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CT2242 Outdoor Single Mode Armoured Trackside Optical Fiber Cables

 

Application:

The cables are designed for long distance telecom links on optical fi bres along railway tracks. The cables are suitable for installation directly in channels or buried.

Standards:

SNCF CT 2242.6.1

Construction:

CT2242 Outdoor Single Mode Armoured Trackside Optical Fiber Cables

Fibres

Singlemode optical fibres G652 coloured (6 or 12 per tube).

Central Strength Member

Non-metallic central reinforcement (FRP).

Tube

PBT polyester tubes containing fibres.

Filling

Petroleum jelly with water-swelling yarns to provide longitudinal watertightness.

Inner Sheath

Low density polyethylene.

Armour

0.25mm thick corrugated steel tape armour.

Outer Sheath

Low density polyethylene.

Electrical Characteristics at 20℃:

Maximum Attenuation G652
@1310nm dB/km 0.35
@1550nm dB/km 0.22
Maximum Chromatic Dispersion
Between 1260 and 1360nm ps/(nm/km) 3.5
Between 1530 and 1565nm ps/(nm/km) 19
Zero Dispersion Wavelength nm 1310±11
Zero Dispersion Slope ps/(nm2.km) 0.09
Numerical Aperture 0.14
Point discontinuity dB 0.1
PMD (individual fi ber) ps/km 0.2
Maximum Cutoff Wavelength nm 1260
Cladding Diameter um 125±1
Core/Cladding Concentricity Error um ≤0.5
Cladding Non Circularity % ≤1
Coating Non Circularity % ≤6
Proof Test Level Kpsi (GN/m2) 100 (0.7)
Crush Resistance N/cm 450
Maximum Laying Tension N 3000

Mechanical and Thermal Properties:

Minimum Bending Radius: 310mm.

Temperature Range: -40℃ to +70℃ (during operation);

                                 -10℃ +70℃ (during installation)

Dimensions And Weight:

Cable Code No. of fibres Nominal Sheath
Thickness
mm
Nominal Overall
Diameter
mm
Nominal Weight
kg/km
RO2242-ML-C-9-Tn×Fn-SR-2Y(STA)2Y 1-36 1.5 14.5 260
RO2242-ML-C-9-Tn×Fn-SR-2Y(STA)2Y 48-72 1.5 16.5 300
RO2242-ML-C-9-Tn×Fn-SR-2Y(STA)2Y 80-144 1.5 22.0 510