IEC 61753-1-3:2014

Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Performance standard - Part 1-3: General and guidance for single-mode fibre optic connector and cable assembly for industrial environment, Category I

IEC 61753-1-3:2014 defines the minimum initial performance, test and measurement requirements and severities which a connector or cable assembly with single-mode fibres needs to satisfy in order to be categorized as meeting IEC Category I (industrial environment). Category I is an additional environmental category to C, U, O and E already described in IEC 61753-1. Category I is based on the MICE Table described in ISO/IEC 24702. The performance tests evaluate the product for two basic acceptance criteria: mechanical integrity and optical transmission requirements, by simulating the effects of exposure to the environment in which it will be installed, simulating installation and intervention conditions, and evaluating specified features of the product. The defined performance test procedures simulate the situation in a mated condition under use in an industrial environment. It is not the intention to simulate the situation:
- when being mated or demated;
- during the assembling of the connector;
- during transportation and storage of the connector. Reliability tests for life time expectations are not covered by this standard. Keywords: single-mode fibres, IEC Category I (industrial environment), MICE Table

Dispositifs d'interconnexion et composants passifs à fibres optiques - Norme de performance - Partie 1-3: Généralités et lignes directrices relatives aux connecteurs à fibres optiques unimodales et aux cordons en environnement industriel, Catégorie I

L'IEC 61753-1-3:2014 définit les sévérités et les exigences minimales initiales de performances, d'essais et de mesure auxquelles doit satisfaire un connecteur ou un cordon comportant des fibres unimodales, afin d'être considéré comme satisfaisant aux critères de la catégorie I (environnement industriel) de l'IEC. La catégorie I est une catégorie d'environnement qui vient s'ajouter aux catégories C, U O et E déjà décrites dans l'IEC 61753-1. La catégorie I est fondée sur le Tableau MICE décrit dans l'ISO/IEC 24702. Les essais de performances évaluent deux critères d'acceptation fondamentaux du produit: l'intégrité mécanique et les exigences de transmission optiques, en simulant les effets de l'exposition à l'environnement dans lequel le produit sera installé, en simulant l'installation et les conditions d'intervention et en évaluant les caractéristiques spécifiées du produit. Les procédures d'essais de performances définies simulent la situation dans une condition accouplée lorsque le produit est utilisé dans un environnement industriel. L'objectif n'est pas de simuler les situations suivantes:
- lorsque le connecteur est accouplé ou désaccouplé;
- pendant l'assemblage du connecteur;
- pendant le transport et le stockage du connecteur. La présente norme ne couvre pas les essais de fiabilité relatifs à l'espérance de vie. Mots clés: fibres unimodales, catégorie I (environnement industriel) de l'IEC, Tableau MICE

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• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 02-Jan-2023
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 33.180.20 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices
• Technical Committee: SC 86B - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components
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• Completion Date: 03-Jan-2023

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IEC 61753-1-3
Edition 1.0 2014-05
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Performance
standard –
Part 1-3: General and guidance for single-mode fibre optic connector and cable
assembly for industrial environment, Category I
Dispositifs d’interconnexion et composants passifs à fibres optiques – Norme
de performance –
Partie 1-3: Généralités et lignes directrices relatives aux connecteurs à fibres
optiques unimodales et aux cordons en environnement industriel, Catégorie I
IEC 61753-1-3:2014-05(en-fr)
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IEC 61753-1-3
Edition 1.0 2014-05
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Performance
standard –
Part 1-3: General and guidance for single-mode fibre optic connector and cable
assembly for industrial environment, Category I
Dispositifs d’interconnexion et composants passifs à fibres optiques – Norme
de performance –
Partie 1-3: Généralités et lignes directrices relatives aux connecteurs à fibres
optiques unimodales et aux cordons en environnement industriel, Catégorie I
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CONTENTS

FOREWORD......................................................................................................................... 3

1 Scope ............................................................................................................................ 5

2 Normative references .................................................................................................... 5

3 Abbreviations ................................................................................................................ 7

4 Industrial environment ................................................................................................... 7

4.1 General ................................................................................................................. 7

4.2 Cross reference with MICE .................................................................................... 7

5 Tests ............................................................................................................................. 8

5.1 General ................................................................................................................. 8

5.2 Sample definition .................................................................................................. 8

5.3 Sample size .......................................................................................................... 8

6 Test report .................................................................................................................... 9

7 Reference component .................................................................................................... 9

8 Performance requirements ............................................................................................. 9

8.1 General ................................................................................................................. 9

8.2 Dimensions ........................................................................................................... 9

8.3 Test preparation and accomplishment .................................................................... 9

8.4 Performance criteria .............................................................................................. 9

9 Performance tests ....................................................................................................... 10

Annex A (normative) Sample size ....................................................................................... 18

Bibliography ....................................................................................................................... 19

Figure 1 – Example of a free plug and a socket ..................................................................... 8

Figure 2 – Example of a plug coupler plug ............................................................................. 8

Table 1 – Single mode attenuation and return loss grades at 1 310 nm and 1 550 nm .......... 10

Table 2 – Test description (1 of 8) ....................................................................................... 10

Table A.1 – Sample size and product sourcing requirements ............................................... 18

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IEC 61753-1-3:2014 © IEC 2014 – 3 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING
DEVICES AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS –
PERFORMANCE STANDARD –
Part 1-3: General and guidance for single-mode fibre optic connector
and cable assembly for industrial environment, Category I
FOREWORD

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International Standard IEC 61753-1-3 has been prepared by subcommittee 86B: Fibre optic

interconnecting devices and passive components, of IEC technical committee 86: Fibre optics.

This first edition cancels and replaces IEC/PAS 61753-1-3 published in 2009. This edition

constitutes a technical revision.

This bilingual version (2016-02) corresponds to the monolingual English version, published in

2014-05.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
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FDIS Report on voting
86B/3752/FDIS 86B/3780/RVD

Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on

voting indicated in the above table.
The French version of this standard has not been voted upon.

This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.

A list of all parts in the IEC 61753 series, published under the general title Fibre optic

interconnecting devices and passive components – Performance standard, can be found on

the IEC website.

The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until

the stability date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data

related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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IEC 61753-1-3:2014 © IEC 2014 – 5 –
FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING
DEVICES AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS –
PERFORMANCE STANDARD –
Part 1-3: General and guidance for single-mode fibre optic connector
and cable assembly for industrial environment, Category I
1 Scope

This part of IEC 61753 defines the minimum initial performance, test and measurement

requirements and severities which a connector or cable assembly with single-mode fibres

needs to satisfy in order to be categorized as meeting IEC Category I (industrial environment).

Category I is an additional environmental category to C, U, O and E already described in

IEC 61753-1. Category I is based on the MICE Table described in ISO/IEC 24702.

The performance tests evaluate the product for two basic acceptance criteria: mechanical

integrity and optical transmission requirements, by simulating the effects of exposure to the

environment in which it will be installed, simulating installation and intervention conditions,

and evaluating specified features of the product.

The defined performance test procedures simulate the situation in a mated condition under

use in an industrial environment. It is not the intention to simulate the situation:

when being mated or demated;
during the assembling of the connector;
during transportation and storage of the connector.
Reliability tests for life time expectations are not covered by this standard.
2 Normative references

The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and

are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For

undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.

IEC 60068-2-60, Environmental testing – Part 2: Tests – Test Ke: Flowing mixed gas

corrosion test
IEC 60529:1989, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)

IEC 60793-2-50, Optical fibres – Part 2-50: Product specifications – Sectional specification for

class B single-mode fibres

IEC 61300 (all parts), Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic

test and measurement procedures

IEC 61300-2-1, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test and

measurement procedures – Part 2-1: Tests – Vibration (sinusoidal)

IEC 61300-2-2, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test and

measurement procedures – Part 2-2: Tests – Mating durability
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IEC 61300-2-4, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test and

measurement procedures – Part 2-4: Tests – Fibre/cable retention

IEC 61300-2-5, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test and

measurement procedures – Part 2-5: Tests – Torsion

IEC 61300-2-6, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test and

measurement procedures – Part 2-6: Tests – Tensile strength of coupling mechanism

IEC 61300-2-7, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test and

measurement procedures – Part 2-7: Tests – Bending moment

IEC 61300-2-9, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test and

measurement procedures – Part 2-9: Tests – Shock

IEC 61300-2-10, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test

and measurement procedures – Part 2-10: Tests – Crush resistance

IEC 61300-2-12, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test

and measurement procedures – Part 2-12: Tests – Impact

IEC 61300-2-22, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test

and measurement procedures – Part 2-2: Tests – Mating durability

IEC 61300-2-26, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test

and measurement procedures – Part 2-26: Tests – Salt mist

IEC 61300-2-34, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test

and measurement procedures – Part 2-34: Tests – Resistance to solvents and contaminating

fluids of interconnecting components and closures

IEC 61300-2-46, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test

and measurement procedures – Part 2-46: Tests – Damp heat, cyclic

IEC 61300-3-1, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test and

measurement procedures – Part 3-1: Examinations and measurements – Visual examination

IEC 61300-3-3, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test and

measurement procedures – Part 3-3: Examinations and measurements – Active monitoring of

changes in attenuation and return loss

IEC 61300-3-4:2012, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic

test and measurement procedures – Part 3-4: Examinations and measurements – Attenuation

IEC 61300-3-6, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test and

measurement procedures – Part 3-6: Examinations and measurements – Return loss

IEC 61300-3-11, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test

and measurement procedures – Part 3-11: Examinations and measurements – Engagement

and separation forces

IEC 61300-3-28, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test

and measurement procedures – Part 3-28: Examinations and measurements – Transient loss

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IEC 61300-3-34, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test

and measurement procedures – Part 3-34: Examinations and measurements – Attenuation of

random mated connectors

IEC 61300-3-35, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test

and measurement procedures – Part 3-35: Examinations and measurements – Fibre optic

connector endface visual and automated inspection

IEC 61753-1:2007, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Part 1:

General and guidance for performance standards
IEC 61754 (all parts), Fibre optic connector interfaces
IEC 61755 (all parts), Fibre optic connector optical interfaces

IEC 61755-1, Fibre optic connector optical interfaces – Part 1: Optical interfaces for single

mode non-dispersion shifted fibres – General and guidance
IEC 60529, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
ISO/IEC 24702, Information technology – Generic cabling – Industrial premises

ISO/IEC TR 29106, Information technology – Generic cabling – Introduction to the MICE

environmental classification
3 Abbreviations
For the purposes of this document, the following abbreviations are used.
IL Insertion loss

MICE Mechanical, ingress, climatic and chemical and electromagnetic classification of

the environment
OTDR Optical time domain reflectometry
RL Return loss
4 Industrial environment
4.1 General

Fibre optic components are frequently used in industrial environments like control stations,

power rooms or inside switch cabinets. The environmental conditions such as temperature,

dust, moisture, vibration, chemicals, impact etc. found in industrial deployment, may require

robust and sealed components to protect the optical interfaces from the effects of the

environment.
4.2 Cross reference with MICE

ISO/IEC TR 29106 classifies the environment local to a cabling system in terms of MICE

characteristics. The tests and severities in Clause 9 of this standard are intended to reflect

the M and I environment. The climatic conditions and chemical substances used are

3 3

selected from the C environment. The defined tests and severities are according to

IEC 60068-2-60.

NOTE Only a small subset of the chemical substances from the C environment are used, and these are at

different concentrations.
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5 Tests
5.1 General

All test methods are in accordance with the IEC 61300 series as defined in Table A.1.

Each test defines the number of samples to be evaluated as described in Annex A. The

samples used for each test should be composed of randomly selected and previously

unstressed new samples but may also be selected from previously used samples if desired.

The connectors under test shall be terminated onto single-mode fibre per IEC 60793-2-50,

type B1.1, B1.3 or B6, depending upon the design of connector. The connector interface

standard shall meet the dimensions of the IEC 61754 series and the connector optical

interface standard shall meet the relevant requirements of the IEC 61755 series.

Unless otherwise specified, tests should be carried out under standard atmospheric

conditions according to IEC 61300-1. The optical criteria for each test shall be as defined in

Clause 9 (see also notes to Table 1).
5.2 Sample definition

For the purposes of this standard, a sample is a complete set of passive connector

components consisting of a free plug and a socket, as shown in Figure 1, or a plug coupler

plug, as shown in Figure 2. The socket may be mounted in an enclosure. This allows

demountable coupling between pairs of optical fibres.
Products under test shall be mounted and cleaned according to the manufacturer’s
instructions.

Each of the non terminated leads from the socket should be at least 3 m long so that the

splices may be located outside of the environmental test chamber.
Socket
Sealed area
Free plug
IEC 1587/14
Figure 1 – Example of a free plug and a socket
Coupler
Sealed area
Plug
Free plug
IEC 1588/14
Figure 2 – Example of a plug coupler plug
5.3 Sample size
Default sample sizes for the tests are defined in Annex A.
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As a minimum requirement and if not otherwise mentioned, the tests can be run individually

as defined in Annex A.

Samples for the attenuation test shall be randomly selected and randomly mated as new

products. Samples for the return loss test are the same plugs as those selected and mated for

the attenuation test. Samples for subsequent tests may be randomly selected and randomly

mated as new products or they may be the same plugs. However, samples are reused at the

manufacturer’s own risk. In the event that this re-use causes a failure, the test may be re-run

with new samples.
6 Test report

Fully documented test reports and supporting evidence shall be prepared and available for

inspection to show that the tests have been carried out and the results are satisfactory; the

requested performance (see Table 1 for the grades) should be defined before starting the

tests.
7 Reference component
No reference components are required to perform the tests in this standard.
8 Performance requirements
8.1 General

The minimum protection level shall be IP x5 and /or IP x7 for immersion and IP 6x for dust, so

the resulting level will be IP 65 and /or IP 67. The protection level of the connector according

to IEC 60529 shall be determined before performing the tests.
8.2 Dimensions

Dimensions shall comply with the appropriate IEC interface standard as defined in the

IEC 61754 series.
8.3 Test preparation and accomplishment

Before the tests are made, the sample shall be preconditioned under standard atmospheric

conditions for testing as specified in IEC 61300-1 for a period of 2 h.

When mounting is required in a test, the adaptors shall be rigidly mounted on a specified

accessory using the specified connection methods, fixing devices and panel cut-outs.

The combination of connectors shall be maintained during the complete test sequence,

normally without un-mating the sample. When un-mating is required in a test, the end faces of

the sample shall be cleaned according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
8.4 Performance criteria
Before starting the test the following criteria shall be defined:

a) all performed tests according to the chosen performance category and performance

requirements shall be passed with all tested samples;

b) the connector end face shall comply with the end face geometry requirements of the

applicable optical interface standard as defined in the IEC 61755-3 series;

c) the optical performance levels shall meet the requirements of the designated grade as

defined in Table 1;
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d) the mechanical performance shall meet the requirements of the defined protection level

according to IEC 60529;

e) a visual examination of the unmated connectors which would impair its operation shall

show no mechanical damage.
9 Performance tests
The following tests shall be performed:

a) Optical performance requirements as described in Table 1 (see also IEC 61755-1)

Table 1 – Single mode attenuation and return loss grades at 1 310 nm and 1 550 nm

Attenuation Attenuation random mated Monitoring change in attenuation and in
grade IEC 61300-3-34 return loss (multiple path) IEC 61300-3-3
Grade A Not defined yet Not defined yet
Grade B
≤ 0,12 dB mean ∆ Attenuation ≤ 0,2 dB during and after
test for pigtails.
≤ 0,25 dB max. for > 97 % of samples
∆ Attenuation ≤ 0,5 dB during and ≤ 0,4 dB
after test for patchcords
Grade C ≤ 0,25 dB mean ∆ Attenuation ≤ 0,2 dB during and after
≤ 0,50 dB max. for > 97 % of samples test for pigtails.
∆ Attenuation ≤ 0,5 dB during and ≤ 0,4 dB
after test for patchcords
Grade D
≤ 0,50 dB mean ∆ Attenuation ≤ 0,2 dB during and after
test for pigtails.
≤ 1,0 dB max. for > 97 % of samples
∆ Attenuation ≤ 0,5 dB during and ≤ 0,4 dB
after test for patchcords
Grade 1 RL ≥ 60 dB (mated) and ≥ 55 dB (unmated)
≥ 60 dB (mated) and ≥ 55 dB (unmated)
during and after test
Grade 2 ≥ 45 dB RL ≥ 45 dB during and after test
Grade 3 ≥ 35 dB RL ≥ 35 dB during and after test
Grade 4 ≥ 26 dB RL ≥ 26 dB during and after test
NOTE 1 Table 1 is taken from Table A.12 of IEC 61753-1:2007.

NOTE 2 For Grade 1 performance level (APC-version), the RL values depend upon the connecting situation:

Minimum ≥ 60 dB (mated) and ≥ 55 dB (unmated), du
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