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: SOTL/HOE/048/C3/5
: 01
: 01/09/2008

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR STERLITE SINGLE SHEATH

ADSS CABLE
HDPE
ARAMID YARN
CORE WRAPPING
FILLER
12 FIBERS LOOSE TUBE
CENTRAL STRENGTH MEMBER

WATER SWELLABLE ELEMENT

RIP CORDS

Typical cable cross section for 48 fibers

Design and special features

Excellent optical, mechanical and environmental characteristics.

Optical Fibers & Loose tubes are distinctly colour coded for easy identification during testing & splicing.
Standard multi loose tube / buffer design permits easy access to individual fiber
S-Z stranded, loose tube design isolates fibres from installation and environmental rigor & facilitates mid span access
Ripcord provides an easy means to remove the jacket for accessing the buffer tubes

FIBRE TYPE

STANDARD SINGLE MODE FIBER (ITU-T G652D)

LOOSE TUBE MATERIAL

PBT

CENTRAL STRENGTH MEMBER

FRP

PERIPHERAL STRENGTH MEMBER

ARAMID YARN

TAPE

WATER BLOCKING TAPE

OUTER JACKETING MATERIAL

HDPE

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PRINTING DETAILS
To externally identify the cable, the following printing by Hot foil indentation technique , which is
worldwide acceptable shall be marked at 1-meter intervals, in white. Embossing as per customer
request /Printing can be provided.
STERLITE SM 48F ADSS PHONE SYMBOL 09 2008
The accuracy of marking shall be 0.5%. Occasional loss of printing & remarking shall be as per Bell
core GR 20 and this super cedes the earlier markings.
DRUMS
The cables will be shipped on treated wooden drums, battened around the circumference for
protections. Inner and outer ends of the cable will be accessible for testing and each end will be end
capped. A direction of rotation arrow is marked on the drum together with the markings detailed below.
DRUM MARKINGS
The individual cable drums shall carry the following markings
- Manufacturers Name
-

Drum Number / Cable Identification Number

Size of the Cable

Cable Length

Type of Fiber

Gross weight in kgs

Net weight in kgs

Arrow of Rotation

PACKING
Delivery Length: 3000 Meters (5 %)
IDENTIFICATION
Fibers:
Fiber Fiber 2
1
Blue Orange

Fiber 3 Fiber 4 Fiber 5 Fiber 6 Fiber

7
Green Brown Grey
White Red

Fiber 8 Fiber 9 Fiber Fiber

10
11
Black Yellow Violet Rose

Fiber 12

Color code for buffer tubes in each layer*:

Tube Tube 2 Tube 3 Tube 4 Tube 5 Tube 6 Tube
1
7
Blue Orange Green Brown Grey
White Red

Tube 8 Tube 9 Tube Tube

10
11
Black Yellow Violet Rose

Tube 12

Aqua

Aqua

If the numbers of tubes exceeds 12 tubes in one layer, this code will be repeated

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Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli, INDIA, Phone : +91.260.5512053 / 6612070,
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Characteristics of optical single mode fibers E9/125 according to ITU-T G.652D
Mode field diameter at 1310 nm
Cladding diameter
Coating diameter
Attenuation at 1310 nm
Attenuation at 1383 nm
Attenuation at 1550 nm
Attenuation at 1625 nm
Dispersion in the range 1285 to 1330 nm
Dispersion at 1550 nm
Cable cutoff wavelength (cc)
PMD coefficient (PMD Q)

[m]
[m]
[m]
[dB/km]
[dB/km]
[dB/km]
[dB/km]
[ps/(nmkm)]
[ps/(nmkm)]
[nm]
[ps/km]

9.20.5
125.01
245 10
0.38
0.32
0.25
0.28
3.5
17.5
1260
0.2

Technical and environmental cable characteristics

Max. Tensile load short term
EN 187101, IEC 60794-1-2.E1, attenuation increase
reversible
Max. Tensile load long term
EN 187101, IEC 60794-1-2-E1, no attenuation increase
Crush performance
EN 187101, IEC 60794-1-2-E3, no attenuation increase
Bending performance
Short termLong termTemperature range
Installation
Operation
Transport & Storage
EN 187101, IEC 60794-1-2-F1, no attenuation increase

[N]

5000 N

[N]

1/3 of short term

[N/10 cm]

2000
10, (15 x D)

Water penetration
IEC 60794-1-2-F5,
Extra 1
Extra 2

[C]
[C]
[C]

-20... +70
-20... +70
-20... +70

[m]

<=1

Km
Km

1001
2001

Typical Cable make up for Single sheath ADSS cables

CABLE MAKE UP
Cable type

No. of
fibers

Fibers
per tube

No. of
tubes

No.of passive
fillers

Nominal
[mm]

Nominal weight
[kg/km]

2 x6

12

12

10.8

87

4 x6

24

24

10.8

88

4 x12

48

12

12.1

110

Sterlite Optical Technologies Limited, S. No. 68/1, Madhuban Dam Road, Rakholi,
Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli, INDIA, Phone : +91.260.5512053 / 6612070,
Fax : +91.260.2644078, URL : www.sterliteoptical.com
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