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Optical Fiber Cabling and Components Standard

Updated 2026-10-25

Edition timelineOptical Fiber Cabling and Components Standard: 2022, TIA-568.3-D20202021202220232024Optical Fiber Cabling and Components StandardANSI/TIA-568.3-EOptical Fiber Cabling and Components Standard2022
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Optical Fiber Cabling and Components Standard2022Approvalstd.tia-568-3-e.approved
Optical Fiber Cabling and Components StandardTIA-568.3-DRevision ofstd.tia-568-3-e.revision-of

Data records

  • ANSI/TIA-568.3-E was approved on 2022-09-29 and published the same month. Value: 2022. Source: ANSI/TIA-568.3-E, 2022 edition, clause Front matter. Verified 2026-10-25. Record std.tia-568-3-e.approved
  • ANSI/TIA-568.3-E (2022) is the designation of the TIA document titled Optical Fiber Cabling and Components Standard. Value: ANSI/TIA-568.3-E. Source: ANSI/TIA-568.3-E, 2022 edition, clause Front matter. Verified 2026-10-25. Record std.tia-568-3-e.designation
  • ANSI/TIA-568.3-E (2022) replaces TIA-568.3-D of 2016 and absorbs the content of its addendum TIA-568.3-D-1 of 2019. Value: TIA-568.3-D. Source: ANSI/TIA-568.3-E, 2022 edition, clause Foreword, page 13. Verified 2026-10-25. Record std.tia-568-3-e.revision-of
  • ANSI/TIA-568.3-E (2022) sets requirements for premises optical fiber cabling and its parts, namely cable, connectors, connecting hardware, cords and connectivity, together with the test and measurement requirements that apply to them. Assemblies built for a single application are outside its coverage, and the distance each application can support is left to ANSI/TIA-568.0. Source: ANSI/TIA-568.3-E, 2022 edition, clause 1, 6.1, 7.3.6, page 17. Verified 2026-10-25. Record std.tia-568-3-e.scope
  • ANSI/TIA-568.3-E (2022) was developed by TIA subcommittee TR-42.11. Source: ANSI/TIA-568.3-E, 2022 edition, clause Foreword, page 13. Verified 2026-10-25. Record std.tia-568-3-e.sponsor
  • The title page of ANSI/TIA-568.3-E (2022) gives its full title as Optical Fiber Cabling and Components Standard. Value: Optical Fiber Cabling and Components Standard. Source: ANSI/TIA-568.3-E, 2022 edition, clause Front matter. Verified 2026-10-25. Record std.tia-568-3-e.title

Sources

  • ANSI/TIA-568.3-E, Optical Fiber Cabling and Components Standard, 2022 edition, TIA. Cited: clause Front matter; clause Foreword; clause 1, 6.1, 7.3.6. Held as: Purchased single-user copy.

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Changelog (14 entries)
DateRevisionChange
2026-10-25created (std.tia-568-3-e.approved)
2026-10-25review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.tia-568-3-e.approved)
2026-10-25created (std.tia-568-3-e.designation)
2026-10-25revised (std.tia-568-3-e.designation)
2026-10-25review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.tia-568-3-e.designation)
2026-10-25created (std.tia-568-3-e.revision-of)
2026-10-25review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.tia-568-3-e.revision-of)
2026-10-25created (std.tia-568-3-e.scope)
2026-10-25revised (std.tia-568-3-e.scope)
2026-10-25review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.tia-568-3-e.scope)
2026-10-25created (std.tia-568-3-e.sponsor)
2026-10-25review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.tia-568-3-e.sponsor)
2026-10-25created (std.tia-568-3-e.title)
2026-10-25review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.tia-568-3-e.title)

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