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Technical Specifications

General Information

• Part Number: 109-14308

• Product Description: 8C Outdoor Armor Fiber Cable Loose Tube Self Supporting Aerial Type, 50/125 MM OM3

• Fiber Count: 8 Fibers

• Category: OM3 Multimode

• Fiber Type: 50/125 µm

Construction Details

• Fiber Coating: Colored, 250µm ±15µm

• Fiber Colors: Blue, Orange, Green, Brown, Gray, White, Red, Black

• Loose Tube Material: PBT

• Loose Tube Dimension: 2.0mm ±0.05mm

• Strength Member: Steel, 1.2mm diameter

• Outer Jacket Material: HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene)

• Outer Jacket Color: Black

• Outer Jacket Dimension: 9.0mm ±0.3mm

• Cable Weight: 180kg to 270kg (per reel)

Mechanical & Environmental

• Tensile Load (Long Term): 600 N

• Tensile Load (Short Term): 1500 N

• Crush Resistance (Long Term): 300 N/10cm

• Crush Resistance (Short Term): 1000 N/10cm

• Minimum Bend Radius (Dynamic): 20x Cable Diameter

• Minimum Bend Radius (Static): 10x Cable Diameter

• Installation Temperature: -20°C to +60°C

• Operating Temperature: -40°C to +70°C

• Storage Temperature: -40°C to +70°C

Optical Performance (OM3)

• Attenuation (@850nm): ≤ 3.5 dB/km

• Attenuation (@1300nm): ≤ 1.5 dB/km

• Bandwidth (@850nm): ≥ 2000 MHz·km

• Bandwidth (@1300nm): ≥ 500 MHz·km

• 10GigE Ethernet Support: Up to 300 meters

Standards & Compliance

• ISO/IEC 11801

• ANSI/TIA-568.2-D

• IEC 60794-1

• Bellcore GR-20-CORE

• CENELEC EN 50173

Applications

• Aerial Installation (Lashed to Messenger)

• Network Trunk, Distribution & Feeder Lines

• Local Loop & Metropolitan Area Networks

• Broadband Network Infrastructure

• Long-Haul Network Connections

• 10Gbps Ethernet Backbones