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Technical Specifications

General Information

• Part Number: 2103-05442

• Product Description: Light-LINKS™ 8 Core Unitube Armored OM4 Fiber Optic Cable

• Fiber Count: 8 Fibers

• Category: OM4 Multimode

• Fiber Type: 50/125 µm

• Standard Package: 2 km per reel

Construction Details

• Cable Design: Central Loose Tube

• Armor Type: Corrugated Steel Tape Armor (CSTA)

• Strength Members: Two Steel Wires, each 1.2mm diameter

• Outer Jacket Material: MDPE

• Jacket Thickness: Average 2.2 mm

• Loose Tube Material: PBT

• Loose Tube Diameter: 2.6mm (nominal)

• Primary Buffer Diameter: 250µm ±50µm

• Cable Diameter: Approx. 8.7 mm

• Cable Weight: Approx. 84 kg/km

Optical Performance (OM4)

• Attenuation (@850nm): ≤ 3.5 dB/km

• Attenuation (@1300nm): ≤ 1.5 dB/km

• Bandwidth (@850nm): ≥ 3500 MHz·km

• Bandwidth (@1300nm): ≥ 500 MHz·km

• Effective Modal Bandwidth: ≥ 4700 MHz·km

Mechanical & Environmental

• Tensile Load (Installation): 1500 N

• Tensile Load (Operation): 600 N

• Crush Resistance (Installation): 1000 N / 100mm

• Crush Resistance (Operation): 300 N / 100mm

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

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

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

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

Standards & Compliance

• Bellcore GR-20-CORE

• ISO/IEC 11801

• ANSI/TIA-568.2-D

• CENELEC EN 50173

• IEC 60794-1

Applications

• High-Speed Data Center Interconnects

• Direct Burial in Industrial Sites

• Mining and Heavy Industrial Applications

• LAN/MAN/WAN Network Backbones

• 10/40/100 Gigabit Ethernet Networks

• SAN (Storage Area Networks)

• Duct and Aerial Installations