Data record `std.tia-570-e.structure.grades`

Verified 2026-10-25 Confidence: High

Clause 6.2.2 of ANSI/TIA-570-E (2024) defines three grades of residential cabling by the minimum twisted-pair, coaxial and optical fiber cables required at each cabled location, with augmented Category 6 twisted-pair as the floor for every grade and optical fiber optional except in the highest grade.

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Step	Item	Detail
Source	ANSI/TIA-570-E	Licensed standard, clause 6.2.2
Data record	std.tia-570-e.structure.grades	Verified 2026-10-25
Entry	ANSI/TIA-570-E	No revisions

Subject: ANSI/TIA-570-E (Standards)
Kind: Standard scope
Source: ANSI/TIA-570-E, 2024 edition, clause 6.2.2, page 33, Residential Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard, TIA.

History

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

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"Data record std.tia-570-e.structure.grades." Fiber Optic Reference. 2026-10-25. https://www.fiberopticreference.com/data/std.tia-570-e.structure.grades/.

Fiber Optic Reference, Data record std.tia-570-e.structure.grades (Oct. 25, 2026), https://www.fiberopticreference.com/data/std.tia-570-e.structure.grades/.

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  organization = {Fiber Optic Reference},
  publisher = {Fiber Optic Reference},
  year = {2026},
  note = {last substantive change 2026-10-25}
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