Requirements

• Installed in accordance with the requirements of clause 10 of ANSI/TIA-EIA-568-B.1 and rated for at least 200 cycles of reconnection. 
• Cross-connections shall not be used at a consolidation point. 
• No more than one consolidation point shall be used within the same horizontal cable run. 
• A transition point and consolidation point shall not be used in the same horizontal cabling link. 
• Each horizontal cable extending to the work area outlet from the consolidation point shall be terminated to a telecommunications outlet/connector or multi-user telecommunications outlet assembly. 
• Consolidation points shall be located in fully accessible, permanent locations such as building columns, and permanent walls. 
• Consolidation points shall not be located in any obstructed area. 
• Consolidation points shall not be installed in furniture unless that unit of furniture is secured to the building structure. 
• Consolidation points shall not be used for direct connection to active equipment.

Recommendations

• For non-fiber cabling, in order to reduce the effect of multiple connections in close proximity on NEXT loss and return loss, the consolidation point should be located at least 15 m (49 ft) from the telecommunications room. 
• Consolidation points should be located in an open work area so that each furniture cluster is served by at least one consolidation point. 
• The consolidation point should be limited to serving a maximum of twelve work areas. 
• Spare capacity should also be considered when sizing the consolidation point.