Skip to content
Please enter a keyword to search

  • BS EN 187105:2002

    Withdrawn A Withdrawn Standard is one, which is removed from sale, and its unique number can no longer be used. The Standard can be withdrawn and not replaced, or it can be withdrawn and replaced by a Standard with a different number.

    Single mode optical cable (duct/direct buried installation)

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Withdrawn date:  12-03-2021

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  06-08-2002

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

    Add To Cart

    Table of Contents - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terminology
    4 General information
      4.1 General cable description
          4.1.1 Characteristics of optical fibre
          4.1.2 Characteristics of optical fibre cable elements
          4.1.3 Characteristics of optical fibre cables
          4.1.4 Environmental and product safety requirements
          4.1.5 Informative note: Upgrading to meet future network
                requirements
      4.2 Optical fibre spliceability
      4.3 Testing
    5 Requirements for cabled single mode optical fibres
      5.1 Fibre materials
      5.2 Optical requirements
          5.2.1 Attenuation coefficient
          5.2.2 Point discontinuities
          5.2.3 Chromatic dispersion
          5.2.4 Cut-off wavelength
          5.2.5 Mode field diameter
          5.2.6 Macrobending sensitivity
          5.2.7 Polarisation mode dispersion (PMD)
          5.2.8 Refractive group index
      5.3 Geometrical requirements
          5.3.1 Mode field concentricity error
          5.3.2 Primary coating non circularity
          5.3.3 Cladding/primary coating concentricity error
      5.4 Mechanical requirements
          5.4.1 Fibre proof test
          5.4.2 Coating strip force
          5.4.3 Stress corrosion susceptibility
    6 Requirements for cable elements
      6.1 Element design
          6.1.1 Modularity
          6.1.2 Fibre and elements identification
      6.2 Element characteristics
          6.2.1 Ribbon
          6.2.2 Tube kinking
    7 Requirements for optical cables
      7.1 Cable construction
          7.1.1 Cable core
          7.1.2 Anti-buckling and strength elements splicing
          7.1.3 Cable element stranding
          7.1.4 Spliced fibres
          7.1.5 Spare fibres
          7.1.6 Cable sheath removal
      7.2 Cable marking
          7.2.1 Cable marking
          7.2.2 Identification marking
          7.2.3 Cable length marking (if required)
      7.3 Cable materials
          7.3.1 Tube filling compound material
          7.3.2 Water-blocking material
          7.3.3 Filling and water-blocking material flow
          7.3.4 Cable material compatibility
      7.4 Cable sheath
          7.4.1 Sheath material
          7.4.2 Sheath thickness
          7.4.3 Outer cable diameter
          7.4.4 Moisture barrier
      7.5 Mechanical requirements
          7.5.1 Cable bend
          7.5.2 Cable impact
          7.5.3 Cable crush
          7.5.4 Cable tensile performance
          7.5.5 Cable torsion
          7.5.6 Cable repeated bending
      7.6 Environmental requirements
          7.6.1 Temperature cycling
          7.6.2 Stripping force stability of cabled optical fibres
          7.6.3 Water penetration
          7.6.4 Hydrogen in cables
          7.6.5 Environmental impact
      7.7 Electrical protection
          7.7.1 Continuity of metallic members
          7.7.2 Lightning damage susceptibility
    8 Product qualification requirements
      8.1 General
      8.2 Definitions
      8.3 Optical fibre qualification
      8.4 Cable qualification
          8.4.1 Cable element qualification
          8.4.2 Optical fibre cable qualification

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Specifies technical requirements and characteristics of single mode optical fibres and cables for duct and direct buried installation.

    General Product Information - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Committee GEL/86/1
    Development Note To be read in conjunction with BS EN 60794-3 and EN 60794-3-10 (08/2002)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Withdrawn

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    EN 60794-3-10:2015 Optical fibre cables - Part 3-10: Outdoor cables - Family specification for duct, directly buried or lashed aerial optical telecommunication cables
    EN 60793-1-32:2010 Optical fibres - Part 1-32: Measurement methods and test procedures - Coating strippability
    IEC 60794-3:2014 Optical fibre cables - Part 3: Outdoor cables - Sectional specification
    IEC 61663-1:1999 Lightning protection - Telecommunication lines - Part 1: Fibre optic installations
    IEC 60793-1-1 : 2017 OPTICAL FIBRES - PART 1-1: MEASUREMENT METHODS AND TEST PROCEDURES - GENERAL AND GUIDANCE
    IEC 60793-1-5:1995 Optical fibres - Part 1: Generic specification - Section 5: Measuring methods for environmental characteristics
    EN 60793-1-44:2011 OPTICAL FIBRES - PART 1-44: MEASUREMENT METHODS AND TEST PROCEDURES - CUT-OFF WAVELENGTH
    IEC 60793-1-44:2011 Optical fibres - Part 1-44: Measurement methods and test procedures - Cut-off wavelength
    EN 60793-1-30:2011 Optical fibres - Part 1-30: Measurement methods and test procedures - Fibre proof test
    IEC 60793-1-4:2001 Optical fibres - Part 1-4: Generic specification - Measuring methods for transmission and optical characteristics
    IEC 60793-2:2015 Optical fibres - Part 2: Product specifications - General
    IEC 60304:1982 Standard colours for insulation for low-frequency cables and wires
    EN 60794-3:2015 Optical fibre cables - Part 3: Sectional specification - Outdoor cables
    IEC 60794-1-2:2017 Optical fibre cables - Part 1-2: Generic specification - Basic optical cable test procedures - General guidance
    EN 60794-1-1:2016 Optical fibre cables - Part 1-1: Generic specification - General
    IEC 60794-3-10:2015 Optical fibre cables - Part 3-10: Outdoor cables - Family specification for duct, directly buried and lashed aerial optical telecommunication cables
    IEC 60793-1-42:2013 Optical fibres - Part 1-42: Measurement methods and test procedures - Chromatic dispersion
    EN 188102:1995 Family Specification: Single-mode dispersion shifted (B2) optical fibre
    IEC 60794-1-1:2015 Optical fibre cables - Part 1-1: Generic specification - General
    EN 60793-1-40:2003 Optical fibres - Part 1-40: Measurement methods and test procedures - Attenuation
    IEC 60793-1-33:2017 Optical fibres - Part 1-33: Measurement methods and test procedures - Stress corrosion susceptibility
    EN 188000 : 1992 GENERIC SPECIFICATION FOR OPTICAL FIBRES
    IEC 60793-1-32:2010 Optical fibres - Part 1-32: Measurement methods and test procedures - Coating strippability
    EN 61663-1 : 1999 LIGHTNING PROTECTION - TELECOMMUNICATION LINES - PART 1 - FIBRE OPTIC INSTALLATIONS
    EN 50290-2-28:2002 Communication cables - Part 2-28: Common design rules and construction - Filling compounds for filled cables
    IEC 60793-1-2:1995 Optical fibres - Part 1: Generic specification - Section 2: Measuring methods for dimensions
    IEC 60793-1-40:2001 Optical fibres - Part 1-40: Measurement methods and test procedures - Attenuation
    IEC 60793-1-45:2017 Optical fibres - Part 1-45: Measurement methods and test procedures - Mode field diameter
    IEC TR 61931:1998 Fibre optic - Terminology
    IEC TS 61941:2000 Optical fibres - Polarization mode dispersion measurement techniques for single-mode optical fibres
    IEC 60793-1-47 : 4.0 OPTICAL FIBRES - PART 1-47: MEASUREMENT METHODS AND TEST PROCEDURES - MACROBENDING LOSS
    IEC 60793-1-47:2017 Optical fibres - Part 1-47: Measurement methods and test procedures - Macrobending loss
    EN 60794-1-2:2017/AC:2017-07 OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES - PART 1-2: GENERIC SPECIFICATION - BASIC OPTICAL CABLE TEST PROCEDURES - GENERAL GUIDANCE (IEC 60794-1-2:2017)
    HD 402 : 200S2 STANDARD COLOURS FOR INSULATION FOR LOW-FREQUENCY CABLES AND WIRES
    IEC 60811-1-1:1993+AMD1:2001 CSV Common test methods for insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables and optical cables - Part 1-1: Methods for general application - Measurement of thickness and overall dimensions - Tests for determining the mechanical properties
    IEC 60793-1-45 : 2.0 OPTICAL FIBRES - PART 1-45: MEASUREMENT METHODS AND TEST PROCEDURES - MODE FIELD DIAMETER
    EN 60793-1-42:2013/AC:2013 OPTICAL FIBRES - PART 1-42: MEASUREMENT METHODS AND TEST PROCEDURES - CHROMATIC DISPERSION
    EN 188100:1995 Sectional Specification: Single-mode (SM) optical fibre
    EN 188101:1995 Family Specification: Single-mode dispersion unshifted (B1.1) optical fibre
    EN 50290-2-24 : 2002 AMD 1 2008 COMMUNICATION CABLES - PART 2-24: COMMON DESIGN RULES AND CONSTRUCTION - PE SHEATHING
    IEC 60793-1-30:2010 Optical fibres - Part 1-30: Measurement methods and test procedures - Fibre proof test
    EN 60811-1-1:1995/A1:2001 INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS OF ELECTRIC CABLES - COMMON TEST METHODS - GENERAL APPLICATION - MEASUREMENT OF THICKNESS AND OVERALL DIMENSIONS - TESTS FOR DETERMINING MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
    View more information

    • Access your standards online with a subscription

      Features

      • Simple online access to standards, technical information and regulations
      • Critical updates of standards and customisable alerts and notifications
      • Multi - user online standards collection: secure, flexibile and cost effective