AccuRibbon® DC Cable Toneable

Features And Benefits

Optimized design helps enable up to a 300% improvement in air-blown installation performance ¹
Helps save on deployment costs by reducing cable end preparation time by up to 80% ²
Reduced cable diameter and lighter weight offer easier, more rapid cable deployment
AccuRibbon units support mass-fusion splicing, helping speed fiber termination and making more efficient use of limited duct space
17 AWG copper conductors for fast, reliable cable location while facilitating bonding and grounding
RDUP (formerly RUS) compliant; complies with ANSI/ ICEA, Telcordia Technologies and IEC specifications for reliable performance
Available with Lightera AllWave® Zero Water Peak (ZWP) Single-Mode Fiber, as well as TrueWave® RS Low Water Peak (LWP) Single-Mode Fiber and Multimode fibers

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AccuRibbon® DC Toneable Cable

Product Description

The Lightera AccuRibbon® DC Toneable Cable’s optimized design offers a more compact, lighter weight cable that helps enable significantly improved air-blown installation performance (when compared with similar gel-filled cables). This innovative, gel-free ribbon cable also helps save time and money on deployment costs by reducing the time required for splicing and installation.

Why the AccuRibbon DC Toneable Cable?

The optimized AccuRibbon DC Toneable Cable features a reduced outer diameter and cable weight along with smaller 17 AWG copper conductors. These design enhancements combine to help enable up to a 300% improvement in air-blown cable installation performance, when compared with Lightera’ previous product offering.¹

The AccuRibbon DC Toneable Cable’s innovative gel-free design is also engineered to save time and money on splicing and deployment. By replacing gels with super absorbent water-blocking materials, this cable offers excellent water-blocking protection along with up to an 80% reduction in the time required to prepare cable ends for splicing and termination, when compared with similar gel-filled cables.²

The cable’s AccuRibbon units support the use of mass-fusion splicing to help speed fiber termination and maximize the number of fibers that can be deployed in limited duct space. In fact, up to 25% less duct space is required to accommodate high-fiber count AccuRibbon DC Toneable Cables when compared to Lightera loose tube cables with the same fiber counts.³

Finally, the embedded 17 AWG copper conductors help to reduce expense by eliminating the need for a separate tracer wire installation.

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¹ In Lightera field trials involving difficult 1.25-foot duct situations, the optimized AccuRibbon DC Toneable Cable achieved cable blowing distances up to 300% greater than those attained by the previous cable design (featuring 15 AWG copper conductors and two dielectric rods).

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² When using the optimized AccuRibbon DC Toneable Cable in field trials, up to an 80% reduction was achieved in the time required for cable end preparation as compared to similar gel-filled Lightera and competitor cables.

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³ In field trials, the optimized gel-free ribbon AccuRibbon DC Toneable Cable required 25% less duct space when compared with loose tube cables by Lightera and competitors.

Specifications

Specifications
Fiber Count	12-48	60-144	156-216	264-432
Outer Diameter in. (mm)	0.50 (12.6)	0.55 (13.9)	0.65 (16.5)	0.78 (19.8)
Weight lb/kft (kgm/km)	112 (167)	124 (184)	149 (221)	196 (291)
Performance Standard	Tested per Applicable Requirements of ANSI/ICEA S-87-640 and Telcordia GR-20-CORE Issue 4
Handling
Minimum Bend Radius, With Load	20 x OD*	20 x OD*	20 x OD*	20 x OD*
Minimum Bend Radius, With No Load	10 x OD	10 x OD	10 x OD	10 x OD
Minimum Bend Radius, Storage Coils	9 in. (23 cm)	9 in. (23 cm)	9 in. (23 cm)	17 in. (43 cm)
Maximum Rated Cable Load (MRCL)	600 lbf (2700 N) all cables
Maximum Long Term Load	180 lbf (800 N) all cables
Temperature
Installation	-22 °F to 140 °F (-30 °C to 60 °C)
Operation	-40 °F to 158 °F (-40 °C to 70 °C)
Storage	-40 °F to 167 °F (-40 °C to 75 °C)
Note	* OD = Outer Diameter of Cable. See Lightera Installation Procedure 042 for sheath preparation and coiling instructions.

Fiber Type²

Fiber Type²
Single-Mode
Single-Mode Fiber	Fiber (S1)	Fiber (S2)	Fiber (SF)	Fiber Standards	Wavelengths (nm)	*Typical Attenuation (dB/km)**	Maximum Cable on Reel Attenuation (dB/km)
AllWave® ZWP Fiber	3	B	E	G.652.D	1310/1385/1550	–	0.35/0.31/0.25
AllWave+ ZWP Fiber	3	C	E	G.652.D/G.657.A1	1310/1385/1550	–	0.35/0.31/0.25
AllWave FLEX ZWP Fiber	5	B	E	G.652.D/G.657.A1	1310/1385/1550	–	0.35/0.31/0.25
AllWave Low Loss Fiber	3	A	E	G.652.D	1310/1385/1550	0.33/0.31/0.19	0.35/0.31/0.22
AllWave One Fiber	3	F	E	G.652.D/G.657.A1	1310/1385/1550	0.33/0.31/0.19	0.35/0.31/0.22
TrueWave® RS LWP Fiber	6	2	6	G.655.C&D	1550	0.21	0.25
TeraWave® Fiber	6	2	R	G.654.B	1550	0.20	0.25
Multimode
Multimode Fiber	Fiber (S1)	Fiber (S2)	Fiber (SF)	Fiber Standards	Wavelengths (nm)	*Typical Attenuation (dB/km)**	Maximum Cable on Reel Attenuation (dB/km)
62.5 µm Fiber	R	U	9	OM1 62.5 µm	850/1300	–	3.4/1.0
LaserWave® FLEX 300 Fiber	R	F	2	OM3 50 µm	850/1300	–	2.4/0.7
LaserWave FLEX 550 Fiber	R	H	2	OM4 50 µm	850/1300	–	2.4/0.7

AccuRibbon DC Toneable Central Core Ribbon Cable Ordering Information

AccuRibbon DC Toneable Central Core Ribbon Cable Ordering Information
Example	AT-3BE833T-NNN-7¹
Part Number	AT- SF S3 S4 S5 S6 NNN E
S1	Fiber Selection. See S1 in Fiber Type table above
S2	Fiber Transmission Performance. See S2 in Fiber Type table above
SF	Fiber Type². See SF in Fiber Type table above
S3	Sheath Construction. 8 = All Central Core Products
S4	Central Core Design 3 = 12 Fibers per Ribbon AccuRibbon DC Toneable (≤ 216 fibers) 4 = 24 Fibers per Ribbon AccuRibbon DC Toneable (≥ 264 fibers)
S5	Sheath Design. 3 = Dry Core (Completely Gel Free)
S6	Central Core Oversheath T = Toneable
NNN	Fiber Count = 012 to 432
E	Custom/Special 7 = 17 AWG Copper Conductors
Note	¹ Part Number shown is for a AccuRibbon DC Toneable Cable with standard AllWave ZWP attenuation and standard cable print. Maximum AllWave ZWP attenuation: 0.35/0.31/0.27/0.25/0.27 dB/km @ 1310/1385/1490/1550/1625 nm. Standard Print, example: LIGHTERA OPTICAL CABLE AT-3BE833T-NNN-7 [MM-YY] (UL) US TYPE OFNR [HANDSET SYMBOL] [NNN] F [SERIAL #] ² Contact Lightera Order Management for information on other cable variations, including additional fiber types, attenuation, and custom cable print. ³ Contact your Lightera Customer Care Representative on the positioning of ribbon requirements if TeraWave Fiber is being ordered. For more information regarding typical attenuation as well as attenuation parameters on Link Design Value (LDV) (Maximum end-to-end attenuation over a concatenated span), please see Lightera Application Note AN-111 which can be downloaded at www.lightera.com or contact your Lightera representative.

AccuRibbon® DC Cable Toneable

Features And Benefits

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Product Description

Why the AccuRibbon DC Toneable Cable?

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Specifications

Fiber Type²

AccuRibbon DC Toneable Central Core Ribbon Cable Ordering Information

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