Eliminates the need for traditional flooding compound
and provides efficient and craft-friendly cable preparation
Dielectric central strength member
No preferential bend and requires no bonding or ground-
ing
Medium-density polyethylene jacket
Makes cable rugged and durable while being flexible and
easy to strip
ALTOS
®
Lite™ single-jacket, single-armored cables,
enhanced are lightweight, reduced-diameter, armored
cables designed for direct burial, duct and aerial (lashed)
installation. The loose tube design provides stable perfor-
mance over a wide temperature range and is compatible
with any telecommunications-grade optical fiber.
Standards
Design and Test Criteria
ANSI/ICEA S-87-640
Telcordia GR-20
RDUP PE-90
Ripcord
Dielectric Central
Element
Fiber
Buffer
Tube
Water-Swellable
Tape
Corrugated Steel
Armor
Polyethylene (PE)
Outer Jacket
ALTOS Lite Single-Jacket, Single-Armored Cables,
72 Fibers, Enhanced
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ALTOS
®
Lite™ Single-Jacket, Single-
Armored Cables, 12-432 Fibers, Enhanced
Ripcord
Water-Swellable
Tape
Dielectric Central
Element
Fiber
Buffer
Tube
Water-Swellable
Tape
Corrugated Steel
Armor
Polyethylene (PE)
Outer Jacket
ALTOS Lite Single-Jacket, Single-Armored Cables,
288 Fibers, Enhanced
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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.
Max. Tensile Strength, Short-Term
Max. Tensile Strength, Long-Term
2700 N (600 lbf)
890 N (200 lbf)
Mechanical Characteristics Cable
Fiber Count
Product Type Number of
Tube Posi-
tions
Armored
Armored
Armored
6
8
12
Number of
Weight
Active Tubes
1-6
8
12
136 kg/km
(91 lb/1000 ft)
173 kg/km
(116 lb/1000 ft)
262 kg/km
(176 lb/1000 ft)
Nominal
Outer Dia-
meter
12.1 mm
(0.48 in)
13.8 mm
(0.54 in)
17.5 mm
(0.69 in)
Min. Bend
Radius
Installation
182 mm
(7.1 in)
207 mm
(8.1 in)
263 mm
(10.3 in)
Min. Bend
Radius Ope-
ration
121 mm
(4.8 in)
138 mm
(5.4 in)
175 mm
(6.9 in)
12 - 72
96
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Mechanical Characteristics Cable
Fiber Count
Product Type Number of
Tube Posi-
tions
Armored
Armored
Armored
18
24
36
Number of
Weight
Active Tubes
16 - 18
24
30 - 36
256 kg/km
(172 lb/1000 ft)
323 kg/km
(217 lb/1000 ft)
400 kg/km
(269 lb/1000 ft)
Nominal
Outer Dia-
meter
17.7 mm
(0.70 in)
20.0 mm
(0.79 in)
23.2 mm
(0.91 in)
Min. Bend
Radius
Installation
266 mm
(10.5 in)
300 mm
(11.8 in)
348 mm
(13.7 in)
Min. Bend
Radius Ope-
ration
177 mm
(7.0 in)
200 mm
(7.9 in)
232 mm
(9.1 in)
192 - 216
288
360 - 432
Chemical Characteristics
RoHS
Free of hazardous substances according to RoHS 2002/95/
EG
Transmission Performance
Multimode
Fiber Core Diameter
(
µm
)
Fiber Category
Fiber Code
Performance Option Code
Wavelengths
(
nm
)
Maximum Attenuation
(
dB/km
)
Serial 1 Gigabit Ethernet
(
m
)
Serial 10 Gigabit Ethernet
(
m
)
Min. Overfilled Launch (OFL)
Bandwidth
(
MHz*km
)
Minimum Effective Modal
Bandwidth (EMB)
(
MHz*km
)
62.5
OM1
K
30
850/1300
3.4/1.0
300/550
33/-
200/500
220/-
50
OM2
T
31
850/1300
3.0/1.0
750/500
150/-
700/500
950/-
50
OM3
T
80
850/1300
3.0/1.0
1000/600
300/-
1500/500
2000/-
50
OM4
T
90
850/1300
3.0/1.0
1100/600
550/-
3500/500
4700/-
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®
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Single-mode
Fiber Name
Fiber Category
Fiber Code
Performance Option Code
Wavelengths
(
nm
)
Maximum Attenuation
(
dB/km
)
Typical Attenuation*
(
dB/km
)
Fiber Name
Fiber Category
Fiber Code
Performance Option Code
Wavelengths
(
nm
)
Maximum Attenuation
(
dB/km
)
Typical Attenuation*
(
dB/km
)
SMF-28e+
®
fiber
G.652.D
E
00
1310/1383/1550
0.35/0.35/0.25
0.33/0.33/0.19
SMF-28
®
ULL
G.652
P
19
1310/1383/1550
0.33/-/0.19
0.31/-/0.17
SMF-28e+
®
fiber
G.652.D
E
01
1310/1383/1550
0.4/0.4/0.3
0.33/0.33/0.19
LEAF
®
G.655
F
01
1310/1383/1550
-/-/0.25
-/-/0.19
SMF-28e+
®
LL
G.652.D
L
22
1310/1383/1550
0.34/0.34/0.22
0.32/0.32/0.18
SMF-28
®
Ultra**
ClearCurve
®
XB**
G.652.D/G.657.A1 G.652.D/G.657.A1
Z
22
1310/1383/1550
0.34/0.34/0.22
0.32/0.32/0.18
H
01
1310/1383/1550
0.4/0.4/0.3
0.35/0.35/0.20
*
Typical attenuation values match the attenuation values listed in the optical fiber specifications. See
www.corning.com/opticalfiber
for Corning optical fiber
specifications. Better attenuation performance options are available for some fiber and cable types. Contact Customer Care for additional fiber options.
*
* SMF-28
®
Ultra and ClearCurve
®
XB fiber deliver up to 10x better macrobend loss performance compared to the G.652.D standard and up to 33 percent better
macrobend loss performance than the G.657.A1 standard for 10mm radii bends.
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®
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Armored Cables, 12-432 Fibers, Enhanced
Ordering Information |
Note: Contact Customer Care at 1-800-743-2675 for other options.
1) Cable outer diameter may change. Example: 48 F cable with 6 fibers per tube will require 8 active buffer and have an OD like a standard 96 F cable.
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