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Technical Specifications

General Information

• Part Number: 2103-01442

• Product Description:  8 Core Unitube Armored OS2 Fiber Optic Cable

• Fiber Count: 8 Fibers

• Category: OS2 (Single-Mode)

• Fiber Type: 9/125 µm (G.652)

• 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 (OS2 – G.652)

• Attenuation (@1310nm): ≤ 0.36 dB/km

• Attenuation (@1550nm): ≤ 0.22 dB/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

• Direct Burial in Industrial Sites

• Mining and Heavy Industrial Applications

• LAN/MAN/WAN Network Backbones

• 1Gbps Ethernet Networks (with future-ready capacity for higher speeds)

• Long-Haul Telecommunications

• SAN (Storage Area Networks)

• Duct and Aerial Installations