This Standard specifies minimum requirements for balanced twisted-pair telecommunications cabling (channels and permanent links) and components (cable, connectors, connecting hardware, cords, and jumpers) that are used up to and including the telecommunications outlet/connector and between buildings in a campus environment. This Standard also specifies measurement procedures for all transmission parameters.

This Standard establishes symbols, rules, definitions, requirements, defaults, and recommended practices for stating and interpreting dimensioning, tolerancing, and related requirements for use on engineering drawings, models defined in digital data files, and related documents.