IEC 61918:2013

Industrial communication networks - Installation of communication networks in industrial premises

IEC 61918:2013 specifies basic requirements for the installation of media for communication networks in industrial premises and within and between the automation islands, of industrial sites. This standard covers balanced and optical fibre cabling. It also covers the cabling infrastructure for wireless media, but not the wireless media itself. Additional media are covered in the IEC 61784-5 series. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2010 and constitutes a technical revision. It includes the following changes:
- some terms and abbreviated terms have been added to Clause 3;
- Subclauses 4.4.3.4.1 and 4.4.7.3 have been updated;
- Subclause 8.1 has been updated;
- Figure 13, Figure 29, Figure H.1, Table 3, Table 6, Table 7 and Table B.5 have been updated;
- Annex D and Annex M have been extended to cover additional communication profile families;
- A new informative Annex O has been added.
This publication is to be read in conjunction with the IEC 61784-5 series and  ISO/IEC 14763-2:2012.

Réseaux de communication industriels - Installation de réseaux de communication dans les locaux industriels

La CEI 61918:2013 spécifie les exigences de base pour l'installation d'un support de réseaux de communication dans des locaux industriels et à l'intérieur et entre des îlots d'automatisation de sites industriels. La présente norme couvre le câblage symétrique et à fibres optiques. Elle couvre également l'infrastructure de câblage des supports sans fil, mais pas le support sans fil lui-même. D'autres supports sont couverts par la série CEI 61784-5. Cette troisième édition annule et remplace la deuxième édition parue en 2010 et constitue une révision technique. Elle inclut les modifications suivantes:
- certains termes et abréviations ont été ajoutés à l'Article 3;
- les Paragraphes 4.4.3.4.1 et 4.4.7.3 ont été mis à jour;
- le Paragraphe 8.1 a été mis à jour;
- la Figure 13, la Figure 29, la Figure H.1, le Tableau 3, le Tableau 6, le Tableau 7 et le Tableau B.5 ont été mis à jour;
- Annexe D et l'Annexe M ont été étendues pour couvrir des familles de profil de communication supplémentaires;
- une nouvelle Annexe O informative a été ajoutée.
Cette publication doit être lue conjointement avec la série CEI 61784-5 et l' ISO/IEC 14763-2:2012

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 27-Aug-2013
• ICS: 25.040.40 - Industrial process measurement and control
• ICS: 33.020 - Telecommunications in general
• ICS: 35.240.50 - IT applications in industry
• Technical Committee: SC 65C - Industrial networks
• Drafting Committee: JWG 10 - TC 65/SC 65C/JWG 10
• Current Stage: DELPUB - Deleted Publication
• Completion Date: 20-Sep-2018

Relations

• Revises: IEC 61918:2010 - Industrial communication networks - Installation of communication networks in industrial premises
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Revised: IEC 61918:2018 - Industrial communication networks - Installation of communication networks in industrial premises
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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CONTENTS


FOREWORD . 10

INTRODUCTION . 12


1 Scope . 15

2 Normative references . 15

3 Terms, definitions, and abbreviated terms . 18

3.1 Terms and definitions . 18

3.2 Abbreviated terms . 28

3.3 Conventions for installation profiles . 30
4 Installation planning . 30
4.1 General . 30
4.1.1 Objective . 30
4.1.2 Cabling in industrial premises . 30
4.1.3 The planning process . 33
4.1.4 Specific requirements for CPs . 34
4.1.5 Specific requirements for generic cabling in accordance with
ISO/IEC 24702 . 34
4.2 Planning requirements . 34
4.2.1 Safety . 34
4.2.2 Security . 34
4.2.3 Environmental considerations and EMC . 35
4.2.4 Specific requirements for generic cabling in accordance with
ISO/IEC 24702 . 36
4.3 Network capabilities . 36
4.3.1 Network topology . 36
4.3.2 Network characteristics . 38
4.4 Selection and use of cabling components . 42
4.4.1 Cable selection . 42
4.4.2 Connecting hardware selection . 46
4.4.3 Connections within a channel/permanent link . 48
4.4.4 Terminators . 54
4.4.5 Device location and connection . 55
4.4.6 Coding and labelling . 55
4.4.7 Earthing and bonding of equipment and devices and shielded cabling . 55

4.4.8 Storage and transportation of cables . 65
4.4.9 Routing of cables . 65
4.4.10 Separation of circuits . 67
4.4.11 Mechanical protection of cabling components . 68
4.4.12 Installation in special areas . 69
4.5 Cabling planning documentation . 69
4.5.1 Common description . 69
4.5.2 Cabling planning documentation for CPs . 69
4.5.3 Network certification documentation . 70
4.5.4 Cabling planning documentation for generic cabling in accordance
with ISO/IEC 24702 . 70
4.6 Verification of cabling planning specification . 70
5 Installation implementation . 70
5.1 General requirements . 70

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5.1.1 Common description . 70

5.1.2 Installation of CPs . 70

5.1.3 Installation of generic cabling in industrial premises . 70

5.2 Cable installation . 70

5.2.1 General requirements for all cabling types . 70

5.2.2 Installation and routing . 77

5.2.3 Specific requirements for CPs . 78

5.2.4 Specific requirements for wireless installation . 78

5.2.5 Specific requirements for generic cabling in accordance with

ISO/IEC 24702 . 78

5.3 Connector installation . 78
5.3.1 Common description . 78
5.3.2 Shielded connectors . 79
5.3.3 Unshielded connectors . 79
5.3.4 Specific requirements for CPs . 79
5.3.5 Specific requirements for wireless installation . 79
5.3.6 Specific requirements for generic cabling in accordance with
ISO/IEC 24702 . 79
5.4 Terminator installation . 79
5.4.1 Common description . 79
5.4.2 Specific requirements for CPs . 80
5.5 Device installation . 80
5.5.1 Common description . 80
5.5.2 Specific requirements for CPs . 80
5.6 Coding and labelling . 80
5.6.1 Common description . 80
5.6.2 Specific requirements for CPs . 80
5.7 Earthing and bonding of equipment and devices and shield cabling . 80
5.7.1 Common description . 80
5.7.2 Bonding and earthing of enclosures and pathways . 81
5.7.3 Earthing methods . 82
5.7.4 Shield earthing methods . 84
5.7.5 Specific requirements for CPs . 86
5.7.6 Specific requirements for generic cabling in accordance with
ISO/IEC 24702 . 86
5.8 As-implemented cabling documentation . 86

6 Installation verification and installation acceptance test . 87
6.1 General . 87
6.2 Installation verification . 87
6.2.1 General . 87
6.2.2 Verification according to cabling planning documentation . 88
6.2.3 Verification of earthing and bonding . 89
6.2.4 Verification of shield earthing . 90
6.2.5 Verification of cabling system . 90
6.2.6 Cable selection verification . 90
6.2.7 Connector verification . 91
6.2.8 Connection verification . 91
6.2.9 Terminators verification . 92
6.2.10 Coding and labelling verification . 93

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6.2.11 Verification report . 93

6.3 Installation acceptance test . 93

6.3.1 General . 93

6.3.2 Acceptance test of Ethernet-based cabling . 95

6.3.3 Acceptance test of non-Ethernet-based cabling . 97

6.3.4 Specific requirements for wireless installation . 98

6.3.5 Acceptance test report . 98

7 Installation administration . 98

7.1 General . 98

7.2 Fields covered by the administration . 99
7.3 Basic principles for the administration system . 99
7.4 Working procedures . 99
7.5 Device location labelling . 100
7.6 Component cabling labelling . 100
7.7 Documentation . 101
7.8 Specific requirements for administration . 101
8 Installation maintenance and installation troubleshooting . 101
8.1 General . 101
8.2 Maintenance . 102
8.2.1 Scheduled maintenance . 102
8.2.2 Condition-based maintenance . 104
8.2.3 Corrective maintenance . 104
8.3 Troubleshooting . 104
8.3.1 General description . 104
8.3.2 Evaluation of the problem . 105
8.3.3 Typical problems . 105
8.3.4 Troubleshooting procedure . 108
8.3.5 Simplified troubleshooting procedure . 109
8.4 Specific requirements for maintenance and troubleshooting . 110
Annex A (informative) Overview of generic cabling for industrial premises . 111
Annex B (informative) MICE description methodology . 112
B.1 General . 112
B.2 Overview of MICE . 112
B.3 Examples of use of the MICE concept . 113

B.3.1 Common description . 113
B.3.2 Examples of mitigation . 114
B.4 Determining E classification . 115
B.5 The MICE table . 118
Annex C (informative) Network topologies. 120
C.1 Common description . 120
C.2 Total cable demand . 120
C.3 Maximum cable segment length . 120
C.4 Maximum network length . 120
C.5 Fault tolerance . 120
C.5.1 General . 120
C.5.2 Use of redundancy . 120
C.5.3 Failure analysis for networks with redundancy . 121

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C.6 Network access for diagnosis convenience . 121

C.7 Maintainability and on-line additions . 121


Annex D (informative) Connector tables . 122

Annex E (informative) Power networks with respect to electromagnetic interference –

TN-C and TN-S approaches . 135

Annex F (informative) Conductor sizes in electrical cables . 137


Annex G (informative) Installed cabling verification checklists . 139

G.1 General . 139

G.2 Copper cabling verification checklist . 139

G.3 Optical fibre cabling verification checklist . 143
Annex H (normative) Cord sets . 144
H.1 General . 144
H.2 Constructing cord sets . 144
H.2.1 Straight through cord sets with M12-4 D-coding connectors . 144
H.2.2 Crossover cord sets with M12-4 D-coding connectors . 145
H.2.3 Straight through cord sets with 8-way modular connectors . 145
H.2.4 Crossover cord sets with 8-way modular connectors . 146
H.2.5 Straight conversion from one connector family to another . 147
H.2.6 Crossover conversion from one connector family to another . 147
Annex I (informative) Guidance for terminating cable ends . 149
I.1 General . 149
I.2 Guidance for terminating shielded twisted pair cable ends for 8-way modular plugs . 149
I.3 Guidance for terminating unshielded twisted pair cable ends for 8-way modular
plugs . 152
I.4 Guidance for M12-4 D-coding connector installation . 153
I.5 Guidance for terminating optical fibre cable ends . 155
Annex J (informative) Recommendations for bulkhead connection performance and
channel performance with more than 4 connections in the channel . 156
J.1 General . 156
J.2 Recommendations . 156
Annex K (informative) Fieldbus data transfer testing . 157
K.1 Background . 157
K.2 Allowable error rates for control systems . 157
K.2.1 Bit errors . 157
K.2.2 Burst errors . 157
K.3 Testing channel performance . 158
K.4 Testing cable parameters . 158
K.4.1 General . 158
K.4.2 Generic cable testing. 158
K.4.3 Fieldbus cable testing. 159
K.5 Testing fieldbus data rate performance . 159
K.5.1 General . 159
K.5.2 Fieldbus test . 159
K.5.3 Planning for fieldbus data rate testing . 159
K.5.4 Fieldbus data rate test reporting template . 160
K.5.5 Values for acceptable fieldbus performance . 160

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Annex L (informative) Communication network installation work responsibility . 161

L.1 General . 161


L.2 Installation work responsibility . 161

L.3 Installation work responsibility table . 161

Annex M (informative) Trade names of communication profiles . 162


Annex N (informative) Validation measurements . 165

N.1 General . 165

N.2 DCR measurements . 165


N.2.1 Purpose of test . 165
N.2.2 Assumptions . 165
N.2.3 Measurements . 165
N.2.4 Calculations . 167
N.2.5 Measurement results . 167
Annex O (informative) End-to-end link . 171
O.1 General . 171
O.2 End-to-end link . 171
O.
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