50/125 µm Multimode Loose Tube Cable

Multimode Loose Tube Outdoor Cable Features

• Other Configurations and Fiber Counts Available
• Corrugated Steel or Interlock Steel Armor Available
• Dual Jacket Constructions Available
• Cables with Improved Attenuation Available
• Low Smoke Zero Halogen Available
• Cables with Extended 10 Gigabit Ethernet Support Distances Available

Loose Tube Outdoor Cable Applications

• Suitable for Lashed Aerial, Duct, Underground Conduit Applications
• Conventional Outside Plant Fiber Optic Cable for Video Security, Datacom, Broadcast, Telecom or Campus Backbone Applications
• Outstanding Loss Consistency Across a Wide Range of Temperatures - Good for High Altitude Telescope Arrays, Underground Scientific Experiment Measurements Etc...

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

Loose Tube Outdoor Cable Optical Specifications

	50/125 µm Multimode (OM2)	StratusClear™ 50/125 µm Multimode (OM3)
Maximum Attenuation	≤3.25 dB/km @ 850 nm ≤1.0 dB/km @ 1300 nm	≤3.0 dB/km @ 850 nm ≤1.0 dB/km @ 1300 nm
Minimum Bandwidth (OFL)	500 MHz/km @ 850 nm 500 MHz/km @ 1300 nm	1500 MHz/km @ 850 nm 500 MHz/km @ 1300 nm
Minimum Bandwidth (RML)	510 MHz/km @ 850 nm n/a	1400 MHz/km @ 850 nm n/a
Gigabit Ethernet Support Distance	600 m @ 850 nm 600 m @ 1300 nm	1000 m @ 850 nm 550 m @ 1300 nm
10 Gigabit Ethernet Support Distance	n/a n/a	300 m @ 850 nm 300 m @ 1300 nm

	50/125 µm Infinicor Multimode (OM4)	50/125 µm ClearCurve™ Multimode (OM4)
Maximum Attenuation	≤3.0 dB/km @ 850 nm ≤1.0 dB/km @ 1300 nm	≤3.0 dB/km @ 850 nm ≤1.0 dB/km @ 1300 nm
Minimum Bandwidth (OFL)	3500 MHz/km @ 850 nm 500 MHz/km @ 1300 nm	3500 MHz/km @ 850 nm 500 MHz/km @ 1300 nm
Minimum Bandwidth (minEMBc)	4700 MHz/km @ 850 nm n/s @ 1300 nm	4700 MHz/km @ 850 nm n/s @ 1300 nm
Gigabit Ethernet Support Distance	1100 m @ 850 nm 550 m @ 1300 nm	1100 m @ 850 nm 550 m @ 1300 nm
10 Gigabit Ethernet Support Distance	550 m @ 850 nm 300 m @ 1300 nm	550 m @ 850 nm 300 m @ 1300 nm

Loose Tube Outdoor Cable Mechanical Specifications

• Bend Radius, No Load = 10x Cable Overall Diameter
• Bend Radius, Load = 20x Cable Overall Diameter