Provide superior rodent resistance for direct-buried ap-
plications
Flexible, craft-friendly buffer tubes
Facilitate easy routing in closures
Totally gel-free cable design with innovative water-
blocking technology
Makes fiber access simple and clean
Medium-density polyethylene jacket
Makes cable rugged and durable while being flexible and
easy to strip
Exceeds the RDUP requirements for mid-span buffer
tube slack storage
Provides flexibility for mid-span access applications
ALTOS
®
Lite™ gel-free double-jacket, double-armored
cables are rugged cables designed for direct-buried in-
stallations. 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
Corrugated Steel
Armor
Corrugated Steel
Armor
Polyethylene (PE)
Inner Jacket
Dielectric Central
Element
Fiber
Ripcord
Buffer
Tube
Water-Swellable
Tape
Water-Swellable
Tape
Polyethylene (PE)
Outer Jacket
ALTOS Lite Loose Tube, Gel-Free, Double-Jacket,
Double-Armored Cables, 72 Fibers
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ALTOS Lite Loose Tube, Gel-Free, Double-Jacket,
Double-Armored Cables, 72 Fibers
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ALTOS
®
Lite™ Gel-Free Double-Jacket,
Double-Armored Cables, 12-216 Fibers
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
12 - 72
96
144
192 - 216
Armored
Armored
Armored
Armored
Maximum
Fibers per
Tube
12
12
12
12
Number of
Tube Posi-
tions
6
8
12
18
Number
of Active
Tubes
1-6
8
12
16 - 18
Weight
Nominal
Outer Dia-
meter
16.1 mm
(0.63 in)
17.8 mm
(0.70 in)
21.6 mm
(0.85 in)
21.8 mm
(0.86 in)
Min. Bend
Radius
Installation
242 mm
(9.5 in)
267 mm
(10.5 in)
324 mm
(12.8 in)
327 mm
(12.9 in)
Min. Bend
Radius
Operation
161 mm
(6.3 in)
178 mm
(7.0 in)
216 mm
(8.5 in)
218 mm
(8.6 in)
247 kg/km
(166 lb/1000 ft)
297 kg/km
(199 lb/1000 ft)
412 kg/km
(276 lb/1000 ft)
398 kg/km
(267 lb/1000 ft)
Chemical Characteristics
RoHS
Free of hazardous substances according to RoHS 2002/95/
EG
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®
Lite™ Gel-Free Double-Jacket,
Double-Armored Cables, 12-216 Fibers
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
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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®
Lite™ Gel-Free Double-Jacket,
Double-Armored Cables, 12-216 Fibers
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.
Corning Optical Communications LLC • PO Box 489 • Hickory, NC 28603-0489 USA
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