IS/IEC 61196 : Part 6 : 2021 Coaxial Communication Cables - Part 6 Sectional Specification for CATV Drop Cables

ICS 33.120.10

LITD 06

NATIONAL FOREWORD

This Indian Standard (Part 6) (First Revision) which is identical to IEC 61196-6 : 2021 'Coaxial communication cables - Part 6: Sectional specification for CATV drop cables' issued by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on the recommendation of Wires, Cables, Waveguides & Accessories Sectional Committee and approval of the Electronics and Information Technology Division Council.

This standard was first published in 2009 and was identical to IEC 61196-6 : 2009. This revision has been brought out to align it with the latest version of IEC 61196-6 : 2021.

This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:

a) Extended scope; and

b) Revised sheath marking and labelling.

The text of IEC standard has been approved as suitable for publication an Indian Standard without deviations. Certain terminology and conventions are, however, not identical to those used in Indian Standards. Attention is particularly drawn to the following:

a) Wherever the words 'International Standard' appear referring to this standard, they should be read as 'Indian Standard'; and

b) Comma (,) has been used as a decimal marker while in Indian Standards, the currentpractice is to use a point (.) as the decimal marker.