The following is a list of the required records for each of the four classes of administration. An administration system shall provide a method to find the record associated with any specific identifier. The administration system may be managed using a paper-based system, general-purpose spreadsheet software, or special-purpose cable management software.

Class 1 systems require the identifiers and records for the following:

•TS identifier

•Horizontal Links

•Telecommunications Main Grounding Busbar (TMGB)

•Telecommunications Grounding Busbar (TGB)

Class 2 systems require the identifiers and records for the following:

•All class 1 elements

•Intra-building Backbone Cable

•Intra-building Backbone pair or strand

•Firestopping

Class 3 systems require the identifiers and records for the following:

•All class 2 elements

•Inter-building Backbone Cable

•Inter-building Backbone pair or strand

•Building

Class 4 systems require the identifiers and records for the following:

•All class 3 elements