Corning 12 Strand Singlemode Outdoor Armored Direct Burial Fiber Optic Cable - Black (Per Foot)
Item#: COR-012ZUC-T4F22D20
Description
Corning 12-Strand Single-Mode Outdoor Armored Direct Burial Fiber Optic Cable
Utility: Built for High-Performance, Direct-Burial Installations
The Corning 12-Strand Single-Mode Outdoor Armored Direct Burial Black Fiber Optic Cable is engineered for campus backbones and underground fiber networks. Designed for direct-buried installations, this cable offers:
- Gel-free, fully water-blocked design - Uses water-swellable yarns & tapes for a clean, easy-to-handle installation
- High-density fiber capacity - Suitable for voice, data, video, and imaging applications
- Durable, rugged protection - Built to withstand harsh environments, crush resistance, and rodent protection
With Corning's innovative FastAccess® Technology, installers can remove the cable jacket up to 60% faster, reducing the risk of fiber damage and improving efficiency.
Availability: High-Strength, Flexible & Reliable Fiber Cable
This direct-burial loose tube cable ensures stable, high-performance transmission across various system configurations.
Key Features:
- Single-armor construction - Provides crush and rodent protection
- High-strength ripcord - Allows for quick and easy jacket removal
- Medium-density polyethylene jacket - Durable, rugged, and easy to strip
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Corning ALTOS Lite Fiber - Advanced Technology for Faster Installations
Corning's ALTOS Lite Fiber with FastAccess® Technology eliminates binder yarns and water-blocking tapes, reducing cable access time by up to 60%.
- No need for sharp access tools - Reduces risk of fiber damage
- Easy midspan access - Simplifies fiber routing in closures
- Reliable Corning SMF-28® Ultra Fiber - Ensures stable transmission for mission-critical networks
Important Note: Corning part # 012EUC-T4101D20 has been discontinued and replaced with Corning part # 012ZUC-T4F22D20.
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Features
Corning's ALTOS Lite FastAccess Technology refers to the combination of a Corning FastAccess Technology jacket with an innovative technology used to bind cable construction through the manufacturing process, eliminating the use of binder yarns and waterblocking tapes and up to a 60 percent improvement in cable access time. These technologies also reduce the overall risk of inadvertent fiber damage by reducing the need for sharp cable access tools.
Elimination of overlapping yarn binders around stranded tubes to reduce end access time
Simple access and no clean up
Provides additional crush and rodent protection
Rugged, durable and easy to strip (while providing superior protection against UV radiation, fungus, abrasion and other environmental factors)
Specification
General Specifications
Environment: Outdoor
Application: Aerial, Direct Buried, Duct
Cable Type: Loose Tube
Product Type: Armored
Fiber Category: Single-mode (OS2)
Standards
Common Installations: Outdoor lashed aerial, duct and direct-buried; indoor when installed according to National Electrical Code® (NEC®) Article 770
Design and Test Criteria: ANSI/ICEA S-87-640
Cable Design
Central Element: Dielectric
Fiber Count: 12
Fiber Coloring: Blue, Orange, Green, Brown, Slate, White, Red, Black, Yellow, Violet, Rose, Aqua
Fibers per Tube: 12
Number of Tube Positions: 6
Number of Active Tubes: 1
Buffer Tube Color Coding: Blue
Buffer Tube Diameter: 2.5 mm ( 0.1 in)
Number of Filling Elements: 5
Tape: Water-Swellable
Tensile Strength Elements and/or Armoring - Layer 1: Corrugated steel tape armor
Number of Ripcords: 2
Outer Jacket Material: Polyethylene (PE)
Outer Jacket Color: Black
Temperature Range
Storage: -40 °C to 70 °C (-40 °F to 158 °F )
Installation: -30 °C to 70 °C (-22 °F to 158 °F )
Operation: -40 °C to 70 °C (-40 °F to 158 °F )
Mechanical Characteristics Cable
Max. Tensile Strength, Short-Term: 2700 N (600 lbf)
Max. Tensile Strength, Long-Term: 890 N (200 lbf)
Weight: 116 kg/km (78 lb/1000 ft)
Nominal Outer Diameter: 11.70 mm (0.46 in)
Min. Bend Radius Installation: 176 mm (7.0 in)
Min. Bend Radius Operation: 117 mm (4.6 in)
Chemical Characteristics
RoHS: Free of hazardous substances according to RoHS 2011/65/EU
Optical Characteristics (cabled)
Fiber Name: SMF-28® Ultra fiber
Fiber Category: G.652.D/G.657.A1
Fiber Code: Z
Performance Option Code: 22
Wavelengths: 1310 nm / 1383 nm / 1550 nm
Maximum Attenuation: 0.34 dB/km / 0.34 dB/km / 0.22 dB/km
Typical Attenuation*: 0.32 dB/km / 0.32 dB/km / 0.18 dB/km
* For more information on typical attenuation please see the Corning whitepaper at http://csmedia.corning.com/opcomm//Resource_Documents/whitepapers_rl/LAN-1863-AEN.pdf