SYSTIMAX Armored Outdoor Cable

2 - 96 Fiber Arid-Core Construction

Central Tube
5021 Series
48 Fiber Cable Shown

PE Outer Jacket
Steel Armor
Steel RSM (2)
Ripcord for Jacket Access (2)
6.0mm Buffer Tube
Ripcord for Armor Access (2)
Gel
250 micron Fibers

Physical Specifications
Catalog
Number

Bundles

Buffer Tube
Diameter
in. (mm)

Jacket
Diameter
in. (mm)

002 - 024

5021

0.16 (4.0)

0.43 (11.0)

93 (138)

Loaded
8.6 (22.0)

Unloaded
4.3 (11.0)

026 - 048

5021

0.24 (6.0)

0.51 (13.0)

121 (181)

10.2 (26.0)

5021

0.31 (8.0)

0.59 (15.0)

152 (226)

11.8 (30.0)

050 - 096

Weight
lbs/kft
(kg/km)

Minimum Bend Radius

in. (cm)

Fiber
Count

Max. Tensile Load

lbs. (Newtons)

Maximum
Vertical Rise
Feet (Meters)

Short Term Long Term

607 (2700) 180 (800)

1945 (593)

5.1 (13.0)

607 (2700)

180 (800)

1483 (452)

5.9 (15.0)

607 (2700)

180 (800)

1188 (362)

5021 Series cable is constructed with 12 fibers per tube

Environmental and Mechanical

Cable Identification

Specification

Test Method

Operating Temperature

-40 to 158 F (-40 to +70 C)

FOTP - 3

Installation Temperature

-22 to 140 F (-30 to +60C)

N/A

Storage Temperature

-40 to 167 F (-40 to +75 C)

N/A

Crush Resistance

250lbf/in (44N/mm)

FOTP - 41

1 - Blue

5 - Slate

Impact Resistance

Exceeds

FOTP - 25

2 - Orange

6 - White

10 - Violet

Flexing

25 Cycles

FOTP - 104

3 - Green

7 - Red

11 - Rose

Twist Bend

Exceeds

FOTP - 85

4 - Brown

8 - Black

12 - Aqua

Cable Jacket - Black medium density polyethylene

Fiber Bundles and Fibers are identified with
standard color coding:
9 - Yellow

SYSTIMAX Outside Plant Fiber Optic Cables are designed and qualified to the requirements of
Telcordia GR-20-CORE, Issue 2; ANSI/ICEA S-87-640-1999 Standard for Optical Fiber Outside Plant
Communications Cable; IEC 60793 Optical Fibers; IEC 60794 Optical Fiber Cables; and ITU-T G.652
Characteristics of a Singlemode Optical Fiber.

Visit our Web site at www.systimax.com or contact your local SYSTIMAX Solutions
representative or SYSTIMAX BusinessPartner for more information.

Drawings not to scale

Specifications subject to change
Revision Date: 02/14/06