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Work item:
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K.66
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Subject/title:
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Protection of customer's premises from overvoltages
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Status:
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Approved on 2011-06-13 [Issued from previous study period]
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Approval process:
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AAP
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Type of work item:
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Recommendation
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Version:
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Rev.
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Equivalent number:
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-
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Timing:
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Liaison:
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Supporting members:
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Summary:
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This Recommendation:
o provides recommendations for bonding and earthing of telecommunication equipment in residential and commercial customer premises;
o refers to [ITU-T K.21] for equipment resistibility requirements;
o recommends earthing and bonding requirements to coordinate with the resistibility requirements of [ITU-T K.21] and the safety requirements of [IEC 60950-1] and [IEC 62368].;
o recommends the installation practices for bonding of all services and the installation of SPDs;
o illustrates problems associated with earthing and bonding and provides solutions for these earthing and bonding problems. These include:
1) methods to improve the earthing and bonding;
2) methods of providing additional protection external to the equipment;
3) special resistibility and safety requirements;
o recommends responsibilities for protection at customer premises;
o refers to [IEC 62305-3] for protection against direct lightning.
This revision of K.66 includes an update of the references and a revision of section 6.3 to include more information on preventing equipment damage. Appendix IV, containing information on Special resistibility requirements has been deleted. The reader is directed to [ITU-T K.44].
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Comment:
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First registration in the WP:
2008-04-07 15:17:33
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Last update:
2011-06-14 18:24:52
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