Reel In A Box, FREEDM
®
Fan-Out
Tight-Buffered Cable, Riser
Features and Benefits
“Countdown” print indicates available cable remaining on
the reel providing easier inventory management
Stackable boxes make storage more manageable
Smaller reel offerings mean smaller cable lengths than
would normally be available
Cable cutting at Corning lowers operating expenses for
our distributors and end users
Reel in a Box is Corning’s innovative packaging solution
for small reels of fiber optic cable in all inside plant ap-
plications, such as collocation data centers and wireless
projects. This packaging solution provides features that
enable our customers greater efficiencies than before.
Corning FREEDM
®
fan-out cables are designed for
routing inside and outside buildings into riser spaces, to
security, surveillance or monitoring cameras, and within
telecommunications rooms and workstations. With no
need for transition splices when entering a building, this
cable provides low-fiber-count connections within build-
ing backbone riser and horizontal spaces. The indoor/
outdoor temperature and water-resistant performance
provides superior protection for applications, like traffic
control, with optical feeds in rugged environments.
Ideal for providing direct optical connections from indoor
and outdoor surveillance cameras to security control
locations, these cables can also provide a secure link for
surveillance or data. The flame-retardant, 900 μm TBII
Buffered Fibers are available in single-mode and multi-
mode and enable easy, consistent stripping while the 2.0
mm subunits enable easy field terminations.
The fibers are surrounded by water-resistant, dielectric
strength members and protected by a flexible, flame-re-
tardant outer jacket. The all-dielectric cable construction
requires no grounding or bonding, and the small diameter
and bend radius allow easy installation in space-con-
strained areas. FREEDM fan-out cables are also avail-
able with approval for TEMPEST applications.
Standards
Approval and Listings
Design and Test Criteria
Flame Resistance
National Electrical Code
®
(NEC
®
) OFNR, CSA FT-4
ICEA S-104-696
UL-1666 (for riser and gen-
eral building applications)
Reel In A Box, FREEDM
®
Fan-Out Tight-Buffered
Cable, Riser
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Reel In A Box, FREEDM
®
Fan-Out
Tight-Buffered Cable, Riser
Dielectric Strength
Members
Dielectric Central
Element
Flame-Retardant
Subunit Jacket
900 µm Thermoplastic
Coating
Optical Fiber
Dielectric Strength
Members
Filling Element
FR / UV-Resistant
Outer Jacket
FREEDM Fan-Out Cables, 2 Fibers
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Specifications
Temperature Range
Storage
Installation
Operation
-40 °C to 70 °C (-40 °F to 158 °F)
-10 °C to 70 °C (14 °F to 158 °F)
-40 °C to 70 °C (-40 °F to 158 °F)
*
Note: Corning recommends storing cable in a proper temperature environment prior to installation to allow the cable temperature to meet installation tempera-
ture range specifications for best installation results.
Max. Tensile Strength, Short-Term
Max. Tensile Strength, Long-Term
660 N (150 lbf)
330 N (75 lbf)
Mechanical Characteristics Cable
Fiber Count
Multimode
2-4
Single-Mode
2-4
Dielectric
6.8 mm
(0.27 in)
39 kg/km
(86 lb/1000 ft)
102 mm
(4.1 in)
68 mm
(2.7 in)
Dielectric
6.8 mm
(0.27 in)
39 kg/km
(86 lb/1000 ft)
102 mm
(4.1 in)
68 mm
(2.7 in)
Product Type
Nominal Outer
Diameter
Weight
Min. Bend Radius Min. Bend Radius
Installation
Operation
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Fan-Out
Tight-Buffered Cable, Riser
Chemical Characteristics
RoHS
Free of hazardous substances according to RoHS 2002/95/
EG
Transmission Performance
Multimode
Fiber Core Diameter
(
µm
)
Fiber Category
Fiber Code
Performance Option Code
Wavelengths
(
nm
)
Maximum Attenuation
(
dB/km
)
Serial 1 Gigabit Ethernet
(
m
)
Serial 10 Gigabit Ethernet
(
m
)
Min. Overfilled Launch (OFL)
Bandwidth
(
MHz*km
)
Minimum Effective Modal
Bandwidth (EMB)
(
MHz*km
)
Notes:
62.5
OM1
K
30
850/1300
3.4/1.0
200/500
220/-
300/550
33/-
50
OM2
T
31
850/1300
2.8/1.0
750/600
150/-
700/500
950/-
50
OM3
T
80
850/1300
2.8/1.0
1000/600
300/-
1500/500
2000/-
50
OM4
T
90
850/1300
2.8/1.0
1100/600
550/-
3500/500
4700/-
50
OM4 Extended
Distance
T
91
850/1300
2.8/1.0
1100/600
600/-
3500/500
5350/-
1)
Improved attenuation and bandwidth options available.
2)
Bend-insensitive single-mode fibers available on request.
3)
50 µm multimode fiber macrobend loss ≤ 0.2 dB at 850 nm for two turns around 7.5 mm radius mandrel.
4)
Contact a Corning Customer Care Representative for additional information.
Single-mode
Fiber Name
Fiber Category
Fiber Code
Performance Option Code
Wavelengths
(
nm
)
Maximum Attenuation
(
dB/km
)
SMF-28e
®
fiber
G.652.D
E
31
1310/1383/1550
0.65/0.65/0.50
ClearCurve
®
XB**
G.652.D/G.657.A1
H
31
1310/1383/1550
0.65/0.65/0.5
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Reel In A Box, FREEDM
®
Fan-Out
Tight-Buffered Cable, Riser
Ordering Information |
Note: Contact Customer Care at 1-800-743-2675 for other options.
Note: This cable is available in 12 different jacket colors: blue, orange, green, brown, slate, white, red, black, yellow, violet, rose and aqua. Black is the standard
jacket color using the part number configurator above. Contact Customer Care at 1-800-743-2675 to order other color options.
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