Results in economical use of duct space and facilitates
installation
Corrugated steel tape armor
Provides rodent resistance for direct-buried applications
Innovative waterblocking technology
Eliminates the need for traditional flooding compound
and provides efficient and craft-friendly cable preparation
Medium-density polyethylene jacket
Rugged, durable and easy to strip (while providing supe-
rior protection against UV radiation, fungus, abrasion and
other environmental factors)
Corning ALTOS
®
RD Lite™ single-jacket, single-armored
cables are rugged, armored cables with a reduced diam-
eter designed for direct-buried, 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
ALTOS RD Lite Single-Jacket, Single-Armored
Cables, 300 Fibers
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ALTOS RD Lite Single-Jacket, Single-Armored
Cables, 432 Fibers
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ALTOS
®
RD Lite™ Cables, Single-Jacket,
Single-Armored, 300-432 Fibers
Polyethylene (PE)
Outer Jacket
Ripcord
Water-Swellable
Tape
Dielectric Central
Element
Buffer
Tube
Fiber
Water-Swellable
Tape
Filling Element
Water-Swellable
Tape
Corrugated Steel
Armor
Polyethylene (PE)
Outer Jacket
Ripcord
Water-Swellable
Tape
Dielectric Central
Element
Buffer
Tube
Fiber
Water-Swellable
Tape
Water-Swellable
Tape
Corrugated Steel
Armor
ALTOS RD Lite Single-Jacket, Single-Armored
Cables, 300 Fibers
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ALTOS RD Lite Single-Jacket, Single-Armored
Cables, 432 Fibers
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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
300 - 432
Armored
Maximum
Fibers per
Tube
12
Number of
Tube Posi-
tions
36
Number
of Active
Tubes
25 - 36
Weight
Nominal
Outer Dia-
meter
23 mm
(0.91 in)
Min. Bend
Radius
Installation
348 mm
(13.7 in)
Min. Bend
Radius
Operation
232 mm
(9.1 in)
437 kg/km
(291 lb/1000 ft)
*
Tubes 13 to 24 include a co-extruded stripe that is white for the black tube and black for all other tube colors.
*
Tubes 25 to 36 include a co-extruded stripe that is white for the red tube and red for all other tube colors.
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ALTOS
®
RD Lite™ Cables, Single-Jacket,
Single-Armored, 300-432 Fibers
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/-
*
Single-mode (OS2) fiber is ITU-T G.652.D compliant.
Notes:
1)
Improved attenuation and bandwidth options available.
2)
Bend-insensitive single-mode fibers available on request.
3)
50 µm multimode fiber macrobend loss ≤ 0.2 dB at 850 nm for two turns around 7.5 mm radius mandrel.
4)
Contact a Corning Customer Care Representative for additional information.
Single-mode
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
SMF-28e+
®
fiber
G.652.D
E
00
1310/1383/1550
0.35/0.35/0.25
0.33/0.33/0.19
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ALTOS
®
RD Lite™ Cables, Single-Jacket,
Single-Armored, 300-432 Fibers
Ordering Information |
Note: Contact Customer Care at 1-800-743-2675 for other options.
1
Select fiber count.
Standard offerings:
300-432
Increments of 12
4
Defines outer jacket.
C = Single-jacket, single-
armored
8
Select performance
option code.
30 = 62.5 µm multimode (OM1)
31 = 50 µm multimode (OM2)
80 = 50 µm multimode (OM3)
90 = 50 µm multimode (OM4)
01 = Single-mode (OS2)
(Max. attenuation 0.4/0.4/0.3 dB/km)
2
Select fiber code.
K = 62.5 µm multimode
(OM1)
T = 50 µm multimode
(OM2/OM3/OM4)
E = Single-mode (OS2)
SMF-28e+
®
fiber
5
Defines fiber placement.
T = 12 fibers/buffer tube
(standard)
00 = Single-mode (OS2)
6
Select length markings.
3 = Markings in meters
4 = Markings in feet
(standard)
(Max. attenuation 0.35/0.35/0.25 dB/km)
9
Defines cable type.
N = ALTOS RD Cable
3
Defines cable type.
W = ALTOS
®
RD Cable
7
Defines tensile strength.
1 = 2700 N/600 lbf (standard)
10
Defines special
manufacturing code.
20 = No special requirements
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