACR-F . 7
6.9 PS ACR-F . 7
6.10 TCL . 8
6.11 ELTCTL . 8
6.12 Coupling attenuation . 8
6.13 Alien (exogenous) crosstalk . 8
6.14 Direct current loop resistance . 8
6.15 Direct current resistance unbalance . 8
6.16 Propagation delay . 8
6.17 Delay skew . 8
7 MPTL cabling performance . 8
7.1 General . 8
7.2 Reference performance testing . 8
7.3 Installation performance testing . 9
7.4 Installation performance testing of MPTLs. 9
8 Testing of MPTLs . 11
Bibliography . 12

Figure 1 – MPTL configurations . 6

Table 1 – Test regime for reference performance and installation performance –
MPTLs of Classes D, E, E F, F , I and II . 10
,
A A
© ISO/IEC 2020
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY –
GENERIC CABLING FOR CUSTOMER PREMISES –

Part 9910: Specifications for modular plug terminated link cabling

FOREWORD
1) ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical Commission)
form the specialized system for worldwide standardization. National bodies that are members of ISO or IEC
participate in the development of International Standards through technical committees established by the
respective organization to deal with particular fields of technical activity. ISO and IEC technical committees
collaborate in fields of mutual interest. Other international organizations, governmental and non-governmental,
in liaison with ISO and IEC, also take part in the work.
2) The formal decisions or agreements of IEC and ISO on technical matters express, as nearly as possible, an
international consensus of opinion on the relevant subjects since each technical committee has representation
from all interested IEC and ISO National bodies.
3) IEC and ISO documents have the form of recommendations for international use and are accepted by IEC and
ISO National bodies in that sense. While all reasonable efforts are made to ensure that the technical content of
IEC and ISO documents is accurate, IEC and ISO cannot be held responsible for the way in which they are used
or for any misinterpretation by any end user.
4) In order to promote international uniformity, IEC and ISO National bodies undertake to apply IEC and ISO
documents transparently to the maximum extent possible in their national and regional publications. Any
divergence between any IEC and ISO document and the corresponding national or regional publication shall be
clearly indicated in the latter.
5) IEC and ISO do not provide any attestation of conformity. Independent certification bodies provide conformity
assessment services and, in some areas, access to IEC and ISO marks of conformity. IEC and ISO are not
responsible for any services carried out by independent certification bodies.
6) All users should ensure that they have the latest edition of this document.
7) No liability shall attach to IEC and ISO or their directors, employees, servants or agents including individual
experts and members of its technical committees and IEC and ISO National bodies for any personal injury,
property damage or other damage of any nature whatsoever, whether direct or indirect, or for costs (including
legal fees) and expenses arising out of the publication, use of, or reliance upon, this ISO/IEC document or any
other IEC and ISO documents.
8) Attention is drawn to the Normative references cited in this document. Use of the referenced publications is
indispensable for the correct application of this document.
9) Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this ISO/IEC document may be the subject of
patent rights. IEC and ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
The main task of IEC and ISO technical committees is to prepare International Standards.
However, a technical committee may propose the publication of a Technical Report when it has
collected data of a different kind from that which is normally published as an International
Standard, for example "state of the art".
ISO/IEC TR 11801-9910, which is a Technical Report, was prepared by subcommittee 25:
Interconnection of information technology equipment, of ISO/IEC joint technical committee 1:
Information technology.
The list of all currently available parts of the ISO/IEC 11801 series, under the general title
Information technology – Generic cabling for customer premises, can be found on the IEC and
ISO websites.
The text of this Technical Report is based on the following documents:
DTR Report on voting
JTC1-SC25/2924/DTR JTC1-SC25/2941/RVDTR

Full information on the voting for the approval of this Technical Report can be found in the
report on voting indicated in the above table.
This document has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.

– 4 – ISO/IEC TR 11801-9910:2020
© ISO/IEC 2020
INTRODUCTION
This document provides definitions and examples of modular plug ter
...

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