General Cable
Part Number System for Fiber Optic Cables

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Part Numbers Designators

Example: AP0121PNU-ILPA
Single Mode 12 Fibers Tight Buffer Tight Buffer Distribution Plenum Interlock Armor Plenum Aluminum
A P 0 1 2 1 P N U ILPA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fiber Grade Fiber Count

Buffer Construction

 Series Type Suffix

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Fiber Grade (Position 1, 2)

Pos.
1 & 2		 Fiber Type Corning®
Optical Fiber		 Description
AB Bend-Insensitive SM SMF-28e+™ Fiber

Full spectrum with improved macrobending performance, ITU-T G.652.D and ITU-T G.657.A

AL Long-Haul SM

LEAF® Fiber

Large Aeff, low water peak, NZ-DSF Single Mode, ITU-T G.655
AP Tight Buffer SM SMF-28e+™ Fiber

Full spectrum, low water peak Single Mode with 900μm PVC buffer, ITU-T G.652.D
AQ

Standard Loose Tube SM

SMF-28e+™ Fiber

Full spectrum, low water peak single mode, ITU-T G.652.D
AT

Performance Loose Tube SM

 SMF-28e+™ Fiber

Full spectrum, high performance low water peak Single Mode with 0.35/0.25 attenuation, ITU-T G.652.D
BB

Ultra-bendable 50 μm MM

ClearCurve® OM4 Fiber

10 Gb/s < 550 m at 850 nm, OM4*
1 Gb/s < 1100 m at 850 nm
BC

Ultra-bendable 50 μm MM

ClearCurve® OM3 Fiber

10 Gb/s < 300 m at 850 nm, OM3*
1 Gb/s < 1000 m at 850 nm
BE 50 μm MM

InfiniCor® SX+ Fiber

10 Gb/s < 300 m at 850 nm, OM3*
1 Gb/s < 1000 m at 850 nm
BI 50 μm MM

InfiniCor® SXi Fiber

10 Gb/s < 150 m at 850 nm, OM2*
1 Gb/s < 750 m at 850 nm
BL 50 μm MM

InfiniCor® eSX+ Fiber

10 Gb/s < 550 m at 850 nm, OM4*
1 Gb/s < 1100 m at 850 nm
BM 50 μm MM

InfiniCor® eSX+ Fiber

10 Gb/s < 600 m at 850 nm, OM4*
1 Gb/s < 1100 m at 850 nm
CG 62.5 μm MM

InfiniCor® 300 Fiber

1 Gb/s < 300 m at 850 nm, OM1*
1 Gb/s < 550 m at 1300 nm
CL 62.5 μm MM

InfiniCor® CL™ 1000 Fiber

1 Gb/s < 500 m at 850 nm, OM1*
1 Gb/s < 1000 m at 1300 nm
Note:
  • Position 1
     A: Single Mode (sm)
    B: 50 MM Multimode (mm)
    C: 62.5 MM Multimode (mm)
  • Position 2
     Fiber Specifications and Grade
  • * Designation per ISO 11801 Fiber Standards
  • SMF-28e+ is a trademark and Corning, LEAF, InfiniCor and Plus Corning Optical Fiber are registered trademarks of Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY, U.S.A.

Multimode Fiber Selection Guide

Optical Characteristics: 50/125 Family 62.5/125 Family Unit
OM2
Type
BI		 OM3
Type
BE		 OM4
Type
BL		 OM4
Type
BM		 OM3
Type
BC		 OM4
Type
BB		 OM1
Type
CG		 OM1
Type
CB
Maximum Finished Cable
Attenuation Coefficient		 @850nm 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.5 3.5 dB/km
@1300nm 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 dB/km
Overfill Launch Bandwidth @850nm 700 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 200 200 MHz.km
@1300nm 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 MHz.km
Laser Bandwidth @850nm 850 2000 4700 5350* 2000 4700 220 385 MHz.km

Gigabit Ethernet Link
Length (1 Gbps)

 1000Base-SX (850nm) 750 1000 1100 1100 1000 1100 300 500 meters
1000Base-SX (1300nm) 550 550 550 550 550 550 550 1000 meters

10 Gigabit Ethernet
Length (10 Gbps)

 1000Base-SX (850nm) 150 300 550 600 300 550 33 33 meters
Note:
> * Using 3.0 dB cable attenuation and 0.7 dB connector allocation
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Single Mode Fiber Selection Guide

Fiber Description Fiber
Type		 Typical Attenuation (dB/km) Gigabit Ethernet
Distance (Meter)		 10 Gigabit Ethernet
Distance (Meter)
1310nm 1383nm 1550nm 1625nm 1310nm 1310nm 1550nm
Single Mode
Loose Tube		 Premium AQ 0.40 0.40 0.30 0.35 10,000 5,000 30,000
High Performance AT 0.35 0.35 0.25 0.30 10,000 5,000 30,000
Single Mode
Tight Buffer		 Super AP 0.65 - 0.65 - 10,000 5,000 30,000
Breakout AP 1.00 - 1.00 - 10,000 5,000 30,000
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Specialty Fibers - Single Mode

Fiber Description Fiber
Type		 Typical Attenuation (dB/km) Typical Application
1310nm 1383nm 1550nm 1605nm 1625nm
Single Mode (NZDS)
Large Effective Area		 AL 0.40 0.40 0.30 0.35 0.35 DWDM
Single Mode
Bend-Insensitive		 AB 0.65 - 0.65 - - CWDM
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Requested Fiber Count (Position 3, 4, 5)

Standard Offerings: 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72

Buffer Construction (Position 6)

1) Tight Buffer
3) Single Fiber Loose Tube (Gel-filled);
4) Multi-Fiber Loose Tube (Gel-Filled);
6) Bare/Ribbon

Note:
2) Quick Strip and
5) Loose Buffer no longer available

Series Type (Position 7, 8, 9)

Outdoor:

  • E1S: Loose Tube TJ Dual Armor

  • H1A: Loose Tube DJ

  • H1F: Loose Tube DJ Armored

  • H1S: Loose Tube DJ Dual Armor

  • M1A: Loose Tube SJ

  • M1F: Loose Tube SJ Armored

  • M1N: Loose Tube SJ Armored Self-Supporting

  • M1Y: Loose Tube SJ Self-Supporting

  • R1A: Loose Tube SJ Ribbon cable

  • T1S: Triple Jacket

  • U1A: All-Dielectric Flat Drop Cable

  • U1A.TF: Toneable Flat Drop Cable

  • U2A: Mini (Figure-8) Drop Cable

  • UNFC: Compact Central Loose Tube Drop Cable

  • UNFS: Central Tube SJ Armored

Indoor:

  • B3D: Tight Buffer Breakout Plenum

  • B3R: Tight Buffer Breakout Riser

  • PNR / P1R: Tight Buffer Distribution Riser

  • PNU / P1D: Tight Buffer Distribution Plenum

  • PNZ / P1Z: Tight Buffer Distribution LSZH

Indoor/Outdoor:

  • ANR / A1R: Tight Buffer Distribution Riser

  • ANU / A1D: Tight Buffer Distribution Plenum

  • H1L: Loose Tube DJ Armored LSZH

  • H1M: Loose Tube DJ Riser – Chemical-Resistant

  • M1D: Loose Tube SJ Plenum

  • M1M: Loose Tube Single Jacket Riser

  • M1Z: Loose Tube SJ LSZH

  • UNU: Central Tube SJ Plenum

Specialty:

  • GNC: Military Tactical Distribution Cable

Note:

  • DJ = Dual Jacket

  • SJ = Single Jacket

  • TJ = Triple Jacket

Suffixes

  • BK Black Jacket (UV Resistant)

  • DWB Dry Water Block Cable Core

  • DT Dry Tube

  • ILP Interlock Armor Plenum Steel

  • ILPA Interlock Armor Plenum Aluminum

  • ILPAS Interlock Armor Plenum Aluminum w/Sub-Units

  • ILPS Interlock Armor Plenum w/Sub-Units

  • ILR Interlock Armor Riser Steel

  • ILRA Interlock Armor Riser Aluminum

  • ILRAS Interlock Armor Riser Aluminum w/Sub-Units

  • ILRS Interlock Armor Riser w/Sub-Units

  • RIP Ripcord