This part of IEC 61196 gives the general requirements and conditions for electrical tests to be performed on coaxial communication cables and applies to the IEC 61196-1-1XX series which specifies electrical test methods for coaxial communication cables.
For information, IEC 61196-1-1XX consists of the following documents:
IEC 61196-1-100 Electrical test methods - General requirements
IEC 61196-1-101 Test for conductor resistance of cable
IEC 61196-1-102 Test for insulation resistance of cable dielectric
IEC 61196-1-103 Test for capacitance
IEC 61196-1-104 Test for capacitance stability
IEC 61196-1-105 Test for withstand voltage of cable dielectric
IEC 61196-1-106 Test for withstand voltage of sheath
IEC 61196-1-107 Test for cable microphony charge level (mechanically induced noise)
IEC 61196-1-108 Test for characteristic impedance, phase and group delay, electrical length and propagation velocity
IEC 61196-1-109 Spark test
IEC 61196-1-110 future use
IEC 61196-1-111 Test for stability of phase constant
IEC 61196-1-112 Test for return loss (uniformity of impedance)
IEC 61196-1-113 Test for attenuation constant/attenuation stability
IEC 61196-1-114 future use
IEC 61196-1-115 Pulse return loss/Step function return loss
IEC 61196-1-116 future use
IEC 61196-1-119 Test for r.f. power rating
IEC 61196-1-122 Cross talk between coaxial cables
Further test details (for example, temperature, duration) and/or test requirements are given in the relevant cable standard.
IEC 61196-1-100:2005 Referenced Document
IEC 61196-1 Coaxial communication cables - Part 1: Generic specification - General, definitions and requirements
IEC 61196-1-100:2005 history
0000 IEC 61196-1-100:2022 RLV
2015IEC 61196-1-100:2015 Coaxial communication cables - Part 1-100: Electrical test methods - General requirements
2005IEC 61196-1-100:2005 Coaxial communication cables - Part 1-100: Electrical test methods - General requirements