| Examples for coding of:   Telecommunication
cables
Signalling
cables
Fibre
optic cables
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| Coding
for Copper Cables |
| A. |
Cable
Type |
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A- |
outdoor cable |
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AB- |
outdoor cable with lightning protection
requirements |
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AJ- |
outdoor cable with induction protection
requirements |
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AD- |
differential protection cable |
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J- |
installation cable |
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S- |
switchboard cable |
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T- |
distribution cable |
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| B. |
Cable
Construction Elements |
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P |
Ipaper insulation |
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Y |
insulation or sheath or protective
covering of Polyvinylchlorid (PVC) |
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YV |
reinforced protective covering or sheath
of
Polyvinylchlorid (PVC) |
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2Y |
insulation or sheath or protective
covering of
Polyethylen (PE) |
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2YV |
reinforced protective covering or sheath
of Polyethylen (PE) |
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02Y |
insulation of cellular-PE (foamed PE) |
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02YS |
insulation of foam-skin-PE |
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3Y |
inslation of styrofle |
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4Y |
insulation of Polyamid (PA) |
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5Y |
insulation of Polytetrafluorethylen
(PTFE) |
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6Y |
insulation of Perfluorethylenprophylen (FEP) |
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7Y |
insulation of Ethylen-Tetrafluorethylen (ETFE) |
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H |
insulation or sheath of halogen free
material |
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FE |
cable maintaining insulation in case of
fire |
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M |
lead sheath |
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MZ |
lead alloy sheath |
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C |
screen of braided copper wires |
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D |
screen of copper round wires |
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A |
screen of aluminium round wires |
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(C) |
screen of braided copper wires over each
pair |
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(K) |
screen of copper tape |
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L |
smooth aluminium sheath |
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LD |
corrugated aluminium sheath |
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(L)2Y |
laminated sheath, aluminium foil with
PE-sheath, moisture barrier |
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F |
cable core with petroleum jelly filling |
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OF |
cable core with low capacitance filling
compound |
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TF |
cable core with dry, fat free swelling
material |
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W |
corrugated steel sheath |
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B |
armouring of steel tape or steel wires |
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(SR)2Y |
armouring with corrugated steel sheath
and PE-sheath |
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C |
protective covering of jute and viscous
compound |
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Q |
armouring of braided steel wires |
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(St) |
screen of metallic foil or plastic coated
metallic foil |
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(Z) |
steel wire braiding over PVC inner sheath |
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E |
compound with embedded plastic tape |
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T |
strain-bearing elements |
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(Zg)2Y |
sheath with tension-relief elements of
optical fibre |
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| C. |
Number
and Conductor Design |
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Number |
in pairs or quads |
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solid conductor |
in mm |
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stranded conductor |
in mm2 |
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| D. |
Kind
of Stranding Elements and Further Construction Elements |
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BD |
unit-type stranding |
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LG |
stranding in layers |
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F |
star quad with phantom circuit in railway
cables |
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St |
star quad with phantom circuit acc. to
DIN VDE 0816 |
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St I |
star quad in trunk cables acc. to DIN VDE
0816 |
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St III |
star quad in local cables acc. to DIN VDE
0816 |
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PiMF |
pair in metal foil |
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S |
signalling cable for railway |
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TF |
carrier frequency star quad |
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(H...) |
maximum value of operating capacity |
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(M...) |
maximum operating capacity |
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A |
(...or B or C) reduction factors |
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(401) |
(...or further numbers) reduction factor
curve |
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| Coding
for Fibre Optic Cables |
| A. |
Core |
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V |
tight
buffer |
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H |
loose
tube, non-filled |
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W |
loose tube, jelly filled |
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B |
multi fibre buffer, non-filled |
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D |
multi fibre buffer, jelly filled |
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G |
multi mode fibre |
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E |
single mode fibre |
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| B. |
Fibre
Types |
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E |
single mode fibre (glass core / galss
clad) |
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G |
graded index fibre (glass core / glass
clad) |
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S |
step index fibre (glass core / glass clad) |
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Q |
quasi step index fibre (glass core /
glass clad) |
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K |
step index fibre (glass core / plastic
clad) |
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| C. |
Cable
Design |
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A |
outdoor cable |
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I |
indoor cable |
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(SZ) |
metallic strength member in cable core |
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S |
copper element in cable core |
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F |
filling of cable core with petroleum
jelly |
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Q |
longitudinally waterproof cable core by
swelling material |
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(ZN) |
non-metallic strength member |
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(L)2Y |
laminated sheath, aluminium foil with
PE-sheath, moisture barrier |
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T |
metallic supporting element (steel
strand) |
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B |
armouring |
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(SR) |
armouring with corrugated steel sheath |
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Y |
PVC sheath |
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2Y |
PE sheath |
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4Y |
PA sheath |
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H |
sheath of halogen free, flame retardant
polymer, FRNC |
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11Y |
PUR sheath |
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LG |
layer stranding |
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Example
for Description of a Telecommunication Cable
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AJ
- 02YSTF(L)2YDB2Y 1 x 4 x 1,4 / 7 x 4 x 0,9 STI rF-class
"B"
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AJ-
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outdoor cable with
induction protection
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02YS
|
insulation of
foam-skin-PE
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TF
|
cable core with swelling
material, dry filling
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(L)2Y
|
laminated sheath,
moisture barrier
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D
|
screen of copper round
wires
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B
|
steel tape armouring
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2Y
|
protective covering of PE
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1 x 4
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one quad
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1,4
|
conductor diameter
(in mm)
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7 x 4
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7 quads
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0,9
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conductor diameter
(in mm)
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STI
|
star quad long-distance
cable
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rF-class
"B"
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reduction factor class
B
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Example
for Description of Signalling Cable
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AJ
- 2Y2YDB2Y 20 x 1 x 1,4 S (H95) 504
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AJ
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outdoor cable with
induction protection
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2Y
|
insulation of PE
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2Y
|
inner sheath of PE
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D
|
screen of copper round
wires
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B
|
steel tape armouring
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2Y
|
protective covering of PE
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20 x 1
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20 cores
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1,4
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conductor diameter
(in mm)
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S
|
signalling cable
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(H95)
|
maximum value of
operating capacity 95 nF/km
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504
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reduction factor curve 504
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Example
for Construction and Type of Optical Fibre Cable
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A-DF(ZN)2Y(SR)2Y
6 x 12 E9/125 0,36 F 3,5/0,23 H 18 LG
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A-
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outdoor cable |
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D |
multi fibre loose tube, jelly filled |
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F |
longitudinally waterproof |
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(ZN)2Y |
non-metallic strength member, inner
sheath of PE |
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(SR)2Y |
armouring and protection
serving of PE |
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6 x 12 |
number of buffer cores x number
of fibres per buffer |
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E |
fibre type, single mode |
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9/125 |
core / mode field diameter in µm |
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0,36 |
attenuation factor in dB/km |
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wave length |
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B
= 850 nm |
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F
|
F
= 1.300/1.310 nm |
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H
= 1550 nm |
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3,5 |
dispersion in ps (nm x km) |
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LG |
layer stranding |
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