TIA issues New Commercial Building Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard Addendum 1: Balanced Single Twisted-pair Cabling; Cabling Requirements for Wireless Access Points Standard

Arlington, VA (March 10, 2023) – The Telecommunications Industry Association, which develops standards for the information and communications technology industry, has released a new document, TIA-568.1-E-1, Commercial Building Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard Addendum 1: Balanced Single Twisted-pair Cabling; Cabling Requirements for Wireless Access Points Standard.

The TIA-568.1-E-1  Addendum adds balanced single twisted-pair cabling.  It also adds a requirement for 2 category 6A cables for WAPs to a requirement to harmonize with recent standards document changes.

TIA-568.1-E-1 was formulated under the cognizance of the TIA TR-42 Telecommunications Cabling Systems, TR-42.1 Premises Telecommunications Infrastructure subcommittee.

For more information about TR-42 and how to participate in standards development with TIA, contact Cheryl Thibideau at standards@tiaonline.org.

TIA actively seeks participation in these projects from the user and general interest communities.

TIA-568.1-E-1 and all TIA standards may be purchased on the IHS Website.