SELF SUPPORTING AERIAL OPTICAL FIBER CABLE
FEATURES & APPLICATIONS
Excellent optical, mechanical & environmental perform ance
High strength-to-weight ratio CSM dielectric type – Fiber Reinforced Plastic
Dry block construction
High tensile strength
High crush strength
Corrosion resistance
KINK resistance
Very light weight Very flexible & small bending radius
Long haul / backbone application
Junction communication systems
All dielectric applications
CATV applications
Can bear high wind pressures & Ice loadings
Optical & Mechanical Characteristics:
| Descriptions | Specification | Unit | |
| 1. Attenuation | at 1310nm | ≤ 0.35 | dB/km |
| at 1550nm | ≤ 0.22 | dB/km | |
| at 1625nm | ≤ 0.25 | dB/km | |
| 2. PMD Coefficent | ≤ 0.20 | Ps / km | |
| 3. Tensile Strength | 4000 | N | |
| 4. Crush Strength | 2500 | N | |
| 5. Operating temperature Range | -20 To 70 | C | |
| 6. Minimum Cable Bending Radius | 20 x Cable OD with Load 10 x Cable OD with Load | ||
| Fiber Count | As per customers’ requirements (2-144) |
| Fiber Type | G. 652. D / G. 655. C |
| Loose Tube Material | Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT) |
| Loose Tube Filling Material | Thixotropic Jelly |
| Filler Material (If Required) | Medium Density/High Density Polyethylene -(MDPE / HDPE) |
| Central Strength Member | Fiber/Glass Reinforces Plastic (FRP/GRPL) |
| Core Moisture Protection Methodology | Dry Block Design, Water Blocking Yarns/Tapes |
| Outer Sheath Material | High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) |
| Printing on Outer Sheath | Engraved Hot Foil Or Inkjet Printing |
| Nominal Cable Delivery Length (Km) | 2 KM OR 4 KM ± 3% |
| 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