GR 1398 CORE : ISSUE 1 REV 1

Preface
1 Introduction
1.1 Purpose and Scope
1.2 Organization
2 General Information
2.1 Description of Product
2.2 Ordering Options
2.2.1 User Considerations
2.3 Requirements Terminology
2.4 Reference Documents
2.5 Safety Considerations
2.6 Units and Tolerances
2.7 Quality Assurance Programs
3 General Requirements
3.1 Packaging Requirements
3.2 End Sealing
3.3 Marking
3.3.1 Package, Coil, and Reel Marking
3.3.2 Jacket Marking
3.3.3 Length Marking
3.3.4 Jacket Marking Durability
3.4 Compatibility with Hardware
4 Mechanical Design and Test Requirements
4.1 Center Conductor
4.1.1 Copper-Clad Steel Wire
4.1.2 Tensile Strength of Composite Conductor
4.1.3 Elongation of Composite Conductor
4.1.4 Adhesion of Copper
4.1.5 Copper Ductility
4.1.6 Joints
4.2 Dielectric
4.2.1 Material
4.2.2 Shrinkback
4.2.3 Thermal Oxidative Stability - OIT Test
4.2.4 Adhesion
4.2.5 Patching
4.2.6 Insulation Imperfections
4.3 Overall Shield
4.3.1 Laminated Shielding Tape
4.3.2 Braid Wire
4.4 Flooding Compound Under Jacket
4.4.1 Compound Flow
4.4.2 Corrosion Resistance
4.5 Cable Jacket
4.5.1 Jacket Tensile Strength and Elongation
4.5.2 Thermal Oxidative Stability - OIT Test (PE Only)
4.5.3 Ultraviolet Light Stability
4.5.4 Jacket Porosity (PVC Only)
4.5.5 Plasticizer Compatibility (PVC Only)
4.5.6 Jacket Thickness
4.5.7 Jacket Eccentricity
4.5.8 Diameter Over Jacket
4.6 Integral Messenger (IM)
4.6.1 Joints
4.6.2 Messenger Wire Separation
4.7 Gopher Protected (GP) Armor
4.7.1 Armor Construction
4.7.2 Armor
4.7.3 Gopher Resistance Test
4.8 Outer Jacket
5 Completed Cable Physical Tests
5.1 Cold Bend
5.2 Cable Impact Test
5.3 Jacket Longitudinal Shrinkage
5.4 Adhesion of Dielectric to Shield
5.5 Flammability
5.6 Abrasion Resistance
5.7 Compression Resistance
5.8 Water Penetration (Buried Cables Only)
5.9 National Electrical Code Listing
6 Completed Cable Electrical Requirements
6.1 Continuity and Shorts
6.2 Conductor Resistance
6.3 Impedance
6.4 Structural Return Loss (SRL)
6.5 Shielding Effectiveness
6.6 Attenuation
6.7 Dielectric Strength Between Conductors
6.8 Jacket Leakage Test
6.9 Insulation Resistance
Appendix A: Durability of Printing and Marking Test
References

Gives Telcordia's view of generic requirements for coaxial drop cable intended for outdoor use in aerial, underground and buried applications. Coaxial drop cable is constructed with a copper-clad steel center conductor insulated with a suitable polyolefin dielectric material. The satisfactory performance of a coaxial drop cable depends on electrical transmission, physical and environmental conditions, immunity from signal leakage at the wire and connector interface, corrosion-free conditions at the interface, etc.