ANSI/TIA/EIA-606 : Administration Standard for the Telecommunications Infrastructure of Commercial Buildings

The purpose and intent of this standard is to provide a uniform administration scheme that is independent of applications, which may change several times throughout the life of a building. This standard establishes guidelines for owners, end users, manufacturers, consultants, contractors, designers, installers, and facilities administrators involved in the administration of the telecommunications infrastructure or related administration system. Published in 1993 this standard is now considered out of date.

A new version is currently in progress, to be called ANSI/TIA/EIA 606-A. As it is a draft document, you cannot purchase it yet. It is expected later this year.

The four classes of administration specified are based on the complexity of the infrastructure being administered. In addition, this Standard is modular and scalable to allow implementation of various portions of the administration system as desired. For example, a contractor placing the pathways may be responsible for recording pathway information. After the pathway has been placed, a different contractor installing the cabling may be responsible for recording cabling information. A third contractor might install fire stopping and be responsible for recording information and labeling for that portion of the infrastructure. The system owner should coordinate among the various contractors to maintain a uniform method of administration as specified in this Standard.

Class 1 addresses the administration needs of a premises that is served by a single telecommunication room (TR) containing its telecommunications equipment.

A class 2 system provides for telecommunications infrastructure administration needs of a single building or tenant that is served by a single or multiple TRs within a single building.

Class 3 addresses the administration needs of a campus, including its buildings and outside plant elements.

Class 4 addresses the administration needs of a multi-site system. Class 4 administration includes all elements of a class 3 administration, plus an identifier for each site, and optional identifiers for wide area network connections.