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Systems
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Telecommunications
Chief Engineer Division
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Engineering Specification
Engineering Specification
Telecommunications
SPM 0677
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Revision
1.0
Date
March
2011
Author
R. Faulks
Reviewers
P. Kerrigan
E. Rediblado
Summary of change
First Issue
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Contents
1
PURPOSE........................................................................................................................................ 4
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS........................................................................................................... 4
3.1
3.2
3.3
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.......................................................................................................... 6
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
DOCUMENTATION ....................................................................................................................... 14
WARRANTY .................................................................................................................................. 16
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Purpose
The purpose of this document is to specify the technical requirements for Single Mode
Optical Fibre (SMOF) cable, hereafter referred to as the Cable.
The Cable is required for carriage of telecommunications services by way of optical
transmissions over distances ranging from a few metres to over 100 kilometres. The
cable is to be suitable for operation in the general rail environment including areas
electrified with 1500V DC or High Voltage AC and locations where fire and life safety are
an issue.
The scope of this specification does not include the following optical fibre cables:
Fire Resistant - (Fire Resistant SMOF may be included in a later revision of this
specification or a separate specification in future.)
This specification is applicable to both procurement and type approval assessment of the
Cable
Reference Documents
3.1
Australian Standards
AS 2706
AS 1049
AS/NZS
1660.5.2
Test methods for electric cables, cords and conductors - Fire tests Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined
conditions
AS/NZS
1660.5.3
Test methods for electric cables, cords and conductors - Fire tests Determination of the amount of halogen acid gas evolved during the
combustion of polymeric materials taken from cables
AS/NZS
1660.5.4
Test methods for electric cables, cords and conductors - Fire tests Determination of degree of acidity of gases evolved during the
combustion of materials taken from electric cables by measuring pH and
conductivity
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3.2
AS/NZS 3080
AS/NZS ISO
9001
AS/ACIF
S008
International Standards
3.2.1
IEC Publications
IEC 60793-1-1
IEC 60793-2
IEC 60794-1-1
IEC 60794-1-2
3.2.2
ITU Recommendations
G.652
G.655
3.2.3
3.3
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EIA Standards
ANSI/EIA
359-A
ANSI/TIA/EIA
598-C
Other Documents
Australian Communications and Media Authority - Telecommunications Labelling and
Compliance
European Union Directive 2002/95/EC Restriction of the use of Hazardous Substances in
Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS)
The Munsell Colour Charts
MMOF
The Cable
Single Mode Optical Fibre Cable that is the subject of this Specification
RoHS
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General Requirements
5.1
Cable Construction
5.1.1
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The Cable shall incorporate an inner core comprising an inner cable sheath containing
the following elements:
a) A central strength member.
b) The specified quantity of SMOF cores which shall generally be Single Mode Low
Water Peak fibres meeting ITU-T Recommendation G652.D.
c) The specified quantity of additional SMOF Non-Zero Dispersion Shifted fibres
meeting ITU-T Recommendation G655.
d) Loose tubes containing either 6 or 12 fibres per tube.
e) Solid fillers replacing loose tubes where there are less than the full cable capacity
of fibres is required.
f)
Core Blocking. (to prevent the migration of water along the cable core)
The Cable inner core may contain other wrapping or strengthening elements designed
to improve cable performance subject to full details being supplied for RailCorp
engineering assessment and acceptance.
5.1.3
General Installation cable shall incorporate the following outer sheath elements:
5.1.4
Fire Safe cable shall incorporate the following outer sheath elements:
5.1.5
5.1.6
The Cable shall not contain any metallic or electrically conductive elements.
5.1.7
The Cable shall not contain any multi mode optical fibre.
5.2
5.2.1
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The Cable shall be offered and supplied in stock standard cable sizes and
configurations as follows:
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5.2.2
5.3
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a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)
l)
96 SMOF Blown
m)
n)
o)
p)
q)
r)
Cable sizes and configurations other than stock standard may be used only where
required to meet a particular engineering design approved by the owner of this
specification or delegated approval authority.
Optical Characteristics
5.3.1
Fibres within the cable shall meet the optical characteristic requirements tabled below:
TABLE A
OPTICAL FIBRE REQUIREMENTS
Fibre Type and Characteristics
Parameter
A1
Standards / references
Single Mode
Single Mode
Non-Zero Dispersion
Shifted (NZDS)
A4
Cladding Diameter
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125 0.7 m
125 0.7 m
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TABLE A
OPTICAL FIBRE REQUIREMENTS
Fibre Type and Characteristics
Parameter
A5
Core/Cladding Concentricity
Error
A6
Cladding Non-circularity
A7
A9
Bending performance
Single Mode
Single Mode
Non-Zero Dispersion
Shifted (NZDS)
0.6 m
0.6 m
1%
1%
1260 nm
1450 nm
0.10 dB at 1625nm
0.10 dB at 1625nm
A10
Proof Stress
A11
1300nm o 1324nm
A12
0.092 ps/mn.km
A13
1.3 ~ 8.9 N
1.3 ~ 8.9 N
A14
Attenuation coefficient of
Fibre in Finished Cable
Maximum Localised
Attenuation Discontinuity
A16
A17
5.4
5.4.1
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Elements within the cable shall meet the physical characteristic requirements tabled
below:
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TABLE B
CABLE ELEMENT PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Parameter
B1
Fibres
Requirement
Fibres shall be:
a) 250 um, uv-cured acrylate coated, high purity silicon dioxide glass with
suitably doped core and to the optical characteristics in Table A.
b) Individually and indelibly coloured in accordance with EIA/TIA-598-C
Optical Fibre Cable Colour Coding and in the sequence of Blue, Orange,
Green, Brown, Grey, White, Red, Black, Yellow, Violet, Pink and Aqua.
c) Suitable for fusion splicing
d) Continuous, unjointed and un-spliced through the entire length of any
cable drum supplied
B3
Central
Strength
Member
B4
Loose Tubes
Have a sequence of priority in populating the tubes with G655 in the first
tube(s) where different grades of single-mode fibre are incorporated into
a cable
Tube Filling
Compound
The buffer tube shall be fully water-blocked with thixotropic jelly or equivalent
material, having a drop point of 80C.
B8
Fillers
B9
Core Blocking
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TABLE B
CABLE ELEMENT PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Parameter
Requirement
B10
Wrapping and
or
strengthening
elements
Any additional wrapping and or strengthening elements where used shall not
bond to any inner core components.
B12
Inner Cable
Sheath
B13
B14
Insect Resistant
Jacket
Rodent
Resistant
Layer
Be Pa 12 or Pa 11
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
B15
Polyethylene
Outer Sheath
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TABLE B
CABLE ELEMENT PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Parameter
B16
Low Smoke,
Zero Halogen
Outer Sheath
Requirement
The Low Smoke Zero Halogen Outer Sheath shall be:
a) Made of materials suitable for use in underground locations where fire
and life safety are an issue
b) Of appropriate thickness to meet the requirements of this specification
c) Meet the requirements of AS 1049 as being suitable for external protected
applications
d) Sufficiently high in density to allow the cable glide smoothly through ducts
and across other cables while not producing excessive drag
e) Light blue and in colour.
The Low Smoke Zero Halogen Sheath shall meet the following standards
requirements:
a) Halogen content may not exceed 0.5% or 5 mg/g tested in accordance
with AS/NZS 1660.5.3
b) The limit values of acidity of combustion gases are 4.3 for pH and 10 S
for conductivity tested in accordance with AS/NZS 1660.5.4
c) When tested using a 27m volume smoke chamber in accordance with
AS/NZS 1660.5.2 the smoke emission must result in not less than 60%
light transmittance.
5.5
5.5.1
The Cable shall generally be designed to meet the harsh environmental conditions that
are expected in the heavy railway industry with a service life of at least 40 years when
correctly installed and maintained to supplier recommendations and practices.
5.5.2
Elements within the cable shall meet the Mechanical and Environmental characteristic
requirements tabled below:
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TABLE C
MECHANICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
Parameter
Test Requirements
Sample:
50m cable
C1
Tensile Strength
IEC 60794-1-2
Method E1
C2
Crush Resistance
IEC 60794-1-2
Method E3
Conditions: 2000N/100mm,
for 10 mins
Impact Resistance
IEC 60794-1-2
Method E4
Torsion
IEC 60794-1-2
Method E7
C3
C4
C5
Cable Bend
IEC 60794-1-2
Method E11A
Conditions: Mandrel OD 19 x
cable OD, one turn
C6
Sample:
C7
Temperature
Cycling
IEC 60794-1-2
Method F1
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Sample:
Representative
Samples
Water Penetration
IEC 60794-1-2
Method F5B
C8
Acceptance Criteria
3m
Conditions: 2 cycles
ambient to -20oC to
+70oC to ambient.
a) Cables up to 12 fibres
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Cable Marking
5.6.1
All marking and labelling on the cable, cable drum and any other packaging shall be in
English language only.
5.6.2
The outer sheath of the cable shall be indelibly marked with a sheath message as
follows:
a) In black print of minimum 3mm print height
b) Printed at every metre length of the cable
c) Not include markings of customers other than RailCorp
5.6.3
Format Item
Description
<product code>
<description>
<MMM YYYY>
<cable number>
<mmmm> M
The Cable shall be delivered free of joints in lengths as ordered by RailCorp with both
ends sealed with heat shrink end caps.
6.1.2
Where the Cable is delivered in lengths less than that ordered, RailCorp reserves the
right to refuse delivery and/or payment for such lengths. All costs for shipping such
lengths shall be at the suppliers expense including any scrapping or return shipping
costs.
6.1.3
Where a drum contains a length in excess of the length ordered by RailCorp, RailCorp
shall only pay length that was ordered.
6.1.4
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e) A protective housing providing access at least 2m of the inner cable end for
testing purposes
6.1.5
Cable drums shall be indelibly marked and labelled by stencilling on both drum flanges
as follows:
a) Clearly laid out for reading in a store yard or field installation environment
b) Not include any user company or organisation name other than RailCorp
6.1.6
g) Cable description including fibre count, fibre specification and cable construction
type
h) Gross weight of the cable, drum and any other packing
i)
Documentation
7.1.1
7.1.2
a) Cable Product Data sheet(s) for each cable configuration included with each
7.1.3
The Cable Product Data sheet(s) shall include the following detail as a minimum:
a) Cable description
b) Cable cross-section showing all the various physical cable elements with
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j) Refractive index of the cabled fibre for each type of fibre used (for OTDR
calibration)
7.1.4
The Cable Product Data sheet(s) shall have data clearly laid out in a manner similar to
the sample shown in Appendix 1.
7.1.5
Test results including dates tested and tester sign off. These documented results
shall include as a minimum:
The Supplier shall have a Quality Management System that is certified to ISO 9001.
8.1.2
The cable shall be produced for the Australian market and meet the requirements of
AS/ACIF S008
8.1.3
The Cable shall be current production release with extensive proven field operation
within Australia
8.1.4
Cable materials shall be non toxic and dermatologically safe and comply with the
European Union Directive 2002/95/EC on Restriction of the use of Hazardous
Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS).
8.1.5
8.1.6
Prior to delivery, the cable shall be performance tested including the following
mandatory tests:
a) Water Penetration Test on each batch length of cable (refer to Table C item C6)
b) Attenuation of Fibre in Finished Cable for all fibres in each drum length of cable
(refer to Table A item A14)
c) Maximum Allowable Attenuation Discontinuity (Point Loss) for all fibres in each
drum length of cable (refer to Table A item A15)
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W
arranty
9.1.1
The manufacturer of the cable shall warrant that for ten years from the date of supply
that the cable shall be free from all defects resulting from faulty design, faulty
materials, faulty manufacturing process or poor workmanship.
9.1.2
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Information To Be Supplied
10.1.1
The following information shall be supplied with any Request for Tender and/or for
Type Approval.
a) A clause by clause statement of compliance with this specification
b) Cable Product Data Sheet(s)
c) ISO 9001 Quality Management System certification
d) AS/ACIF S008 product certification
e) A statement on the toxicological characteristics of the cable components including
detail on how to freely obtain the Material Safety Data Sheet
f)
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Full details of the warranty offered and any condition that apply.
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Supplier Name/logo
Product Number: #######
RailCorp Cable
Product Name: #############
Product description for example: Single Mode Optical Fibre cable 144 core, rodent resistant, loose
tube construction, 12 fibres per tube, Manufactured in accordance with RailCorp SPM0677 for general
installation in the rail corridor. Fibres 1 to 24 - G.655 and fibres 25 to 144 - G.652d.
Loose Tubes
Optical Fibres
Filling Gel
Glass Armour
PE Inner Sheath
PE Outer Sheath
Nylon Jacket
PE Filler
Component
Strength Member
PE Filler
Tubes
Inner PE Sheath
Nylon Jacket
Outer PE Sheath
Materials
Glass Reinforced Plastic
Medium Density Polyethylene (Black)
Polybutylene Terephthalate
Medium Density Polyethylene (Black)
Nylon 12 (Blue)
Medium Density Polyethylene (Blue)
Outside Diameter
X.Xmm
X.Xmm
X.Xmm
XX.X + X.Xmm
N/A
XX.X + X.Xmm
XXX kgs
XXXmm
XXXmm
XXXkN/100mm
XXXkN/100mm
XXXkN
-XX to XX
XXXXX
Radial Thickness
N/A
X.Xmm
X.Xmm
X.Xmm
X.Xmm
X.Xmm
Fibre and Tube Colour Sequence: Blue, Orange, Green, Brown, Grey, White, Red, Black, Yellow, Violet, Pink, Aqua.
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