VDE Order Code

A Basic Types

A- - Outdoor telephone cables
S- - Switchboard cables
J- - Installation cables
JE- - Fire Alarm cables
AJ- - Outdoor cable with protection against inductive
        influences
T- - Terminating cable

B Insulation Types

02Y - Cellular PE
2Y - Solid PE
02YS - Foam Skin Insulating cover of cellular PE with
           additional skin of solid polyolefine.
Y - PVC
H - LSZH

C Filling

F - Petroleum jelly filling
Blank - Unfilled

D Screening Material

(St) - Static shield of plastic-backed aluminum Tape           for indoor cables
D - Shield of copper wire whipping over one        stranding element (e.g. pair)
LR - Corrugated alumnium tape
Blank - No screen

E Bedding Material

2Y - PE
Y - PVC
H - LSZH
M - Lead Sheath
MZ - Special Alloyed Lead Sheath
Blank - No Bedding

F Armouring Material

b - Armouring
SR - Corrugated steel tape
T - Messenger of galvanized steel wires.
Blank - No Armour

G Sheath Material

2Y - PE
Y - PVC
H - LSZH

(L)2Y - Laminated sheath (shield of PE coated             aluminium tape bonded with PE sheath).
M - Lead Sheath
MZ - Special Alloyed Lead Sheath
Blank - No Sheath

H Number of Pairs/Quads

2x2 - 2 Pairs
2x4 - 2 Quads

I Conductor Size

0.4 - 0.4mm
0.5 - 0.5mm
0.6 - 0.6mm
0.8 - 0.8mm
0.9 - 0.9mm

J Stranding Element

PiC - Pairs shielded with copper braid
PiMF - Pairs shielded with aluminium/polyester tape
St - Star Quad(Phantom)
StI - Star Quad(trunk cable)
StIII - Star Quad (local cable)
TIC - Triple shielded with copper braid
TiMF - Triple shielded with aluminium/polyester tape

K Cable Type

S - Railway signaling cable

L Types of Stranding

Lg - Stranded in layers
Bd - Unit Type stranding

M Copper/Steel Tape/Braid Screen Options

(…Cu) - Total cross section of copper shield in mm sq
(fK) - Longitdinally applied copper tape, supplement to (St)
2B…- two layers of steel tape, thickness of steel tape in mm

N Fire Resistance Options

E30 - 30mins circuit integrity according to DIN VDE 4102 Part 12
E60 - 60mins circuit integrity according to DIN VDE 4102 Part 12
F180 - 950°C 180mins Insulation integrity according to IEC 60331&VDE 0427-814

Outdoor Telephone Cables

A-2YF(L)2Y…25X2X0.4 StIII Bd

Outdoor telephone cable, solid PE insulated, jelly filled, PE coated aluminium tape bonded with PE sheath, star quad & unit stranding, 25 Pairs 0.4mm to VDE 0816/DIN57816

A-2Y(L)2Y…25X2X0.4 StIII Bd

Outdoor telephone cable, solid PE insulated, PE coated aluminium tape bonded with PE sheath, star quad & unit stranding, 25 Pairs 0.4mm to VDE 0816

A-02YF(L)2Y…25X2X0.6 StIII Bd

Outdoor telephone cable, Cellular PE insulated, jelly filled, PE coated aluminium tape bonded with PE sheath, star quad & unit stranding, 25 Pairs 0.6mm to VDE 0816

A-02YSF(L)2YB2Y…25x2x0.6 StIII Bd

Outdoor telephone cable, foam skin insulated, jelly filled, PE coated aluminium tape bonded with PE sheath, double galvanized steel tape armoured, star quad & unit stranding, PE oversheathed, 25 Pairs 0.6mm to VDE 0816

Indoor Telephone Cables

J-Y(St)Y…10X2X0.6 Lg

Installation cable, PVC Insulated, static shield of plastic backed aluminium Tape, PVC Sheathed, stranded in layers, 10 pairs 0.6mm to VDE 0815

J-2Y(St)Y…10X2X0.4 StIII Bd

Installation cable, solid PE Insulated, static shield of plastic backed aluminium Tape, PVC Sheathed, star quad and unit stranding 10 pairs 0.4mm to VDE 0815/0816

J-YY… 10X2X0.6 Bd

Installation cable, PVC Insulated, PVC Sheathed, star quad and unit stranding 10 pairs 0.6mm to VDE 0815/DIN 57815

Outdoor Telephone Cables with protection against
inductive influences.

AJ-2Y(St)YbY…10X4X1.4 S Lg (fK) (2B 0.5)

Outdoor Telephone Cable for railway signaling - Solid
PE Insulated, aluminium tape shielded, PVC sheathed, stranded in layers, copper tape with two layers of steel tape of 0.5mm, 10 Quads 1.4mm

AJ-2YDYbY…7X4X1.4 S Lg (25…Cu/2B 0.5)

Outdoor Telephone Cable for railway signaling - Solid PE Insulated, copper wire shielded, PVC sheathed, stranded in layers, 1.2mm copper wire shield cross section 25mmsq, with two layers of steel tape of 0.5mm, 7 Quads 1.4mm