Application

Nexans UT loose tube fibre cables have been designedfor applications where a highlevel of installation, environmentaland optical features are required.

The construction is suitable for use indoor or outdoor in ducts.It is a full dielectric design providing rodent resistance. Thetube is gel filled and has a capacity of up to 24 fibres. The cablehas a halogen free outer jacket and incorporates glass yarns.

Applications support :

• FDDI 100 Mbps
• Ethernet 10 base FL
• Fast Ethernet 100 base FX
• Gbit Ethernet 1000 base SX/LX
• 10Gbit Ethernet 10000 base SX(*)
• Fibre Channel 1.0625 Gbps
• ATM 155 Mbps
• ATM 622 Mbps

Performance

Nexans loose tube fibre cables are available with a choice offibres which include laser optimised solutions. These allow Gigabitapplications to run over extended distances saving considerableexpense on active equipment.

Construction

Legend accompanying the cross section drawing:

1. Gel filled tube containing up to 24 individually colouredfibres
2. Glass yarns reinforcement
3. LSZH outer sheath