Rugged, durable and easy to strip (while providing supe-
rior protection against UV radiation, fungus, abrasion and
other environmental factors)
All-dielectric cable construction
Requires no grounding or bonding
Available in 62.5 µm, 50 µm, single-mode (including
bend-insensitive and non-zero dispersion-shifted
(NZ-DSF) fiber options) and hybrid versions
Ready for any application including Gigabit Ethernet and
10 Gigabit Ethernet
Corning ALTOS
®
All-Dielectric Gel-Free Cables are de-
signed for outdoor and limited indoor use for campus
backbones in lashed aerial and duct installations. The
loose tube gel-free design is fully waterblocked using
craft-friendly, water-swellable materials, which means
cable access is simple and no clean up is required. The
flexible craft-friendly buffer tubes are easy to route in clo-
sures, and the SZ-stranded, loose tube design isolates
fibers from installation and environmental rigors while
allowing easy mid-span access. The all-dielectric cable
construction requires no bonding or grounding, and these
cables have a medium-density polyethylene jacket that is
rugged, durable and easy to strip.
Standards
Common Installations
Outdoor lashed aerial and
duct; indoor when installed
according to National
Electrical Code
®
(NEC
®
)
Article 770
ANSI/ICEA S-87-640
Telcordia GR-20
RDUP PE-90
Design and Test Criteria
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®
All-Dielectric Gel-Free Cables
Ripcord
Dielectric Central
Element
Buffer
Tube
Water-Swellable
Tape
Fiber
Filling Element
Polyethylene (PE)
Outer Jacket
Ripcord
Dielectric Central
Element
Buffer
Tube
Water-Swellable
Tape
Fiber
Water-Swellable
Tape
Polyethylene (PE)
Outer Jacket
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Specifications
Temperature Range
Storage
Installation
Operation
-40 °C to 70 °C (-40 °F to 158 °F)
-30 °C to 70 °C (-22 °F to 158 °F)
-40 °C to 70 °C (-40 °F to 158 °F)
*
Note: Corning recommends storing cable in a proper temperature environment prior to installation to allow the cable temperature to meet installation tempera-
ture range specifications for best installation results.
Mechanical Characteristics Cable
Max. Tensile Strengths, Short-Term
Max. Tensile Strengths, Long-Term
Fiber
Count
2 - 12
6 - 72
84 - 96
96
12
Maximum Number
Fibers per of Tube
Tube
Positions
12
6
6
8
8
Number of
Weight
Active Tubes
1-1
1-6
7-8
8
73 kg/km
(49 lb/1000 ft)
73 kg/km
(49 lb/1000 ft)
98 kg/km
(66 lb/1000 ft)
98 kg/km
(66 lb/1000 ft)
2700 N (600 lbf)
890 N (200 lbf)
Nominal Outer Min. Bend
Diameter
Radius Instal-
lation
10.5 mm
(0.41 in)
10.5 mm
(0.41 in)
12.2 mm
(0.48 in)
12.2 mm
(0.48 in)
158 mm
(6.2 in)
158 mm
(6.2 in)
183 mm
(7.2 in)
183 mm
(7.2 in)
Min. Bend
Radius Opera-
tion
105 mm
(4.1 in)
105 mm
(4.1 in)
122 mm
(4.8 in)
122 mm
(4.8 in)
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Fiber
Count
108 - 144
144
156 - 216
192 - 216
228 - 288
288
Maximum Number
Fibers per of Tube
Tube
Positions
12
12
12
12
18
18
12
24
24
Number of
Weight
Active Tubes
9 - 12
12
13 - 18
16 - 18
19 - 24
24
162 kg/km
(109 lb/1000 ft)
162 kg/km
(109 lb/1000 ft)
147 kg/km
(99 lb/1000 ft)
147 kg/km
(99 lb/1000 ft)
196 kg/km
(131 lb/1000 ft)
196 kg/km
(131 lb/1000 ft)
Nominal Outer Min. Bend
Diameter
Radius Instal-
lation
15.8 mm
(0.62 in)
15.8 mm
(0.62 in)
16 mm
(0.63 in)
16 mm
(0.63 in)
18.2 mm
(0.72 in)
18.2 mm
(0.72 in)
237 mm
(9.3 in)
237 mm
(9.3 in)
240 mm
(9.4 in)
240 mm
(9.4 in)
273 mm
(10.7 in)
273 mm
(10.7 in)
Min. Bend
Radius Opera-
tion
158 mm
(6.2 in)
158 mm
(6.2 in)
160 mm
(6.3 in)
160 mm
(6.3 in)
182 mm
(7.2 in)
182 mm
(7.2 in)
Chemical Characteristics
RoHS
Free of hazardous substances according to RoHS 2002/95/
