TIA-1096-A:2008
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Telecommunications – Telephone Terminal Equipment – Connector Requirements for Connection of Terminal Equipment to the Telephone Network
Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
TIA | 2008 | 72 |
The technical criteria in this standard are intended to protect
the telephone network from the harms defined by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) Part 68, Section 3 rules in Title
47 of the Code of Federal Regulations (47 CFR 68.3). This standard
specifies physical dimensions, mechanical characteristics, and
contact material requirements for:
1. Carrier-installed jacks used at the demarcation point in
accordance with 47 CFR 68.105(a);
2. Plugs and jacks used with inside wiring in accordance with 47
CFR 68.213(b);
3. Plugs and jacks used to connect terminal equipment to
wireline carrier networks.
This standard outlines test methods for determining compliance
with the requirements for hard gold contacts. Additionally it
outlines a test method for determining equivalency to hard gold
plating performance for alternative contact materials.