The cable offered are designed, manufactured and tested according to the standards as follows:
IEC 60794-1-1 | Optical fibre cables-part 1-1: Generic specification-General |
IEC 60794-1-2 | Optical fibre cables-part 1-2: Generic specification-Basic optical cable test procedure |
IEC 60794-3 | Optical fibre cables-part 3: Sectional specification-Outdoor cables |
3. Cable Identification
2.1 Fiber color code
No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Color | Blue | Orange | Green | Brown | Gray | White |
No. | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Color | Red | Black | Yellow | Violet | Pink | Aqua |
2.2 Loose tube (LT) & filler rod (FR) color code
Fiber count | Element no. | |||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
12 | LT | LT | FR | FR | FR | |||||||
24 | LT | LT | LT | LT | FR | |||||||
48 | LT | LT | LT | LT | FR | |||||||
96 | LT | LT | LT | LT | LT | LT | LT | LT | ||||
144 | LT | LT | LT | LT | LT | LT | LT | LT | LT | LT | LT | LT |
“LT” means “loose tube”;“FR” means “filler rod”
Item | Contents | Value | ||||
12 | 24 | 48 | 96 | 144 | ||
Loose tube | Number | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
Outer diameter (mm) | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | |
Thickness(mm) | 0.3 | |||||
Material | PBT | |||||
Water blocking | Tube filling compound | |||||
Filler | Material | PP | ||||
Number | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Max. Fiber counts per tube |
G.652D | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Central strength member | Material | Steel wire | ||||
Diameter (mm) | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
PE layer diameter (mm) | - | - | - | 3.6 | 6.2 | |
Water blocking | Material | Water blocking yarn & Water blocking tape | ||||
Outer Sheath | Material | HDPE | ||||
Color | Black | |||||
Thickness (mm) | 1.7±0.2 | |||||
Cable diameter(mm) Approx | 9.8±0.3 | 9.8±0.3 | 10.4±0.3 | 12.4±0.3 | 15.0±0.3 | |
Cable weight(kg/km) Approx. | 80±5% | 84±5% | 96±5% | 143±5% | 199±5% |
5. Performance of Cabled Optical Fiber
The performance of cabled optical fiber (ITU-T Rec. G.652D)
Item | Specification |
Fiber type | Single mode |
Fiber material | Doped silica |
Attenuation coefficient @ 1310 nm @ 1550 nm |
≤ 0.35 dB/km ≤ 0.21 dB/km |
Cable cut-off wavelength | ≤1260 nm |
Zero-dispersion wavelength | 1300 ~ 1324 nm |
Zero-dispersion slope | ≤ 0.092 ps/(nm2.km) |
PMD | ≤0.2 ps/km1/2 |
Mode field diameter @ 1310 nm | 8.7~9.5 um |
Core / Clad concentricity error | ≤ 0.6 um |
Cladding diameter | 125±1 um |
Cladding non-circularity | ≤1.0% |
Primary coating diameter | 250±15 um |
6. Performance of Optical Fiber Cable
6.1 Cable bending radius: 10 x cable diameter (static)
20 x cable diameter (dynamic)
6.2 Application temperature range
Operating temperature range | : -40oC to +70oC |
Storage / Transport temperature range | : -40oC to +70oC |
Installation temperature range | : -40oC to +70oC |
6.3 Mechanical & environmental performance test
S/N | Item | Test Method | Acceptance Condition |
1 | Tensile Strength IEC 794-1-E1 |
-Load: 1500N Length of cable under load: 50m -Load time: ≥1min. |
-Loss change≤0.1 dB@1550 nm after test -Fiber strain≤0.6% -No fiber break and no sheath damage |
2 |
Crush Test IEC 794-1-E3 |
- Load:1000N/100 mm - Load time: ≥1min. |
-Loss change≤0.1 dB@1550 nm after test -No fiber break and no sheath damage |
3 |
Impact test IEC60794-1-21-E4 |
-Impact hight:1m -Impact weight:20J -Points of impact: 3 -Times of per point: 1 -Radius:300mm |
-Loss change ≤ 0.1 dB@1550 nm -No fiber break and no sheath damage |
4 |
Repeated Bending IEC 794-1-E6 |
-Load:150N -Flexing rate: 2 sec/cycle -No. of cycle: 25 |
-Loss change≤ 0.1 dB @1550 nm -No fiber break and no sheath damage |
5 |
Torsion IEC 794-1-E7 |
-Length: 1m -Load:150N -Twist angle: ±90° -No. of cycle: 10 |
-Loss change≤0.1 dB @1550 nm -No fiber break and no sheath damage |
6 |
Water Penetration Test IEC 794-1-F5B |
-Height of water: 1m -Sample length: 3m -Test time: 24 hours |
-No water shall have leaked from the opposite end of cable. |
7 |
Temperature Cycling Test IEC 794-1-F1 |
-Temperature step: +20℃→-40℃→+70℃→+20 ℃ -Time per each step: 12hrs -Number of cycle: 2 |
-Loss change≤ 0.05dB @1550 nm -No fiber break and no sheath damage -No sheath damage |
8 |
Compound Flow IEC 794-1-E14 |
-Sample length: 30cm -Temp: 70°C± 2°C -Time: 24 hours |
- No compound flow |
7.1 Each single cable length been wound on an iron wooden drum.
7.2 Standard drum length is 4000m ±2% or customer order
7.3 Covered by plastic buffer sheet.
7.4 Sealed by strong wooden battens.
7.5 At least 3m of cable inner end should be reserved for testing.
Note : The value “D” contain the seal dimension.
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