

144ZRA-T3120A20
Aerial Self-Supporting Fig. 8-Cable Stranded Loose Tube LT 2.3 12x12 E9 SMF-28e+® ULTRA ITU G652.D/G657.A1
General Specifications
Product Number | 144ZRA-T3120A20 |
Cable Type | Loose Tube |
Environment | Outdoor |
Product Type | Self-Supporting, Figure-8 |
Fiber Category | SMF-28® Ultra fiber ITU-TG.652.D + ITU-TG.657.A1 |
Coding according to EN 60794-1-1 (DIN VDE 0888-100-1) | A-DQT2Y |
Application | Aerial |
Cable geometry | Other |
Standards
RoHS | Free of hazardous substances according to RoHS 2011/65/EU |
Approvals and Listings | IEC 60794-3-10 |
Waterblocking | IEC 60794-1-2 F5 |
Environmental Conditions
Temperature Range, Installation | -5 °C to 50 °C (23 °F to 122 °F ) |
Temperature Range, Operation | -30 °C to 70 °C (-22 °F to 158 °F ) |
Temperature Range, Storage | -40 °C to 70 °C (-40 °F to 158 °F ) |
Cable Design
Cable marking | Metre - Handset - Sine - CORNING - Year - ALTOS (R) A-DQT2Y 12X12 E9U LT 2.3 |
Central element | GRP |
Fibre count | 144 |
Number of ripcords | 2 |
Outer jacket colour | Black |
Outer jacket material | Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) |
Outer jacket nominal thickness | 1.5 mm |
Buffer tube colour | Blue, orange, green, brown, grey, white, red, black, yellow, violet, pink, turquoise |
Buffer tube diameter | 2.25 mm |
Central element diameter | 6.9 mm |
Number of active tubes | 12 |
Number of filling elements | 0 |
Number of tube positions | 12 |
Tape | Water-swellable |
Fibre colouring | Blue, orange, green, brown, grey, white, red, black, yellow, violet, pink, turquoise |
Fibres per tube | 12 |
Colour Code Standards | Telcordia |
Mechanical Specifications
Crush resistance | 2000 N/10 cm |
Max. tensile strength for installation | 4000 N |
Min. bend radius installation | 250 mm |
Min. bend radius operation | 221 mm |
Nominal outer diameter | 14.7 mm x 23.7 mm |
Optical Characteristics
Fiber Code | Z |
Performance Option Code | 20 |
Fiber Category | OS2 |
Fiber Type | Single-mode (OS2) / 250 µm |
Fiber Name | Bend-Improved Single-mode (OS2) |
Maximum Attenuation | 0.34 dB/km / 0.34 dB/km / 0.20 dB/km |
Wavelengths | 1310 nm / 1383 nm / 1550 nm |
Fiber Compliance | ITU-T G.652.D and ITU-T G.657.A1 |
Fiber Core Diameter | 8.2 µm |
Cladding diameter | 125 µm |
Coating diameter | 242 µm |
Dispersion @ 1550 nm | ≤ 18 [ps/(nm*km)] |
Dispersion @ 1625 nm | ≤ 22 [ps/(nm*km)] |
Cable cutoff wavelength | 1260 nm |
Mode-Field Diameter at 1310 nm | 9.2 µm |
Mode-Field Diameter at 1550 nm | 10.4 µm |
PMD Link Design Value | ≤ 0.04 ps/√km |
PMD maximum individual fiber | ≤ 0.1 ps/√km |
Dimensions
Cable Weight | 234 kg/km |
Max. cable length per reel/drum | 6000 m |
Steel suspension strand 7 x 1.0 mm
Designed for span lengths between poles not longer than 75m
Fibres/buffer tubes colour coded to Telcordia-Bellcore
Easy identification of the individual tubes and fibres
2.25 mm buffer tubes 
Dry cable core by means of water swellable elements
Allows efficient and craft-friendly cable preparation in outdoor applications
1.5 mm LDPE jacket thickness
Smaller cable diameter with rugged design for easy aerial installations between poles
LDPE jacket, black
Provides ultraviolet resistance