Position 2: Fiber Count - P-012-DS-5L-F SU AQ

• Total Fiber Count - xxx variable in catalog number

Position 3: Cable Construction - P-012-DS-5L-F SU AQ

Outside Plant Cable Constructions:

• LA - Stranded Loose Tube Armored

• LN - Stranded Loose Tube Non Armored All Dielectric

• LD - Stranded Loose Tube All Dielectric/Dual Jacket

• L2 - Stranded Loose Tube Dual Jacket/Single Armor

• L3 - Stranded Loose Tube Triple Jacket/Dual Armor

• DA - Drop Armored

• DF - Flat Drop All-Dielectric

• DN - Drop All Dielectric

• CN - Central Tube Non Armored All Dielectric

• CA - Central Tube Armored

• CP - Central Tube Pavement

• MN - Mini-drop All Dielectric

Indoor & Indoor/Outdoor Cable Constructions

Tight Buffer

• DS - Distribution
• IC - Interconnect
• ZC - Zipcord

Loose Tube

• LN - Stranded Loose Tube Non Armored All Dielectric

• OD - I/O Plenum Distribution

• LH - Stranded Loose Tube Heavy Duty Non Armored
• CN - Central Tube All Dielectric

FiberGuard® For tight buffered cables only, use first character of the construction code above plus one of the following:

• Z - Aluminum Armor w/Jacket

Position 4: Fiber Type - P-012-DS-5L-F SU AQ

• 8W - TeraSPEED single-mode

• 6F - OptiSPEED 62.5/125μm FDDI Grade, multimode (OM1)

• 5M - 50μm, LazrSPEED 150, multimode (OM2+)

• 5L - 50μm, LazrSPEED 300, multimode (OM3)

• 5K - 50μm, LazrSPEED 550, multimode (OM4)
   

• CM - Composite (single-mode & multimode)

• HY - Hybrid (Fiber, Copper, Coax)

• *XY variable in catalog number

Position 5: Jacket Print - P-012-DS-5L-F SU AQ

• F - Printed in Feet (Standard)

• M - Printed in Meters

• X - Special Print

Position 6: Miscellaneous Values - P-012-DS-5L-F SU AQ

For cordage, value indicates outside diameter; otherwise additional description

• 01-12 - Fiber Count per Subunit

• SU - Single Unit

• MU - Multi Unit

Cordage

• 16 - 1.6mm Jacket OD
• 20 - 2.0mm Jacket
• 25 - 2.5mm Jacket OD
• 29 - 2.9mm Jacket OD

Position 7: Color Field - P-012-DS-5L-F SU AQ

For Outside Plant Cables, this field designates color of stripe/tracer. Outside Plant Cables are manufactured with a standard black jacket — No Stripe (NS). Stripes (tracers) are also available in the following colors (min. order required):

• BL - Blue

• OR - Orange

• GR - Green

• BR - Brown

• SL - Slate

• WH - White

• RD - Red

• BK - Black

• YL - Yellow

• VI - Violet

• RS - Rose

• AQ - Aqua

For Distribution, Indoor/Outdoor or Outside Plant Tight Buffer Cables, this field indicates jacket color. Standard jacket colors:

• BK - Black for Indoor/Outdoor and Tight Buffer Outside Plant

• YL - Yellow for single-mode

• OR - Orange for 62.5 Multimode & Composite

• AQ - Aqua for LazrSPEED & LazrSPEED Composites

• SL - Slate for 62.5 Multimode & Composite

• *ZZ - variable in catalog number.

Available Non Standard jacket colors: (min. order required)

• BL - Blue

• OR - Orange

• GR - Green

• BR - Brown

• SL - Slate

• WH - White

• RD - Red
• BK - Black
• YL - Yellow
• VI - Violet
• RS - Rose
• AQ - Aqua

Fiber Optic Numbering Key - When Position 4 is CM

Sample: P-012-DS-CM-F SU AQ 8W 006 5L 006
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
A	012	DS	CM	F	SU	AQ	8W	006	5L	006
Cable Style	Fiber Count	Cable Construction	Fiber Type	Jacket Print	Miscellaneous	Color Field	First Fiber Type	First Fiber Count	Second Fiber Type	Second Fiber Count
Note: > When single-mode and multimode fibers are used in a composite, then single-mode is positioned first

Fiber Optic Numbering Key - When Position 4 is HY

Sample: O-012-DN-HY-F 12 NS 8W 006 F6SSBW GSW 40T
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
O	012	DN	HY	F	12	NS	8W	006	F6SSBW	GSM	GSM
Cable Style	Fiber Count	Cable Construction	Fiber Type	Jacket Print	Miscellaneous	Color Field	Fiber Type	Fiber Count	Copper Type	Messenger Description	Tube Size
Note: > When no messenger is present, Tube Size moves to Position 11 and there is no Position 12.

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