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| ITEM | Value |
|---|---|
| Max. Tensile Load (Short Term) | 500N |
| Max. Tensile Load (Long Term) | 100N |
| Max. Crush Load (Short Term) | 500N/100mm |
| Max Crush Load (Long Term) | 100N/100mm |
| UL Fire Rated | OFNR |
| Operating Temperature | -20°C to +60°C |
| Storage Temperature | -20°C to +85°C |
| Sheath Material | Standard: PVC | Optional: LSZH, PE or other |
The most fundamental differences between multimode & singlemode fiber are the size of the fiber's core and the associated attenuation or loss and bandwidth of the fiber. The smaller the core diameter, the higher the fiber's bandwidth and the lower the attenuation (loss in dB per kilometer). The fiber's attenuation and bandwidth are also dependent on wavelength.
Singlemode was for high-speed long-distance transmission and multimode (in either the 50 µm or 62.5 µm core diameters) was used for lower speed short distance applications. Multimode 50 µm fiber had a lower cost and higher modal bandwidth than multimode 62.5 µm core fiber.
| Fiber Type | Max. Attenuation (dB/km) | Min. Overfill Launch Bandwidth (Mhz.km) | Min. Gigabit Ethernet Link Distance (m) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multimode | Singlemode | 850nm | 1300nm | Gigabit | 10Gigabit | ||||
| 850nm | 1300nm | 1310nm | 1550nm | 850nm | 1300nm | 850nm | |||
| OM1 62.5/125µm | ≤2.7 | ≤0.6 | - | - | ≥500 | ≥600 | 275 | 550 | - |
| OM2 50/125µm | ≤2.3 | ≤0.6 | - | - | ≥500 | ≥500 | 750 | 600 | 150 |
| OM3 50/125µm | ≤2.3 | ≤0.6 | - | - | ≥1500 | ≥500 | 1000 | 600 | 300 |
| OM4 50/125µm | ≤2.3 | ≤0.6 | - | - | ≥3500 | ≥500 | 1100 | 600 | 550 |
| G652D 9/125µm | - | - | ≤0.30 | ≤0.18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| G657A 9/125µm | - | - | ≤0.35 | ≤0.21 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fiber 1 | Blue | Fiber 7 | Red |
| Fiber 2 | Orange | Fiber 8 | Black |
| Fiber 3 | Green | Fiber 9 | Yellow |
| Fiber 4 | Brown | Fiber 10 | Purple |
| Fiber 5 | Gray | Fiber 11 | Pink |
| Fiber 6 | White | Fiber 12 | Aqua |
| Fiber 13 and higher: The color code is repeated with added black stripe or dash | |||
| Cable Type | Jacket | Fiber Count | Fiber Type | Jacket Color |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GJDFBV | 1=PVC 2=LSZH 3=PE |
04F, 12F | OM1, OM2, OM3, OM4, G652D, G657A | As noted in color code chart |