ALTOS
®
Figure-8 Gel-Free Cables
Features and Benefits
Fully waterblocked loose tube all-dielectric gel-free
design
Simple access and no clean up
Medium-density polyethylene jacket
Rugged, durable and easy to strip
Figure-8 cable design
Easy, one-step installation
Available in 62.5 μm, 50 μm, single-mode and hybrid
versions
Ready for any application including Gigabit Ethernet and
10 Gigabit Ethernet
Corning ALTOS
®
figure-8 gel-free cables are self-sup-
porting aerial cables designed for easy and economical
one-step installation. The loose tube design provides
stable performance over a wide temperature range and
is compatible with any telecommunications-grade opti-
cal fiber. The gel-free design is fully waterblocked using
craft-friendly water-swellable materials, making cable
access simple and requiring no clean up.
While the flexible, craft-friendly buffer tubes are easy to
route in closures, the SZ-stranded, loose tube design
isolates optical fibers from installation and environmental
rigors and facilitates mid-span access. The figure-8 cable
design allows easy, one-step installation using standard
hardware and installation methods. These cables have a
medium-density polyethylene jacket that is rugged, dura-
ble and easy to strip.
Standards
Common Installations
Design and Test Criteria
Outdoor self-supporting
aerial
ANSI/ICEA S-87-640
ALTOS Figure-8 Loose Tube, Gel-Free Cable,
96 Fibers
| Photo PIM0521
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ALTOS Figure-8 Loose Tube, Gel-Free Armored
Cable, 216 Fibers
| Photo PIM0535
ALTOS
®
Figure-8 Gel-Free Cables
Polyethylene (PE)
Outer Jacket
1/4-in Stranded Steel
Messenger
Ripcord
Water-Swellable
Tape
Dielectric Central
Element
Fiber
Buffer
Tube
Polyethylene (PE)
Outer Jacket
1/4-in Stranded Steel
Messenger
Corrugated Steel
Armor
Ripcord
Dielectric Central
Element
Water-Swellable
Tape
Polyethylene (PE)
Inner Jacket
Fiber
Buffer
Tube
Water-Swellable
Tape
Water-Swellable
Tape
ALTOS Figure-8 Loose Tube, Gel-Free Cable,
96 Fibers
| Photo PIM1420
ALTOS Figure-8 Loose Tube, Gel-Free Armored
Cable, 216 Fibers
| Photo PIM1434
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)
Mechanical Characteristics Cable
Fiber Count
Number of
Tube Posi-
tions
Number
of Active
Tubes
Weight
Nominal
Outer Dia-
meter
14.3 mm
(0.56 in)
16.0 mm
(0.63 in)
Nominal
Cable
Height
25.9 mm
(1.02 in)
27.6 mm
(1.09 in)
Min. Bend
Radius
Installation
215 mm
(8.4 in)
240 mm
(9.4 in)
Min. Bend
Radius
Operation
143 mm
(5.6 in)
160 mm
(6.3 in)
Figure-8 (Armored)
12 - 72
96
6
8
1-6
8
396 kg/km
(266 lb/1000 ft)
432 kg/km
(290 lb/1000 ft)
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ALTOS
®
Figure-8 Gel-Free Cables
Mechanical Characteristics Cable
Fiber Count
Number of
Tube Posi-
tions
12
18
Number
of Active
Tubes
12
16 - 18
Weight
Nominal
Outer Dia-
meter
19.7 mm
(0.78 in)
19.9 mm
(0.78 in)
10.5 mm
(0.41 in)
12.2 mm
(0.48 in)
15.8 mm
(0.62 in)
16.0 mm
(0.63 in)
18.2 mm
(0.72 in)
Nominal
Cable
Height
31.3 mm
(1.23 in)
31.5 mm
(1.24 in)
22.1 mm
(0.87 in)
23.8 mm
(0.94 in)
27.4 mm
(1.08 in)
27.6 mm
(1.09 in)
29.8 mm
(1.17 in)
Min. Bend
Radius
Installation
296 mm
(11.6 in)
299 mm
(11.8 in)
158 mm
(6.2 in)
183 mm
(7.2 in)
237 mm
(9.3 in)
240 mm
(9.4 in)
273 mm
(10.7 in)
Min. Bend
Radius
Operation
197 mm
(7.8 in)
199 mm
(7.8 in)
105 mm
(4.1 in)
122 mm
(4.8 in)
158 mm
(6.2 in)
160 mm
(6.3 in)
182 mm
(7.2 in)
144
192 - 216
Figure-8 (Non-Armored)
12 - 72
96
144
192 - 216
288
Number of Tube Positions
527 kg/km
(353 lb/1000 ft)
513 kg/km
(344 lb/1000 ft)
297 kg/km
(199 lb/1000 ft)
321 kg/km
(215 lb/1000 ft)
386 kg/km
(259 lb/1000 ft)
371 kg/km
(249 lb/1000 ft)
420 kg/km
(282 lb/1000 ft)
6
8
12
18
24
1-6
8
12
16 - 18
24
Maximum Span with 1%
Installation Sag, NESC Light
Maximum Span with 1%
Installation Sag, NESC
Medium
189 m
(620 ft)
186 m
(610 ft)
162 m
(530 ft)
158 m
(520 ft)
235 m
(770 ft)
229 m
(750 ft)
201 m
(660 ft)
198 m
(650 ft)
183 m
(600 ft)
Maximum Span with 1%
Installation Sag, NESC Heavy
Figure-8 (Armored)
6
8
12
18
Figure-8 (Non-Armored)
6
8
12
18
24
241 m
(790 ft)
241 m
(790 ft)
216 m
(710 ft)
207 m
(680 ft)
183 m
(600 ft)
168 m
(550 ft)
158 m
(520 ft)
140 m
(460 ft)
137 m
(450 ft)
137 m
(450 ft)
189 m
(620 ft)
189 m
(620 ft)
171 m
(560 ft)
162 m
(530 ft)
140 m
(460 ft)
131 m
(430 ft)
116 m
(380 ft)
116 m
(380 ft)
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ALTOS
®
Figure-8 Gel-Free Cables
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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ALTOS
®
Figure-8 Gel-Free Cables
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
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+
®
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+
®
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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