PlenumXcel™ Cable Indoor/Outdoor

The Lightera PlenumXcel™ Indoor/Outdo Plenum Cable is a completely dry c that innovatively combines the fl ame resistan and safety features of a plenum-rated cable with the durability critical to outside plant use. The result is a unique, dual-purpose cable that saves time and money by allowing outside plant applications to fl ow seamles indoors, using a single plenum-rated cable a splices.

The construction of this cable begins by placing 12 optical fi bers within each dry, color-coded buffer tube. The buffer tubes are then stranded around a dielectric central member using the reverse oscillating lay (ROL) technique. In the fi nal step, DryBlock™ water-blocking material, dielectric strength elements, and a UV and fl ame-resistant jacket encase the core to complete the cable construction.

The PlenumXcel Indoor/Outdoor Cable is specifi cally designed for customers requiring a plenum-rated cable who also want to save on installation time and money by eliminating the use of multiple cables and splicing. With its totally dry design, this cable further streamlines cable handling and routing by eliminating messy gels and fi lling compounds, while delivering excellent water penetration resistance.

The PlenumXcel Cable also enhances system performance by avoiding the attenuation loss created by multiple splice points.

By compartmentalizing the optical fi bers within buffer tubes, PlenumXcel Cable makes it easy to locate specifi c fi bers for drop-off applications without disturbing other active fi bers and tubes. ROL stranding of the buffer tubes enables easy mid-span access and cable entry.