Breakout Cable Features
- Cables with Improved Attenuation Available
- Low Smoke Zero Halogen Available
- Cables with Extended 10 Gigabit Ethernet Support Distances Available
| Dielectric Materials |
Riser |
Plenum |
| Overall Jacket |
Flame-Retardant Thermoplastic |
Low-Smoke, Flame Retardant Thermoplastic |
50/125 µm Multimode Breakout Riser Cable
(UL) OFNR c(UL)us FT4
| Fiber Count |
62.5 UM OM1 |
50 UM OM2 |
50 UM OM3 |
50 UM OM4 |
8.3 UM OS2 |
8.3 UM OS2BI |
| 2 |
60035-2 |
60036-2 |
60663-2 |
61881-2 |
60034-2 |
61823-2 |
| 4 |
60035-4 |
60036-4 |
60663-4 |
61881-4 |
60034-4 |
61823-4 |
| 6 |
60035-6 |
60036-6 |
60663-6 |
61881-6 |
60034-6 |
61823-6 |
| 8 |
60035-8 |
60036-8 |
60663-8 |
61881-8 |
60034-8 |
61823-8 |
| 10 |
60035-10 |
60036-10 |
60663-10 |
61881-10 |
60034-10 |
61823-10 |
| 12 |
60035-12 |
60036-12 |
60663-12 |
61881-12 |
60034-12 |
61823-12 |
| 14 |
60035-14 |
60036-14 |
60663-14 |
61881-14 |
60034-14 |
61823-14 |
| 16 |
60035-16 |
60036-16 |
60663-16 |
61881-16 |
60034-16 |
61823-16 |
| 18 |
60035-18 |
60036-18 |
60663-18 |
61881-18 |
60034-18 |
61823-18 |
Breakout Cable Applications
- Backbone (Vertical) Trunks Running Multiple Floors Requiring Very Significant Hanging Strength
- Long Horizontal Trunking for Overhead Wiring Raceway
- Cables That May be Used for Broadcast or Live Concert Feeds Where Subject to Crush Hazards
Fiber Distances by Application (conventional), pre-QSFP Release
Fiber Distances & Loss Budgets by Application (Based on QSFP Rev. 1 Specification Dec. 2006)
Understanding OM1, OM2, OM3, OS1 and OS2 Glass Types
Breakout Cable Optical Specifications
TIA/EIA-568-C.3
ISO/IEC 11801, 2nd Edition
Bellcore GR-409-CORE
| HCM Fiber Performance Parameters |
Max Attenuation (dB/Km) |
Min Bandwidtd OFL MHz-Km |
Min Bandwidtd* MHz-Km |
Gigabit Etdernet Support Distance (meters) |
10 Gigabit Etdernet Support Distance (meters) |
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850 nm |
1300 nm |
850 nm |
1300 nm |
850 nm |
1300 nm |
850 nm |
1300 nm |
850 nm |
1300 nm |
| OM1 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
200 |
500 |
220 |
na |
300 |
550 |
33 |
na |
| OM2 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
700 |
500 |
850 |
na |
750 |
550 |
150 |
na |
| OM3 |
3.25 |
1.0 |
1500 |
500 |
2000 |
na |
1000 |
550 |
300 |
na |
| OM4 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
3500 |
500 |
4700 |
na |
1100 |
550 |
550 |
na |
| *EMBc for OM2, OM3 & OM4 fibers. RML for OM1 fibers. |
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1310 nm |
1550 nm |
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| OS2 |
0.50 |
0.50 |
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| OS2 BI** |
0.50 |
0.50 |
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Breakout Cable Mechanical Specifications
- Bend Radius, No Load = 10x Cable Overall Diameter
- Bend Radius, Load = 15x Cable Overall Diameter
| FIBER COUNT |
CABLE O.D. |
MAXIMUM LOAD INSTALL |
OPERATION |
CABLE WEIGHT |
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in. |
mm |
lbs-f |
N |
lbs-f |
N |
lbs/1000 ft |
kg/1000m |
| 2 |
.320 |
8.1 |
128 |
570 |
64 |
285 |
47.3 |
70.5 |
| 4 |
.320 |
8.1 |
256 |
1139 |
128 |
570 |
44.8 |
66.8 |
| 6 |
.377 |
9.5 |
384 |
1709 |
192 |
855 |
64.4 |
96.0 |
| 8 |
.437 |
11.0 |
512 |
2279 |
256 |
1139 |
86.2 |
128.4 |
| 10 |
.498 |
12.6 |
640 |
2849 |
320 |
1424 |
126.0 |
187.7 |
| 12 |
.513 |
13.0 |
768 |
3418 |
384 |
1709 |
118.0 |
175.8 |
| 14 |
.516 |
13.1 |
896 |
3988 |
512 |
1994 |
116.0 |
172.8 |
| 16 |
.544 |
13.8 |
1024 |
4557 |
512 |
2279 |
129.0 |
192.2 |
| 18 |
.573 |
14.6 |
1152 |
5128 |
576 |
2564 |
146.0 |
217.5 |
