Panduit Identification Products can assist you with all the labeling procedures required by this standard. The

size, color, and contrast of all labels should be selected to ensure that the identifiers are easily read. Labels

should be visible during the installation of and normal maintenance of the infrastructure. Labels should be

resistant to the environmental conditions at the point of installation (such as moisture or heat), and should

have a design life equal to or greater than that of the labeled component. To maximize legibility, all labels shall

be printed or generated by a mechanical device. Panduit provides everything you need to comply with the

TIA/EIA-606-A standard for all of your structured cabling labeling requirements!

Horizontal Link Identifier Labeling Format

A horizontal link identifier shall have a format of

fs-an where:

f = numeric character(s) identifying the floor of the building occupied

by the Telecommunications Space (TS)

s = alpha character(s) uniquely identifying the TS on floor f, or the

building area in which the space is located

a = one to two alpha characters uniquely identifying a single patch

panel, a group of patch panels with sequentially numbered ports,

an IDC connector or a group of IDC connectors, serving as part

of the horizontal cross-connect

n = two to four numeric characters designating the port on a

panel in the TS, or the section of an IDC connector on which a

four pair horizontal cable is terminated in the TS

EXAMPLE – “1A-A004” = Origination Point 1st Floor, Closet A, Panel A, Position 004

Floor (1)

Telecommunications

Space (A)

Patch Panel ID (A)

Port ID (004)

R = required identifier for class, when corresponding element is present

O = optional identifier for class

Identifier

fs

fs-an

fs-TMGB

fs-TGB

fs1/fs2-n

fs1/fs2-n.d

f-FSLn(h)

[b1-fs1]/[b2-fs2]-n

[b1-fs1]/[b2-fs2]-n.d

b

c

fs-UUU.n.d(q)

fs1/fs2-UUU.n.d(q)

c-UUU.n.d(q)

[b1-fs1]/[b2-fs2]-UUU.n.d(q)

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Clauses

5.1.1

5.1.2

5.1.3

5.1.4

6.1.1

6.1.2

6.1.3

7.1.2

7.1.3

7.1.1

8.1.1

annex B

annex B

annex B

annex B

[c1-b1-fs1]/[c2-b2-fs2]-UUU.n.d(q)

annex B

Description of Identifier

telecommunications space

horizontal link

telecommunications main grounding busbar

telecommunications grounding busbar

building backbone cable

building backbone pair of optical fiber

firestop location

campus backbone cable

campus backbone pair of optical fiber

building

campus or site

intra-space pathway

building pathway

outside plant pathway

campus pathway

inter-campus element

Class of Administration

1

2

3

4

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

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