Aerial Fiber Optic Cable Specifications

These cables can be installed in short spans between aerial poles without a separate messenger upon which to attach the optical cable.
Aerial fiber optic cable specifications. The outside plant cable shall be listed and accepted by the usda rus as compliant with 7 cfr 1755 900 specification for filled fiber optic cable multimode fibers shall comply with ansi eia tia 492 aaaa except as otherwise noted herein. According to the installation methods aerial fiber optic cables can be generally classified as two types catenary wire and self supporting. We supply aerial fiber in 9 125 single mode as well as in 50 125 om1 om2 om3 and om4 multimode variations. Co8e an aerial filled fiber optic cable with 8 fibers lashed to existing strand and cables s.
Completely metal free design with fiber counts from 12 to 288 fibers suitable for deployment near high voltage power lines in long spans. Section cw aerial filled copper cable assembly units. 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. Also available in mid and long length spans.
Design details for span lengths up to 1500ft 457m and fiber counts up to 432. Co16 6m an aerial filled fiber optic cable with 16 fibers supported by 6000 pound lbs 26 688 newtons n class a galvanized steel utility grade strand. Cable t v outside plant and telecom applications are a few examples in which aerial fiber optic cable is often utilized. Lashing fiber optic cable to a messenger cable the installation process of a lashed aerial fiber optic cable will generally require one or more bucket trucks to allow workers to reach the location of the lashing guide cables around poles and through trees or other obstacles and move the lasher across poles.
Aerial fiber also features a galvanized messenger wire for stability as well. With fiber counts up to 576 and s z strand designs for easy mid span access afl s cables comply with eia tia rea rus pe 90 and gr 20. Afl s non armored loose tube fiber optic cables are designed to provide high fiber counts with the flexibility and versatility required for today s most demanding installations. Completely metal free design with fiber counts from 12 to 288 fibers suitable for deployment near high voltage power lines in long spans.
The former is a kind of regular outdoor loose tube cables that can be helically lashed to a messenger or another cable common in catv. Also available in mid and long length spans. These cables can be installed in short spans between aerial poles without a separate messenger upon which to attach the optical cable. 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.