SIST EN 60794-3-20:2017

Optical fibre cables - Part 3-20: Outdoor cables - Family specification for self-supporting aerial telecommunication cables (IEC 60794-3-20:2016)

IEC 60794-3-20:2008(E) covers optical self-supporting aerial telecommunication cables. Requirements of the sectional specification IEC 60794-3 for duct, buried and aerial cables are applicable to cables covered by this standard. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2002. It constitutes a technical revision. The main changes are listed below:  - the fibres specification clause (Clause 5) has been enlarged to include fibre Types B5 and B6.a;  - an annex has been added for additional requirements according to the MICE table.

Lichtwellenleiter - Teil 3-20: Außenkabel - Familienspezifikation für selbsttragende LWL-Fernmelde-Luftkabel (IEC 60794-3-20:2016)

Câbles à fibres optiques - Partie 3-20: Câbles extérieurs - Spécification de famille pour les câbles de télécommunication aériens autoporteurs (IEC 60794-3-20:2016)

L'IEC 60794-3-20:2016 s'applique aux câbles optiques de télécommunication aériens autoporteurs. Les exigences de la spécification intermédiaire IEC 60794-3 pour les câbles installés dans des conduites, enterrés et aériens sont applicables aux câbles relevant de la présente norme. Dans ce contexte, on entend par câble de télécommunication aérien autoporteur un câble dont la construction intègre suffisamment d'éléments de renfort pour qu'il puisse être suspendu à des poteaux et des dispositifs analogues sans l'aide d'un autre fil ou conducteur de support. Les câbles ADSS installés sur des lignes d'alimentation qui nécessitent un matériau de gainage spécial pour la résistance au cheminement et à l'érosion, et d'autres constructions prévues pour des applications à haute tension ne sont pas couverts par la présente norme. Des spécifications particulières peuvent être établies en se fondant sur la présente spécification de famille. Cette troisième édition annule et remplace la deuxième édition parue en 2009. Elle constitue une révision technique. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente:
- la spécification a été simplifiée en s'appuyant sur les références à l'IEC 60794-1-1, l'IEC 60794-1-2 et la série IEC 60794-3;
- l'annexe contenant le tableau MICE a été supprimée;
- une annexe donnant des exemples a été ajoutée.
Mots clés: câbles optiques de télécommunication aériens autoporteurs

Optični kabli - 3-20. del: Zunanji kabli - Rodovna specifikacija za optične samopodporne zračne telekomunikacijske kable (IEC 60794-3-20:2016)

Standard IEC 60794-3-20:2008(E) zajema optične samopodporne zračne telekomunikacijske kable. Zahteve področne specifikacije IEC 60794-3 za kable v kanalih, zakopane in nadzemne kable se uporabljajo za kable iz tega standarda. Druga izdaja razveljavlja in nadomešča prvo izdajo, objavljeno leta 2002. Ta izdaja je tehnično popravljena izdaja. Spodaj so navedene glavne spremembe:  – točka o specifikaciji vlaken (točka 5) je razširjena, tako da vključuje vlakna vrste B5 in B6.a; – dodan je dodatek za dodatne zahteve v skladu s preglednico MICE.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 15-Dec-2016
• ICS: 33.180.10 - Fibres and cables
• Technical Committee: MOC - Mobile Communications
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 14-Dec-2016
• Due Date: 18-Feb-2017
• Completion Date: 16-Dec-2016
• Ref Project: EN 60794-3-20:2016 - Optical fibre cables - Part 3-20: Outdoor cables - Family specification for self-supporting aerial telecommunication cables

Relations

• Replaces: SIST EN 60794-3-20:2009 - Optical fibre cables - Part 3-20: Outdoor cables - Family specification for self supporting aerial telecommunication cable (IEC 60794-3-20:2009)
• Effective Date: 13-Dec-2016

Standards Content (Sample)

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Optical fibre cables - Part 3-20: Outdoor cables - Family specification for self-supporting
aerial telecommunication cables (IEC 60794-3-20:2016)
Lichtwellenleiter - Teil 3-20: Außenkabel - Familienspezifikation für selbsttragende LWL-
Fernmelde-Luftkabel (IEC 60794-3-20:2016)
Câbles à fibres optiques - Partie 3-20: Câbles extérieurs - Spécification de famille pour
les câbles de télécommunication aériens autoporteurs (IEC 60794-3-20:2016)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60794-3-20:2016
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60794-3-20

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
December 2016
ICS 33.180.10 Supersedes EN 60794-3-20:2009
English Version
Optical fibre cables - Part 3-20: Outdoor cables - Family
specification for self-supporting aerial telecommunication cables
(IEC 60794-3-20:2016)
Câbles à fibres optiques - Partie 3-20: Câbles extérieurs - Lichtwellenleiter - Teil 3-20: Außenkabel -
Spécification de famille pour les câbles de Familienspezifikation für selbsttragende LWL-Fernmelde-
télécommunication aériens autoporteurs Luftkabel
(IEC 60794-3-20:2016) (IEC 60794-3-20:2016)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2016-10-20. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
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© 2016 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
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EN 60794-3-20:2016
European foreword
The text of document 86A/1733/FDIS, future edition 3 of IEC 60794-3-20, prepared by SC 86A "Fibres
and cables" of IEC/TC 86 "Fibre optics" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and
approved by CENELEC as EN 60794-3-20:2016.
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2017-07-20
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at
national level by publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with (dow) 2019-10-20
the document have to be withdrawn

This document supersedes EN 60794-3-20:2009.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60794-3-20:2016 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated :
IEC 60794-1-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60794-1-2.
IEC 60794-3 (Series) NOTE Harmonized as EN 60794-3 (Series).

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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
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.
NOTE 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.

NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60793-2 -  Optical fibres - Part 2: Product EN 60793-2 -
specifications - General
IEC 60794-1-1 -  EN 60794-1-1 -
IEC 60794-1-21 -  Optical fibre cables -- Part 1-21: Generic EN 60794-1-21 -
specification - Basic optical cable test
procedures - Mechanical tests methods
IEC 60794-1-22 2012 Optical fibre cables -- Part 1-22: Generic EN 60794-1-22 2012
specification - Basic optical cable test
procedures - Environmental test methods
IEC 60794-3 2014 Optical fibre cables - Part 3: Outdoor EN 60794-3 2015
cables - Sectional specification
IEC 60811-203 -  Electric and optical fibre cables - Test EN 60811-203 -
methods for non-metallic materials -- Part
203: General tests - Measurement of
overall dimensions
IEC 60811-302 -  Electric and optical fibre cables - Test EN 60811-302 -
methods for non-metallic materials -- Part
302: Electrical tests - Measurement of the
d.c. resistivity at 23 °C and 100 °C of filling
compounds

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references. 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Symbols and abbreviations . 6
5 General Requirements . 6
5.1 Optical fibres. 6
5.2 Cable elements . 6
5.3 Optical fibre cable construction . 6
6 Details of family requirements and test conditions for optical fibre cable tests . 6
6.1 General . 6
6.2 Tensile performance . 6
6.3 Crush . 7
6.4 Impact . 7
6.5 Repeated bending . 7
6.6 Torsion . 7
6.7 Bend . 8
6.8 Bending under tension. 8
6.9 Temperature cycling . 9
6.10 Water penetration . 9
6.11 Aging . 9
6.12 Installation conditions . 9
Annex A (normative) Blank detail specification and minimum requirements . 10
A.1 Cable description . 10
A.2 Cable construction . 12
Annex B (informative) Examples of cables construction and installation . 13
Bibliography . 14

Figure B.1 – Lashed and suspended cable . 13
Figure B.2 – SSW cable (self-supporting with windows) . 13
Figure B.3 – Round aerial self-supported cable . 13

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OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES –

Part 3-20: Outdoor cables – Family specification
for self-supporting aerial telecommunication cables

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International Standard IEC 60794-3-20 has been prepared by Subcommittee 86A: Fibres and
cables, of IEC Technical Committee 86: Fibre optics.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2009. It constitutes a
technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) the specification has been streamlined by cross-referencing IEC 60794-1-1,
IEC 60794-1-2 and the IEC 60794-3 series;
b) an annex containing the MICE table has been deleted;
c) an annex on examples has been added.

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The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
86A/1733/FDIS 86A/1760/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.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all parts in the IEC 60794-3 series, published under the general title Optical fibre
cables – Part 3: Outdoor cables, can be found on the IEC website.
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