[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 46381] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-23216] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Federal Telecommunications Recommendation (FTR) 1090-1997 AGENCY: National Communications System (NCS). ACTION: Notice of Publication. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Federal Telecommunications Recommendation (FTR) 1090-1997, ``Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard'' was approved for publication on August 11, 1997. This recommendation specifies minimum requirements for telecommunications cabling within a building and between buildings in a campus environment. The specifications provide for a cabling system with a recommended topology and recommended distances, for copper and optical-fiber transmission media by parameters that determine performance, and for connectors and their pin assignments to ensure interconnectability. This recommendation is based on ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A-1995, which replaces ANSI/EIA/TIA-568-1991 (FIPS PUB 174). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Janet Orndorff at telephone (703) 607-6204 or write to the National Communications System, Attn: N6, 701 South Court House Road, Arlington, VA 22204-2198. Dennis Bodson, Chief, Technology and Standards Division. [FR Doc. 97-23216 Filed 8-29-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5000-03-M