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erial Cable/Self-Supporting:
V Aerial cable provides ease of installation and
reduces time and cost.
V The term breakout means at any location along
the cable one could breakout several fibers and
route other fibers to elsewhere.
V These cables are mainly used for AN, video
systems, industrial control process etc.,
< Use a steel messenger wire
< Or internal strengthening members
< Require extra protection for
< Wind loading
< Ice loading
< Temperature variations
< Moisture ingress
< Ultraviolet deterioration
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<Advantages
<Installed easily on existing
poles
<Where burial is too difficult
<Disadvantages
<¸usceptible to falling trees
<¸torm damage
V Underground cables experience less
environmental extremes than aerial cables.
V They are usually pulled into ducts or buried
directly in the ground.
V oose buffering tube is generally used to
isolated fibers from external forces
V Advantages:
V Most Cost effective method
V Òreat environmental protection when
compared to aerial cable
V More secure
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V Disadvantages:
V Can be disrupted by earthworks,
farming etc.,
V Rodents biting can be problem. (Can
be over come by using steel tape
armour)
V These are outdoor cables designed
for continuous immersion in water.
V Can be used in rivers, lakes etc.,
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