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Marine Cable

F101 (Formerly F1) QFCI

Applications :

These steel armoured optical fibre cables are flame retardant, low smoke, halogen free and fire resistant, used

for communication and emergency systems that need to be operational during fire.

Standards :

IEC 60794

IEC 60811-2-1

IIEC 60331-25

IEC 60332-3-24

IEC 60332-3-22

IEC 60754-1,2

IEC 61034-1,2

NEK 606:2016

  BS 6883&BS7917 Offshore & Marine cables BS 6883&BS7917 Offshore & Marine cables

Construction :

Fibre Element : Loose tube core design with fire barrier.

Central Strength Element : Steel wire or fibre reinforced plastic (FRP).

Water Blocking Element: Jelly filled tube with water blocking swellable tape and water blocking yarn.

Overall Fire Barrier

Bedding: Halogen free and flame retardant thermoplastic compound.

Armour: Galvanized steel wire braid.

Outer Sheath: Halogen free and flame retardant, UV-stabilized, thermoplastic compound, SHF1.

Electrical Characteristics :

  • Fibre Type   9/125 50/125 50/125 62.5/125
    ITU-T type   G652.D G651 G651 -
    IEC11801 Classification   OS1 & OS2 OM2 OM3 OM1
    Core Diameter μm 8.7±0.4 50±3.0 50±3.0 62.5±3.0
    Cladding Diameter μm 125 ±1.0 125 ±2.0 125 ±2.0 125 ±2.0
    Coating Diameter μm 245 ±10 245 ±10 245 ±10 245 ±10
    Maximum Attenuation        
    @850 nm dB/km - 3.0 3.0 3.5
    @1300 nm dB/km - 1.5 1.0 1.5
    @1310 nm dB/km 0.36 - - -
    @1550 nm dB/km 0.22 - - -
    Minimum Bandwidth(OFL*)        
    @850 nm MHz.km - 500 1500 200
    @1300 nm MHz.km - 500 500 600
    Maximum Chromatic Dispersion        
    1285-1330 nm ps/nm⋅km 2.8 - - -
    1550 nm ps/nm⋅km 18 - - -
    Zero Dis ersion Wavelen th nm 1300~1324 - - -

Mechanical and Thermal Properties :

Bending Radius : 20×OD (during installation); 10×OD (fixed installed).

Temperature Range : -40℃ ~ +70℃.

Dimensions and Weight :

No. of Fibres Construction No. of tubes×No. of fibres in each tube Number of Fillers Nominal Loose Tube Diameter
mm
Nominal Overall Diameter
mm
Nominal Weight
kg/km
2 1×2 5 2.2 13.9 244
4 1×4 5 2.2 13.9 244
6 3×2 3 2.2 13.9 244
8 2×4 4 2.2 13.9 244
10 5×2 1 2.2 13.9 244
12 3×4 3 2.2 13.9 244
16 4×4 2 2.2 13.9 244
20 5×4 1 2.2 13.9 244
24 6×4 0 2.2 13.9 244
32 4×8 2 2.2 13.9 244
40 5×8 1 2.2 13.9 244
48 6×8 0 2.2 13.9 244