Data record `std.tia-568-1-e.definition.distributor-mapping`

Verified 2026-10-25 Confidence: Medium

Clause 3.2 of ANSI/TIA-568.1-E (2020) equates the commercial names with the generic ones: the horizontal cross-connect is Distributor A, the intermediate cross-connect is Distributor B, the main cross-connect is Distributor C, horizontal cabling is the first cabling subsystem and backbone cabling is the second or third.

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Step	Item	Detail
Source	ANSI/TIA-568.1-E	Licensed standard, clause 3.2
Data record	std.tia-568-1-e.definition.distributor-mapping	Verified 2026-10-25
Entry	ANSI/TIA-568.1-E	No revisions

Subject: ANSI/TIA-568.1-E (Standards)
Kind: Definition
Source: ANSI/TIA-568.1-E, 2020 edition, clause 3.2, page 18, Commercial Building Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard, TIA.

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2026-10-25	created
2026-10-25	review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed

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