Communications cables

Designation Number:
CSA C22.2 NO. 214
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Domestic
Standard Sub-Type
Bi-National
Standard Development Activity:
New Edition
ICS code(s):
29.060.20
Status:
Open for SDO comment
SDO Comment Period Start Date:
SDO Comment Period End Date:
Posted On:

Scope:

1.1

This standard applies to 60 – 250°C single- or multiple-conductor jacketed or unjacketed, integral or nonintegral cables and single or multiple coaxial cables for telephone and other communication circuits such as voice, data, and audio for on-premise customer systems. These cables are may contain one or more optical fibre members. For the purpose of this standard, a coaxial cable or coaxial member conductor is a single conductor with a shield. For the purpose of this standard, a single- or multiple-conductor unjacketed cable is a cross-connect wire.

 

1.2

This standard applies to communications cables that are intended primarily for installation in accordance with Section 60 of the Canadian Electrical Code Part I, and Article 800 of the National Electrical Code (NEC), ANSI/NFPA 70. They are rated for 300 V applications, but are not so marked.

 

Note: See Annex A for a complete list of wire types covered by this Standard and the specific electrical codes for which they are intended.

 

1.3

This standard does not apply to communications cords.

 

1.4

In Canada, the Type ″-CI″ circuit integrity markings are not recognized by the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I.

 

In the US, Type CMH is not recognized in the NEC.

 

1.5

If a value for measurement is followed by a value in other units in parenthesis, the second value may be only approximate. The first stated value is the requirement.

Project need:

This is a New Edition of the bi-national standard CSA C22.2 No. 214 / UL 444 to update the current standard due to user experience/feedback/new technology.

This proposed New Edition is being developed at the request of the industry and stakeholders. It will provide the industry with guidance on acceptable construction and use of communications cables.

 

This will meet the strategic needs of the following key interests:

  1. ensuring that the latest innovative/technology/safety features are available for users,
  2. addressing needs of regulators by providing suitable requirements; and   
  3. supporting certification bodies.

Note: The information provided above was obtained by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and is provided as part of a centralized, transparent notification system for new standards development. The system allows SCC-accredited Standards Development Organizations (SDOs), and members of the public, to be informed of new work in Canadian standards development, and allows SCC-accredited SDOs to identify and resolve potential duplication of standards and effort.

Individual SDOs are responsible for the content and accuracy of the information presented here. The text is presented in the language in which it was provided to SCC.