1 Scope
This document applies to the interface of equipment designed and intended to be connected as a communication terminal to an information and communication technology (ICT) network termination.
This document does not apply to:
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• equipment covered by IEC 62368‑1; and
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• interfaces to other networks.
NOTE 1 An example of ‘other networks’ is a dedicated Home and Building Electronic Systems/Building Automation and Control Systems HBES/BACS network covered by EN 50491‑3.
This document specifies the safety requirements of the interface to the ICT network only.
NOTE 2 See Annex D.
Requirements additional to those specified in this document may be necessary for
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• equipment intended for operation while exposed, for example, to extremes of temperature, to excessive dust, moisture, or vibration, to flammable gases, to corrosive or explosive atmospheres,
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• electro medical applications with physical connections to the patient.
The following requirements are not covered by this document:
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• functional safety of equipment;
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• functional reliability of equipment;
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• communication facilities with remote supply using hazardous voltage;
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• protection of equipment connected to ICT networks from functional damage.