ISO IEC TS 22237-5-2018 PDF

Full title and description

ISO/IEC TS 22237-5:2018 — Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 5: Telecommunications cabling infrastructure. This Technical Specification provides requirements and recommendations for telecommunications cabling used within data centres, including LAN/SAN cabling, infrastructure to support data centre operations, monitoring/control cabling, building automation cabling and associated pathways and spaces.

Abstract

ISO/IEC TS 22237-5:2018 addresses the wide range of telecommunications cabling infrastructures within data centres based on the availability classifications defined in ISO/IEC TS 22237‑1. It specifies requirements and recommendations for IT and network cabling (e.g. SAN and LAN), cabling that supports data‑centre operations, cabling for monitoring and control of power/environment/security, other building automation cabling, and pathways, spaces and enclosures for those cabling systems. Safety and EMC requirements are outside its scope.

General information

• Status: Published (Technical Specification).
• Publication date: 2018-04-27 (listed as April 27, 2018; ISO bibliographic record also shows May 2018).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO) / International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) — published under ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 39.
• ICS / categories: 35.020, 35.200.
• Edition / version: Edition 1.0 (2018).
• Number of pages: 30.

Scope

The document specifies requirements and recommendations for telecommunications cabling infrastructures within data centres. It covers IT and network cabling (LAN, SAN), cabling supporting data‑centre operational systems, monitoring and control cabling for power/environment/security systems, other building automation cabling and the design and provision of pathways, spaces and enclosures for these cabling infrastructures. The standard explicitly excludes detailed safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements, which are addressed by other standards and regulations.

Key topics and requirements

• Classification of telecommunications cabling in data centres in line with availability classes from ISO/IEC TS 22237‑1.
• Requirements and recommendations for SAN, LAN and general IT cabling supporting data‑centre operation.
• Design considerations for cabling used for monitoring, control and security systems (power distribution, environmental control, physical security).
• Guidance on pathways, spaces and enclosures for cabling infrastructure (routing, segregation, access and management).
• Notes on interfaces with building automation systems and on what is out of scope (notably explicit EMC and safety regulations).

Typical use and users

Applied by data‑centre designers and architects, network and systems engineers, cabling contractors and installers, facilities and operations managers, data‑centre consultants, and compliance/audit teams to plan, specify and verify telecommunications cabling infrastructure appropriate to a data‑centre’s required availability class.

Related standards

Part of the ISO/IEC 22237 series (see especially ISO/IEC TS 22237‑1:2018 for general concepts and availability classifications). Other parts of the series (e.g., security systems, management/operations) and related data‑centre facility standards should be consulted alongside this part; national cabling standards and industry cabling standards (where applicable) may also be used for detailed cabling product and safety/EMC requirements.

Keywords

data centre, telecommunications cabling, LAN, SAN, pathways, cabling infrastructure, availability classification, building automation, monitoring and control, ISO/IEC 22237

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO/IEC TS 22237-5:2018 is a Technical Specification that defines requirements and recommendations for telecommunications cabling infrastructures within data centres.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers IT/network cabling (LAN, SAN), cabling for operational support systems, monitoring and control cabling for power/environment/security, other building‑automation cabling, and associated pathways, spaces and enclosures; it does not set out detailed safety or EMC rules.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Data‑centre designers, network engineers, cabling contractors, facilities managers, consultants and auditors use it to design and assess cabling infrastructure appropriate to a data centre’s availability requirements.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The 2018 Technical Specification is published and was current as issued in 2018; work to revise/replace it (an ISO/IEC DIS for part 5) has been documented, so users should check for a newer edition or replacement when precise currency is required.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is one part of the ISO/IEC 22237 series on data centre facilities and infrastructures (Part 1 covers general concepts and availability classifications; other parts cover security, management/operations and related topics).

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: data centre, telecommunications cabling, cabling infrastructure, LAN, SAN, pathways, availability, building automation, monitoring and control, ISO/IEC 22237.