Programming Documents for Pre-K for SA - The City of San Antonio

14.1.1 Receiving Fiber Optic Cabling and Equipment on Site ................................................. 64
14.1.2 Handling Fiber Optic Cables ............................................................................................ 64
14.2 Support Structures ................................................................................................................... 64
14.3 Removal of Abandoned Cables................................................................................................ 65
14.4 Fire Stopping ............................................................................................................................. 65
14.5 Grounding and Bonding........................................................................................................... 65
15. Fiber Optic Cables .......................................................................................................................... 66
15.1 Cable Types ............................................................................................................................... 66
15.1.1 Cables by Fiber Types ....................................................................................................... 66
15.1.2 Fiber Optic Cables by Construction Type ....................................................................... 66
15.2 Flammability - Cable Ratings and Markings ......................................................................... 67
15.3 Fiber Optic Cable Color Codes ............................................................................................... 67
15.3.1 Cable Jackets ...................................................................................................................... 67
15.3.2 Fiber Color Codes .............................................................................................................. 68
15.4 Installing Fiber Optic Cable .................................................................................................... 68
15.4.1 General ................................................................................................................................ 68
15.4.2 Installation Guidelines....................................................................................................... 68
15.5 Cable Plant Hardware .............................................................................................................. 70
15.5.1 Cable Racks, Trays, Conduit and Innerduct .................................................................. 70
15.5.2 Fiber Optic Splicing and Termination Hardware .......................................................... 70
15.6 Use Of Cable Ties ...................................................................................................................... 71
16. Fiber Optic Termination ................................................................................................................ 72
16.1 General ....................................................................................................................................... 72
16.2 Fiber Optic Connectors ............................................................................................................ 72
16.2.1 Choice of Connector .......................................................................................................... 72
16.2.2 Termination Types ............................................................................................................. 73
16.2.3 Termination Process .......................................................................................................... 73
16.2.4 Connector Performance .................................................................................................... 74
16.2.5 Performance Verification .................................................................................................. 74
16.2.6 Fiber Polarization .............................................................................................................. 74
16.3 Fiber Optic Splices .................................................................................................................... 74
16.3.1 Types of Splices .................................................................................................................. 74
16.3.2 Splice Performance ............................................................................................................ 75
16.3.3 Splice Performance Verification ...................................................................................... 75
17. Testing The Installed Fiber Optic Cable Plant ............................................................................ 76
17.1 General ....................................................................................................................................... 76
17.2 Continuity Testing .................................................................................................................... 76
17.3 Insertion Loss ............................................................................................................................ 76
17.4 OTDR Testing ........................................................................................................................... 77
18. Administration, Management, And Documentation For Fiber Optics ..................................... 78
18.1 Guidelines .................................................................................................................................. 78
19. Labels And Labeling....................................................................................................................... 79
19.1 Visibility and Durability ........................................................................................................... 79
19.2 Specifications ............................................................................................................................. 79
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