. Introduction     . Approach     . The building blocks     . The Optical Distribution Frame     . Fiber Optic Cable Management     . Active equipment cabinets     . Cases     . Introduction     . The Standards     . The building blocks     . Datacenter Star Topology     . Cabling Infrastructure     . Copper Cabling     . Fiber Cabling     . Optical Distribution Frame     . Racks and Spaces     . Pathways and Spaces     . References   You are here: Home > Data centers > The Standards The Building Blocks The EN50173-5 / TIA942 specifications provide the guidelines for designing structured wiring into your datacenter. The Quintis approach is to split these guidelines into easy parts: the Building Blocks. Each Building Block will give you an insight into the related issues and provides you with a solution. According to the structured wiring guidance the 4 Building Blocks are: block 1 Datacenter Star Topology block 2 Cabling Infrastructure block 3 Racks and Spaces block 4 Pathway and Spaces New 10Gb cable with reduced diameter UL 2024 listed ducting Orange & Black Ducting in datacenters