industrial automation open networking alliance (IOANA)
The Industrial Automation Open Networking Alliance (IOANA) is an association that has developed planning and installation guidelines for industrial cabling.
Using the application classes defined in these documents, planners and developers can record the key points of an industrial cabling system and specify the components. In the case of data cables, the definition depends on the installation area to be bridged, which can be subject to a wide variety of influences.
This aspect of industrial cabling is taken into account in the European standardEN 50173 (-3). In addition, the MICE concept provides the user with a set of tools for selecting data cables. With this concept, the user can see without a data sheet whether the cable can be used for his needs.