Three jacket layers and two steel tape armor layers
Provide superior rodent resistance for direct-buried ap-
plications
Flexible, craft-friendly buffer tubes
Facilitate easy routing in closures
Totally gel-free cable design with innovative water-
blocking technology
Makes fiber access simple and clean
Medium-density polyethylene jacket
Makes cable rugged and durable while being flexible and
easy to strip
Corning ALTOS
®
gel-free triple-jacket, double-armored
cables are rugged, armored cables designed for di-
rect-buried installations. The loose tube design provides
stable performance over a wide temperature range and
is compatible with any telecommunications-grade optical
fiber.
Standards
Design and Test Criteria
ANSI/ICEA S-87-640
Telcordia GR-20
RDUP PE-90
ALTOS Gel-Free Triple-Jacket, Double-Armored
Cables, 72 Fibers
| Photo PIM0573
Family Spec Sheet 0027_NAFTA_AEN
Page 1 | Revision date 2014-08-08
ALTOS Gel-Free Triple-Jacket, Double-Armored
Cables, 216 Fibers
| Photo PIM0577
ALTOS
®
Gel-Free, Triple-Jacket, Double-
Armored Cables, 12-216 Fibers
Polyethylene (PE)
Outer Jacket
Water-Swellable
Tape
Corrugated Steel
Armor
Water-Swellable
Tape
Water-Swellable
Tape
Fiber
Ripcord
Buffer
Tube
Dielectric Central
Element
Polyethylene (PE)
Inner Jacket
Polyethylene (PE)
Middle Jacket
Corrugated Steel
Armor
Polyethylene (PE)
Outer Jacket
Water-Swellable
Tape
Corrugated Steel
Armor
Water-Swellable
Tape
Water-Swellable
Tape
Fiber
Ripcord
Buffer
Tube
Dielectric Central
Element
Water-Swellable
Tape
Polyethylene (PE)
Inner Jacket
Polyethylene (PE)
Middle Jacket
Corrugated Steel
Armor
ALTOS Gel-Free Triple-Jacket, Double-Armored
Cables, 72 Fibers
| Photo PIM1472
ALTOS Gel-Free Triple-Jacket, Double-Armored
Cables, 216 Fibers
| Photo PIM1476
Specifications
Temperature Range
Storage
Installation
Operation
-40 °C to 70 °C (-40 °F to 158 °F)
-30 °C to 70 °C (-22 °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
2700 N (600 lbf)
890 N (200 lbf)
Mechanical Characteristics Cable
Fiber Count Product
Type
12 - 72
96
Armored
Armored
Maximum
Fibers per
Tube
12
12
Number of
Tube Posi-
tions
6
8
Number
of Active
Tubes
1-6
8
Weight
Nominal
Outer Dia-
meter
18.3 mm
(0.72 in)
20 mm
(0.79 in)
Min. Bend
Radius
Installation
275 mm
(10.8 in)
300 mm
(11.8 in)
Min. Bend
Radius
Operation
183 mm
(7.2 in)
200 mm
(7.9 in)
310 kg/km
(208 lb/1000 ft)
361 kg/km
(242 lb/1000 ft)
Family Spec Sheet 0027_NAFTA_AEN
Page 2 | Revision date 2014-08-08
ALTOS
®
Gel-Free, Triple-Jacket, Double-
Armored Cables, 12-216 Fibers
Mechanical Characteristics Cable
Fiber Count Product
Type
144
192 - 216
Armored
Armored
Maximum
Fibers per
Tube
12
12
Number of
Tube Posi-
tions
12
18
Number
of Active
Tubes
12
16 - 18
Weight
Nominal
Outer Dia-
meter
23.8 mm
(0.94 in)
24 mm
(0.94 in)
Min. Bend
Radius
Installation
357 mm
(14.1 in)
360 mm
(14.2 in)
Min. Bend
Radius
Operation
238 mm
(9.4 in)
240 mm
(9.4 in)
487 kg/km
(327 lb/1000 ft)
473 kg/km
(317 lb/1000 ft)
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
)
62.5
OM1
K
30
850/1300
3.4/1.0
300/550
33/-
200/500
220/-
50
OM2
T
31
850/1300
3.0/1.0
750/500
150/-
700/500
950/-
50
OM3
T
80
850/1300
3.0/1.0
1000/600
300/-
1500/500
2000/-
50
OM4
T
90
850/1300
3.0/1.0
1100/600
550/-
3500/500
4700/-
Family Spec Sheet 0027_NAFTA_AEN
Page 3 | Revision date 2014-08-08
ALTOS
®
Gel-Free, Triple-Jacket, Double-
Armored Cables, 12-216 Fibers
Single-mode
Fiber Name
Fiber Category
Fiber Code
Performance Option Code
Wavelengths
(
nm
)
Maximum Attenuation
(
dB/km
)
Typical Attenuation*
(
dB/km
)
Fiber Name
Fiber Category
Fiber Code
Performance Option Code
Wavelengths
(
nm
)
Maximum Attenuation
(
dB/km
)
Typical Attenuation*
(
dB/km
)
SMF-28e+
®
fiber
G.652.D
E
01
1310/1383/1550
0.4/0.4/0.3
0.33/0.33/0.19
LEAF
®
G.655
F
01
1310/1383/1550
-/-/0.25
-/-/0.19
SMF-28e+
®
fiber
G.652.D
E
00
1310/1383/1550
0.35/0.35/0.25
0.33/0.33/0.19
SMF-28
®
ULL
G.652
P
19
1310/1383/1550
0.33/-/0.19
0.31/-/0.17
SMF-28e+
®
LL
G.652.D
L
22
1310/1383/1550
0.34/0.34/0.22
0.32/0.32/0.18
SMF-28
®
Ultra**
ClearCurve
®
XB**
G.652.D/G.657.A1 G.652.D/G.657.A1
Z
22
1310/1383/1550
0.34/0.34/0.22
0.32/0.32/0.18
H
01
1310/1383/1550
0.4/0.4/0.3
0.35/0.35/0.20
*
Typical attenuation values match the attenuation values listed in the optical fiber specifications. See
www.corning.com/opticalfiber
for Corning optical fiber
specifications. Better attenuation performance options are available for some fiber and cable types. Contact Customer Care for additional fiber options.
*
* SMF-28
®
Ultra and ClearCurve
®
XB fiber deliver up to 10x better macrobend loss performance compared to the G.652.D standard and up to 33 percent better
macrobend loss performance than the G.657.A1 standard for 10mm radii bends.
Family Spec Sheet 0027_NAFTA_AEN
Page 4 | Revision date 2014-08-08
ALTOS
®
Gel-Free, Triple-Jacket, Double-
Armored Cables, 12-216 Fibers
Ordering Information |
Note: Contact Customer Care at 1-800-743-2675 for other options.
1) Cable outer diameter may change. Example: 48 F cable with 6 fibers per tube will require 8 active buffer and have an OD like a standard 96 F cable.
Corning Optical Communications LLC • PO Box 489 • Hickory, NC 28603-0489 USA
When designing a circuit, special attention should be paid to separating the analog circuit from the digital circuit, and the corresponding grounds should also be separated. Improper grounding can cau...
The formation of battery plates is an important part of the battery production process. The so-called formation refers to the process of charging and discharging the plates, that is, using electrochem...
With the improvement of product performance, PCB is also constantly updated and developed, and the lines are becoming more and more dense. "][size=17px]There are more and more components that need to ...
I really don't understand what the difference is between external interrupt counting and timer counting? Both can be configured to detect falling edge counting....
A multi-point temperature control heating control system was designed using the SST89E564RC single-chip microcomputer and a new temperature measuring device. The heating system can be controlled in...[Details]
my country is a big country in agriculture, grain production and consumption. Grains are a necessary condition for our nation to survive and develop. The flour processing industry will exist forever w...[Details]
Smart lighting control systems provide high controllability for various buildings and further enhance the level of green energy. They are the core products of energy conservation and digital techn...[Details]
With the continuous consumption of earth's energy and the scarcity of resources, the harm of greenhouse effect to human beings, and the serious pollution of the atmosphere to the earth, the intern...[Details]
The traditional display screen using 51 single-chip microcomputer to control LED dot matrix has relatively simple functions. If it is to achieve diversified functions, it often takes a lot of time ...[Details]
Experimental tasks
A DS18B20 is used to form a temperature measurement system. The temperature measurement accuracy reaches 0.1 degrees. The temperature range is between -20 degrees and +50 de...[Details]
This paper designs a 16x16LED Chinese character display bar based on single-chip dynamic scanning control, briefly analyzes the principle of Chinese character display, and studies how the LED displ...[Details]
FPGAs are used in 81% of electronic systems, including many commercial and defense products, and most FPGAs use BGA packaging. The BGA packaging is characterized by small solder balls and small sol...[Details]
With concerns about the growing energy crisis, motor efficiency has become an important and timely topic. This is because motors use 63% to 70% of the electricity produced in the United States and ...[Details]
In 2012, more than half of the cars in the European, Japanese and American car markets will be equipped with color displays, navigation systems, satellite communications and other in-vehicle infota...[Details]
At present, the traffic congestion in cities is quite serious. According to relevant news reports: In China, the traffic congestion has expanded from megacities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzho...[Details]
Currently, each country is developing its own USB interface
charging specifications
, which leads to a major problem that a USB interface
charging
device manufactured in one country...[Details]
1 Embedded Systems
Embedded System refers to a collection of computer hardware and software with specific functions or purposes, which is divided into embedded software system and embe...[Details]
1 Battery technology determines the fate of energy vehicles
Regardless of whether new energy vehicles are hybrid or pure electric vehicles, they cannot do without the core technology of batter...[Details]
introduction
Sudan's Muglad Oilfield is a large oilfield jointly invested, developed and constructed by a four-party consortium of China, Malaysia, Canada and Sudan. It consists of 8 satellite...[Details]