
2. Cable Specification
2.1Color code
The tube color is nature. And fiber color in the tube starts from No. 1 Blue.
No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Color | Blue | Orange | Green | Brown | Gray | White |
No. | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Color | Red | Black | Yellow | Purple | Pink | Aqua |
2.2 Cable structure and parameter
SN | Item | Unit | Value |
1 | No. of fibers | count | 8 |
2 | Tube diameter(±5%) | mm | 2.0 |
3 | Tube per cores | Fibers | 8 |
4 | Strength member | mm | 0.8 |
5 | Cable diameter(±5%) | mm | 11.5 |
6 | Out Jacket thickness | Mm | 1.8 |
7 | Inner Jacket thickness | MM | 0.6 |
8 | Cable weight(±10%) | kg/km | 120 |
3. Characteristic of Optical Cable
3.1 Min. bending radius for installation
Static: 10 x cable diameter
Dynamic: 20 x cable diameter
3.2 Application temperature range
Operation: - 40ºC ~ +60ºC
Installation: -20ºC ~ +50ºC
Storage/transportation: - 40ºC ~ +70ºC
3.3 Main mechanical & environmental performance test
Item | Test Method | Acceptance Condition |
Tensile Strength IEC 794-1-2-E1 | - Load: Short term tension - Length of cable: about 50m | - Fiber strain £ 0.6% - No fiber break and no sheath damage. |
Crush Test IEC 60794-1-2-E3 | - Load: Short term crush - Load time: 1min | - Loss change £ 0.1dB@1550nm - No fiber break and no sheath damage. |
Impact Test IEC 60794-1-2-E4 | - Points of impact: 3 - Times of per point: 1 - Impact energy: 1J | - Loss change £ 0.1dB@1550nm - No fiber break and no sheath damage. |
Repeated Bending IEC 60794-1-2-E6 | - Bending radius: 20 x OD - No. of cycle: 30 | - Loss change £ 0.1dB@1550nm - No fiber break and no sheath damage. |
Torsion IEC 60794-1-2-E7 | - Length: 1m - Twist angle: ±180° - No. of cycle: 10 | - Loss change £ 0.1dB@1550nm - No fiber break and no sheath damage. |
Compound flow IEC 60794-1-2-E14 | - Length: 30cm - Temperature:70 oC±2 oC - Period:24h | - No outflow or dripping |
Temperature Cycling IEC 60794-1-2-F1 | - Temperature:+20oC→-40oC→+60oC →+20oC - Time of each step: 12h - Number of cycle: 2 | - Loss change £ 0.1dB/km@1550nm - No fiber break and no sheath damage. |














