Light Armor
Single Jacket, Single Armor Loose Tube Fiber Optic Cable
Gel-Filled Buffer Tube
Optical Fibers
Central Member
Central Member Jacket
Dielectric Strength Elements
Corrugated Steel Armor
Outer PE Jacket
Water Blocking Material
(DryBlock™ or
Flooded Technology)
Ripcord
Overview
Fitel Lucent Technologies’ Light Armor loose tube
fiber optic cable offers you a durable and reliable cable
solution for outside plant applications requiring added
compressive strength and rodent resistance.
Design
The outstanding optical performance and long-term
reliability of Light Armor cable begins with Fitel Lucent
Technologies’ proven loose tube design.
First, the optical fibers are placed within gel-filled buffer
tubes to protect them from mechanical and environmental
forces – creating a stress-free environment within
the cable’s designed load and temperature range. The
color-coded buffer tubes are then stranded around a
dielectric or metallic central member, using the reverse
oscillating lay (ROL) technique. A single armor, single
polyethylene sheath completes the cable’s construction.
• Applications
• Designed for duct, lashed aerial and direct
buried applications
• Provides durable compressive strength
• Offers extra protection from rodents
• DryBlock™ water-blocking technology for a
more craft-friendly, jelly-free cable core – permitting
quicker cable prep and splicing
Features & Advantages
• Singlemode, TrueWave® RS nonzero-dispersion,
AllWave™ matched clad and multimode fiber for
the performance you need
• Composite (mix of fiber types) and hybrid
(fiber/copper) cable designs for your special
applications
• Up to 288 fiber counts for full communications
capacity
• 600-pound (2700 N) rated pulling tension enables
long pulls without concern for fiber damage
• ROL stranding permits quick mid-span entry
• Electrolytic chrome-coated steel armor for
enhanced rodent protection and crush resistance
• Ripcords allow easy sheath removal
• RUS listed
• SYSTIMAX® SCS approved design
(subject to SYSTIMAX® terms and conditions)
• ISO 9001 certified manufacturer
Performance & Ordering Information: Light Armor
Select one character from each corresponding space to complete the Fitel Lucent Technologies part number.

Fiber Sheath Core Fiber Count Custom/Special*

A T- [S1] [S2] [SF] [S3] [S4] [S5] [S6] - ––– ––– –––
- [E1] [E2] [E3] [E4]

002 to 288

2 = 2 fibers 8 = 8 fibers Fibers per Tube [S6]

4 = 4 fibers N = 10 fibers
6 = 6 fibers T = 12 fibers

L = Loose Tube Core Type [S5]

D = DryBlock™
2 = 600 lb (2700 N) Tensile Load [S4]
Dielectric Central Member P: Polyethylene Sheath Construction [S3]
H = D-S-P D: Dielectric Strength
or Elements
Metallic Central Member S: Corrugated Steel Armor
B = D-S-P (Chrome-coated)

M = Lucent Matched Clad Singlemode Fiber Type [SF]

F = FITEL Matched Clad Singlemode
6 = Lucent TrueWave® RS Nonzero-Dispersion Singlemode
9 = 62.5/125µm Multimode
E = Lucent AllWave™ Matched Clad Singlemode

B = 0.35/0.25 dB/km (1310/1550 nm Singlemode and AllWave) Maximum Attenuation [S2]

4 = 0.40/0.30 dB/km (1310/1550 nm Singlemode and AllWave)
2 = 0.25 dB/km (TrueWave RS Singlemode)
U = 3.4/1.0 dB/km and 200/500 MHz-km (850/1300 nm Multimode)

3 = 1310/1550 nm (Singlemode and AllWave) Transmission Performance [S1]

6 = 1550 nm (TrueWave RS Singlemode)
R = 850/1300 nm (Multimode)

Example: AT-34MH2D6-024 = 24 Fiber Light Armor DryBlock Dielectric Central Member

Lucent Matched Clad Singlemode Fiber

Technical Specifications: Minimum bend radius: 15x cable outer diameter during installation
10x cable outer diameter post installation

Operating Temperature Range: – 400 F to 1580 F (–400 C to 700 C)

Cable diameter tolerance typically within 5% of nominal

Please contact us for additional fiber and cable options.

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