Rugged, durable and easy to strip (while providing supe-
rior protection against UV radiation, fungus, abrasion and
other environmental factors)
Available in 62.5 µm, 50 µm, single-mode (including
bend-insensitive and non-zero dispersion-shifted
(NZ-DSF) fiber options) and hybrid versions
Ready for any application including Gigabit Ethernet and
10 Gigabit Ethernet
Corning ALTOS
®
Lite™ gel-free, single-jacket, single-ar-
mored cables are designed for campus backbones in di-
rect-buried installations. The loose tube design provides
stable and highly reliable transmission parameters for a
variety of voice, data, video and imaging applications.
These cables also provide high-fiber density within a
given cable diameter while allowing flexibility to suit many
system configurations.
The single armored construction provides additional
crush and rodent protection with a high-strength ripcord
under the armor for easy stripping. Gel-free means the
cables are fully waterblocked using craft-friendly, wa-
ter-swellable materials which make cable access simple
and require no clean up. The flexible, craft-friendly buffer
tubes are easy to route in closures, and the SZ-stranded,
loose tube design isolates fibers from installation and en-
vironmental rigors while allowing easy mid-span access.
These cables have a medium density polyethylene jacket
that is rugged, durable and easy to strip.
A variety of fiber types are available including 62.5 μm,
50 μm, single-mode and hybrid versions as well as fibers
with Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet
performance. These cables are also available with op-
tional extended operating temperature to -50°C (-58°F) in
a variety of fiber counts.
ALTOS Lite Gel-Free, Single-Jacket, Single-
Armored Cables, 24 Fibers
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ALTOS Lite Gel-Free, Single-Jacket, Single-
Armored Cables, 288 Fibers
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ALTOS
®
Lite™ Gel-Free, Single-Jacket,
Single-Armored Cables, 6-288 Fibers
Standards
Common Installations
Outdoor lashed aerial, duct
and direct-buried; indoor
when installed according to
National Electrical Code
®
(NEC
®
) Article 770
ANSI/ICEA S-87-640
Telcordia GR-20
RDUP PE-90
Design and Test Criteria
Ripcord
Dielectric Central
Element
Fiber
Buffer
Tube
Water-Swellable
Tape
Corrugated Steel
Armor
Filling Element
Polyethylene (PE)
Outer Jacket
Ripcord
Water-Swellable
Tape
Dielectric Central
Element
Fiber
Buffer
Tube
Water-Swellable
Tape
Corrugated Steel
Armor
Polyethylene (PE)
Outer Jacket
ALTOS Lite Gel-Free, Single-Jacket, Single-
Armored Cables, 24 Fibers
| Photo (tbd)
ALTOS Lite Gel-Free, Single-Jacket, Single-
Armored Cables, 288 Fibers
| Photo (tbd)
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.
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ALTOS
®
Lite™ Gel-Free, Single-Jacket,
Single-Armored Cables, 6-288 Fibers
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
6 - 72
96
144
192 - 216
288
Armored
Armored
Armored
Armored
Armored
Maximum
Fibers per
Tube
12
12
12
12
12
Number of
Tube Posi-
tions
6
8
12
18
24
Number
of Active
Tubes
1-6
8
12
16 - 18
24
Weight
Nominal
Outer Dia-
meter
12.1 mm
(0.48 in)
13.8 mm
(0.54 in)
17.5 mm
(0.69 in)
17.7 mm
(0.7 in)
20 mm
(0.79 in)
Min. Bend
Radius
Installation
182 mm
(7.2 in)
207 mm
(8.1 in)
263 mm
(10.4 in)
266 mm
(10.5 in)
300 mm
(11.8 in)
Min. Bend
Radius
Operation
121 mm
(4.8 in)
138 mm
(5.4 in)
175 mm
(6.9 in)
177 mm
(7 in)
200 mm
(7.9 in)
129 kg/km
(87 lb/1000 ft)
162 kg/km
(109 lb/1000 ft)
245 kg/km
(164 lb/1000 ft)
233 kg/km
(156 lb/1000 ft)
293 kg/km
(196 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/-
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ALTOS
®
Lite™ Gel-Free, Single-Jacket,
Single-Armored Cables, 6-288 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
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.
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ALTOS
®
Lite™ Gel-Free, Single-Jacket,
Single-Armored Cables, 6-288 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.
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