EN 60794-1-21:2015

FOREWORD
1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Method E1: Tensile performance
4 Method E2: Abrasion
5 Method E3: Crush
6 Method E4: Impact
7 Method E5A: Stripping force stability of cabled optical fibres
8 Method E5B: Strippability of optical fibre ribbons
9 Method E5C: Strippability of buffered optical fibres
10 Method E6: Repeated bending
11 Method E7: Torsion
12 Method E8: Flexing
13 Method E9: Snatch (deleted)
14 Method E10: Kink
15 Method E11: Bend
16 Method E12: Cut-through resistance (deleted)
17 Method E13: Shotgun damage
18 Method E14: Compound flow (drip)
19 Method E15: Bleeding and evaporation
20 Method E16: [Title unknown] (deleted)
21 Method E17: Bending stiffness
22 Method E18A: Bending under tension
23 Method E18B: Sheave test (primarily for OPGW and OPAC)
24 Method E19: Aeolian vibration
25 Method E20: Cable coiling performance
26 Method E21: Sheath pull-off force for optical fibre
   cable for use in patch cords
27 Method E22: Buffered fibre movement under compression
   in optical fibre cables for use in patch cords
28 Method E23: Microduct route verification test
29 Method E24: Installation test for microduct cabling
30 Method E25: Rip cord functional test
31 Method E26: Galloping
32 Method E27: Indoor simulated installation test
33 Method E28: Cable and fibre mechanical reliability test
Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
         international publications with their
         corresponding European publications

IEC 60794-1-21:2015(E) applies to optical fibre cables for use with telecommunication equipment and devices employing similar techniques, and to cables having a combination of both optical fibres and electrical conductors. The object of this standard is to define test procedures to be used in establishing uniform requirements for mechanical requirement performance. Throughout this standard the wording "optical cable" may also include optical fibre units, microduct fibre units, etc. General requirements and definitions are given in IEC 60794-1-20 and a complete reference guide to test method of all types in the IEC 60794-1-2. This first edition of IEC 60794-1-21 cancels and replaces the mechanical tests part of the second edition of IEC 60794-1-2, published in 2003. It constitutes a technical revision. Keywords: optical fibre cables for use with telecommunication equipment, test procedures