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Re: Static Discharge



Robert,
The reason for the discharge path is the IP Phone which may have only a LAN connection.
In the telephony domain, one purpose of the discharge path is to slowly discharge a user that contacts the phone.
When I did a rotational assignment at Indianapolis in the mid 60's, they had an interesting story concerning the first colored phone.
The color plastic unlike the black plastic was an excellent insulator.  Due to the cost premium, users were executive with carpeted offices.  These users often had accumulated a large charge which was discharged when the user talked into the transmitter in the hand set.  Black phone users were discharged by the poor insulating plastic.
Dieter
 

RDLove wrote:

OK, we got email notes from two of the experts (Larry and Roger) indicating this is not a real issue.  Unless there is strong objection, I will take it off the issues list.  If there is strong disagreement (and this process will be in effect for any potential issues raised) then it will stay on the list until the task force resolves it. Best regards, Robert D. Love
President, LAN Connect Consultants
7105 Leveret Circle
Raleigh, NC 27615
Phone: 919 848-6773
Fax: 720 222-0900
email: rdlove@ieee.org
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 4:21 PM
Subject: RE: Static Discharge
 I wasn't raising an issue, Bob.

Dieter was just asking how Ethernet avoided the Telco grounding, and I was explaining "what it is". At least, that's what I intended.

Roger seemed to think I was taking a position of some sort. Look at Dieter's post, then mine.

Cheers,

Larry

    -----Original Message-----
    From:   RDLove [SMTP:rdlove@nc.rr.com]
    Sent:   Friday, September 15, 2000 12:09 PM
    To:     802.3af
    Subject:        Fw: Static Discharge

    I meant to send the attached to all 802.3af.  Sorry for the duplicate email to you, Larry.

    Best regards,

    Robert D. Love
    President, LAN Connect Consultants
    7105 Leveret Circle
    Raleigh, NC 27615
    Phone: 919 848-6773
    Fax: 720 222-0900
    email: rdlove@ieee.org <mailto:rdlove@ieee.org>
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: RDLove <mailto:rdlove@nc.rr.com>
    To: Larry Miller <mailto:ldmiller@nortelnetworks.com>
    Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 3:07 PM
    Subject: Re: Static Discharge

    Larry, thanks for your input.  I agree with all you say, but still don't know if this is an issue that needs to be addressed.  I would like to hear from other experts on it.
     

    Best regards,

    Robert D. Love
    President, LAN Connect Consultants
    7105 Leveret Circle
    Raleigh, NC 27615
    Phone: 919 848-6773
    Fax: 720 222-0900
    email: rdlove@ieee.org <mailto:rdlove@ieee.org>

      ----- Original Message -----
      From: Larry Miller <mailto:ldmiller@nortelnetworks.com>
      To: Dieter Knollman <mailto:djhk@lucent.com> ; stds-802-3-pwrviamdi@ieee.org <mailto:stds-802-3-pwrviamdi@ieee.org>
      Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 1:07 PM
      Subject: RE: Static Discharge

      Ethernet stuff is not intended to run outdoors like regular telephones. The biggest risk these days is picking up static electricity when the cables are pulled through conduits and wiring troughs. That seems to get worse the better the cabling gets (cat5E and up) due to triboelectricity.

      The insulation scheme was chosen to accommodate ground level shifts within building premises wiring (different AC feeds to different boxes). The wiring cables float (up to 2250 VDC) with respect to ALL of these. There has been much discussion in the 802.3af work group on how to handle DC-powered cables. The 802.3 standard defines two environments ("A" and "B") with respect to port-to-port isolation (See 802.3 spec or some of the 802.3af presentations on the IEEE public site).

      You are supposed to used fiber optic links if you exit a building. IP phones are supposed to be within a building, with the only wiring going to an Ethernet hub. Wall warts if used are double insulated.

      The 2kV caps are not supposed to be leaky.

      Larry Miller

              -----Original Message-----
      From:   Dieter Knollman [SMTP:djhk@lucent.com]
      Sent:   Friday, September 15, 2000 9:53 AM
      To:     stds-802-3-pwrviamdi@ieee.org
      Subject:        Static Discharge

              Hi,

              My background is telephony.  I'm totally new to 802.3, so please excuse
      my ignorance.
      One thing that appears strange is the lack of an intentional discharge
      path for the potential on the cable.
      The only means that I have found is breakdown of the common mode
      termination capacitors.
      Are these caps with 2 kV rating intended to be leaky?

              On POTS line interfaces the Tip lead is typically biased around ground
      and serves as a discharge path to earth ground for Analog Sets.  Do the
      IP Phones require a discharge path via the LAN?

              Dieter Knollman
      DMTS
      Lucent
      djhk@lucent.com