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NEC Standards Reference Guide
NEC Article |
Type |
Description |
Plen- um |
Riser |
Com- mercial |
Res- idential |
725 |
CL2 |
Class 2 Remote-Control, Signaling and Power Limited cables |
CL2P |
CL2R |
CL2 |
CL2X |
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CL3 |
Class 3 Remote-Control, Signaling and Power Limited cables |
CL3P |
CL3R |
CL3 |
CL3X |
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PLTC |
Power-Limited Tray Cables; CL3 cable that can be used outdoors |
-- |
-- |
PLTC |
-- |
760 |
FPL |
Power-Limited Fire Alarm Cables |
FPLP |
FPLR |
FPL |
-- |
770 |
OFC |
Fiber Cable Containing Metallic Conductors |
OFCP |
OFCR |
OFCG,OFC |
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OFN |
Fiber Cable Only Containing Optical Fibers |
OFNP |
OFNR |
OFNG,OFN |
-- |
800 |
MP |
Multipurpose Cable |
MPP |
MPR |
MPG,MP |
-- |
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CM |
Communications Cable |
CMP |
CMR |
CMG,CM |
CMX |
820 |
CATV |
Community Antenna Television and Radio Distribution Cables |
CATVP |
CATVR |
CATV |
CATVX |
830 |
BM |
Network-powered broadband Communications Cable |
BLP |
BMR |
BM |
BLX |
C(UL) Certifications |
UL/NEC-Approved cables may also be C(UL)/CEC-Approved as communications
cables meeting the requirements of the Bi-National Standard CSA C22.2 No. 214/
UL 444 and Section 60 of the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I (CEC). The C(UL)
cable designation (and its meaning) would be one of the following:
CMP - Cable meeting CSA FT6 or UL 910
CMR - Cable meeting UL 1666
CMG - Cable meeting CSA FT4
CM - Cable meeting UL 1581, Sec. 1160 (Vertical-Tray)
CMX - meeting UL 1581, Sec. 1080 (VW-1)
CMH - Cable meeting CSA FT1 |
 
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