CommScope 810010544/DB C-036-LA-8W-M12BK/25D/C Fiber Optic Cable Specifications

Product Overview

Fiber indoor/outdoor cable, Single Jacket/Single Armor, Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH), 36 fiber, Singlemode G.652.D and G.657.A1, Gel-Free, Stranded Loose Tube, Black jacket color, Meter jacket marking, Cca flame rating.

Corrugated steel tape armor is strong yet flexible, providing additional crush and rodent protection.

Diagram illustrating the cable's layered construction, showing the LSZH outer jacket, steel tape armoring, binder, rip cord, water swellable tape, binder, gel-free buffer tubes containing 250-micron fibers, and a dielectric strength member.

Product Classification

Regional Availability	Asia \| Australia/New Zealand \| EMEA \| Europe \| Latin America \| North America
Portfolio	CommScope®
Product Type	Fiber indoor/outdoor cable
Product Series	Z-LA

General Specifications

Armor Type	Corrugated steel
Cable Type	Stranded loose tube
Construction Type	Armored
Subunit Type	Gel-free
Filler, quantity	2
Jacket Color	Black
Jacket Marking	Feet
Subunit, quantity	3
Fibers per Subunit, quantity	12
Total Fiber Count	36

Dimensions

Buffer Tube/Subunit Diameter	2.5 mm \| 0.098 in
Diameter Over Jacket	13 mm \| 0.512 in

Mechanical Specifications

Minimum Bend Radius, loaded	195 mm \| 7.677 in
Minimum Bend Radius, unloaded	130 mm \| 5.118 in
Tensile Load, long term, maximum	800 N \| 179.847 lbf
Tensile Load, short term, maximum	2700 N \| 606.984 lbf
Compression	44 N/mm² \| 251.246 lb/in
Compression Test Method	FOTP-41 \| IEC 60794-1 E3
Flex	25 cycles
Flex Test Method	FOTP-104 \| IEC 60794-1 E6
Impact	5 N-m \| 44.254 in lb
Impact Test Method	FOTP-25 \| IEC 60794-1 E4
Strain	See long and short term tensile loads
Strain Test Method	FOTP-33 \| IEC 60794-1 E1
Twist	10 cycles
Twist Test Method	FOTP-85 \| IEC 60794-1 E7
Vertical Rise, maximum	461 m \| 1,512.467 ft

Optical Specifications

Fiber Type	G.652.D and G.657.A1
Cabled Cutoff Wavelength, maximum	1260 nm
Point Defects, maximum	0.05 dB
Zero Dispersion Slope, maximum	0.092 ps/[km-nm-nm]
Zero Dispersion Wavelength, maximum	1324 nm
Zero Dispersion Wavelength, minimum	1300 nm
Attenuation, maximum	0.20 dB/km @ 1550 nm \| 0.23 dB/km @ 1,625 nm \| 0.344 dB/km @ 1310 nm \| 0.344 dB/km @ 1380 - 1385 nm
Dispersion, maximum	18 ps(nm-km) at 1550 nm \| 22 ps(nm-km) at 1625 nm \| 3.5 ps(nm-km) from 1285 nm to 1330 nm at 1310 nm
Index of Refraction	1.467 @ 1,310 nm \| 1.467 @ 1,385 nm \| 1.468 @ 1,550 nm
Mode Field Diameter	10.1 µm @ 1,550 nm \| 9.0 µm @ 1,310 nm
Mode Field Diameter Tolerance	±0.2 µm @ 1310 nm \| ±0.2 µm @ 1550 nm
Polarization Mode Dispersion Link Design Value, maximum	0.05 ps/sqrt(km)
Standards Compliance	ITU-T G.652.D \| ITU-T G.657.A1

Environmental Specifications

Installation temperature	-30 °C to +60 °C (-22 °F to +140 °F)
Operating Temperature	-40 °C to +70 °C (-40 °F to +158 °F)
Storage Temperature	-40 °C to +75 °C (-40 °F to +167 °F)
Cable Qualification Standards	ANSI/ICEA S-104-696 \| EN 187105 \| Telcordia GR-20 \| Telcordia GR-409
EN50575 CPR Cable EuroClass Fire Performance	Cca
EN50575 CPR Cable EuroClass Smoke Rating	s1a
EN50575 CPR Cable EuroClass Droplets Rating	d0
EN50575 CPR Cable EuroClass Acidity Rating	a1
Environmental Space	Aerial, lashed \| Buried \| Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH)
Flame Test Listing	EN 50399 \| NEC OFC-ST1 (ETL) and c(ETL)
Flame Test Method	EN 50399 \| IEC 60332-3 \| IEC 60754-2 \| IEC 61034-2 \| IEEE 1202 \| UL 1685
Jacket UV Resistance	UV stabilized
Water Penetration	24 h
Water Penetration Test Method	FOTP-82 \| IEC 60794-1 F5
Cable Freeze	-2 °C \| 28.4 °F
Cable Freeze Test Method	FOTP-98 \| IEC 60794-1 F15
Heat Age	-40 °C to +85 °C (-40 °F to +185 °F)
Heat Age Test Method	IEC 60794-1 F9
Low High Bend	-30 °C to +60 °C (-22 °F to +140 °F)
Low High Bend Test Method	FOTP-37 \| IEC 60794-1 E11
Temperature Cycle	-40 °C to +70 °C (-40 °F to +158 °F)
Temperature Cycle Test Method	FOTP-3 \| IEC 60794-1 F1
Heat Aging, maximum	0.05 dB/km @ 85 °C
Temperature Dependence, maximum	0.05 dB/km
Temperature Humidity Cycling, maximum	0.05 dB/km
Water Immersion, maximum	0.05 dB/km @ 23 °C

Packaging and Weights

Cable weight

177 kg/km | 118.939 lb/kft

Included Products

CS-8W-200-EMEA | 8W-200um: Low Macrobending, Zero Water Peak, Dispersion-Unshifted Singlemode Fiber

Footnotes

Operating Temperature Specification applicable to non-terminated bulk fiber cable

Temperature Dependence, maximum: Temperature dependence is conducted at -60 °C to +85 °C (-76 °F to +185 °F)

Temperature Humidity Cycling, maximum: Temperature humidity cycling is conducted at -10 °C to +85 °C (+14 °F to +185 °F) up to 95% relative humidity

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