Specifications
Technology Upgrade Fiber Cabling 28 1500-1
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SECTION 28 1500 – FIBER CABLING
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.01 SECTION INCLUDES
A. This section includes parts and equipment required for installation, termination and testing of
a fiber optic cable backbone.
1.02 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
A. The fiber optic backbone shall include all components of the system from the patch panels to
the backbone fiber and everything in between.
1.03 COORDINATION
A. Coordinate work under provisions in Division 1 of these specifications.
B. All fiber cables shall be coordinated with the installation of the telecommunications
raceways.
C. Coordinate location of the spare coiled fiber cables with Engineer prior to installation.
PART 2 - PRODUCTS
2.01 MANUFACTURERS
A. Approved vendors for fiber cable are:
1. Optical Cable Corporation.
2. General Cable.
3. Berk-Tek.
B. Approved vendors for fiber termination equipment are:
1. Hubbell.
2. Panduit.
2.02 MATERIALS
A. All fiber cables shall be of tight buffered construction. A tight buffered optical fiber shall
consist of a central glass optical fiber surrounded by a primary polymer buffer and an
optional tight fitting secondary buffer.
1. The outer jacket of each fiber strand shall be colored according to the fiber color code
in TIA 598-B.
2. Individual multimode fiber strands shall be 50/125m for the core/cladding
measurements.
3. Individual singlemode fiber strands shall be 9/125m for the core/cladding
measurements.
4. All fiber strands shall be surrounded by synthetic yarn for added strength and crush
resistance.
5. All fiber installed in plenum rated areas shall be UL listed OFNP.
6. The outer jacket of the cable shall be surface printed with the manufacturer's
identification and required UL markings.
7. All fibers shall be subjected to a minimum fireproof stress of 0.7 GPa (100 kpsi).
8. The minimum bend radius of the cable under full rated tensile load shall be no larger
than 15 times the outside diameter of the cable and no more than 10 times the
outside diameter of the cable with no load on the cable.
9. Optical and mechanical performance shall not be degraded and the cable shall not be
damaged in any way by immersion in ground water.