ALFOUR® – 8 | Outside Plant Copper Cable (Exchange Cable) | Aluminum Shield | Single Jacket | Air-Core | Fig-8

Conductors:  Solid annealed copper in 0.40, 0.50, 0.65 and 0.90 mm.

Insulation:  Conductors are insulated with solid polyethylene, color coded in accordance with industry standards.

Twisted Pairs:  Individual conductors are twisted into pairs to minimize crosstalk and specific color combinations to provide pair identification.

Core Assembly: SZ Stranding; Cables greater than 30 pairs up to 600 pairs are grouped in 12, 13 or 25 pairs.  Cables greater than 600 pairs are formed by supergroups of 100 pairs. Each supergroup is made up of 4 groups of 25 pairs.

Core Wrap:  A non-hygroscopic, dielectric polyester tape is applied over the core assembly to provide protection for the core.

Shielding:  Two-sided copolymer coated aluminum foil (0.2 mm), applied longitudinally, bonded to the jacket.

Jacket:  A black, linear low-density polyethylene jacket is applied overall. The jacket provides a tough protective covering designed to withstand exposure to direct sunlight, atmospheric temperature changes, and stresses expected in standard installations.

Jacket Markings:  Information such as manufacturer’s identification, pair count, product identification, sequential length markings and a telephone handset is printed at 1-meter intervals on the cable jacket.