Data record `std.tia-568-2-e.field-test.category-3-exclusions`

Verified 2026-10-25 Confidence: Medium

For Category 3, ANSI/TIA-568.2-E leaves return loss, PSNEXT loss, ACRF, PSACRF and dc resistance unbalance within a pair unspecified, while insertion loss, NEXT loss, propagation delay and delay skew remain specified.

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Step	Item	Detail
Source	ANSI/TIA-568.2-E	Licensed standard, clause 6.3.8
Data record	std.tia-568-2-e.field-test.category-3-exclusions	Verified 2026-10-25
Entry	ANSI/TIA-568.2-E	No revisions

Subject: ANSI/TIA-568.2-E (Standards)
Kind: Method fact
Source: ANSI/TIA-568.2-E, 2024 edition, clause 6.3.8, page 52, Balanced Twisted-Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standard, TIA.

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

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  howpublished = {\url{https://www.fiberopticreference.com/data/std.tia-568-2-e.field-test.category-3-exclusions/}},
  organization = {Fiber Optic Reference},
  publisher = {Fiber Optic Reference},
  year = {2026},
  note = {last substantive change 2026-10-25}
}

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