SOLO
®
ADSS Short-Span Cables, 12-144
Fibers
Features and Benefits
Loose tube design
Stable performance and compatibility with all common
fiber types
Self-supporting
Easy, one-step installation
Track-resistant jacket available
Suitable for installations up to 25 kV electric field poten-
tial
Innovative waterblocking cable core
Provides efficient and craft-friendly cable preparation
Corning SOLO
®
ADSS short-span cables are all-dielec-
tric, self-supporting (ADSS) cables designed for easy and
economical one-step installation in campus backbones
with self-supporting installations where metallic messen-
gers cannot be used. The loose tube design provides
stable performance over a wide temperature range and
is compatible with any telecommunications-grade opti-
cal fiber. The economical single-jacket design can span
distances up to 600 ft in NESC light conditions, 500 ft in
NESC medium conditions and 300 ft in NESC heavy con-
ditions (see sag and tension chart for details).
This cable incorporates innovative waterblocking mate-
rials, eliminating the need for traditional flooding com-
pound and providing efficient and craft-friendly cable
preparation. While the concentric, self-supporting cable
design allows easy, one-step installation using standard
hardware and installation methods, the SZ-stranded,
loose tube design isolates optical fibers from installation
and environmental rigors and facilitates mid-span access.
The ADSS optical cables are also available with a propri-
etary track-resistant polyethylene (TRPE) jacket suitable
for installation in electric field potentials up to 25 kV.
Standards
Approval and Listings
Common Installations
Design and Test Criteria
Preformed Line Products
®
(PLP
®
) Dead-End Product
RDUP 7 CFR 1755.900
(formerly RUS)
Outdoor self-supporting
aerial
ANSI/ICEA S-87-640
FIBERLIGN
®
dead-end for
ADSS limited-tension dead-
end
Ripcord
Polyethylene (PE)
Outer Jacket
Dielectric Central
Element
Fiber
Buffer
Tube
Water-Swellable
Tape
Dielectric Strength
Members
Filling Element
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SOLO
®
ADSS Short-Span Cables, 12-144
Fibers
Ripcord
Polyethylene (PE)
Outer Jacket
Dielectric Central
Element
Fiber
Buffer
Tube
Dielectric Strength
Members
Water-Swellable
Tape
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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.
Mechanical Characteristics Cable
Fiber
Count
12 - 72
96
144
Number
of Tube
Positions
6
8
12
Number
of Active
Tubes
1-6
8
12
Weight
Nominal Outer
Diameter
10.9 mm
(0.43 in)
12.6 mm
(0.50 in)
16.1 mm
(0.63 in)
Min. Bend
Radius Installa-
tion
164 mm
(6.5 in)
189 mm
(7.5 in)
242 mm
(9.5 in)
Min. Bend
Radius Operation
109 mm
(4.3 in)
126 mm
(5.0 in)
161 mm
(6.3 in)
92 kg/km
(62 lb/1000 ft)
122 kg/km
(82 lb/1000 ft)
196 kg/km
(132 lb/1000 ft)
*
Longer spans available on request.
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®
ADSS Short-Span Cables, 12-144
Fibers
Transmission Performance
Fiber Type
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)
Multimode
62.5
OM1
K
30
850 / 1300
3.4 / 1.0
300 / 550
33 / -
200 / 500
220 / -
Multimode
50
OM2
T
31
850 / 1300
3.0 / 1.0
750 / 600
150 / -
700 / 500
950 / -
Multimode
50
OM3
T
80
850 / 1300
2.8 / 1.0
1000 / 600
300 / -
1500 / 500
2000 / -
Multimode
50
OM4
T
90
850 / 1300
2.8 / 1.0
1100 / 600
550 / -
3500 / 500
4700 / -
Single-mode
8.2
OS2
E
01
1310 / 1383
/ 1550
0.4 / 0.4 /
0.3
5000 / - / -
10000 / - /
40000
Single-mode
8.2
OS2
E
00
1310 / 1383
/ 1550
0.35 / 0.35 /
0.25
5000 / - / -
10000 / - /
40000
*
Assumes 1.0 dB maximum total connector/splice loss.
*
ITU-T G.652 D compliant.
Notes:
1)
Improved attenuation and bandwidth options available.
2)
Bend-insensitive single-mode fibers available on request.
3)
Contact a Corning Customer Care Representative for additional information.
4)
50 µm multimode fiber macrobend loss ≤ 0.2 dB at 850 nm for two turns around 7.5 mm radius mandrel.
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