Aerial Drop Cable

Cable Design
 SM Fibers: G.657A
 Strength Member: Steel wire
 Outer Sheath: Black LSZH.
 Messenger wire: self-supporting member, single steel wire
4 Fiber Drop Cable:

Messenger wire

Outer sheath
Steel wire

Steel wire UV fiber

Cable Cores 4
Nominal size of messenger wire mm 1.2mm
Cable Diameter (approx.) mm 2.0×5.1
Cable Weight(approx.) Kg/km 23
Nominal cable length km 1
Maximum pulling tension (short term) N 600

Cable main mechanical properties and application

Serial No. Item Requirement
1 Allowable crush resistance (N) (short term) 2000N /10cm
2 Operation temperature -20ºC~60 ºC
3 Bending radius 30mm(dynamic) 15mm(static)

Sheath Marking
The outer sheath is marked in 1 meter intervals as follows:

FIBERHOME GJYXCH <fiber count> G657 DROP CABLE 2017 <meter marking>

Main Mechanical and Environmental Characteristics ( drop cable)

Test Test Standard Acceptance Criteria
TIA/EIA-455-33A/IEC 60794-1-2-E1A Max. attenuation increase ≤0.1
Tensile
Tensile load: Max. pulling tension dB at 1550nm
TIA/EIA-455-41A/IEC 60794-1-2-E3 Max. attenuation increase ≤0.1
Crush
Allowable crush resistance (N) (short term) dB at 1550nm
Kink IEC 60794-1-2-E10 No fiber break
TIA/EIA-455-3A/IEC 60794-1-2-F1 Max. attenuation increase ≤0.1
Temperature Cycling
Temperature: -20℃～+60℃ dB
 Duct Drop Cable
Cable cross-section and dimensions
 SM Fibers: G.657A
 Strength Member: Steel wire
 Outer Sheath: Black LSZH.
4 Fiber Drop Cable:

Outer Sheath
Steel wire

UV Fiber
Steel wire

Cable Cores 4
Cable Diameter (approx.) mm 2.0×3.0
Cable Weight(approx.) Kg/km 10
Nominal cable length km 2
Maximum pulling tension (short term) N 200

Cable main mechanical properties and application

Serial No. Item Requirement
1 Allowable crush resistance (N) (short term) 2000N /10cm
2 Operation temperature -20ºC~60 ºC
3 Bending radius 30mm(dynamic) 15mm(static)

Sheath Marking
The outer sheath is marked in 1 meter intervals as follows:

FIBERHOME GJXH <fiber count> G657B DROP CABLE 2017 <meter marking>

Drum Marking
The drum will be wooden drum with protection
Drum marking will comply with custom’s requirement.

Main Mechanical and Environmental Characteristics ( drop cable)

Test Test Standard Acceptance Criteria
TIA/EIA-455-33A/IEC 60794-1-2-E1A Max. attenuation increase ≤0.1
Tensile
Tensile load: Max. pulling tension dB at 1550nm
TIA/EIA-455-41A/IEC 60794-1-2-E3 Max. attenuation increase ≤0.1
Crush
100N/cm dB at 1550nm
Kink IEC 60794-1-2-E10 No fiber break
TIA/EIA-455-3A/IEC 60794-1-2-F1 Max. attenuation increase ≤0.1
Temperature Cycling
Temperature: -20℃～+60℃ dB
 Color Code of Optical Fiber

Number 1 2 3 4

Color Blue Orange Green Brown

Cabled Fiber Performance （G.657A）

Characteristics Acceptance Value
@1310nm ≤0.4dB/km
@1383nm ≤0.4dB/km
Attenuation
@1550nm ≤0.3dB/km
@1625nm ≤0.4dB/km
Point discontinuity in attenuation ≤0.1dB/km
Mode Field Diameter @1310nm 8.8±0.4μm
Radius 15 10 7.5
Macrobend loss
Number of turns 10 1 1
performance of optical
Maximum at 1550nm 0.03 0.1 0.5
fiber
Maximum at 1625nm 0.1 0.2 1.0
@1285~1330nm ≤3.5ps/(nm ·km)
2
Dispersion
@1550nm ≤18ps/(nm2·km)
M 20 cables
PMDQ Q 0.01%
Maximum PMDQ 0.2ps/√km
Zero-Dispersion wavelength 1300nm～1324nm
Zero-Dispersion slope ≤0.092ps/(nm2·km)
Cable cut-off wavelength λcc(nm) ≤1260nm
Cladding diameter 125±0.7μm
Colored fiber diameter 250±15μm
Cladding non-circularity ≤0.8%
Core/cladding concentricity error ≤0.5μm
Proof stress ≥0.69GPa(100kpsi)