ATIS 0600318.2010

This standard establishes minimum electrical protection requirements intended to mitigate the disruptive and damaging effects of lightning and ac power faults at telecommunications network entrances to customer structures of buildings.

Disturbances from lightning and ac power lines faults may be disruptive to telecommunications service and mya also result in damage to the telecommunications plant and equipment. Telecommunications network plant is often exposed to such disturbances because of its physical location and frequent joint-use or joint right-of-way installations with power utility facilities and may carry a portion of these disturbances to the network appearance at a customer structure or building. Telecommunications service providers employ electrical protection at the network appearance that is intended to reduce the effects of such disturbances.