1 FIBER OPTIC CABLE Fiber Optic Cable © 2021, AFL, all rights reserved. PP-1-00189, Revision 3, 7.3.2023 Specifications are subject to change without notice. AFLglobal.com | 800.235.3423 continued Applications • Low smoke, zero halogen inside plant and outside plant environments • ONFR inside plant and outside plant environments Features • Available with 24 to 288 fibers • Water-blocked sub-units • Moisture-resistant, fungus-resistant and UV-resistant sub-unit jackets and outer sheath • CPR rated: B2CA A QE-Series Indoor/Outdoor Riser Sub-unitized MicroCore ® Cable – CPR Certified AFL continues to expand the Indoor/Outdoor MicroCore family with the QE-Series CPR-certified fiber optic cable. Waterblocked sub-units are helically stranded to provide sub-unitized cables ranging from 24 to 288 fibers. These cables are rated for low smoke, zero halogen (LSZH) environments while also maintaining an OFNR rating. Both the sub-unit jackets and outer sheath contain a UV stabilizer and anti-fungus protection for use in outdoor applications. Cable Components Central strength member 3 mm, 24 fiber sub-unit Aramid strength members OFNR-LS outer jacket Central strength member 3 mm, 12 fiber or 24 fiber sub-unit Water-blocking aramid strength members OFNR-LS outer jacket Central strength member 3 mm, 24 fiber sub-unit Aramid strength members OFNR-LS outer jacket Fiber Specifications CORE SIZE/FIBER TYPE ISO/ IEC MAXIMUM ATTENUATION (dB/km) OVERFILL LAUNCH MIN. BANDWIDTH (MHz•km) EMB c (MHz•km) GIGABIT ETHERNET MAX. LINK DISTANCE (meters) 10 GIGABIT ETHERNET MAX. LINK DISTANCE (meters) 850 nm 1300 nm 1550 nm 850 nm 1300 nm 850 nm 1300 nm 850 nm 1300 nm (6) 62.5 Giga-Link ™ 300 OM1 3.5 1.2 N/A 200 600 N/A 300 550 32 — (5) 50 Giga-Link ™ 600 OM2 3.5 1.5 N/A 500 500 N/A 600 600 82 — (L) 50 Laser-Link 300 OM3 3.0 1.2 N/A 1,500 500 2,000 1,000 550 300 — (C) 50 Laser-Link 550 OM4 3.0 1.2 N/A 3,500 500 4,700 1,040 550 550 — (W) AFL Wideband Multimode OM5 3.0 1.2 N/A 3,500 500 4,700 1,040 550 550 — (9) Single-mode (ITU G.652.D/G.657.A1) OS2 N/A 0.5 0.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A 5,000 N/A 10,000 © 2021, AFL, all rights reserved. PP-1-00189, Revision 3, 7.3.2023 Specifications are subject to change without notice. AFLglobal.com | 800.235.3423 2 FIBER OPTIC CABLE Fiber Optic Cable Temperature Specifications TEMPERATURE RANGE Installation -10°C to +70°C Operation -40°C to +70°C Storage -40°C to +70°C Contact AFL for further details. Qualifications GOVERNING BODY STANDARD CODE COMPONENT CE B2CA Cable Telcordia GR-20-CORE GR-409-CORE Water-Blocked Cabled Buffer Tube Core Sub-units EIA/TIA 598-A Sub-units ICEA S-104-696 Sub-units RoHS 2002/95/EC Cable QE-Series Indoor/Outdoor Riser Sub-unitized MicroCore ® Cable – CPR Certified Mechanical Data—Non-Armored CABLE TYPE AFL NO. FIBER COUNT NO. OF SUBS NO. OF FILLERS NOMINAL DIAMETER inches (mm) WEIGHT lbs/1000 ft ( kg/km ) TENSION lbs (N) BENDING RADIUS inches (cm) INSTALLATION LONG TERM INSTALLATION LONG TERM 12 Fiber Subunit QE024*3018#B:C4C-B2CA 24 2 2 0.39 (9.9) 52 (77) 300 (1320) 90 (400) 5.8 (14.8) 3.9 (9.9) QE048*3018#B:C4C-B2CA 48 4 0 0.39 (9.9) 53 (79) 300 (1320) 90 (400) 5.8 (14.8) 3.9 (9.9) QE072*3018#B:C6C-B2CA 72 6 0 0.46 (11.6) 77 (115) 300 (1320) 90 (400) 6.9 (17.4) 4.6 (11.6) QE096*3018#B:C8C-B2CA 96 8 0 0.54 (13.7) 105 (155) 300 (1320) 90 (400) 8.1 (20.5) 5.4 (13.7) QE144*3018#B:CCC-B2CA 144 12 0 0.70 (17.8) 250 (370) 300 (1320) 90 (400) 10.5 (26.7) 7.0 (17.8) 24 Fiber Subunit QE024*3018#B:O4C-B2CA 24 1 3 0.39 (9.9) 53 (79) 300 (1320) 90 (400) 5.8 (14.8) 3.9 (9.9) QE048*3018#B:O4C-B2CA 48 2 2 0.39 (9.9) 54 (80) 300 (1320) 90 (400) 5.8 (14.8) 3.9 (9.9) QE072*3018#B:O4C-B2CA 72 3 1 0.39 (9.9) 55 (82) 300 (1320) 90 (400) 5.8 (14.8) 3.9 (9.9) QE096*3018#B:O4C-B2CA 96 4 0 0.39 (9.9) 56 (83) 300 (1320) 90 (400) 5.8 (14.8) 3.9 (9.9) QE144*3018#B:O6C-B2CA 144 6 0 0.46 (11.6) 81 (120) 300 (1320) 90 (400) 6.9 (17.4) 4.6 (11.6) QE192*3018#B:O8C-B2CA 192 8 0 0.54 (13.7) 105 (155) 300 (1320) 90 (400) 8.1 (20.5) 5.4 (13.7) QE216*3018#B:O9C-B2CA 216 9 0 0.57 (14.5) 130 (190) 300 (1320) 90 (400) 8.5 (21.75) 5.7 (14.5) QE288*3018#B:OCC-B2CA 288 12 0 0.70 (17.8) 260 (380) 300 (1320) 90 (400) 10.5 (26.7) 7.0 (17.8) * Fiber Types – Replace asterisk (*) in AFL number above with number in the Fiber Specifications table on previous page. # Subunit Jacket Color – Replace hashtag (#) in AFL number with number in the Cable Jacket Color table below. ** Item numbers represent AFL standard print and Black outer jacket. All jacket colors are UV stable and contain anti-fungal additive. For best performance, AFL recommends Black Outer Jacket. Cable Jacket Color Options 1 - Blue 8 - Black 2 - Orange 9 - Yellow (SM) 3 - Green A- Violet 4 - Brown B - Rose 5 - Slate C - Aqua (OM3 and OM4) 6 - White K - Erika Violet (OM4) 7 - Red L - Lime CPR Rating NO. OF SUBUNITS CPR STANDARD Cables with 4-6 Subunits B2ca-s1a,d0,a1 QE096 with 8 Subunits B2ca-s1b,d1,a1 Cables with 8-12 Subunits B2ca-s1a,d1,a1