Direct Burial Fiber Optic Cable Installation

Cable diameter 0 46 in 11 8 mm 15 x 0 46 in 6 9 in 177 mm.

Direct burial fiber optic cable installation.

The cables are plowed in or buried in a trench. The installation process can be very quick. Direct burial underground fiber optic cable lets you bury communications and transmissions systems underground without requiring additional protection. Most direct buried cable is built to specific tolerances to heat moisture conductivity and soil acidity unlike standard telecommunications and power cables which have only.

The most common cables used for direct burial are steel armored outdoor fiber cables. They will provide reliable performance for many. Direct buried cable dbc is a kind of communications or transmissions electrical cable which is especially designed to be buried under the ground without any kind of extra covering sheathing or piping to protect it. These cables feature steel tape armor so that they can be installed directly into the ground without the use of a protective conduit or duct.

The following methods of direct burial of fiber optic cables will be addressed. Gel free specification sheet gel filled specification sheet. Fiber optic cables can also be pulled through underground ducts which protect the cables from harsh environment. To arrive at a working bend radius for cable installation multiply 15 times 15 x the cable outside diameter.

The most commonly deployed armored outdoor cable design with fiber counts from 2 to 288 fibers and up to 432 fibers for gel filled. 1 04 it is assumed in this document that the reader is familiar with the direct burial procedure used for copper cable.