Fiber Optic Ribbon Cable With Riser Jacket

Ribbon cable is preferred where high fiber counts and small diameter cables are needed. This cable offers the highest packing density, since all the fibers are laid out in rows, typically of 12 fibers, and the ribbons are laid on top of each other. Not only is this the smallest cable for the most number of fibers, it’s usually the lowest cost. Typically 144 fibers in ribbons only have a cross section of about 1/4 inch or 6 mm and the jacket is only 13 mm or 1/2 inch diameter! 

Some cable designs use a “slotted core” with up to 6 of these 144 fiber ribbon assemblies for 864 fibers in one cable! Since it’s outside plant cable, it’s gel-filled for water blocking or dry water-blocked. Another advantage of ribbon cable is Mass Fusion Splicers can join a ribbon (12 fibers) at once, making installation fast and easy. Ribbon pigtails are spliced onto the cable for quick termination. Premises cabling also uses some ribbon cables, often in preterminated cabling systems where 12 fibers are terminated in one MTP connector. These cables are common in LAN backbones and data centers.

Ribbon cable and Jacket

The precise fiber and ribbon geometries result in excellent mass splicing yields. Surrounding the tube are dielectric strength members that provide tensile strength and innovative water blocking tapes that reduce cable weight and preparation time. This design is also compatible with standard ribbon cable procedures and hardware for easy field installation and reduced labor costs.

Outdoor Direct Buried Double Sheath Armored Optical Cable

A coherent optical fiber bundle in which the configuration is flat rather than round, giving an output in a line. Fiber optic ribbon cable is available bare (without a jacket or Kevlar) and also available with a plenum jacket or Riser jacket. A typical ribbon has 12 color coded fibers and cables can be made with multiple Ribbons. The jackets on ribbon cable are oval and can be broken out into fanout assemblies providing individual single connectors or using a MTP connector for multiple fibers being terminated with one connector.

Ribbon Riser Cables with OFNR rated sheath are intended for indoor premises and riser installations. A UV-resistant, flame-retardant jacket allows added flexibility in placing this cable outdoors, whether it is an aerial, duct or direct-buried application, or indoor general horizontal or riser applications. 

The cable consists of a ribbon stack of 12-fiber ribbons within a gel-filled central buffer tube. With easily accessible individual 250μm colored fibers, the ribbons have readily identifiable ribbon ID numbers and fiber colors. Utilizing a dry central tube design, the ribbon riser cable proves to be a clean and easy cable for rapid installation, preparation, and splicing. With a high density ribbon design, it is the ideal cable for connecting the vault to the distribution panel, minimizing the use of riser space. BUY Fiber Optic Ribbon Cable, Riser here. 

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