kSIST FprEN 50288-12-2:2026
(Main)Multi-element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control - Part 12-2: Sectional specification for screened cables characterised from 1 MHz up to 2000 MHz - Work Area cables
Multi-element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control - Part 12-2: Sectional specification for screened cables characterised from 1 MHz up to 2000 MHz - Work Area cables
This document relates to EN 50288 1, Multi-element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control.
It covers screened cables, characterized up to 2GHz, used in work area wiring for information technology, generic-cabling systems.
The electrical, mechanical, transmission and environmental performance characteristics of the cables, related to their reference test methods, are detailed.
This sectional specification is expected to be read in conjunction with EN 50288 1, which contains the essential provisions for its application.
The cables covered by this sectional specification are intended to operate with voltages and currents normally encountered in communication systems. These cables are not intended to be used in conjunction with low impedance sources, for example, the electric power supplies of public utility mains.
Mehradrige metallische Daten- und Kontrollkabel für analoge und digitale Übertragung – Teil 12-2: Rahmenspezifikation für geschirmte Kabel für Frequenzen von 1 MHz bis 2 000 MHz – Kabel für Geräteanschlusskabel und Schaltkabel
Câbles métalliques à éléments multiples utilisés pour les transmissions et les commandes analogiques et numériques - Partie 12-2: Spécification intermédiaire pour les câbles écrantés caractérisés de 1 MHz à 2 000 MHz - Câbles de zone de travail
Le présent document fait référence à l’EN 50288 1, Câbles métalliques à éléments multiples utilisés pour les transmissions et les commandes analogiques et numériques.
Il couvre les câbles écrantés, caractérisés jusqu’à 2 GHz et utilisés pour le câblage des espaces de travail dans le cadre des systèmes de câblage générique destinés aux technologies de l’information.
Les caractéristiques de performance électrique, mécanique, environnementale et de transmission des câbles sont détaillées, en se basant sur les méthodes d’essai de référence associées.
La présente spécification intermédiaire est à utiliser conjointement avec l’EN 50288 1, qui donne les dispositions essentielles pour son application.
Les câbles couverts par la présente spécification intermédiaire sont destinés à être exploités sous des tensions et courants rencontrés conventionnellement dans les systèmes de communication. Ces câbles ne sont pas destinés à être utilisés conjointement avec des sources de faible impédance, par exemple les alimentations électriques du réseau d’alimentation public.
Večelementni kovinski kabli za analogne in digitalne komunikacije in krmiljenje - 12-2. del: Področna specifikacija za zaslonjene kable z lastnostmi od 1 MHz do 2000 MHz - Kabli na delovnih območjih
General Information
- Status
- Not Published
- Public Enquiry End Date
- 30-Jul-2020
- Technical Committee
- MOC - Mobile Communications
- Current Stage
- 5020 - Formal vote (FV) (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 13-May-2026
- Due Date
- 01-Jul-2026
- Completion Date
- 13-May-2026
Overview
kSIST FprEN 50288-12-2:2026 is a European standard published by SIST, covering the requirements for multi-element metallic screened cables used in analogue and digital communication and control systems. This document is a sectional specification for screened cables characterized from 1 MHz up to 2000 MHz, specifically designed for work area wiring within information technology and generic cabling systems. It details key performance characteristics-including electrical, mechanical, transmission, and environmental aspects- and provides references to relevant test methods to ensure compliant cable performance.
The standard must be used in conjunction with EN 50288-1, which outlines essential provisions for multi-element metallic cables.
Key Topics
Screened Cable Design: The standard outlines the construction requirements for screened cables, including conductor specifications, insulation materials, element identification, and screening practices.
Performance Characterization (1 MHz to 2000 MHz): Cables are tested and characterized for effective performance within the broad frequency range demanded by modern IT work environments.
Electrical Requirements:
- Conductor loop resistance
- Insulation resistance
- Dielectric strength
- High-frequency transmission metrics such as attenuation, crosstalk (NEXT, PSNEXT), return loss, and impedance
Mechanical Properties:
- Elongation at break
- Crush and impact resistance
- Abrasion resistance of sheath markings
- Suitable bend radius for installation
Environmental Suitability:
- Cold bend performance
- Temperature cycling resistance
Safety and Fire Performance: Includes references to fire performance test methods and outlines maximum electrical ratings for safe operation in communication networks.
Applications
The cables defined in kSIST FprEN 50288-12-2:2026 are tailored for the following practical uses:
- Work Area Cables in IT and Communication Networks: Ideal for office spaces, data centers, and generic cabling systems where robust screened cables are part of structured wiring installations.
- Analogue and Digital Signal Transmission: Support both voice and data signals with reliable shielding to prevent electromagnetic interference over a versatile frequency range.
- Control Systems: Suitable for use in building management systems and industrial automated environments requiring reliable, high-frequency signal integrity.
- Environments Demanding High Transmission Quality: Especially where crosstalk reduction, consistent return loss, and environmental durability are necessary for system stability.
Note: These cables are specified for voltages and currents typical of communication systems and are not designed for direct connection to power mains or low-impedance sources.
Related Standards
- EN 50288-1: Generic specification for multi-element metallic cables, essential when applying the requirements of this sectional specification.
- EN 50289-series: Specifications for cable test methods covering electrical, mechanical, and environmental tests, ensuring cables meet performance and safety benchmarks.
- EN 50290-series: Outlines more detailed requirements for cable materials and construction suited for communication systems.
- IEC 60189-2, IEC 60708: Standards for color coding and identification of cable elements.
Practical Value
By following kSIST FprEN 50288-12-2:2026, manufacturers, installers, and specifiers ensure that screened cables in work area wiring meet stringent performance, safety, and reliability standards. This facilitates the deployment of future-proof cabling systems that support high-speed data transmission and effective electromagnetic compatibility, foundational for modern IT infrastructure. The standard's comprehensive test references and clearly defined requirements aid in product selection, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance in the European and global marketplace.
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Frequently Asked Questions
kSIST FprEN 50288-12-2:2026 is a draft published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Multi-element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control - Part 12-2: Sectional specification for screened cables characterised from 1 MHz up to 2000 MHz - Work Area cables". This standard covers: This document relates to EN 50288 1, Multi-element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control. It covers screened cables, characterized up to 2GHz, used in work area wiring for information technology, generic-cabling systems. The electrical, mechanical, transmission and environmental performance characteristics of the cables, related to their reference test methods, are detailed. This sectional specification is expected to be read in conjunction with EN 50288 1, which contains the essential provisions for its application. The cables covered by this sectional specification are intended to operate with voltages and currents normally encountered in communication systems. These cables are not intended to be used in conjunction with low impedance sources, for example, the electric power supplies of public utility mains.
This document relates to EN 50288 1, Multi-element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control. It covers screened cables, characterized up to 2GHz, used in work area wiring for information technology, generic-cabling systems. The electrical, mechanical, transmission and environmental performance characteristics of the cables, related to their reference test methods, are detailed. This sectional specification is expected to be read in conjunction with EN 50288 1, which contains the essential provisions for its application. The cables covered by this sectional specification are intended to operate with voltages and currents normally encountered in communication systems. These cables are not intended to be used in conjunction with low impedance sources, for example, the electric power supplies of public utility mains.
kSIST FprEN 50288-12-2:2026 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 33.120.10 - Coaxial cables. Waveguides; 33.120.20 - Wires and symmetrical cables. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
kSIST FprEN 50288-12-2:2026 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2014/35/EU; Standardization Mandates: M/511. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 50288-12-2:2020
01-julij-2020
Večelementni kovinski kabli za analogne in digitalne komunikacije in krmiljenje -
12-2. del: Področna specifikacija za zaslonjene kable z lastnostmi od 1 MHz do
2000 MHz - Kabli na delovnih območjih
Multi-element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control -
Part 12-2: Sectional specification for screened cables characterised from 1 MHz up to
2000 MHz - Work Area cables
Câbles métalliques à éléments multiples utilisés pour les transmissions et les
commandes analogiques et numériques - Partie 12-2: Spécification intermédiaire pour
les câbles écrantés caractérisés de 1 MHz à 2 000 MHz - Câbles de zone de travail
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 50288-12-2
ICS:
33.120.20 Žice in simetrični kabli Wires and symmetrical
cables
oSIST prEN 50288-12-2:2020 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
oSIST prEN 50288-12-2:2020
oSIST prEN 50288-12-2:2020
EUROPEAN STANDARD DRAFT
prEN 50288-12-2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2020
ICS
English Version
Multi-element metallic cables used in analogue and digital
communication and control - Part 12-2: Sectional specification
for screened cables characterised from 1 MHz up to 2000 MHz -
Work Area cables
Câbles métalliques à éléments multiples utilisés pour les To be completed
transmissions et les commandes analogiques et
numériques - Partie 12-2: Spécification intermédiaire pour
les câbles écrantés caractérisés de 1 MHz à 2 000 MHz -
Câbles de zone de travail
This draft European Standard is submitted to CENELEC members for enquiry.
Deadline for CENELEC: 2020-07-31.
It has been drawn up by CLC/SC 46XC.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
This draft European Standard was established by CENELEC in three official versions (English, French, German).
A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to
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Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
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Contents Page
Foreword . 2
1 Scope . 3
2 Normative references . 3
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations . 4
4 Cable construction . 4
4.1 Conductor . 4
4.2 Insulation . 4
4.3 Cabling elements . 4
4.4 Identification of cabling elements . 4
4.5 Screening of cabling elements . 4
4.6 Cable make-up . 4
4.7 Filling compound . 4
4.8 Interstitial fillers . 4
4.9 Screening of the cable core . 4
4.10 Moisture barriers . 5
4.11 Wrapping layers . 5
4.12 Sheath . 5
5 Test methods and requirements for completed cables. 5
5.1 General . 5
5.2 Electrical tests . 5
5.2.1 Low-frequency and d.c. electrical measurements . 5
5.2.2 High-frequency electrical and transmission measurements . 5
5.3 Mechanical tests . 7
5.4 Environmental tests . 8
5.5 Fire performance test methods . 8
Annex A (normative) Table for data cable current, voltage and power ratings . 9
oSIST prEN 50288-12-2:2020
prEN 50288-12-2:2020 (E)
European foreword
This document (prEN 50288-12-2:2020) has been prepared by SC 46XC, “Multicore, multipair and quad data
communication cables”, of TC 46X, “Communication cables”.
This document is currently submitted to the Enquiry.
The following dates are proposed:
• latest date by which the existence of this (doa) dor + 6 months
document has to be announced at national
level
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) dor + 12 months
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) dor + 36 months
conflicting with this document have to be (to be confirmed or
withdrawn modified when voting)
This Part 12-2 is to be read in conjunction with EN 50288-1:2013.
oSIST prEN 50288-12-2:2020
prEN 50288-12-2:2020 (E)
1 Scope
This document relates to EN 50288-1, Multi-element metallic cables used in analogue and digital
communication and control.
It covers screened cables, characterized up to 2GHz, used in work area wiring for information technology,
generic-cabling systems.
The electrical, mechanical, transmission and environmental performance characteristics of the cables, related
to their reference test methods, are detailed.
This sectional specification is expected to be read in conjunction with EN 50288-1, which contains the
essential provisions for its application.
The cables covered by this sectional specification are intended to operate with voltages and currents normally
encountered in communication systems. These cables are not intended to be used in conjunction with low
impedance sources, for example, the electric power supplies of public utility mains.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 50288-1:2013, Multi-element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control -
Part 1: Generic specification
EN 50289-3-2, Communication cables - Specifications for test methods - Part 3-2: Mechanical test methods -
Tensile strength and elongation for conductor
EN 50289-3-4, Communication cables - Specifications for test methods - Part 3-4: Mechanical test methods -
Tensile strength, elongation and shrinkage of insulation and sheath
EN 50289-3-5, Communication cables - Specifications for test methods - Part 3-5: Mechanical test methods -
Crush resistance of the cable
EN 50289-3-6, Communication cables - Specifications for test methods - Part 3-6: Mechanical test methods -
Impact resistance of the cable
EN 50289-3-8, Communication cables - Specifications for test methods - Part 3-8: Mechanical test methods -
Abrasion resistance of cable sheath markings
EN 50289-3-9:2001, Communication cables - Specifications for test methods - Part 3-9: Mechanical te
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