Cables for data transmission in industrial automation - LEONI

56 Fiber optic cables www.leoni-industrial-projects.comConventional links based on copper cables are now oftenreaching the limits of their capacity.The use of GigaLine® fiber optic cables offers for the mostdiverse bus applications (e.g. High Speed Ethernet – HSE)advantages in the following cases:When…■■electromagnetic effects can occur■■reliable potential separation is required■■broad transmission ranges are required■■low attenuation and thus long channels are necessary■■when crosstalk must not occur■■sparks must not emerge (for explosive environments)■■low weight and small dimensions are an advantage■■increased security against tapping is required.GigaLine®Cable programmeFiber optic cablesLEONI offers the comprehensive GigaLine® product range forvirtually all applications.Besides easy-to-assemble indoor cables with compact wiretechnology for the patch and floor area, universal cables forthe backbones indoors and outdoors and the classical outdoorcables, the Business Unit Industrial Projects offers manu facturingoptions for a large number of additional designs such as Giga-Line® outdoor cables:Following cable versions are available:Indoor and outdoor cables■■Breakout cables■■Universal (LSZH) cablesCharacteristics■■with corruga ted steel sheath■■with steel tape■■with SWA armour■■with additional lead coveringas protection against chemicals■■zero halogen■■flame retardant.