Product Information

Specification

16 Fiber 8 Strand 23D Series Gel Free Outdoor Single Armor/Double Jacket Loose Tube Fiber Optic Cable

Allowable Ampacity for 16 Fiber 8 Strand 23D Series Gel Free Outdoor Single Armor/Double Jacket Loose Tube Fiber Optic Cable: 100 Amps

Also Known as:

Fiber Optic Cable, 23D-Series, Armor Cable, Loose Tube Cable, Double Jacket Fiber Cable, Outdoor Cable, Armored Fiber Optic Cable

Applications of an Armored Fiber Optic Cable:

The armored fiber optic cable is used outdoors in duct, direct burial applications, or aerial lashed applications. The cable is designed to withstand environmental conditions such as rain, UV radiation, and temperature fluctuations.

Because of the high fiber count, the cable is ideal for high data demands and backbone installations in data centers. The fact that the cable is gel-free makes it easy to terminate the cable. The cable has excellent water resistance.

Applications of the armored fiber optic cable include:

• Telecommunication networks
• Broadband networks
• FTTx Deployments, including fiber to the home (FTTH), fiber to the building (FTTB), and fiber to the node (FTTN)
• Connecting data centers: High-speed connections between data centers.
• Campus networks
• Underground installations
• Aerial installations

Armored Fiber Optic Cable Construction Details:

• Buffer Tube:
  High Modulus Polymeric Material
• Dry Loose Tube/Fiber Color Code:
  As per TIA/EIA-598 standard or per customer requirement
• Dielectric Central Strength Member:
  Epoxy Glass Rod (up-coated as required per construction)
• Cable Core:
  The cable elements with water swellable yarns are stranded around the CSM, using reverse oscillation.
• Moisture Resistance:
  A water blocking tape is applied over the cabled core with a 25% nominal overlap
• Inner Sheath:
  UV resistant Polyethylene
• Armor:
  Corrugated flexible steel bonded to jacket. The armor of each length of cable shall be electrically continuous with no more than one splice allowed per kilometer of cable. The breaking strength of any section of an armor tape containing a factory splice joint, shall not be less than 80% of the breaking strength of an adjacent section of the armor of equal length without a joint
• Cable Strength:
  Circumferential strength members are placed over the water blocking tape and under the outer sheath.
• Overall Sheath:
  UV resistant Polyethylene

Standards:

-TIA/EIA FOTP Standards 455
-Color Coding of Fiber Optic Cables TIA/EIA-598
-RUS 1755.900
-GR-20-CORE
-Compliant with ANSI/TIA-568-C.3 standard

Specification:

• Number of Fiber: 16
• Number of Fibers Per Sub Unit: 8
• Cable O.D: 0.590 in
• Dimension: 2.50 mm (0.098 in.), nominal
• Temperature Rating: Operation : -40°C to +70°C Installation : -40°C to +55°C Storage : -50°C to +70°C
• Weight: 124 lbs/1000ft
• Part Number: 23D-016-XXX-MXSHWN

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