EN 60794-3-21:2016

Optical fibre cables - Part 3-21: Outdoor cables - Product specification for optical self-supporting aerial telecommunication cables for use in premises cabling EN 60794-3-21:2016

Publication date:   May 17, 2016

Scope

IEC 60794-3-21:2015(E) is a product specification. It presents the detailed requirements specific to optical self-supporting aerial telecommunication cables for use in premises cabling to ensure compatibility with ISO/IEC 11801 and ISO/IEC 24702. The requirements of the family specification IEC 60794-3-20 and sectional specification IEC 60794-3 are applicable to cables covered by this standard. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2005. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:

- reference to ISO 24702;

- reference to Fibre B6 (IEC 60793-2-50);

- reference to the OS2 Fibre as defined by ISO/IEC 11801.
Keywords: optical self-supporting aerial telecommunication cables



This publication is to be read in conjunction with <a href='https://webstore.iec.ch/publication/23696'>IEC 60794-1-1:2015, <a href='https://webstore.iec.ch/publication/3478'>IEC 60794-1-2:2013, <a href='https://webstore.iec.ch/publication/3504'> IEC 60794-3:2014 and <a href='https://webstore.iec.ch/publication/3498'> IEC 60794-3-20:2009.