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BS EN IEC 61918:2018 Industrial communication networks. Installation of communication networks in industrial premises, 2019
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- Annex ZA(normative)Normative references to international publicationswith their corresponding European publications
- English [Go to Page]
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- INTRODUCTION
- Figures [Go to Page]
- Figure 1 – Industrial network installation life cycle
- Figure 2 – Standards relationships
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms, definitions, and abbreviated terms [Go to Page]
- 3.1 Terms and definitions
- 3.2 Abbreviated terms
- 3.3 Conventions for installation profiles
- 4 Installation planning [Go to Page]
- 4.1 General [Go to Page]
- 4.1.1 Objective
- 4.1.2 Cabling in industrial premises
- Figure 3 – Automation island cabling attached to elements of generic cabling
- Figure 4 – Automation islands [Go to Page]
- 4.1.3 The planning process
- Figure 5 – Automation island network external connections [Go to Page]
- 4.1.4 Specific requirements for CPs
- 4.1.5 Specific requirements for generic cabling in accordance with ISO/IEC 11801-3
- 4.2 Planning requirements [Go to Page]
- 4.2.1 Safety
- 4.2.2 Security
- 4.2.3 Environmental considerations and EMC
- Figure 6 – How to meet environmental conditions [Go to Page]
- 4.2.4 Specific requirements for generic cabling in accordance with ISO/IEC 11801-3
- 4.3 Network capabilities [Go to Page]
- 4.3.1 Network topology
- Figure 7 – How enhancement, isolation and separation work together
- Figure 8 – Basic physical topologies for passive networks
- Figure 9 – Basic physical topologies for active networks
- Figure 10 – Example of combination of basic topologies [Go to Page]
- 4.3.2 Network characteristics
- Tables [Go to Page]
- Table 1 – Basic network characteristics for balanced cabling not based on Ethernet
- Table 2 – Network characteristics for balanced cabling based on Ethernet
- Table 3 – Network characteristics for optical fibre cabling
- 4.4 Selection and use of cabling components [Go to Page]
- 4.4.1 Cable selection
- Table 4 – Information relevant to copper cable: fixed cables
- Table 5 – Information relevant to copper cable: cords
- Table 6 – Information relevant to optical fibre cables [Go to Page]
- 4.4.2 Connecting hardware selection
- Table 7 – Connectors for balanced cabling CPs based on Ethernet
- Table 8 – Connectors for copper cabling CPs not based on Ethernet
- Table 9 – Optical fibre connecting hardware
- Table 10 – Relationship between FOC and fibre types (CP x/y) [Go to Page]
- 4.4.3 Connections within a channel/permanent link
- Figure 11 – Basic reference implementation model
- Table 11 – Basic reference implementation formulas
- Figure 12 – Enhanced reference implementation model
- Table 12 – Enhanced reference implementation formulas
- Table 13 – Correction factor Z for operating temperature above 20 °C [Go to Page]
- 4.4.4 Terminators
- 4.4.5 Device location and connection
- 4.4.6 Coding and labelling
- 4.4.7 Earthing and bonding of equipment and devices and shielded cabling
- Figure 13 – Equalisation and earthing conductor cross-sectional versus maximum length
- Figure 14 – Selection of the earthing and bonding systems
- Table 14 – Equalisation and earthing conductor sizing and length
- Table 15 – Bonding straps cross-section
- Table 16 – Bonding plates surface protection
- Figure 15 – Placement of equalisation conductors
- Figure 16 – Impedance of the earthing conductors and equalisation conductors versus noise frequency
- Figure 17 – Wiring for bonding and earthing in an equipotential configuration
- Figure 18 – Wiring of the earths in a star earthing configuration
- Figure 19 – Schematic diagram of a field device with direct earthing
- Figure 20 – Schematic diagram of a field device with parallel RC circuit earthing [Go to Page]
- 4.4.8 Storage and transportation of cables
- 4.4.9 Routing of cables
- 4.4.10 Separation of circuits
- 4.4.11 Mechanical protection of cabling components
- Table 17 – Cable circuit types and minimum distances [Go to Page]
- 4.4.12 Installation in special areas
- 4.5 Cabling planning documentation [Go to Page]
- 4.5.1 Common description
- 4.5.2 Cabling planning documentation for CPs
- 4.5.3 Network certification documentation
- 4.5.4 Cabling planning documentation for generic cabling in accordance with ISO/IEC 11801-3
- 4.6 Verification of cabling planning specification
- 5 Installation implementation [Go to Page]
- 5.1 General requirements [Go to Page]
- 5.1.1 Common description
- 5.1.2 Installation of CPs
- 5.1.3 Installation of generic cabling in industrial premises
- 5.2 Cable installation [Go to Page]
- 5.2.1 General requirements for all cabling types
- Table 18 – Parameters for balanced cables
- Table 19 – Parameters for silica optical fibre cables
- Table 20 – Parameters for POF optical fibre cables
- Figure 21 – Insert edge protector
- Table 21 – Parameters for hard clad silica optical fibre cables
- Figure 22 – Use an uncoiling device and avoid forming loop
- Figure 23 – Avoid torsion
- Figure 24 – Maintain minimum bending radius
- Figure 25 – Do not pull by the individual wires
- Figure 26 – Use cable clamps with a large (wide) surface
- Figure 27 – Cable gland with bending protection
- Figure 28 – Spiral tube [Go to Page]
- 5.2.2 Installation and routing
- 5.2.3 Specific requirements for CPs
- 5.2.4 Specific requirements for wireless installation
- 5.2.5 Specific requirements for generic cabling in accordance with ISO/IEC 11801-3
- 5.3 Connector installation [Go to Page]
- 5.3.1 Common description
- Figure 29 – Separate cable pathways [Go to Page]
- 5.3.2 Shielded connectors
- 5.3.3 Unshielded connectors
- 5.3.4 Specific requirements for CPs
- 5.3.5 Specific requirements for wireless installation
- 5.3.6 Specific requirements for generic cabling in accordance with ISO/IEC 11801-3
- 5.4 Terminator installation [Go to Page]
- 5.4.1 Common description
- 5.4.2 Specific requirements for CPs
- 5.5 Device installation [Go to Page]
- 5.5.1 Common description
- 5.5.2 Specific requirements for CPs
- 5.6 Coding and labelling [Go to Page]
- 5.6.1 Common description
- 5.6.2 Specific requirements for CPs
- 5.7 Earthing and bonding of equipment and devices and shield cabling [Go to Page]
- 5.7.1 Common description
- 5.7.2 Bonding and earthing of enclosures and pathways
- Figure 30 – Impedance of the earthing circuit as a function of distance from the metallic pathway
- Figure 31 – Use of flexible bonding straps at movable metallic pathways [Go to Page]
- 5.7.3 Earthing methods
- Figure 32 – Surface preparation for earthing and bondingelectromechanical connections
- Figure 33 – Example of isolated bus bar [Go to Page]
- 5.7.4 Shield earthing methods
- Figure 34 – Example of isolator for mounting DIN rails
- Figure 35 – Parallel RC shield earthing
- Figure 36 – Direct shield earthing
- Figure 37 – Examples for shielding application [Go to Page]
- 5.7.5 Specific requirements for CPs
- 5.7.6 Specific requirements for generic cabling in accordance with ISO/IEC 11801-3
- Figure 38 – Voltage offset mitigation
- Figure 39 – First example of derivatives of shield earthing
- Figure 40 – Second example of derivatives of shield earthing
- 5.8 As-implemented cabling documentation
- 6 Installation verification and installation acceptance test [Go to Page]
- 6.1 General
- 6.2 Installation verification [Go to Page]
- 6.2.1 General
- 6.2.2 Verification according to cabling planning documentation
- Figure 41 – Installation verification process [Go to Page]
- 6.2.3 Verification of earthing and bonding
- Figure 42 – Test of earthing connections [Go to Page]
- 6.2.4 Verification of shield earthing
- 6.2.5 Verification of cabling system
- 6.2.6 Cable selection verification
- 6.2.7 Connector verification
- 6.2.8 Connection verification
- Figure 43 – Pin and pair grouping assignments for two eight position IEC 60603-7 subparts and four position IEC 60603 series to IEC 61076-2-101 connectors
- Figure 44 – Two pair 8-way modular connector
- Figure 45 – Transposed pairs, split pairs and reversed pair [Go to Page]
- 6.2.9 Terminator verification
- 6.2.10 Coding and labelling verification
- 6.2.11 Verification report
- 6.3 Installation acceptance test [Go to Page]
- 6.3.1 General
- Figure 46 – Validation process [Go to Page]
- 6.3.2 Acceptance test of Ethernet-based cabling
- Figure 47 – Schematic representation of the channel
- Figure 48 – Schematic representation of the permanent link
- Figure 49 – Schematic representation of an E2E link [Go to Page]
- 6.3.3 Acceptance test of non-Ethernet-based cabling
- 6.3.4 Specific requirements for wireless installation
- 6.3.5 Acceptance test report
- 7 Installation administration [Go to Page]
- 7.1 General
- 7.2 Fields covered by the administration
- 7.3 Basic principles for the administration system
- 7.4 Working procedures
- 7.5 Device location labelling
- 7.6 Component cabling labelling
- 7.7 Documentation
- 7.8 Specific requirements for administration
- 8 Installation maintenance and installation troubleshooting [Go to Page]
- 8.1 General
- 8.2 Maintenance [Go to Page]
- 8.2.1 Scheduled maintenance
- 8.2.2 Condition-based maintenance
- Figure 50 – Communication network maintenance [Go to Page]
- 8.2.3 Corrective maintenance
- 8.3 Troubleshooting [Go to Page]
- 8.3.1 General description
- 8.3.2 Evaluation of the problem
- 8.3.3 Typical problems
- Table 22 – Typical problems in a network with balanced cabling [Go to Page]
- 8.3.4 Troubleshooting procedure
- Table 23 – Typical problems in a network with optical fibre cabling [Go to Page]
- 8.3.5 Simplified troubleshooting procedure
- Figure 51 – Troubleshooting procedure
- 8.4 Specific requirements for maintenance and troubleshooting
- Figure 52 – Fault detection without special tools
- Annexes [Go to Page]
- Annex A (informative)Overview of generic cabling for industrial premises
- Annex B (informative)MICE description methodology [Go to Page]
- B.1 General
- B.2 Overview of MICE
- Figure B.1 – MICE classifications [Go to Page]
- B.3 Examples of use of the MICE concept [Go to Page]
- B.3.1 Common description
- B.3.2 Examples of mitigation
- Figure B.2 – Example MICE classifications within a facility
- Figure B.3 – Enhancement, isolation and separation
- Figure B.4 – Example 1 of mitigation
- Table B.1 – Example 1 of targeted MICE area
- Table B.2 – Example 2 of targeted MICE area [Go to Page]
- B.4 Determining E classification
- Figure B.5 – Example 2 of mitigation
- Figure B.6 – Frequency range of electromagnetic disturbancefrom common industrial devices
- Table B.3 – Relationship between electromagneticdisturbance-generating devices and “E” classification
- Figure B.7 – Example of a general guidance for separation versus EFT value
- Table B.4 – Coupling mechanism for some interfering devices [Go to Page]
- B.5 The MICE table
- Table B.5 – MICE definition
- Annex C (informative)Network topologies [Go to Page]
- C.1 Common description
- C.2 Total cable demand
- C.3 Maximum cable segment length
- C.4 Maximum network length
- C.5 Fault tolerance [Go to Page]
- C.5.1 General
- C.5.2 Use of redundancy
- C.5.3 Failure analysis for networks with redundancy
- C.6 Network access for diagnosis convenience
- C.7 Maintainability and on-line additions
- Annex D (informative)Connector tables
- Table D.1 – Conventions for colour code used in the connector table
- Table D.2 – Pin/pair assignment and colour scheme
- Table D.3 – 8-way modular connector
- Table D.4 – M12-4 A-coding connector
- Table D.5 – M12-4 D-coding connector
- Table D.6 – M12-5 A-coding connector
- Table D.7 – M12-5 B-coding connector
- Table D.8 – SubD connector
- Table D.9 – 7/8-16 UN-2B THD / M18 connector
- Table D.10 – Open style connector
- Table D.11 – M12-8 X-coding connector
- Table D.12 – BNC connector
- Table D.13 – TNC connector
- Annex E (informative)Power networks with respect to electromagnetic interference –TN-C and TN-S approaches
- Figure E.1 – Four-wire power network (TN-C)
- Figure E.2 – Five wire power network (TN-S)
- Annex F (informative)Conductor sizes in electrical cables
- Table F.1 – American wire gauge system and kcmil
- Annex G (informative)Installed cabling verification checklists [Go to Page]
- G.1 General
- G.2 Copper cabling verification checklist
- Table G.1 – Copper cabling verification checklist
- Table G.2 – Earthing and bonding measurements checklist
- Table G.3 – Signatures for Table G.1 and Table G.2 checklists [Go to Page]
- G.3 Optical fibre cabling verification checklist
- Table G.4 – Checklist for special checks for non-Ethernet base CPs
- Table G.5 – Signatures for Table G.4 checklist
- Table G.6 – Optical fibre cabling verification checklist
- Table G.7 – Signatures for Table G.6 checklist
- Annex H (normative)Cord sets [Go to Page]
- H.1 General
- H.2 Constructing cord sets [Go to Page]
- H.2.1 Straight through cord sets with M12-4 D-coding connectors
- Figure H.1 – Straight through cord sets with M12-4 D-coding connectors [Go to Page]
- [Go to Page]
- H.2.2 Crossover cord sets with M12-4 D-coding connectors
- H.2.3 Straight through cord sets with 8-way modular connectors
- Figure H.2 – Straight through cord sets with 8-way modular connectors, 8 poles
- Table H.1 – M12-4 D-coding pin/pair assignment
- Table H.2 – M12-4 D-coding to M12-4 D-coding crossover pin/pair assignment [Go to Page]
- [Go to Page]
- H.2.4 Crossover cord sets with 8-way modular connectors
- Figure H.3 – Straight through cord sets with 8-way modular connectors, 4 poles
- Table H.3 – 8-way modular pin/pair assignment [Go to Page]
- [Go to Page]
- H.2.5 Straight conversion from one connector family to another
- H.2.6 Crossover conversion from one connector family to another
- Table H.4 – 8-way modular crossover pin/pair assignment
- Table H.5 – Connectivity pin assignment [Go to Page]
- [Go to Page]
- H.2.7 Assignment of PMA signal to MDI and MDI-X in outs
- Figure H.4 –M12-8 X-coding connector
- Table H.6 – M12-4 to 8-way modular crossover pin pair assignment
- Table H.7 – Assignment of PMA signal to MDI and MDI-X pin outs [Go to Page]
- [Go to Page]
- H.2.8 Signal and pin assignment for MDI and TIA568A
- H.2.9 Signal and pin assignment for MDIX and TIA568B
- Table H.8 – Signal and pin/pair assignment for MDI and TIA 568B
- Table H.9 – Signal and pin/pair assignment for MDI and T568A [Go to Page]
- [Go to Page]
- H.2.10 Signal and pin assignment for MDIX and TIA568A
- Table H.10 – Signal and pin/pair assignment for MDIX and T568B
- Table H.11 – Signal and pin/pair assignment for MDIX and T568A
- Annex I (informative)Guidance for terminating cable ends [Go to Page]
- I.1 General
- I.2 Guidance for terminating shielded twisted pair cable ends for 8-way modular plugs
- Figure I.1 – Stripping the cable jacket
- Figure I.2 – Example of wire preparation for type A cables
- Figure I.3 – 8-way modular plug [Go to Page]
- I.3 Guidance for terminating unshielded twisted pair cable ends for 8-way modular plugs
- Figure I.4 – Inserting the cable into the connector body
- Figure I.5 – Crimping the connector [Go to Page]
- I.4 Guidance for M12-4 D-coding connector installation
- Figure I.6 – Example of a cable preparation for type A wiring
- Figure I.7 – Connector components
- Figure I.8 – Cable preparation
- Figure I.9 – Connector wire gland, nut and shell on the cable
- Figure I.10 – Conductors preparation
- Figure I.11 – Jacket removal
- Figure I.12 – Shield preparation
- Figure I.13 – Conductors preparation
- Figure I.14 – Installing conductors in connector
- Figure I.15 – Assembling the body of the connector [Go to Page]
- I.5 Guidance for terminating optical fibre cable ends
- Figure I.16 – Final assembling
- Annex J (informative)Recommendations for bulkhead connection performance and channel performance with more than 4 connections in the channel [Go to Page]
- J.1 General
- J.2 Recommendations
- Table J.1 – Transmission requirements for more than 4 connections in a channel
- Annex K (informative)Fieldbus data transfer testing [Go to Page]
- K.1 Background
- K.2 Allowable error rates for control systems [Go to Page]
- K.2.1 Bit errors
- K.2.2 Burst errors
- K.3 Testing channel performance
- K.4 Testing cable parameters [Go to Page]
- K.4.1 General
- K.4.2 Generic cable testing
- K.4.3 Fieldbus cable testing
- K.5 Testing fieldbus data rate performance [Go to Page]
- K.5.1 General
- K.5.2 Fieldbus test
- K.5.3 Planning for fieldbus data rate testing
- K.5.4 Fieldbus data rate test reporting template
- K.5.5 Values for acceptable fieldbus performance
- Annex L (informative)Communication network installation work responsibility [Go to Page]
- L.1 General
- L.2 Installation work responsibility
- L.3 Installation work responsibility table
- Annex M (informative)Trade names of communication profiles
- Table M.1 – Trade names of CPFs and CPs
- Annex N (informative)Validation measurements [Go to Page]
- N.1 General
- N.2 DCR measurements [Go to Page]
- N.2.1 Purpose of test
- N.2.2 Assumptions
- N.2.3 Measurements
- Figure N.1 – Loop resistance measurement wire to wire
- Figure N.2 – Loop resistance measurement wire 1 to shield
- Figure N.3 – Loop resistance measurement wire 2 to shield
- Figure N.4 – Resistance measurement for detecting wire shorts
- Figure N.5 – Resistance measurement between wire 1 and wire 2 [Go to Page]
- [Go to Page]
- N.2.4 Calculations
- N.2.5 Measurement results
- Figure N.6 – Validation of the cable DCR
- Figure N.7 – Conclusions for cable open or shorts
- Figure N.8 – Determination of proper cable terminator value
- Annex O (informative)End-to-end link [Go to Page]
- O.1 General
- O.2 End-to-end link
- Figure O.1 – Channel according to ISO/IEC 11801 [Go to Page]
- O.3 E2E link normative description
- Figure O.2 – End-to-end link
- Figure O.3 – One segment, two Connection E2E link
- Figure O.4 – Two Segment, three Connection E2E link
- Figure O.5 – Three Segment, one Connection bulkheads, four Connection E2E link
- Figure O.6 – Three Segment, two Connection, six Connection E2E link
- Figure O.7 – Three Segment, four Connection E2E link
- Figure O.8 – Four Segment, five Connection E2E link
- Figure O.9 – Five Segment, six Connection E2E link [Go to Page]
- O.4 E2E link measurement
- Annex P (normative)Temperature rise of cabling with remote powering [Go to Page]
- P.1 General
- P.2 Scope
- P.3 Temperature de-rating calculation
- Table P.1 – Parameters used to calculate the temperature derating
- Bibliography [Go to Page]