Armored Cable Features
- Cables with Improved Attenuation Available
- Cables with up to 144 Fibers Available
- Steel Interlock Available
- Low Smoke Zero Halogen Available
- Cables with Extended 10 Gigabit Ethernet Support Distances Available
- Standard Colors are Yellow for Singlemode, Orange for Multimode and Teal for 10 Gigabit
| Dielectric Materials |
Riser |
Plenum |
| Overall Jacket |
Flame-Retardant Thermoplastic |
Low-Smoke, Flame Retardant Thermoplastic |
Armored Tight Buffered Part Numbers
| Fiber Count |
62.5 UM OM1 |
50 UM OM2 |
50 UM OM3 |
50 UM OM4 |
8.3 UM OS2 |
| 2 |
60524-2 |
61542-2 |
61421-2 |
61896-2 |
61540-2 |
| 4 |
60524-4 |
61542-4 |
61421-4 |
61896-4 |
61540-4 |
| 6 |
60524-6 |
61542-6 |
61421-6 |
61896-6 |
61540-6 |
| 8 |
60524-8 |
61542-8 |
61421-8 |
61896-8 |
61540-8 |
| 10 |
60524-10 |
61542-10 |
61421-10 |
61896-10 |
61540-10 |
| 12 |
60524-12 |
61542-12 |
61421-12 |
61896-12 |
61540-12 |
| 24 |
60524-24 |
61542-24 |
61421-24 |
61896-24 |
61540-24 |
Armored Cable Applications
- Trunk Cables Used in Environments Where Regulatory Codes Require Armoring
- Trunk Cables That Require Additional Crush Protection
- Backbone Trunks That Require a Higher Level of Long Term Security and Protection
Fiber Distances by Application (conventional), pre-QSFP Release
Fiber Distances & Loss Budgets by Application (Based on QSFP Rev. 1 Specification Dec. 2006)
Understanding OM1, OM2, OM3, OS1 and OS2 Glass Types
Armored Cable Optical Specifications
TIA/EIA-568-B.3-1
ISO/IEC 11801, 2nd Edition
Bellcore GR-409-CORE
| HCM Fiber Performance Parameters |
Max Attenuation (dB/Km) |
Min Bandwidth OFL MHz-Km |
Min Bandwidth* MHz-Km |
Gigabit Ethernet Support Distance (meters) |
10 Gigabit Ethernet Support Distance (meters) |
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850 nm |
1300 nm |
850 nm |
1300 nm |
850 nm |
1300 nm |
850 nm |
1300 nm |
850 nm |
1300 nm |
| OM1 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
200 |
500 |
220 |
na |
300 |
550 |
33 |
na |
| OM2 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
700 |
500 |
850 |
na |
750 |
550 |
150 |
na |
| OM3 |
3.25 |
1.0 |
1500 |
500 |
2000 |
na |
1000 |
550 |
300 |
na |
| OM4 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
3500 |
500 |
4700 |
na |
1100 |
550 |
550 |
na |
| *EMBc for OM2, OM3 & OM4 fibers. RML for OM1 fibers. |
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1310 nm |
1550 nm |
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| OS2 |
0.50 |
0.50 |
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| FIBER COUNT |
CABLE O.D. |
MAXIMUM LOAD INSTALL |
OPERATION |
CABLE WEIGHT |
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in. |
mm |
lbs-f |
N |
lbs-f |
N |
lbs/1000 ft |
kg/1000m |
| 2 |
.48 |
12.192 |
128 |
570 |
64 |
285 |
93.4 |
139.2 |
| 4 |
.48 |
12.192 |
128 |
570 |
64 |
285 |
94.9 |
141.4 |
| 6 |
.48 |
12.192 |
128 |
570 |
64 |
285 |
96.4 |
143.6 |
| 8 |
.52 |
13.208 |
160 |
712 |
80 |
356 |
109.9 |
163.8 |
| 10 |
.52 |
13.208 |
160 |
712 |
80 |
356 |
111.4 |
166.0 |
| 12 |
.52 |
13.208 |
160 |
712 |
80 |
356 |
112.9 |
168.2 |
| 24 |
.65 |
16.332 |
288 |
1282 |
144 |
641 |
164.1 |
244.5 |
Armored Cable Mechanical Specifications
- Bend Radius, No Load = 15x Cable Overall Diameter
- Bend Radius, Load = 20x Cable Overall Diameter