EN 50173

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The EN 50173 series of standards, Information technology – Generic cabling systems, describes in six parts a service-independent, universally applicable cabling system to support information and communication technology network applications. Both fibre-optic and copper cabling, as well as balanced and unbalanced cabling, are described. The introductory part of the standards states that the standard was originally designed for office buildings.