Fibre Optic Cable Installation Specifications

A fiber optic cable also known as an optical fiber cable is an assembly similar to an electrical cable but containing one or more optical fibers that are used to carry light.

Fibre optic cable installation specifications.

Corning s innovative optical micro cabling solutions include the following. Specifications for fiber and fiber optic cable can be divided into four categories. A new fiber optic installation standard. Fiber optic cable types multimode and single mode.

The methods used to place fiber optic cables in ducts are similar to those used to place copper. Optical mechanical environmental and dimensional. Recognising the cost pressures in rolling out an optical fibre cable network cbi telecom incorporated and number of ease of installation features in its range of duct optical fibre cables from easy strippable final sheath configurations to optimised designs for air assisted or blown installation into existing sub and micro ducts. Installation guide for optical fibre cable edition 05 12 2002 rev 1 0 copyri g h t n e xans 2 002 all data subject to c h ange w i thout prior notice table of contents 1 safety warnings 2 working practice 3 precautions 4 storage 5 generality 1 pre installation procedure 6 fibre optic cable construction 1 fibre 2 buffer types.

The optical fiber elements are typically individually coated with plastic layers and contained in a protective tube suitable for the environment where the cable will be deployed. Optical specifications of particular concern are attenuation and bandwidth which are currently specified at two operating wavelengths for each fiber type. Precautions 4 1 cable handling 4 2 led and laser precaution. Ducts and innerducts should be sized to meet present and future cable installation requirements.

Cable s optical and mechanical performance specifications. Although general cable has taken precautions to ensure the accuracy of the product specifications. All printing errors are subject to correction in subsequent releases of this catalog. Familiarizing yourselfwith standard 301 is a smart step to avoid such problems up until a little over a year ago an installation standard for optical cable didn t exist.

Underground installation of optic fiber cable placing. Fiber optic cable for the 21st century all information in this catalog is presented solely as a guide to product selection and is believed to be reliable. After the fiber optic cable is installed into a duct or innerduct end plugs should be installed to provide an effective water seal. Designed for installation in microduct systems using air assisted installation methods corning s minixtend cables are up to 50 percent smaller than standard loose tube cables and offer high fiber counts in a small cable diameter footprint.