ALTOS® LST ™ Cables Corning

A LANscape® Solutions Product Cable Systems

Applications
• Interbuilding backbones in lashed aerial and duct
installations

Description
Corning Cable Systems ALTOS ® LST ™ Cables are cost-
effective cables designed for outdoor use where their small size
offers a distinct advantage. Still utilizing the highly reliable,
rugged loose tube design, these cables require less time to
prepare and terminate.

Features / Benefits
• Innovative Dry™ Cable with waterblocking technology
eliminates the need for traditional flooding compound,
providing more efficient and craft-friendly cable preparation

• Available in 62.5 µm, 50 µm, single-mode and hybrid versions

ALTOS LST Cable | Photo CLT34
• Standard 3.0 mm buffer tube size reduces the number of
access tools required by craftspersons
PE Outer Jacket
• SZ-stranded, loose tube design isolates fibers from installa- Dielectric Central
Member
tion, environmental rigors and allows for easy mid-span
Ripcord
access Dielectric Strength
Members (as required)
• Medium Density Polyethylene jacket is rugged, durable Water-Swellable
Tape
and easy to strip
Filled Buffer Tube

• All-dielectric cable construction requires no bonding or Colored Optical

Fibers
grounding Water-Swellable
Yarn
• Quicker cable preparation and termination Filler

• Available with Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet 12-Fiber ALTOS LST Cable | Drawing CPC-220/1/4
performance

PE Outer Jacket

Ripcord
Dielectric Strength Members
(as required)
Water-Swellable Tape

Dielectric Central Member

Filled Buffer Tubes
Colored Optical Fibers
Water-Swellable Yarn

ALTOS LST Cable | Drawing CPC-220/1/5

1 Product Specifications
ALTOS® LST ™ Cables Corning
A LANscape® Solutions Product Cable Systems

Specifications
Storage Temperature -40° to +70°C (-40° to +158°F)
Installation Temperature -30° to +-60°C (-22° to +140°F)
Operating Temperature -40° to +70°C (-40° to +158°F)
Maximum Tensile Loads Short-Term: 2700 N (600 lbf)
Long-Term: 890 N (200 lbf)
Approvals and Listings RUS 7 CFR 1755.900
Common Installations Outdoor lashed aerial and duct; indoor when installed according to NEC® Article 770
Design and Test Criteria ANSI/ICEA S-87-640

Nominal Nominal Minimum Bend Radius

Fiber Number Weight Outer Diameter Loaded Installed
Count of Tubes kg/km (lb/1000 ft) mm (in) cm (in) cm (in)
2-24 2 77 (52) 11.0 (0.4) 16.5 (6.5) 11.0 (4.3)

Transmission Performance
Fiber Type 62.5/125 µm 62.5/125 µm 62.5/125 µm 50/125 µm Single-mode
(850/1300 nm) (850/1300 nm) (850/1300 nm) (850/1300 nm) (1310/1550 nm)
Performance Option Code 10 30 50 31 01
Maximum Attenuation (dB/km) 3.5/1.0 3.5/1.0 3.5/1.0 3.5/1.5 0.4/0.3
Minimum LED Bandwidth (MHz•km) 160/500 200/500 200/500 500/500 –/–
Minimum Effective Modal –/– 220/ – * 385/ – * 510/ – * –/–
Bandwidth (MHz•km)
Serial Gigabit Ethernet Distance (m) 220/550 300/550 500/1000 600/600 5000/ –
Serial 10 Gigabit Ethernet Distance (m) 26/ – 33/ – 33/ – 82/ – 10000/40000
*EMB when deployed with 850 nm, 1 Gb/s VCSELs, as predicted by RML Bandwidth using FOTP-204.

Ordering Information
■ ■ ■ ■ S4 - T41 ■ ■ A20
1 2 3

1 Select fiber count. 2 Select fiber type. 3 Select performance option code.
4, 6, 12, 18, 24 K = 62.5/125 µm 10 = 62.5/125 µm
C = 50/125 µm 30 = 62.5/125 µm
R = Single-mode 50 = 62.5/125 µm
31 = 50/125 µm
Note: Use with Buffer Tube Fan-Out Kit for Direct Termination Applications. 01 = Single-mode

Corning Cable Systems LLC • PO Box 489 • Hickory, NC 28603-0489 USA

1-800-743-2675 • FAX: +1-828-901-5973 • International: +1-828-901-5000 • http://www.corning.com/cablesystems
Corning Cable Systems reserves the right to improve, enhance and modify the features and specifications of Corning Cable Systems’ products
without prior notification. ALTOS and LANscape are registered trademarks of Corning Cable Systems Brands, Inc. Dry is a trademark of Corning
Cable Systems Brands, Inc. LST is a trademark of Corning Cable Systems LLC. Discovering Beyond Imagination is a trademark of Corning
Incorporated. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. Corning Cable Systems is ISO 9001 certified. © 2001, 2003
Corning Cable Systems. All rights reserved. Published in the USA. LAN-349-EN / February 2003 / pdf

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