SingleUnit Cable Features
- Cables with Improved Attenuation Available
- Low Smoke Zero Halogen Available
- Cables with Extended 10 Gigabit Ethernet Support Distances Available
- Standard Colors are Yellow for Singlemode, Orange for Multimode and Teal for 10 Gigabit
| Dielectric Materials |
Riser |
Plenum |
| Overall Jacket |
Flame-Retardant Thermoplastic |
Low-Smoke, Flame Retardant Thermoplastic |
| Fiber Count |
62.5 UM OM1 |
50 UM OM2 |
50 UM OM3 |
50 UM OM4 |
8.3 UM OS2 |
8.3 UM OS2BI |
| 2 |
60514-2 |
60063-2 |
60463-2 |
61864-2 |
60012-2 |
61661-2 |
| 4 |
60515-4 |
60516-4 |
60520-4 |
61865-4 |
60014-4 |
61705-4 |
| 6 |
60515-6 |
60516-6 |
60520-6 |
61865-6 |
60014-6 |
61705-6 |
| 8 |
60515-8 |
60516-8 |
60520-8 |
61865-8 |
60014-8 |
61705-8 |
| 10 |
60515-10 |
60516-10 |
60520-10 |
61865-10 |
60014-10 |
61705-10 |
| 12 |
60515-12 |
60516-12 |
60520-12 |
61865-12 |
60014-12 |
61705-12 |
| 24 |
60515-24 |
60516-24 |
60520-24 |
61865-24 |
60014-24 |
61705-24 |
SingleUnit Cable Applications
- Intra-Building Cable Suitable for Field Connectorization
- Premise Wiring Building Backbones
- Telecommunications Rooms and Closets
- Data Center Raised Floor Wiring Environments
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
SingleUnit 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 Bandwidth OFL MHz-Km |
Min Bandwidth* MHz-Km |
Gigabit Ethernet Support Distance (meters) |
10 Gigabit Ethernet 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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0.50 |
0.50 |
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0.50 |
0.50 |
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| **OS2 BI unilizes bend-insensitive optical glass |
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SingleUnit Cable Mechanical Specifications
| 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 |
.190 |
4.8 |
128 |
569 |
64 |
284 |
11.5 |
17.1 |
| 4 |
.190 |
4.8 |
128 |
569 |
64 |
284 |
13.0 |
19.4 |
| 6 |
.190 |
4.8 |
128 |
569 |
64 |
284 |
14.5 |
21.6 |
| 8 |
.230 |
5.8 |
160 |
712 |
80 |
356 |
18.5 |
27.6 |
| 10 |
.230 |
5.8 |
160 |
712 |
80 |
356 |
20.0 |
29.8 |
| 12 |
.230 |
5.8 |
160 |
712 |
80 |
356 |
21.5 |
32.0 |
| 24 |
.350 |
8.8 |
288 |
1282 |
144 |
641 |
52.4 |
78.1 |
- Bend Radius, No Load = 10x Cable Overall Diameter
- Bend Radius, Load = 15x Cable Overall Diameter
