Corning UltraRibbon™ riser gel-free interlocking armored cables continue the innovative breakthrough in indoor cable technology with a new generation of high-fiber-count single tube cables. Encased in spirally wrapped aluminum interlocking armor for ruggedness and superior crush resistance, these cables are ideal for industrial and heavy traffic areas and installations requiring extra protection for optical cables. A specially formulated flame-retardant jacket allows this cable the flexibility to be used in indoor general purpose horizontal and riser applications.
The cable consists of a single buffer tube containing a stack of up to eighteen 24-fiber ribbons. Available in fiber counts from 288 to 432, each 24-fiber ribbon can be easily separated by hand into two 12-fiber ribbons. The 12-fiber ribbons have readily identifiable ribbon IDs, fiber colors and geometries that result in excellent mass-splicing yields.
Features And Benefits
• Fiber Category: multimode (OM3)
• Standards: according to National Electrical Code® (NEC®) Article 770
• Design and Test Criteria: ANSI/ICEA S-87-640
• Fiber Count: 360
• Fiber Coloring: Blue, Orange, Green, Brown, Slate, White, Red, Black, Yellow, Violet, Rose, Aqua
• Ribbons per Tube: 15
• Fibers per Ribbon: 24
• Outer Jacket Color: Aqua
• Operation: -20 °C to 70 °C (-4 °F to 158 °F )
• Max. Tensile Strength: Short-Term 1320 N (300 lbf) / Long-Term 400 N (90 lbf)
• Weight: 545.03 kg/km (366.24 lb/1000 ft)
• RoHS: Free of hazardous substances according to RoHS 2011/65/EU
• Fiber Category:50 µm MM (OM3)
• Wavelengths: 850 nm / 1300 nm
• Maximum Attenuation: 3.4 dB/km / 1.0 dB/km
• Serial 1 Gigabit Ethernet: 1000 m / 600 m
• Serial 10 Gigabit Ethernet: 300 m / - m
• Min. Overfilled Launch (OFL) Bandwidth: 1500 MHz*km / 500 MHz*km
• Minimum Effective Modal Bandwidth (EMB): 2000 MHz*km / - MHz*km
• Each 12-fiber ribbon individually numbered
Easy identification
• Precise fiber and ribbon geometries in a gel-free design
Excellent mass splicing yields
• Flame-retardant jacket
Rugged and durable
• Flexible interlocking armor
More than seven times the crush protection compared to non-armored cables
Standards
• Approvals and Listings: National Electrical Code® (NEC®) OFNR, CSA FT-4
• Common Installations: Indoor vertical riser and general purpose horizontal according to National Electrical Code® (NEC®) Article 770
• Design and Test Criteria: ANSI/ICEA S-83-596
