Optical fibre cables. Guidelines to the installation of optical fibre cables

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

24-06-2016

Publisher

British Standards Institution

IEC TR 62691, which is a Technical Report, gives recommendations for handling and installing optical fibre cables on metropolitan communication networks. Installation methods covered by this document include underground ducts, trenchless technique, blowing in microducts, aerial installation on poles, lashed aerial in metropolitan networks, direct buried and use of trenches.

Special installation situations such as tunnelling and lead-in installations, on-bridges, underwater, use of sanitary sewers, high pressure gas pipes and drinking water pipes are commented and detailed.

Installation and maintenance of optical fibre cables on overhead power lines including the following are not covered by this document and are referred to in IEC TR 62263:

optical ground wire (OPGW) fibre cable;
optical phase conductor (OPPC) fibre cable;
optical attached fibre cable (OPAC);
all dielectric self-supporting (ADSS) optical fibre cable.

IEC TR 62263 includes an extensive coverage on recommendations to ensure the safety of personnel and equipment when installing or maintaining these types of optical fibre cables on overhead power lines.

Committee	GEL/86/1
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	50
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
Supersedes	PD IEC/TR 62691:2011

Standards	Relationship
IEC TR 62691:2016	Identical

IEC 60794-3-40:2008	Optical fibre cables - Part 3-40: Outdoor cables - Family specification for sewer cables and conduits for installation by blowing and/or pulling in non-man accessible storm and sanitary sewers
IEC TR 62362:2010	Selection of optical fibre cable specifications relative to mechanical, ingress, climatic or electromagnetic characteristics - Guidance
IEC TR 62222:2012	Fire performance of communication cables installed in buildings
ISO/IEC 24702:2006	Information technology Generic cabling Industrial premises
IEC TR 62263:2005	Live working - Guidelines for the installation and maintenance of optical fibre cables on overhead power lines
IEC 60794-3-10:2015	Optical fibre cables - Part 3-10: Outdoor cables - Family specification for duct, directly buried and lashed aerial optical telecommunication cables
ISO/IEC TR 29106:2007	Information technology Generic cabling Introduction to the MICE environmental classification
IEC TR 62470:2011	Guidance on techniques for the measurement of the coefficient of friction (COF) between cables and ducts
IEC 60794-3-60:2008	Optical fibre cables - Part 3-60: Outdoor cables - Family specification for drinking water pipe cables and subducts for installation by blowing and/or pulling/dragging/floating in drinking water pipes
IEC 60794-3-50:2008	Optical fibre cables - Part 3-50: Outdoor cables - Family specification for gas pipe cables and subducts for installation by blowing and/or pulling/dragging in gas pipes
IEC TR 62901:2016	Guide for the selection of drop cables
IEC 60794-1-21:2015	Optical fibre cables - Part 1-21: Generic specification - Basic optical cable test procedures - Mechanical tests methods