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OBC STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR

FIBRE OPTIC CABLES

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i Document Authorisation

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ii Revision History

The following is a brief summary of the most recent revisions to the document. Details of all
revisions prior to these are held by the issuing department.

Revision Date Author Scope / Remarks

No.
0 18/04/2010 Syed Sajid Hussain Initial Version

1 21/05/2013 Syed Sajid Hussain Re-written in new template

2 06/01/2015 Ray Cruickshank Re-written in new template

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1 Table of Contents
2 Introduction ............................................................................................ 3
2.1 Purpose ........................................................................................... 3
2.2 Scope ............................................................................................. 3
2.3 Objective ...................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.4 Review & Improvement ......................................................................... 4
2.5 Definitions .................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.6 Abbreviations ..................................................................................... 4

2 Introduction
2.1 Purpose
The purpose of this document is to s e t o u t t h e s t a n d a r d s a n d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s o f
Fibre Optic Cable (FOC) for use in the OBC network.
2.2 Scope
This specification applies to Fibre Optic Cables listed in “table 1” below.

Cable Type Fibre Spec. Fibre Count Usage

Loose Buffer Tube G.655 Up to 432 Trunk Cables installed in ducts
(dielectric) between PoP sites.
Loose Buffer Tube G.652 Up to 432 Feeder Cables installed in ducts
(dielectric) between PoP sites and FDH cabinets
Loose Buffer Tube G.652 Up to 432 Distribution cables from FDHs to Naps.
(dielectric)
Loose Buffer Tube - G.657 Up to 96 Drop cables from Naps to End Users.
Outdoor (dielectric)
Loose Buffer Tube - G.657 Up to 96 Inside buildings where LSF cables are
Indoor (dielectric) required.

2.3 Scope

This document is to enable OBC to characterise optical fibres provided for the FTTH project. This specification
applies to FO Cables falling into the following categories.

ITU-T G.652 Characteristics of Single Mode Optical Fibre

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ITU-T G.655 Characteristics of Non Zero Dispersion Shifted (NZDFS)Single Mode

Optical Fibre for Core Network

ITU-T G.657 Characteristics of a Bending Loss Insensitive Single Mode Optical Fibre
and Cable for the Drop Network/indoor.

EIA-598 Optical Fibre Colour Coding

IEC 60794 Series of fibre cables Mechanical and Environmental Tests and
specifications

2.4 Distribution/Target Audience

OBC Team, consultants and contractors associated with the FTTH build and contractors
appointed by OBC to lay ducts and build chambers.
2.5 Review & Improvement
This document will be reviewed in line with Control of Document Procedure PRO-CMS-
001.

2.6 Abbreviations
FDH Fibre Distribution Hub.
FTTH Fibre To The Home.
HDPE High Density Polyethylene
MAS Materials acceptance sheet
MBR Minimum Bend Radius
NAP Network Access Point.
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PoP Point of Presence building or Central Office
PVC Polyvinyl chloride
MPT Maximum Pulling Tension
MBR Maximum Bend Radius
PSD Polyethylene Sheathed Dielectric
PSA Polyethylene Sheathed Armored
ITU International Telecommunication Union
IEC International Electro technical Commission
EIA Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA)
TIA Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)

3 Colour Coding Scheme

Fibre optic cables are terminated using an industry standard color code.

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For cables that consist of more than 12 cores, the color code repeats itself. Each group of 12 cores is
identified with some other means such as:

Multiple buffer tubes each with 12 or less cores either numbered or color following the same color code,
e.g., 1st tube is blue, 2nd is orange, etc.

24 strand groups with the color code repeating with some variation, e.g., the 1st group of 12 cores are
solid colors and the 2nd groups are solid colors with a stripe or some other identifying mark.

The color sequence is illustrated below.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Priority

Blue Orange Green Brown Grey White Red Black Yellow Violet Pink Aqua
Colour

Table 2 Fibre Color Scheme

1.1.1. Jacket Colors

For outdoor ducted type cables, the jacket color is black polyethylene for single mode cables. For indoor
cables, the outer most cable jacket may be any color but the de facto industry standard is yellow for
single mode fibre

This is also generally true for fibre optic patch cords.

2. Mechanical And Environmental Requirements

2.1. Mechanical
The mechanical performance of the cable includes items like tensile strength, crush.

Resistance impact, repeated bending, torsion, coiling, flexing and sheath abrasion. The cable mechanical
requirements shall qualify and comply with IEC 60794 (series latest version) standards.

2.2. Environmental
The optical fibre cable may experience environments such as Tension, Bending, Crushing, Twisting,
Abrasion, Temperature extremes and Chemical actions during storage, installation and services. The
cable environmental properties shall qualify and comply with IEC 60794 (series latest version) standards.

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3. Construction

3.1. Cable Structure

Unless otherwise approved by OBC, all cables shall be of Loose Buffer Tube construction where
individual fibres are contained within a series of buffer tubes within the cable,

Figure 1 PSD Cable - General Construction

3.2. Printing On The Cable

A proper standard printing at 1 meter interval should be printed on the cable. The printing has to be of
excellent quality to avoid any abrasion. The interval printing will have to mention “sequential meter
reading, size, model, the company name reference and the year” in manufactured.

Example for 144F Single Mode Fibre Cable Design:

XxxM 144F SM OBC FOC.2010

XxxM= Sequential measurement reading

4. Optical Requirements
The minimum optical performance requirements for G.652, G.655 and G.657 fibres are outlined in Table
3, Table 4 and 5 respectively.

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4.1. Optical Requirements For G.652

Attenuation (Fibre only)
Wavelength VALUE UNITS

Max. Individual fibre Attenuation at 1310nm ≤0.34 dB/km

Max. Individual fibre Attenuation at 1383nm ≤1.00 dB/km

Max. Individual fibre Attenuation at 1550 nm ≤0.20 dB/km

Max. Individual fibre Attenuation at 1625 nm ≤0.25 dB/km

Macro bending Attenuation

100 turns 50mm dia Mandrel at 1550nm ≤0.05 dB/km

100 turns 50mm dia Mandrel at 1625nm ≤0.10 dB/km

Dispersion Coefficients

In the range 1285 - 1330 nm ≤3.5 ps/nm.km

@1550nm ≤18 ps/nm.km

@1625nm ≤23 ps/nm.km

Zero dispersion wavelength 1312 ± 10 nm

Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD) ≤0.1 ps/√km

PMD Link Design Value ≤0.1 ps/√km

Mode Field Diameter

@1310nm 9.2 ± 0.4 µm

@1550nm 10.5 ± 0.5 µm

Cut-off Wavelength (λcc) ≤1260 nm

Table 3 G.652 Fibre: Minimum Optical Performance

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4.2. Optical Requirements Of G.655

Attenuation (Fibre only)

PARAMETER VALUE UNITS

Max. Individual fibre Attenuation at 1310 nm 0.40 dB/km

Max. Individual fibre Attenuation at 1450 nm 0.26 dB/km

Max. Individual fibre Attenuation at 1550 nm 0.22 dB/km

Max. Individual fibre Attenuation at 1625 nm 0.24 dB/km

Point discontinuities at 1550 nm < 0.05 dB

Mode Field Diameter at 1550 nm 8.6 + 0.4 μm

Zero Dispersion Wavelength λ0 < 1405 nm

Slope at λ0 ( S0 ) < 0.045 ps / nm² . km

Max. Chromatic Dispersion 1530 nm - 1565 nm( C-Band) 5.5 – 8.9 ps / nm . km

Max. Chromatic Dispersion 1565 nm - 1625 nm( L-Band) 6.9 – 11.4 ps / nm . km

Polarization Mode Dispersion ( PMD ) < 0.1 ps / √ km

Cable Cutoff Wavelength λcc < 1325 nm

Cladding Diameter 125 + 1 μm

Cladding Non-Circularity <1 %

Core-Cladding Concentricity Error < 0.6 μm

Coating Diameter 245 + 10 μm

Coating-Cladding Concentricity Error < 10 μm

Table 4 G.655 Fibre: Minimum Optical Performance

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4.3. Optical Requirements For G.657

Attenuation (Fibre only)

Wavelength VALUE UNITS

Max. Individual fibre Attenuation at 1310nm ≤0.35 dB/km

Max. Individual fibre Attenuation at 1383nm ≤0.35 dB/km

Max. Individual fibre Attenuation at 1550 nm ≤0.25 dB/km

Max. Individual fibre Attenuation at 1625 nm ≤0.35 dB/km

Macro bending Attenuation

10 turns 30mm dia Mandrel at 1550nm ≤0.05 dB/km

10 turns 30mm dia Mandrel at 1625nm ≤0.5 dB/km

Dispersion Coefficients

In the range 1285 - 1330 nm ≤3.5 ps/nm.km

@1550nm ≤18 ps/nm.km

@1625nm ≤23 ps/nm.km

Zero dispersion wavelength 1312 ± 10 nm

Polarisation Mode Dispersion (PMD) ≤0.1 ps/√km

PMD Link Design Value ≤0.1 ps/√km

Mode Field Diameter

@1310nm 9.0 ± 0.4 µm

@1550nm 10.5 ± 0.5 µm

Cut-off Wavelength (λcc) ≤1260 nm

Table 5 G.657 Fibre: Minimum Optical Performance

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