Data record `std.tia-568-3-e.method.end-connections-excluded`

Verified 2026-10-25 Confidence: High

A note to clause 7.3.5 of ANSI/TIA-568.3-E (2022) excludes from the connection count the two mated pairs at which the link joins the test cords, since the test cord term covers them.

Provenance. Where this record comes from and where it is used: the cited source, the record itself and the entry that cites it.

Provenance: the chain from source to entry.
Step	Item	Detail
Source	ANSI/TIA-568.3-E	Licensed standard, clause 7.3.5
Data record	std.tia-568-3-e.method.end-connections-excluded	Verified 2026-10-25
Entry	ANSI/TIA-568.3-E	No revisions

Subject: ANSI/TIA-568.3-E (Standards)
Kind: Method fact
Source: ANSI/TIA-568.3-E, 2022 edition, clause 7.3.5, page 47, Optical Fiber Cabling and Components Standard, TIA.

History

Every recorded change to this data record, oldest first.
Date	Change
2026-10-25	created
2026-10-25	review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed

Cite this page

Cite the governing standard for the fact itself; cite this page as the finding aid.

"Data record std.tia-568-3-e.method.end-connections-excluded." Fiber Optic Reference. 2026-10-25. https://www.fiberopticreference.com/data/std.tia-568-3-e.method.end-connections-excluded/.

Fiber Optic Reference, Data record std.tia-568-3-e.method.end-connections-excluded (Oct. 25, 2026), https://www.fiberopticreference.com/data/std.tia-568-3-e.method.end-connections-excluded/.

@misc{etr-data-std-tia-568-3-e-method-end-connections-excluded,
  title = {Data record std.tia-568-3-e.method.end-connections-excluded},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.fiberopticreference.com/data/std.tia-568-3-e.method.end-connections-excluded/}},
  organization = {Fiber Optic Reference},
  publisher = {Fiber Optic Reference},
  year = {2026},
  note = {last substantive change 2026-10-25}
}

{{cite web |title=Data record std.tia-568-3-e.method.end-connections-excluded |website=Fiber Optic Reference |publisher=Fiber Optic Reference |url=https://www.fiberopticreference.com/data/std.tia-568-3-e.method.end-connections-excluded/ |date=2026-10-25 |access-date=}}