Engineering Manual 
               Telecommunications 
                                                 TMM P001
                      COPPER CABLE TERMINATION 
                                                                                            Version 7.1 
                                                                             Issued February 2012 
                Owner:         Chief Engineer, Telecommunications 
                Approved       Pat Kerrigan                     Authorised    Jeff Bryon 
                by:            Telecommunications Network       by:           Chief Engineer 
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                6.0 8/11/2006  
                7.0 21/12/2011  
                7.1      03/02/2012    Application of TMA 400 format 
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                Contents 
                1         Introduction.............................................................................................................................5 
                1.1       Scope........................................................................................................................................5 
                1.2       Safety........................................................................................................................................5 
                2         Reference documents.............................................................................................................5 
                2.1       Australian Standards.................................................................................................................5 
                2.2       RailCorp Standards...................................................................................................................6 
                3         Terms and definitions.............................................................................................................6 
                4         Termination..............................................................................................................................7 
                4.1       General......................................................................................................................................7 
                4.2       Stainless Steel Jumperable Frames and Profil Frames............................................................7 
                4.3       Termination of 0.64mm & 0.5mm Conductors on Disconnection Modules...............................7 
                4.4       Termination of 0.9mm Conductors............................................................................................9 
                4.5       Termination of 1.27mm Conductors..........................................................................................9 
                4.6       Alternative Termination of 1.27mm Conductors .......................................................................9 
                5         Balance Cable – Transposition and Pair Integrity...............................................................9 
                6         Labelling of Cables...............................................................................................................10 
                7         Jumper Wire..........................................................................................................................10 
                7.1       Installation of Jumper Wire......................................................................................................10 
                7.2       Colour Code............................................................................................................................10 
                7.3       Jumpers on Krone Modules....................................................................................................11 
                8         Marking Caps.........................................................................................................................11 
                9         Layout of the Distribution Frame ........................................................................................12 
                9.1       Grouping of Terminations........................................................................................................12 
                9.2       Recommended Size Limits.....................................................................................................12 
                10        Cable support........................................................................................................................12 
                10.1      Earthing of Cable Support.......................................................................................................12 
                10.2      Conduit....................................................................................................................................13 
                10.3      Ducting....................................................................................................................................13 
                10.4      Wire Mesh Support.................................................................................................................13 
                10.5      Cable Trays and Ladder Rack................................................................................................13 
                11        Numbering.............................................................................................................................13 
                11.1      Numerical Component............................................................................................................13 
                11.2      Wall Mounted Frames - Alphabetical Designation of Verticals...............................................14 
                11.3      Track Side Cabinets - Alphabetical Designation of Verticals..................................................14 
                11.4      Island Distribution Frame - Identification of Verticals..............................................................14 
                11.5      Extension of Frames...............................................................................................................14 
                12        Records..................................................................................................................................18 
                12.1      Record Book Updates.............................................................................................................18 
                13        Jelly Filled Cable...................................................................................................................18 
                13.1      Removal of Jelly......................................................................................................................18 
                14        Track Side Cabinets – General............................................................................................18 
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                14.1      Layout of Track Side Cabinets................................................................................................19 
                15        Earthing..................................................................................................................................20 
                15.1      General....................................................................................................................................20 
                15.2      Earth Potential Rise Areas......................................................................................................20 
           only 16        Surge Suppression Devices – Arrestors............................................................................20 
                16.1      Track Side Cabinet..................................................................................................................20 
                16.2      Other Locations.......................................................................................................................20 
                16.3      Arresters: Earth Potential Rise Areas.....................................................................................20 
                17        Testing of Cable and Terminations.....................................................................................21 
                17.1      Insulation Resistance (external cables only)...........................................................................21 
                17.2      Pair Integrity............................................................................................................................21 
                Appendix A         Copper Cable Colour Code...................................................................................22 
                Appendix B         Termination of Category 5 & Category 5E cable................................................25 
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