OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES - PART 1-22: GENERIC SPECIFICATION - BASIC OPTICAL CABLE TEST PROCEDURES - ENVIRONMENTAL TEST METHODS
International Electrotechnical Committee
FOREWORD<br>INTRODUCTION<br>1 Scope <br>2 Normative references <br>3 Terms and definitions <br>4 Method F1 - Temperature cycling <br>5 Method F5 - Water penetration<br>6 Method F7 - Nuclear radiation<br>7 Method F8 - Pneumatic resistance <br>8 Method F9 - Ageing <br>9 Method F10 - Underwater cable resistance to<br> hydrostatic pressure<br>10 Method F11 - Sheath shrinkage (cables intended<br> for patch cords) <br>11 Method F12 - Temperature cycling of cables to be<br> terminated with connectors<br>12 Method F13 - Microduct pressure withstand <br>13 Method F14 - Cable UV resistance test<br>14 Method F15 - Cable external freezing test<br>15 Method F16 - Compound flow (drip) <br>16 Method F17 - Cable shrinkage test (fibre protrusion)<br>17 Method F18 - Mid-span temperature cycling test<br> for exposed buffer tubes <br>Annex A (normative) - Colour permanence<br>Bibliography
Specifies test procedures to be used in establishing uniform requirements for the environmental performance of: - optical fibre cables for use with telecommunication equipment and devices employing similar techniques, and - cables having a combination of both optical fibres and electrical conductors.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| Committee | TC 86 |
