Fire Resistant Cable 

Fire Resistant Cable

Fire resistant Multi Loose Tube Fiber Optic cables

APPLICATION
The multi loose tube non metallic cables are designed for outside plant, which is prone to electrical
interference. They are mainly installed inside buildings, tunnels,subways or closed areas in general,
specially designed to guarantee the signal transmission even in case of fire. The cable can also be
used for direct burial for armoured version

STANDARDS
Basic design to Telcordia GR-20 / RUS 7 CFR 1755.900 (REA PE-90) / ICEA S 87-640

FIRE PERFORMANCE

Circuit Integrity

IEC 60331-25; BS 6387 CWZ; DIN VDE 0472-814(FE180);
CEI 20-36/2-1; SS229-1; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F3); NF C32-070-2.3(CR1)

System circuit integrity

DIN 4102-12, E30 depending on lay system

Flame Retardance (Single Vertical
Wire Test)

EN 60332-1-2; IEC 60332-1-2; BS EN 60332-1-2; VDE
0482-332-1 ; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F1); NF C32-070-2.1(C2); CEI 20-35/1-2; EN 50265-2-1*; DIN VDE 0482-265-2-1*

Reduced Fire Propagation
(Vertically-mounted bundled wires
& cable test)

EN 60332-3-24 (cat. C); IEC 60332-3-24; BS EN 60332-3-24; VDE 0482-332-3; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F2); NF C32-070-2.2(C1); CEI 20-22/3-4; EN 50266-2-4*; DIN VDE 0482-266-2-4

Halogen Free

IEC 60754-1; EN 50267-2-1; DIN VDE 0482-267-2-1; CEI 20-37/2-1 ; BS 6425-1*

No Corrosive Gas Emission

IEC 60754-2; EN 50267-2-2; DIN VDE 0482-267-2-2; CEI 20-37/2-2 ; BS 6425-2*

Minimum Smoke Emission

IEC 61034-1&2; EN 61034 -1&2; DIN VDE 0482-1034-1&2; CEI 20-37/3-1&2; EN 50268-1&2*; BS 7622-1&2*

No Toxic gases

NES 02-713; NF C 20-454

Note: Asterisk * denotes superseded standard.

CABLE CONSTRUCTION
Fibers: Singlemode and multimode fibers, with loose tube technology.
Structure: The cable consists of 5 to 36 fibers containing tubes or fillers stranded in up to 3 layers
around a central strength member and bound under a LSZH sheath. Each tube contains 4 -12 fibers,
which is filled with water blocking gel.
Central Strength Member: Solid or stranded steel wire coated with polyethylene is usually used
as central strength member. Fiber glass reinforced plastics (FRP) will be used as central strength
member if non metallic construction is required.
Fire Barrier: The jelly filled tubes containing the fibers are individually wound with fire blocking mica
glass tape and are cabled around a central strength member
Water Blocking: The jelly filled tube is waterblocked by using swellable tape and thread.
Reinforcement: Either aramid yarn or fiber glass is wound around the tube to provide physical
protection and tensile strength, with added fire protection.
Inner Sheath (optional): The cable can be jacketed with either PE or Thermoplastic LSZH inner
sheath. PE is the preferred option in outdoor environment for water protection purpose.
Armouring(optional): For diect burial, either galvanized steel wire braid, corrugated steel tape
armour or galvanized steel wire armour is applied over an inner polyethylene or LSZH sheath.
For steel tape armour, the 0.15mm thick steel tape is coated with a copolymer and applied with
an overlap. For steel wire braid or armour, single layer of galvanized steel wire braid or armour is
applied.
Moisture Barrier Tape (optional): An aluminum moisture tape can be incorporated under the
sheath for water blocking and shielding purpose.
Ripcord (optional): An optional ripcord can be located under the jacket to facilitate jacket removal.
Outer Sheath: Thermoplastic LSZH compound type LTS3 as per BS 7655-6.1(Thermosetting LSZH
compound type SW2-SW4 as per BS 7655-2.6 can be offered.)

Physical AND THERMAL PROPERTIES
Temperature range during operation (fixed state): -20°C - +60°C
Temperature range during installation (mobile state): 0°C - +50°C
Minimum Installation Bending Radius: 20 times the outer diameter
Minimum operation Bending Radius: 10 times the outer diameter for unarmoured cables
20 times the outer diameter for armoured cables

CONSTRUCTION
Unarmoured type

Fire resistant Central Loose Tube Fiber Optic cables

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS

Cable Code

Fiber
Count

Tube
Diameter

Nominal Overall Diameter

Approx.
Weight

Tension load

Crush

 

(n°)

mm

mm

kg/km

N

N/100mm

MLA-B-C×D-F-H-J-FR

72

2.5

15.0

230

4000

3000

MLA-B-C×D-F-H-J-FR

96

2.5

16.5

250

4000

3000

MLA-B-C×D-F-H-J-FR

144

2.5

20.5

280

4000

3000

Steel Wire Braid

Cable Code

Fiber
Count

Tube
Diameter

Nominal Overall Diameter

Approx.
Weight

Tension load

Crush

 

(n°)

mm

mm

kg/km

N

N/100mm

MLA-B-C×D-F-2Y(SWB)H-J-FR

72

2.5

15.0

280

3000

3500

MLA-B-C×D-F-2Y(SWB)H-J-FR

96

2.5

17.5

310

3000

3500

MLA-B-C×D-F-2Y(SWB)H-J-FR

144

2.5

21.5

350

3500

3500

Corrugated Steel Tape Armour

Cable Code

Fiber
Count

Tube
Diameter

Nominal Overall Diameter

Approx.
Weight

Tension load

Crush

 

(n°)

mm

mm

kg/km

N

N/100mm

MLA-B-C×D-F-2Y(STA)H-J-FR

72

2.5

16.5

290

3000

7500

MLA-B-C×D-F-2Y(STA)H-J-FR

96

2.5

18.5

350

3000

7500

MLA-B-C×D-F-2Y(STA)H-J-FR

144

2.5

22.5

450

3500

7500

Steel Wire armour

Cable Code

Fiber
Count

Tube
Diameter

Nominal Overall Diameter

Approx.
Weight

Tension load

Crush

 

(n°)

mm

mm

kg/km

N

N/100mm

MLA-B-C×D-F-2Y(SWA)H-J-FR

72

2.0

15.0

360

3500

5000

MLA-B-C×D-F-2Y(SWA)H-J-FR

96

2.0

16.5

390

4000

5000

MLA-B-C×D-F-2Y(SWA)H-J-FR

144

2.0

18.5

430

4500

5000

mechanical PROPERTIES

Maximum Compressive Load:

4000N for unarmoured cables
6000N for armoured cables

Repeated Impact:

4.4 N.m (J)

Twist (Torsion):

180×10 times, 125×OD

Cyclic Flexing:

25 cycles for armoured cables
100 cycles for unarmoured cables

Crush Resistance:

220N/cm(125lb/in)

Fiber Compliance

Temperature Cycling

IEC60794-1-2-F2

Tensile Strength

IEC60794-1-2-E1A

Crush

IEC60794-1-2-E3

Impact

IEC60794-1-2-E4

Repeated Bending

IEC60794-1-2-E6

Torsion

IEC60794-1-2-E7

Kink

IEC60794-1-2-E10

Cable Bend

IEC60794-1-2-E11

Cool Bend

IEC60794-1-2-E11