IEC 60794-1-22:2017
Optical fibre cables - Part 1-22: Generic specification - Basic optical cable test procedures - Environmental test methods
IEC 60794-1-22:2017 defines test procedures to be used in establishing uniform requirements for the environmental performance of:- optical fibre cables for use with telecommunication equipment and devices employing similar techniques, and- cables having a combination of both optical fibres and electrical conductors.Throughout this document, the wording "optical cable" can also include optical fibre units, microduct fibre units, etc. See IEC 60794-1-2 for a reference guide to test methods of all types and for general requirements and definitions. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2012. It constitutes a technical revision. This second edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:- new test method designation F16 – Compound flow (drip) [E14 in IEC 60794-1-21];- new test method F17 – Cable shrinkage test (fibre protrusion);- new test method F18 – Mid-span temperature cycling test.Keywords: optical fibre cables for use with telecommunication equipment
IEC 60794-1-22:2017 defines test procedures to be used in establishing uniform requirements for the environmental performance of:
- optical fibre cables for use with telecommunication equipment and devices employing similar techniques, and
- cables having a combination of both optical fibres and electrical conductors.
Throughout this document, the wording "optical cable" can also include optical fibre units, microduct fibre units, etc. See IEC 60794-1-2 for a reference guide to test methods of all types and for general requirements and definitions. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2012. It constitutes a technical revision. This second edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
- new test method designation F16 – Compound flow (drip) [E14 in IEC 60794-1-21];
- new test method F17 – Cable shrinkage test (fibre protrusion);
- new test method F18 – Mid-span temperature cycling test.
Keywords: optical fibre cables for use with telecommunication equipment
IEC 60794-1-22:2012(E) applies to optical fibre cables for use with telecommunication equipment and devices employing similar techniques, and to cables having a combination of both optical fibres and electrical conductors. The object of this standard is to define test procedures to be used in establishing uniform requirements for the environmental performance. This edition of IEC 60794-1-22 cancels and replaces the environmental tests part of the second edition of IEC 60794-1-2 published in 2003. It constitutes a technical revision. It has been decided to split the second edition of IEC 60794-1-2 into six new documents. A list of all the parts in the IEC 60794 series, published under the general title optical fibre cables, can be found on the IEC website, www.iec.ch
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