purple, rose and aqua. The colored jacket allows for easy
visual identification of the cables while still providing all
of the required environmental protection of an indoor/
outdoor cable jacket. Black is the standard jacket color
using the standard part numbers shown here. Contact
Customer Care at 1-800-743-2675 to order other color
options.
Flame Resistance
Flame-Retardant
Outer Jacket
Dielectric Strength
Members
Tight-Buffered
Fiber
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Flame-Retardant
Outer Jacket
Dielectric Strength
Members
Tight-Buffered
Fiber
MIC
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250 Distribution Cables, 12-Fibers
False
MIC
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250 Distribution Cables, 12-Fibers
Specifications
Temperature Range
Storage
Installation
Operation
-40 °C to 70 °C (-40 °F to 158 °F)
0 °C to 60 °C (32 °F to 140 °F)
0 °C to 70 °C (32 °F to 158 °F)
*
Corning Cable Systems recommends storing cable in a proper temperature environment prior to installation to allow the cable temperature to meet installation
temperature range specifications for best installation results.
Mechanical Characteristics Cable
Fiber
Count
Multimode
12
24
24
36
9.0 mm
(0.35 in)
9.0 mm
(0.35 in)
4.4 mm
(0.17 in)
66 mm
(2.6 in)
120 mm
(4.7 in)
135 mm
(5.3 in)
135 mm
(5.3 in)
22 mm
(0.9 in)
40 mm
(1.6 in)
90 mm
(3.5 in)
90 mm
(3.5 in)
20.1 kg/km
(13.5 lb/1000 ft)
43.4 kg/km
(29.2 lb/1000 ft)
69.3 kg/km
(46.4 lb/1000 ft)
70.1 kg/km
(47.1 lb/1000 ft)
8.0 mm x 5.0 mm
(0.3 in x 0.2 in)
Nominal Outer
Diameter
Min. Bend
Radius Instal-
lation
Min. Bend
Radius Opera-
tion
Weight
Nominal Dimensions Oval
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Fiber
Count
48
72
96
144
Nominal Outer
Diameter
10.0 mm
(0.4 in)
12.0 mm
(0.48 in)
14.2 mm
(0.56 in)
15.8 mm
(0.62 in)
4.4 mm
(0.17 in)
Min. Bend
Radius Instal-
lation
150 mm
(5.9 in)
180 mm
(7.1 in)
213 mm
(8.4 in)
237 mm
(9.3 in)
66 mm
(2.6 in)
120 mm
(4.7 in)
Min. Bend
Radius Opera-
tion
100 mm
(3.9 in)
120 mm
(4.7 in)
142 mm
(5.6 in)
158 mm
(6.2 in)
44 mm
(1.7 in)
80 mm
(3.1 in)
Weight
Nominal Dimensions Oval
88.6 kg/km
(59.5 lb/1000 ft)
132 kg/km
(88.7 lb/1000 ft)
190.3 kg/km
(127.9 lb/1000 ft)
214.7 kg/km
(144.3 lb/1000 ft)
20.1 kg/km
(13.5 lb/1000 ft)
43.4 kg/km
(29.2 lb/1000 ft)
8.0 mm x 5.0 mm
(0.3 in x 0.2 in)
Single-Mode
12
24
Chemical Characteristics
RoHS
Free of hazardous substances according to RoHS 2002/95/
EG
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Transmission Performance
Fiber Type
Fiber Core Diameter (µm)
Fiber Category
Fiber Code
Performance Option Code
Wavelengths (nm)
Maximum Attenuation (dB/km)
Min. Overfilled Launch (OFL)
Bandwidth (MHz*km)
Minimum Effective Modal
Bandwidth (EMB) (MHz*km)
Serial 1 Gigabit Ethernet (m)
Serial 10 Gigabit Ethernet (m)
Multimode
50
OM2
T
31
850 / 1300
3.0 / 1.0
700 / 500
950 / -
750 / 600
150 / -
Multimode
62.5
OM1
K
30
850 / 1300
3.4 / 1.0
200 / 500
220 / -
300 / 550
33 / -
Multimode
50
OM3
T
80
850 / 1300
3.0 / 1.0
1500 / 500
2000 / -
1000 / 600
300 / -
Multimode
50
OM4
T
90
850 / 1300
3.0 / 1.0
3500 / 500
4700 / -
1100 / 600
550 / -
Multimode
50
OM4
Extended
Distance
T
91
850 / 1300
3.0 / 1.0
3500 / 500
5350 / -
1100 / 600
600 / -
5000 / - / -
10000 / - /
40000
Single-mode
8.2
OS2
E
01
1310 / 1383
/ 1550
0.65 / 0.65
/ .5
* Assumes 1.0 dB maximum total connector/splice loss.
* Assumes 0.7 dB maximum total connector/splice loss.
* Meets 0.75 ns optical skew when used in all Corning Cable Systems Plug & Play™/Pretium EDGE
®
Systems Solutions.
* ITU-T G.652 D compliant.
Notes:
1)
Improved attenuation and bandwidth options available.
2)
Bend-insensitive single-mode fibers available on request.
3)
Contact a Corning Cable Systems Customer Care Representative for additional information.
4)
50 µm multimode fiber macrobend loss ≤ 0.2 dB at 850 nm for two turns around 7.5 mm radius mandrel.
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Ordering Information |
Contact Customer Care at 1-800-743-2671 for other options.
This cable is available in 12 different jacket colors - blue, orange, green, brown, slate, white, red, black, yellow, purple, rose and aqua. The colored jacket allows
for easy visual identification of the cables while still providing all of the required environmental protection of an indoor/outdoor cable jacket. Black is the standard
jacket color using the standard part numbers shown here. Contact Customer Care at 1-800-743-2675 to order other color options.
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