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
144
Armored
Armored
Armored
Maximum
Fibers per
Tube
12
12
12
Number of
Tube Posi-
tions
6
8
12
Number
of Active
Tubes
1-6
8
12
Weight
Nominal
Outer Dia-
meter
14.3 mm
(0.56 in)
16.0 mm
(0.63 in)
19.7 mm
(0.78 in)
Min. Bend
Radius
Installation
215 mm
(8.4 in)
240 mm
(9.4 in)
296 mm
(11.6 in)
Min. Bend
Radius
Operation
143 mm
(5.6 in)
160 mm
(6.3 in)
197 mm
(7.8 in)
179 kg/km
(120 lb/1000 ft)
219 kg/km
(147 lb/1000 ft)
318 kg/km
(213 lb/1000 ft)
Family Spec Sheet 0029_NAFTA_AEN
Page 2 | Revision date 2014-08-08
ALTOS
®
Double-Jacket, Single-Armored
Cables, 12-432 Fibers, Enhanced
Mechanical Characteristics Cable
Fiber Count Product
Type
192 - 216
288
360 - 432
Armored
Armored
Armored
Maximum
Fibers per
Tube
12
12
12
Number of
Tube Posi-
tions
18
24
36
Number
of Active
Tubes
16 - 18
24
30 - 36
Weight
Nominal
Outer Dia-
meter
19.9 mm
(0.78 in)
22.2 mm
(0.87 in)
25.4 mm
(1.0 in)
Min. Bend
Radius
Installation
299 mm
(11.8 in)
333 mm
(13.1 in)
381 mm
(15.0 in)
Min. Bend
Radius
Operation
199 mm
(7.8 in)
222 mm
(8.7 in)
254 mm
(10.0 in)
312 kg/km
(209 lb/1000 ft)
384 kg/km
(257 lb/1000 ft)
469 kg/km
(315 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 0029_NAFTA_AEN
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ALTOS
®
Double-Jacket, Single-Armored
Cables, 12-432 Fibers, Enhanced
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
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+
®
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+
®
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 0029_NAFTA_AEN
Page 4 | Revision date 2014-08-08
ALTOS
®
Double-Jacket, Single-Armored
Cables, 12-432 Fibers, Enhanced
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
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