The LQ-Series I/O plenum-rated fiber optic loose tube cables are designed to reduce network cabling costs by eliminating the need to use different cables within a pathway that includes outside plant (OSP) and inside plant (ISP) segments.
1 FIBER OPTIC CABLE Fiber Optic Cable © 2019, AFL, all rights reserved. PP-1-00154, Revision 8, 9.27.2022 Specifications are subject to change without notice. AFLglobal.com | 800.235.3423 continued LQ-Series Plenum-rated Indoor/Outdoor Loose Tube The LQ-Series I/O plenum-rated fiber optic loose tube cables are designed to reduce network cabling costs by eliminating the need to use different cables within a pathway that includes outside plant (OSP) and inside plant (ISP) segments. This dual rating allows for the LQ-Series cable to be transitioned from the OSP pathway and routed within the building space without the need to splice to a separate flame-rated cable installed in a protective conduit. This feature saves space, material costs and installation time. The cable construction consists of 12-fiber, gel-free buffer tubes stranded around a central strength member. The finished core is jacketed with a highly flame-retardant, UV-resistant thermoplastic. The LQ-Series cable is available with 12 up to 144 single-mode or multimode fibers. Applications • Inter-building campus backbone connections • Suitable for installing in OSP buried pathways or above-ground exposed cable trays • Cable routes that require cables to transit OSP spaces and inside plant environments that require cables to be riser or plenum rated Fiber Specifications FIBER TYPE ISO/IEC AFL FIBER IDENTIFIER MAXIMUM ATTENUATION ( dB/km ) OVERFILL LAUNCH MIN. BANDWIDTH ( MHz•km ) EMBC ( MHz•km ) GIGABIT ETHERNET MAX. LINK DISTANCE ( meters ) 10 GIGABIT ETHERNET MAX. LINK DISTANCE ( meters ) 850 nm 1310 nm 1550 nm 850 nm 1310 nm 850 nm 1300 nm 850 nm 1300 nm 62.5 Giga-Link ™ 300 OM1 6 3.5 1.2 N/A 200 600 N/A 300 550 32 — 50 Giga-Link ™ 600 OM2 5 3.5 1.5 N/A 500 500 N/A 600 600 82 — 50 Laser-Link 300 OM3 L 3.0 1.2 N/A 1,500 500 2,000 1,000 550 300 — 50 Laser-Link 550 OM4 C 3.0 1.2 N/A 3,500 500 4,700 1,040 550 550 — Single-mode (ITU G.652.D/G.657.A1) OS2 9 N/A 0.4 0.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A 5,000 N/A 10,000
© 2019, AFL, all rights reserved. PP-1-00154, Revision 8, 9.27.2022 Specifications are subject to change without notice. AFLglobal.com | 800.235.3423 2 FIBER OPTIC CABLE Fiber Optic Cable Contact AFL for your customized cable solution. Qualifications GOVERNING BODY STANDARD CODE COMPONENT Telcordia GR-20-CORE, Issue 4 Fiber, Cable ICEA S-104-696, 2013 Cable UL 444 Outer Jacket NEC OFNP, CSA FT-6 Cable Temperature Specifications TEMPERATURE RANGE OPERATION -40°C to +70°C STORAGE -40°C to +70°C INSTALLATION -15°C to +60°C LQ-Series — Plenum-rated Indoor/Outdoor Loose Tube Mechanical Data AFL NO. FIBER COUNT DIAMETER inches (mm) WEIGHT lbs/1000ft (kg/km) SHORT-TERM/INSTALLATION LONG-TERM/STATIC MAX TENSILE LOAD lbs (N) MIN BEND RADIUS inches (cm) MAX TENSILE LOAD lbs (N) MIN BEND RADIUS inches (cm) LQ012*3018#B:C4C 12 0.39 (10.0) 62 (92) 300 (1334) 5.9 (15) 90 (400) 3.9 (10) LQ024*3018#B:C4C 24 0.39 (10.0) 62 (93) 300 (1334) 5.9 (15) 90 (400) 3.9 (10) LQ036*3018#B:C4C 36 0.39 (10.0) 63 (94) 300 (1334) 5.9 (15) 90 (400) 3.9 (10) LQ048*3018#B:C4C 48 0.39 (10.0) 64 (95) 300 (1334) 5.9 (15) 90 (400) 3.9 (10) LQ072*3018#B:C6C 72 0.46 (11.8) 91 (135) 600 (2669) 7.0 (18) 180 (801) 4.6 (12) LQ096*3018#B:C8C 96 0.54 (13.6) 125 (185) 600 (2669) 8.0 (21) 180 (801) 5.4 (14) LQ144*3018#B:CCC 144 0.69 (17.5) 220 (315) 600 (2669) 10.4 (26) 180 (801) 6.9 (18) Fiber Types – Replace asterisk ( ) in AFL number with number in the Fiber Specifications table on previous page. Fiber Types – Replace asterisk ( ) in AFL number 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. Cable Jacket Color Options 1 - Blue 8 - Black 2 - Orange 9 - Yellow 3 - Green A - Violet 4 - Brown B - Rose 5 - Slate C - Aqua 6 - White K - Erika Violet (RAL 4003) 7 - Red
Features:
- Telcordia GR-20-CORE, Issue 4, “Generic Requirements for Optical Fiber and Optical Fiber Cable""
- ICEA S -104-696, 2013, “Standard for Indoor – Outdoor Optical Fiber Cable”
- Sunlight-resistant outer jacket per UL 444
- National Electric Code (NEC®) OFNP and CSA FT-6
Applications:
- Inter-building campus backbone connections
- Suitable for installing in OSP buried pathways or above-ground exposed cable trays
- Cable routes that require cables to transit OSP spaces and inside plant environments that require cables to be riser or plenum rated
The LQ-Series I/O plenum-rated fiber optic loose tube cables are designed to reduce network cabling costs by eliminating the need to use different cables within a pathway that includes outside plant (OSP) and inside plant (ISP) segments. This dual rating allows for the LQ-Series cable to be transitioned from the OSP pathway and routed within the building space without the need to splice to a separate flame-rated cable installed in a protective conduit. This feature saves space, material costs and installation time.
The cable construction consists of 12-fiber, gel-free buffer tubes stranded around a central strength member. The finished core is jacketed with a highly flame-retardant, UV-resistant thermoplastic. The LQ-Series cable is available with 12 up to 144 single-mode or multimode fibers.

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