DIRECT BURIED CABLE
PREMIUM
FEATURES & APPLICATIONS
Application in LAN, WAN, Cable
TV, Inter exchange system
Ultra high tensile strength
Ultra high crush strength
Ultra superior moisture protection
Light weight
Easy handling and installations
STANDARD
FEATURES & APPLICATIONS
Application in LAN, WAN, Cable TV,
Inter exchange system
High tensile strength
Kink resistant
All dielectrical
Immune to lightning strikes
Flexible and ultra light weight
Easy handling and installations
Smaller bending radius
ULTRA
FEATURES & APPLICATIONS
Application in LAN, WAN, Cable TV,
Inter exchange system
High tensile strength
Kink resistant
All dielectrical
Immune to lightning strikes
Flexible and ultra light weight
Easy handling and installations
Smaller bending radius
| Characteristics | PBC | SBC | UBC |
| Construction Parameters and Material Types | |||
| Fiber count / Number of tubes | 6 to 144 / 3 to 12 | 6 to 144 / 3 to 12 | 6 to 144 / 3 to 12 |
| Tube material | PBT | PBT | PBT |
| Tube jelly type | Thixotropic jell | Thixotropic jell | Thixotropic jell |
| Filler (if required) | MDPE | MDPE | MDPE |
| Central element type | GRP | GRP | GRP |
| Core moisture protection | Flooding jell | Flooding jell | WS yarn |
| Core wrap | Yes | Yes | NA |
| Peripheral strength member | Aramid yarn | Aramid yarn | NA |
| Longitudinal moisture protection | Aluminum tape | One side Swellable tape | Both side Swellable tape |
| Jelly under inner sheath | WS type | NA | NA |
| Inner sheath thickness, mm/mmaterial | 2/LLDPE | 1/LLDPE | 1/LLDPE |
| Armouring | steel type | steel type | steel type |
| Outer sheath thickness, mm / material | 3 / HDPE | 2 / HDPE | 1.6 / HDPE |
| Approximate cable weight, kg / km | 341 to 496 | 202 to 352 | 155 to 186 |
| Cable delivery length, km | 2 to 4 | 2, 4 & 6 | 2, 4 & 6 |
Optical Fiber Characteristics
| Fiber type | SM | SM | SM |
| Mode field diameter,m | 8.6 to 9.5 | 8.6 to 9.5 | 8.6 to 9.5 |
| Cladding / coating diameter, , m | 125 ± 1 / 245 ± 5 | 125 ± 2 / 245 ± 10 | 125 ± 2 / 245 ± 10 |
| Core clad concentricity error, m W | 0.80 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Clad non-circularity, % | ≤ 1 | ≤ 1.5 | ≤ 2.0 |
| Mode field concentricity error, m | ≤ 1 | ≤ 1.5 | ≤ 1.0 |
| Chromatic dispersion, ps / (nm2. km) | ≤ 3.5 at 1310 ≤ 18 at 1550 | ≤ 3.5 at 1310 ≤ 18 at 1550 | ≤ 3.5 at 1310 ≤ 19 at 1550 |
| Zero dispersion slope, ps / (nm2. km) | ≤ 0.092 | ≤ 0.093 | ≤ 0.093 |
| Zero dispersion wavelength, mm | 1300 to1322 | 1300 to1324 | 1300 to1324 |
| Cabled fiber cut-off, nm | ≤ 1260 | ≤ 1260 | ≤ 1260 |
| Max. att single cabled fiber 1310 / 1550 dB / km | ≤0.38 / 0.25 | ≤ 0.38 / 0.28 | ≤ 0.4 / 0.3 |
| Average att of cable, dB / km | ≤ 0.35 / 0.21 | ≤ 0.36 / 0.24 | ≤ 0.37 / 0.25 |
Mechanical and Environmental Characteristics
| Tensile strength, Newton | 4000 | 3000 | 2300 |
| Crush strength, Newton | 2500 | 2000 | 1800 |
| Impact, points | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Repeated bending, cycles | 100 | 50 | 50 |
| Torsion, cycles | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Water penetration, hours | 36 | 24 | 24 |
| Minimum bending diameter, mm | 10 x OD | 10 x OD | 10 x OD |
| Temperature cycling, cycles | 10 | 08 | 05 |
| Operating temperature, OC | -15 to +75 | -15 to +70 | -10 to +70 |
| Applicable Standards | ITU-T G650, G652, G655, IEC-793-1 & 2, IEC-794-1 & 2, TIA/EIA- 598A, EN 188 000 | ||
PDC Premium Duct Cable, SDC Standard Duct Cable, UDC Ultra Lite Duct Cable, PBT Polybutylene Terephtalate,
MDPE Medium Density Polyethylene, GRP Glass Reinforced Plastic, WS Water Swellable, HDPE High Density Polyethylene,
SM Single Mode Fiber, OD Outer Diameter, att Attenuation, NA Not Applicable