ISO/IEC 15108 Information Technology — Generic Cabling for Homes

This Standard recognizes the Siemon TERA? connector as an approved balanced cabling interface for all referenced home cabling communication applications. The specific home applications referenced in the Standard are:

Information and communications technology (ICT)
Broadcast communications technologies (BCT) and
Commands, controls and communication in buildings (CCCB).
The technical requirements of the Standard address cabling structure and topology, minimum configuration, link and channel performance, interfaces, and coexistence with other services. A summary of key media and interface criteria is shown in the table below:

ICT Cabling BCT Cabling CCCB Cabling
Type of media: Balanced cables, optical fibers Balanced cables, coaxial cables Balanced cables
Typical frequency range Up to 100 MHz Up to 3 GHz Up to 100 kHz
Channel classes according to ISO/IEC 11801:2002: Class D N/A N/A
Interface at device: Balanced or optical fiber connectors per ISO/IEC 11801 Ed. 2.0 Balanced connector per IEC 61076-3-104 (Siemon TERA) or coaxial connectors: IEC 61169-2 or IEC 61169-24 ("F type") or Fixed connection, CCCB connector(s) including balanced or optical fiber connectors per ISO/IEC 11801 Ed. 2.0

While the IEC 61076-3-104 Siemon TERA interface is recognized for use in all three home cabling applications, it is important to note that the TERA interface is the primary balanced twisted-pair cabling interface recognized to support BCT cabling applications. This connector is the most recognized commercially available interface for ISO/IEC category 7/class F applications.