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NEK606 Offshore Marine Cable
F103 (Formerly F5) QFCB

Applications

These steel armoured optical fibre cables are flame retardant, low smoke, halogen free and fire resistant, used for communication and emergency systems that need to be operational during fire.

Standards

IEC 60794 IEC 60811-2-1
IIEC 60331-25 IEC 60332-3-24
IEC 60332-3-22 IEC 60754-1,2
IEC 61034-1,2 NEK 606:2016
  NEK606 Offshore Marine Cable F103 (Formerly F5) QFCB NEK606 Offshore Marine Cable F103 (Formerly F5) QFCB

Construction

Fibre Element: Loose tube core design with fire barrier.
Central Strength Element: Steel wire or fibre reinforced plastic (FRP).
Overall Fire Barrier(optional)
Bedding: Halogen free and flame retardant thermoplastic compound.
Armour: Galvanized steel wire braid.
Outer Sheath1: Halogen free and flame retardant, UV-stabilized, thermoplastic compound, SHF1.
Outer Sheath2: Mud resistant and halogen-free thermoplastic compound.

Electrical Characteristics

Fibre Type   9/125 50/125 50/125 62.5/125
ITU-T type   G652.D G651 G651 -
IEC11801 Classification   OS1 & OS2 OM2 OM3 OM1
Core Diameter μm 8.7±0.4 50±3.0 50±3.0 62.5±3.0
Cladding Diameter μm 125 ±1.0 125 ±2.0 125 ±2.0 125 ±2.0
Coating Diameter μm 245 ±10 245 ±10 245 ±10 245 ±10
Maximum Attenuation        
@850 nm dB/km - 3.0 3.0 3.5
@1300 nm dB/km - 1.5 1.0 1.5
@1310 nm dB/km 0.36 - - -
@1550 nm dB/km 0.22 - - -
Minimum Bandwidth(OFL*)        
@850 nm MHz.km - 500 1500 200
@1300 nm MHz.km - 500 500 600
Maximum Chromatic Dispersion        
1285-1330 nm ps/nm⋅km 2.8 - - -
1550 nm ps/nm⋅km 18 - - -
Zero Dispersion Wavelength nm 1300~1324 - - -

Mechanical and Thermal Properties

Bending Radius : 20×OD (during installation); 10×OD (fixed installed).
Temperature Range : -40℃ ~ +70℃.

Dimensions and Weight

No. of Fibres Construction No. of tubes×No. of fibres in each tube Number of Fillers Nominal Loose Tube Diameter
mm
Nominal Overall Diameter
mm
Nominal Weight
kg/km
2 1×2 5 2.2 15.0 290
4 1×4 5 2.2 15.0 290
6 3×2 3 2.2 15.0 290
8 2×4 4 2.2 15.0 290
10 5×2 1 2.2 15.0 290
12 3×4 3 2.2 15.0 290
16 4×4 2 2.2 15.0 290
20 5×4 1 2.2 15.0 290
24 6×4 0 2.2 15.0 290
32 4×8 2 2.2 15.0 290
40 5×8 1 2.2 15.0 290
48 6×8 0 2.2 15.0 290