applies to coaxial communications cables. It specifies test methods to determine the bending tests for cables: bending around a test mandrel (Clause 4); repeated bending (Clause 5); repeated flexing in service (Clause 6); flexing in service (Clause 7); bending around rollers or bows during installation (Clause 8); and measure the stiffness (Clause 9) of such a cable; kink test (Clause 10).