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Article #4970Re: Plenum-Rated Ethernet Transceivers
From: Bob Devine
Date: Wed, 18 May 1988 16:18
Date: Wed, 18 May 1988 16:18
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> Nobody seemed to know anything > about the meaning of their NEC 725 (?) specification vs. this crazy > sticker with an apparent misspelling. There are *many* regulations regarding building codes. I suspect what happened here [cable allowed in "air carrying space" but not in "plenums"] is due to a local or national fire code. For a plenum you want to have non-PVC cable so that the toxic fumes caused by a fire burning the cable are not circulated by the plenum. The "NEC" stands for the National Electrical Code. From what I remember, it is Article 800 that controls cabling. Article 800 defines 4 types of cables (this is the entent of my notes, if you want more info you'll have to get the actual regulations): 1. Communication cable = general stuff, probably what you bought 2. Communication riser cable = for use in shafts, is fire-resistent 3. Communication plenum cable = used in plenums, no toxic fumes 4. Communication cable, limited use = for use in noncombustible pipes Bob Devine
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!purdue!decwrl!cookie.dec.com!devine From: devine@cookie.dec.com (Bob Devine) Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec Subject: Re: Plenum-Rated Ethernet Transceivers Message-ID: <8805181618.AA12795@decwrl.dec.com> Date: 18 May 88 16:18:07 GMT Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 21