prEN IEC 60794-1-218:2023

Optical fibre cables - Part 1-218: Generic specification - Basic optical cable test procedures - Environmental test methods - Mid-span temperature cycling test for exposed optical units, method f18

Lichtwellenleiterkabel – Teil 1-218: Fachgrundspezifikation – Grundlegende Prüfverfahren für Lichtwellenleiterkabel – Umweltprüfverfahren – Mid-Span-Temperaturwechselprüfung für freiliegende optische Einheiten, Verfahren F18

Câbles à fibres optiques - Partie 1-218: Spécification générique - Procédures fondamentales d’essais des câbles optiques - Méthodes d’essai d’environnement - Essai de cycles de température à mi-portée pour les éléments optiques exposés, méthode f18

Optični kabli - 1-218. del: Splošna specifikacija - Osnovni preskusni postopki za optične kable - Okoljske preskusne metode - Preskušanje izpostavljenih optičnih enot s kroženjem temperature v srednjem razponu, metoda f18

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Publication Date: 11-May-2025
• ICS: 33.180.10 - Fibres and cables
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 86A - Optical fibres and optical fibre cables
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 86A - IEC_SC_86A
• Current Stage: 4060 - Enquiry results established and sent to TC, SR, BTTF - Enquiry
• Start Date: 12-Jan-2024
• Completion Date: 12-Jan-2024
• Ref Project: oSIST prEN IEC 60794-1-218:2024 - Optical fibre cables - Part 1-218: Generic specification - Basic optical cable test procedures - Environmental test methods - Mid-span temperature cycling test for exposed optical units, method f18

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN IEC 60794-1-218:2024
01-februar-2024
Optični kabli - 1-218. del: Splošna specifikacija - Osnovni preskusni postopki za
optične kable - Okoljske preskusne metode - Preskušanje izpostavljenih optičnih
enot s kroženjem temperature v srednjem razponu, metoda f18
Optical fibre cables - Part 1-218: Generic specification - Basic optical cable test
procedures - Environmental test methods - Mid-span temperature cycling test for
exposed optical units, method f18
Câbles à fibres optiques - Partie 1-218: Spécification générique - Procédures
fondamentales d’essais des câbles optiques - Méthodes d’essai d’environnement - Essai
de cycles de température à mi-portée pour les éléments optiques exposés, méthode f18
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN IEC 60794-1-218:2023
ICS:
33.180.10 (Optična) vlakna in kabli Fibres and cables
oSIST prEN IEC 60794-1-218:2024 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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86A/2370/CDV
COMMITTEE DRAFT FOR VOTE (CDV)
PROJECT NUMBER:

IEC 60794-1-218 ED1
DATE OF CIRCULATION: CLOSING DATE FOR VOTING:

2023-10-20 2024-01-12
SUPERSEDES DOCUMENTS:

86A/2258/CD, 86A/2369/CC

IEC SC 86A : FIBRES AND CABLES
SECRETARIAT: SECRETARY:
France Mr Laurent Gasca
OF INTEREST TO THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES: PROPOSED HORIZONTAL STANDARD:


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TITLE:
Optical fibre cables - Part 1-218: Generic specification - Basic optical cable test procedures -
Environmental test methods - Mid-span temperature cycling test for exposed optical units,
Method F18

PROPOSED STABILITY DATE: 2026

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IEC CDV 60794-1-218 ED1 © 2023           -2- 86A/2370/CDV

1 CONTENTS
2
3 FOREWORD . 3
4 1 Scope . 5
5 2 Normative references . 5
6 3 Terms and definitions . 5
7 4 Method F18 – Mid-span temperature cycling test for exposed optical units . 5
8 4.1 Object . 5
9 4.2 Sample . 6
10 4.3 Apparatus . 6
11 4.4 Procedure . 6
12 4.5 Requirements . 7
13 4.6 Details to be specified . 7
14 4.7 Details to be repo
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