GR 409 CORE : ISSUE 2

Preface
FA-TA-TR to GR
Transition phase
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GR-409 Current maturity level, status and plans
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1 Introduction
1.1 Purpose and scope of document
1.2 Organization
2 General information
2.1 Requirements terminology
2.2 Requirement labeling conventions
2.2.1 Numbering of requirement and related objects
2.2.2 Requirement and objective object identification
2.1 General product description
2.1.1 Characteristics of optical fiber
2.1.1.1 Optical Characteristics
2.1.1.2 Mechanical characteristics
2.1.2 Characteristics of optical cable
2.1.3 Classification of optical cables
2.1.4 Safety
2.2 Upgrading to meet future capacity requirements
2.3 Optical fiber compatibility
3 Product qualification requirements
3.1 Optical fiber product qualification
3.1.1 Single-mode optical fiber product qualification
3.1.2 Multimode optical fiber product qualification
3.2 Fiber ribbon product qualification
3.3 Optical cable product qualification
4 Requirements and test procedures for optical fiber
4.1 Requirements for single-mode fiber
4.1.1 Cutoff wavelength
4.1.2 Geometrical requirements
4.2 Requirements for multimode fiber
4.2.1 Attenuation coefficient
4.2.2 Point discontinuities
4.2.3 Multimode fiber bandwidth
4.2.4 Geometrical requirements for multimode fiber
4.2.5 Fiber macrobend
4.3 Mechanical requirements for single-mode and multimode
        fiber
4.3.1 Coating strip force
5 Requirements and test procedures for fiber ribbons
6 Requirements and test procedures for optical cables
6.1 Cable construction
6.1.1 Cable core
6.1.2 Number of fibers per cable
6.1.3 Number of fibers per unit
6.1.4 Sheath removal
6.2 Cable marking. packaging and shipping
6.2.1 Cable marking
6.2.2 Cable re-marking
6.2.3 Identification marking
6.2.4 Cable length and length markings
6.2.5 Fiber and unit identification
6.2.6 Packaging
6.2.7 Shipping
6.3 Mechanical requirements
6.3.1 Optical measurement equipment
6.3.2 Cable testing
6.3.3 Low and high temperature cable bend
6.3.4 Impact resistance
6.3.5 Compressive strength
6.3.6 Tensile strength of cable
6.3.7 Cable twist
6.3.8 Cable cyclic flexing
6.4 Cable materials
6.5 Cable jacket requirements
6.5.1 Outside jacket material
6.5.2 Cable jacket tensile strength and ultimate elongation
6.5.3 Cable outer jacket shrinkage
6.5.4 Cable jacket thickness
6.6 Environmental requirements
6.6.1 Temperature cycling
6.6.2 Cable aging
6.6.3 Color permanence
6.7 Flammability listing of premises cables
6.7.1 Plenum cable
6.7.2 Riser cable
6.7.3 General purpose cable
References
Bellcore references
External references
Glossary
Index
List of figures
Figure 2-1. Cross section: Generic premises distribution
            cable (ribbon)
Figure 2-2. Cross section: Generic premises breakout cable
Figure 2-3. Cross section: Generic premises breakout cable
Figure 2-4. Cross section: Generic interconnect (simplex) cable
Figure 2-5. Generic interconnect (duplex) cable
Figure 4-1. Cutoff sample configuration, test A1-1, interconnect
Figure 4-2. Cutoff sample configuration, test A1-1,
            breakout/distribution
Figure 4-3. Cutoff sample configuration, test A1-2, interconnect
Figure 4-4. Cutoff sample configuration, test A1-2
List of tables
Table 3-1. Cable design family matrix

Presents proposed generic technical requirements and characteristics of single-mode and multimode optical fibers, optical fiber ribbons, and optical fiber cables for indoor plant use.