In an effort to continuously support our customers, we have pulled together some valuable information from ANSI/TIA/EIA, ISO, CENELEC and IEEE in Anixter's Standards Reference Guide. Recent updates and advancements in the standards will be available here.

Below are the key points of the ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B, 569-B, 606-A, J-STD-607-A, 942 and IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3an, IEEE 802.11 and ISO 11801 standards. Anixter Standards Guides are not intended as a substitute for the original documents. For further information on any topic in the guides, refer to the actual standard. See the section called “Reference Documents” for instructions on how to order a copy of the standard itself.

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Abbreviation References

ANSI	American National Standards Institute
ASTM	American Society for Testing and Materials
CSA	Canadian Standards Association
CENELEC	European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation
EIA	Electronic Industries Alliance
IEEE	Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers
ISO	International Organisation for Standardisation
NEC	National Electric Code
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
NFPA	National Fire Protection Association
TIA	Telecommunications Industry Association

Obtaining Standards Documents
ISO/IEC and TIA/EIA documents may be purchased through Global Engineering Documents on www.global.ihs.com. IEEE documents may be purchased through on www.ieee.org. CSA documents may be purchased through the Canadian Standards Association at www.csa.ca. ISO documents may be purchased on www.iso.org. CENELEC documents may be purchased on www.cenelec.org.

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