Corning ruggedized ribbon plenum cables are designed for intrabuilding backbones in plenum, riser and general-purpose installation. With a flame-retardant outer jacket that meets the requirements of the National Electrical Code® (NEC®), Article 770-51(A) and NFPA 262 flame tests, the cables are also ideal for data centers and segregating secure traffic on protected distribution systems (PDS).
The cables consist of fibers organized into easily identifiable 12-fiber ruggedized ribbons inside a central tube with readily identifiable ribbon ID numbers and fiber colors which allow easy access of individual fibers. Dielectric strength members provide tensile strength. These cables are compatible with standard ribbon cable procedures and hardware.
This cable is available in 12 different jacket colors – blue, orange, green, brown, slate, white, red, black, yellow, violet, rose and aqua. The colored jacket allows for easy visual identification of the cables. The standard jacket color will be determined by the dominant fiber type in the cable and will use the standard part numbers shown here.
Features And Benefits
• Fiber Category: multimode (OM2)
• Standards: according to National Electrical Code® (NEC®) Article 770
• Design and Test Criteria: ANSI/ICEA S-87-640
• Fiber Count: 12
• Fiber Coloring: Blue, Orange, Green, Brown, Slate, White, Red, Black, Yellow, Violet, Rose, Aqua
• Ribbons per Tube: 1
• Fibers per Ribbon: 12
• Outer Jacket Color: Orange
• Operation: 0 °C to 70 °C (32 °F to 158 °F )
• Max. Tensile Strength: Short-Term 1320 N (300 lbf) / Long-Term 400 N (90 lbf)
• Weight: 195 kg/km (131 lb/1000 ft)
• RoHS: Free of hazardous substances according to RoHS 2011/65/EU
• Fiber Category:50 µm MM (OM2)
• Wavelengths: 850 nm / 1300 nm
• Maximum Attenuation: 3.4 dB/km / 1.0 dB/km
• Serial 1 Gigabit Ethernet: 750 m / 500 m
• Serial 10 Gigabit Ethernet: 150 m / - m
• Min. Overfilled Launch (OFL) Bandwidth: 700 MHz*km / 500 MHz*km
• Minimum Effective Modal Bandwidth (EMB): 950 MHz*km / - MHz*km
• Precise fiber and ribbon geometries
Excellent mass splicing yields
• Meet NEC requirements
Meets burn test criteria
• Ribbon ID numbers and fiber colors
Easily identifiable
• Dielectric strength members
Additional mechanical durability
Standards
• Approvals and Listings: National Electrical Code® (NEC®) OFNP
• Common Installations Indoor plenum, riser and general building applications
• Design and Test Criteria: ANSI/ICEA S-83-596, NFPA-262
