• Intrabuilding backbone and horizontal installations in plenum, riser and general-purpose environments

• Industrial and heavy traffic areas requiring extra protection for optical cables

Corning Cable Systems MIC® Interlocking Armored Plenum Cables are standard OFNP MIC Cables inside a spirally wrapped interlocking aluminum armor for ruggedness and superior crush resistance. These cables meet the application requirements of the National Electrical Code® (NEC® Article 770) and are OFCP and FT-6 listed.

• Flexible interlocking armor offers over 7x the crush protection compared to unarmored cables as characterized to ICEA-596

• Available in 62.5 μm, 50 μm, single-mode and hybrid versions

• Armored design allows easy one-step installation of protected cable

• Flame-retardant outer jacket enables easier cable pulling; colored, exterior-jacket makes for easy identification and includes length markings

• Available with Gigabit Ethernet performance and 10 Gigabit Ethernet performance

• Temperatures Storage:
  -40° to +70°C (-40° to +158°F)
  Installation: 0° to +60°C (+32° to +140°F)
  Operation: 0° to +70°C (+32° to +158°F)

• Approvals and Listings
  National Electrical Code® (NEC®) OFCP, CSA FT-6, ICEA S-83-596

• Flame Resistance
  NFPA 262 (for plenum, riser and general building applications)

Corning Cable Systems recommends storing indoor/outdoor cable in a proper temperature environment prior to installation to allow the cable temperature to meet installation temperature range specifications for best installation results.

Fiber Count	Inner Cable O.D.		Armored Cable O.D.		Total Weight		Max. Tensile Loads				Min. Bend Radius
					kg / 1000m	lb / 1000ft	Short-Term		Long-Term		Load		Installed
	mm	inch	mm	inch			N	lbf	N	lbf	cm	inch	cm	inch
2	5.0	0.20	12.2	0.48	130	87	440	99	132	30	18.3	7.2	12.2	4.8
4	5.3	0.21	12.2	0.48	135	91	440	99	132	30	18.3	7.2	12.2	4.8
6	5.3	0.21	12.2	0.48	137	92	440	99	132	30	18.3	7.2	12.2	4.8
12	6.1	0.24	12.6	0.50	156	105	440	99	132	30	18.9	7.4	12.6	5.0
18	7.4	0.29	13.7	0.54	186	125	660	148	198	45	20.6	8.1	13.7	5.4
24	7.9	0.31	14.3	0.56	202	136	660	148	198	45	21.5	8.5	14.3	5.6

Transmission Performance

Fiber Code	K	C	S	S	E
Performance Option Code	30	31	80	90	31
Fiber Type	62.5/125μm (850/1300nm)	50/125μm (850/1300nm)	50/125μm (850/1300nm)	50/125μm (850/1300nm)	Single-Mode (1310/1383/1550nm)
Max. Attenuation (dB/km)	3.5/1.0	3.5/1.5	3.5/1.5	3.5/1.5	1.0/1.0/0.75
Min. LED Bandwidth (MHz-km)	200/500	500/500	1500/500	1500/500	- / - / -
Min. Effective Modal Bandwidth (MHz-km)	* 220/ -	* 510/ -	** 2000/ -	*** 4700/ -	- / - / -
Serial Gigabit Ethernet Distance (m)	300/550	600/600	1000/600	1000/600	5000/ - / -
Serial 10 Gigabit Ethernet Distance (m)	33/ -	82/ -	300/ -	**** 550/ -	10000/40000
Note * As predicted by RML BW, per TIA/EIA 455-204 and IEC 60793-1-41, for intermediate performance laser-based systems (up to 1 Gb/s). ** As predicted by minEMBc, per TIA/EIA 455-220 and IEC 60793-1-49, for high performance laser-based systems (up to 10 Gb/s). *** As predicted by minEMBc, per TIA/EIA 455-220 and IEC 60793-1-49, for high performance laser-based systems (up to 10 Gb/s). **** The 550 m distance is equivalent to a 4700 EMB system with standards-compliant transceiver and fiber characteristics, 3.0 dB/km cable       attenuation and 1.0 dB total connector loss.

Corning Cable Systems LLC • PO Box 489 • Hickory, NC 28603-0489 USA
1-800-743-2675 • FAX: +1-828-901-5973 • International: +1-828-901-5000 • http://www.corning.com/cablesystems