Cable Cross-section (only for reference, not to scale) |

Cable Specification |
1. Introduction
Loose tube construction, tubes jelly filled, elements (tubes and filler rods) laid up around non-metallic central strength member, polyester yarns used to bind the cable core, water blocking tape wrapped the cable core, aramid yarns reinforced and PE outer sheath.
2. Fiber color code
Fiber color in each tube starts from No. 1 Blue.
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Blue |
Orange |
Green |
Brown |
Gray |
White |
Red |
Black |
Yellow |
Purple |
Pink |
Aqua |
3. Color codes for loose tube & filler rod
Tube color starts from No. 1 Blue. If there are fillers, the color is natural.
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Blue |
Orange |
Green |
Brown |
Gray |
White |
Red |
Black |
Yellow |
Purple |
Pink |
Aqua |
4. Cable structure and parameter
SN |
Item |
Unit |
Value |
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1 |
No. of fibers |
count |
6/8/12 |
24 |
36/48 |
96 |
144 |
2 |
No. of fibers per tube |
count |
4 |
4 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
3 |
No. of elements |
count |
6 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
12 |
4 |
Thickness of outer sheath |
mm |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
5 |
Cable diameter(±5%) |
mm |
10.5 |
10.5 |
11.2 |
12.8 |
16.3 |
6 |
Cable weight(±10%) |
kg/km |
83 |
89 |
99 |
133 |
202 |
7 |
Maximum allowable tension |
N |
3000 |
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8 |
Short term crush |
N/100mm |
1000 |
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9 |
Span |
m |
120 |
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10 |
Wind speed |
Km/h |
≤35 |
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11 |
Ice thickness |
mm |
0 |
Note: Mechanical sizes are nominal values.
Characteristics of Optical Cable |
1. Min. bending radius for installation
Static: 10 x cable diameter
Dynamic: 20 x cable diameter
2. Application temperature range
Operation: -40℃ ~ +60℃
Installation: -10℃ ~ +60℃
Storage/transportation: -40℃ ~ +60℃
3. Main mechanical & environmental performance test
Item |
Test Method |
Acceptance Condition |
Tensile Strength IEC 60794-1-2-E1 |
– Load: Maximum allowable tension – Length of cable: about 50m – Load time: 1min |
– Fiber strain £ 0.33% – No fiber break and no sheath damage. |
Crush Test IEC 60794-1-2-E3 |
– Load: Short term crush – Load time: 1min |
– Loss change £ 0.1dB@1550nm – No fiber break and no sheath damage. |
Characteristics of Optical Fiber |
G652D fiber information
Mode field diameter (1310nm) |
9.2mm±0.4mm |
Mode field diameter (1550nm) |
10.4mm±0.8mm |
Cut off wavelength of cabled fiber (lcc) |
£1260nm |
Attenuation at 1310nm |
£0.36dB/km |
Attenuation at 1550nm |
£0.22dB/km |
Bending loss at 1550nm (100 turns, 30mm radius) |
£0.05dB |
Dispersion in the range 1288 to 1339nm |
£3.5ps/ (nm•km) |
Dispersion at 1550nm |
£18ps/ (nm•km) |
Dispersion slope at zero dispersion wavelength |
£0.092ps/ (nm2•km) |
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