NEC
Article/Type

Description

Installation Type

Plenum

Riser

Commercial

Residential

725

CL2

Class 2 Cables

CL2P

CL2R

CL2

CL2X*

CL3

Class 3 Cables

CL2P

CL2R

CL2

CL2X*

PLTC

A stand-alone class. This is
a power limited tray cable
a CL3-type cable which can be
used outdoors, is sunlight- and
moisture-resistant and must
pass the Vertical Tray flame test.

(NONE)

(NONE)

PLTC

(NONE)

760

FPL

Power limited, fire protective
signaling circuit cable

FPLP

FPLR

FPL

(NONE)

770

OFC

Fiber cable also containing
metallic conductors

OFCP

OFCR

OFCG, OFC

(NONE)

OFN

Fiber cable only containing
optical fibers

OFNP

OFNR

OFNG, OFN

(NONE)

800

CM

Communications

CMP

CMR

CMG, CM

CMX*

MP

Multi-Purpose Cables

MPP

MPR

MPG, MP

(NONE)

820

CATV

Community antenna television
and radio distribution system

CATVP

CATVR

CATV

CATVX**

830

BM

Network-powered broadband
communications cable

BLP

BMR

BM

BLX

  CMP, CMR, CMG, CM, CMX

  Communications Cables

  CL3P, CL3R, CL3, CL3X, CL2P, CL2R, CL2,

  CL2X Class 2 and Class 3 Remote-Control, Signaling and Power Limited Cables

  FPLP, FPLR, FPL

  Power Limited Fire Alarm Cables

  CATVP, CATVR, CATV, CATVX

  Community Antenna Television and Radio Distribution Cables

  OFNP, OFNR, OFNG, OFN

  Nonconductive Optical Fiber Cables

  OFCP, OFCR, OFCG, OFC

  Conductive Optical Fiber Cables

  PLTC

  Power Limited Tray Cables

  BMR, BM, BLP, BLX

  Network-powered Broadband Communications Cable