TIA Publishes Paper On Extending Copper Cabling’s Reach Beyond 100 Meters
Recently we told you about the Telecommunications Industry Association’s project that ultimately will result in Telecommunications System Bulletin TSB-5073: Guidelines for Supporting Extended Distance over 4-Pair Balanced Twisted-Pair Cabling. As work on that document gets underway, the TIA has published a white paper on the topic.
The paper, titled “Extending The Reach Of Copper Cabling,” is available for free download here. When announcing its availability, the TIA explained, “This white paper provides a high-level overview of the technical considerations, use cases, and performance expectations that will shape the development of TSB-5073.
“As networks evolve to support longer-reach applications—particularly in smart buildings, industrial environments, and emerging IoT deployments, these guidelines aim to ensure reliable performance and interoperability beyond traditional cabling distances.
“As expansive facilities like warehouses, stadiums, and transportation hubs push the boundaries of connectivity, ad-hoc solutions often fall short, compromising performance, interoperability, and long-term manageability,” the TIA continued. “TSB-5073 will offer practical, vendor-neutral guidance to support longer horizontal cabling runs while maintaining signal integrity and reliability.”
In addition to offering the white paper, the TIA is inviting members of the cabling and information and communications technology (ICT) industries to provide feedback, via survey, that will help guide the TIA TR-42.7 Copper Cabling Systems Subcommittee in their development of TR-5073.
You can download the white paper “Extending the Reach of Copper Cabling” here.