IEC 60794 Optical Fiber Cables

The “IEC 60794 Optical fiber cables” standard published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) consists of a number of sub-standards under the same title:

• The standard "IEC 60794-1-1 Part 1-1: General requirements - General" specifies the electrical characteristics for optical ground wire and optical phase conductor cables. These standards are generally applicable to optical fibre cables used with telecommunications equipment and devices using similar techniques and to cables having a combination of both optical fibres and electrical conductors. The purpose of this standard is to establish uniform general requirements for the geometrical, conduction, material, mechanical, ageing (environmental exposure), climatic and electrical characteristics of optical fibre cables and cable elements, where appropriate.
• The purpose of the standard “IEC 60794-1-2 Part 1-2: General requirements - Basic optical cable test procedures - General guide” is to define general requirements and methodology guidance applicable to all cable test methods. At the same time, this standard provides an overview of the different test methods included in other parts.
• The purpose of the standard “IEC 60794-1-20 Part 1-20: General requirements - Basic optical cable test procedures - General and definitions” is to define test procedures to be used in determining uniform requirements for geometrical, conduction, material, mechanical, ageing (environmental exposure) and climatic characteristics of optical fibre cables and, where appropriate, electrical requirements.
• The purpose of the standard “IEC 60794-1-21 Part 1-21: General requirements - Basic optical cable test procedures - Mechanical test methods” is to define test procedures to be used in determining uniform requirements for mechanical demand performance. For the purposes of this standard, optical cable may also include optical fibre units, microchannel fibre units and the like. General requirements and definitions are included in the standard IEC 60794-1-20.
• The standard “IEC 60794-1-22 Part 1-22: General requirements - Basic optical cable test procedures - Environmental test methods” describes the test procedures used to determine uniform requirements for the environmental performance of the following types of cables:
  • Optical fiber cables for use with telecommunications equipment and devices using similar techniques
  • Cables with a combination of both optical fibers and electrical conductors
• The standard “IEC 60794-1-23 Part 1-23: General requirements - Basic optical cable test procedures - Cable element test methods” describes the test procedures used to determine uniform requirements for geometrical, material, mechanical and environmental properties of optical fiber cable elements.
• The purpose of the standard “IEC 60794-1-24 Part 1-24: General requirements - Basic optical cable test procedures - Electrical test methods” is to define test procedures to be used in determining uniform requirements for electrical requirements.
• The standard “IEC 60794-2 Part 2: Indoor cables - Sectional properties” describes the requirements that apply to optical fibre cables for indoor use in communication networks.
• The standard “IEC 60794-2-10 Part 2-10: Indoor optical fibre cables - Family specification for simplex and duplex cables” describes the requirements for simplex and duplex optical fibre cables for indoor use. The requirements of the IEC 60794-2 standard apply to the cables included in this standard.
• The standard "IEC 60794-2-20 Part 2-20: Indoor cables - Family specification for multi-fibre optical cables" is a family specification covering multi-fibre optical cables for indoor use. The requirements of the IEC 60794-2 standard apply to the cables covered by this standard.
• The standard “IEC 60794-2-21 Part 2-21: Indoor cables - Detailed requirements for multi-fibre optic distribution cables for use in facility cabling” describes detailed requirements specific to this type of cable to ensure compliance with a number of international standards.
• The standard “IEC 60794-2-22 Part 2-22: Indoor cabling - Detailed requirements for multiple simplex breakout optical cables for use in terminated breakout cable assemblies” describes the requirements for breakout optical cables with multiple simplex optical fibre cables for use in terminated breakout cable assemblies.
• The standard “IEC 60794-2-23 Part 2-23: Indoor cabling - Detailed specification for multi-fibre cables for use in terminated cable assemblies with MPO connectors” is a detailed standard and covers indoor multi-fibre cables for use in terminated cable assemblies with multi-fibre insertion (MPO) connectors.
• The standard “IEC 60794-2-24 Part 2-24: Indoor cabling - Detailed requirements for multi-fiber unit cables for use in terminated distribution cable assemblies with MPO connectors” describes the requirements for indoor multi-fiber unit cables for use in terminated distribution cable assemblies with multi-fiber push-in (MPO) connectors.
• The standard “IEC 60794-3 Part 3: Outdoor cables - Sectional characteristics” describes the requirements for optical fibre cables and cable elements intended for outdoor use in communication networks. This standard includes requirements for cables to be used in direct buried applications, aerial cables and lake and river crossings. It also includes special purpose cables in sewers and water and gas pipes. However, this standard does not cover all functional aspects of cables installed near overhead power lines for aerial application.
• The standard “IEC 60794-3-10 Part 3-10: Outdoor cables - Family specification for duct, direct buried and bonded aerial optical telecommunication cables” describes the requirements for optical telecommunication cables to be used in ducts or direct buried applications.
• The standard “IEC 60794-3-11 Part 3-11: Outdoor cables - Product specification for duct, direct buried and bonded aerial single-mode optical fibre telecommunication cables” describes the technical requirements and characteristics of single-mode optical fibre cables for duct and direct buried installation.
• The standard “IEC 60794-3-12 Part 3-12: Outdoor cables - Detailed requirements for duct and direct-buried optical telecommunication cables for use in indoor cabling” describes the requirements for duct and direct-buried optical telecommunication cables for use in indoor cabling to ensure compliance with the ISO/IEC 11801-1 standard.
• The standard “IEC 60794-3-21 Part 3-21: Outdoor cables - Product specification for optical self-supporting aerial telecommunication cables for use in indoor cabling” describes detailed requirements specific to optical self-supporting aerial telecommunication cables for use in indoor cabling to ensure compliance with ISO/IEC 11801 and ISO/IEC 24702 standards.
• The standard “IEC 60794-4 Part 4: Sectional properties - Aerial optical cables along electric power lines” specifies cable construction, test methods, and optical, mechanical, environmental and electrical performance requirements for aerial optical fibre cables and cable elements intended for use along power lines as a high-bandwidth transport medium for communication and control optical signals, including optical ground wires, optical phase conductors, metallic aerial self-supporting cables, all-dielectric self-supporting cables and optically bonded cables.
• The standard “IEC 60794-4-20 Part 4-20: Sectional specification - Aerial optical cables for electric power lines - Family specification for ADSS (all-dielectric, self-supporting) optical cables” covers optical telecommunication cables, typically with single-mode fibers, primarily used in overhead power line applications.
• The standard “IEC 60794-4-30 Part 4-30: Overhead optical cables along power lines - Family specification for optical phase conductor (OPPC) optical cables” describes the optical fiber, cable elements, cable construction requirements, main requirements for installation and operating conditions, cable design features and test method for OPPC (optical phase conductor) used for current carrying as well as communication and data transmission.
• The standard “IEC 60794-5 Part 5: Sectional specification - Microduct cabling for blow-through installation” describes the requirements for microduct optical fibre cables, microduct fibre units, microducts and protected microducts for blow-through installation for outdoor or indoor use.
• The standard “IEC 60794-5-10 Part 5–10: Family specification – Outdoor microchannel optical fibre cables, microducts and protected microducts for blow-through installation” is a family standard covering outdoor microchannel optical fibre cables for blow-through installation and associated microducts that together form a microchannel optical fibre cable system.
• The standard “IEC 60794-5-20 Part 5-20: Family specification - Outdoor microchannel fibre units, microducts and protected microducts for blow-through installation” is a family specification covering outdoor microchannel fibre units and corresponding microducts and protected microducts for blow-through installation.
• The standard “IEC 60794-6 Part 6: Indoor-outdoor cables - Sectional specification for indoor-outdoor cables” is a sectional specification covering the general characteristics of optical fiber cables, called indoor-outdoor cables, that can be applied to both outdoor and indoor environments.
• The standard “IEC 60794-6-10 Part 6-10: Indoor-outdoor cables - Family specification for universal indoor-outdoor cables” is a family specification covering the properties of optical fiber cables, called universal indoor-outdoor cables, applicable to both outdoor and indoor environments.
• The standard “IEC 60794-6-20 Part 6-20: Indoor-outdoor cables – Family specification for flame-retardant outdoor cables” is a family specification covering optical fibre outdoor cables that are flame-retardant and therefore can also be used indoors.

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