ALTOS® Lite? Gel-Free, Single-Jacket, Single-Armor Cables, 6-288 Fibers0 pages

ALTOS® Lite™ Gel-Free, Single-Jacket,
Single-Armor Cables, 6-288 Fibers
Features and Benefits
Fully waterblocked loose tube gel-free design
Simple access and no clean up
Single-armored construction
Provides additional crush and rodent protection
Medium-density polyethylene jacket
Rugged, durable and easy to strip while providing superior protection against UV radiation, fungus, abrasion and
other environmental factors
Available in 62.5 µm, 50 µm, single-mode (including
bend-insensitive and non-zero dispersion shifted fiber (NZ-DSF) options) and hybrid versions
Ready for any application including Gigabit Ethernet and
10 Gigabit Ethernet
Standards
Common Installations
Outdoor lashed aerial, duct
and direct-buried; indoor
when installed according to
National Electrical Code®
(NEC®) Article 770
Design and Test Criteria
Corning Cable Systems ALTOS® Lite™ Gel-Free, SingleJacket, Single-Armored Cables are designed for campus
backbones in direct-buried installations. The loose tube
design provides stable and highly reliable transmission
parameters for a variety of voice, data, video and imaging
applications. These cables also provide high-fiber density
within a given cable diameter while allowing flexibility to
suit many system configurations.
The single armored construction provides additional
crush and rodent protection with a high-strength ripcord
under the armor for easy stripping. Gel-free means the
cables are fully waterblocked using craft-friendly, waterswellable materials which make cable access simple
and require no clean up. The flexible, craft-friendly buffer
tubes are easy to route in closures, and the SZ-stranded,
loose tube design isolates fibers from installation and environmental rigors while allowing easy midspan access.
These cables have a medium density polyethylene jacket
that is rugged, durable and easy to strip.
A variety of fiber types are available including 62.5 μm,
50 μm, single-mode and hybrid versions as well as fibers
with Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet
performance. These cables are also available with optional extended operating temperature to -50°C (-58°F) in
a variety of fiber counts.
ANSI/ICEA S-87-640
Telcordia GR-20
RDUP PE-90
Ripcord
Dielectric Central
Element
Fiber
Buffer
Tube
Water-Swellable
Tape
Corrugated Steel
Armor
Filling
element
Polyethylene (PE)
Outer Jacket
ALTOS® Lite Gel-Free, Single-Jacket, Single-Armored
Cables, 24-Fibers
Family Spec Sheet 0008_NAFTA_AEN
Page 1 | Revision date 2012-11-21
ALTOS® Lite Gel-Free, Single-Jacket, Single-Armored
Cables, 24-Fibers