Annex-10

Technical Specifications
The Applicant shall install Optical Broadband Network in all 8 Districts of Province 2 and
provide broadband connectivity with minimum of 10Mbps internet/data access connectivity in
all Rural Muncipality (Gaun Palika),Wada Offices, health centers/health posts and public
educational institutions (colleges and high schools) and residential household for each packages.
The successful Applicant shall design and develop GPON based fiber optical network.

The purpose of optical broadband network is to provide broadband connectivity service with
minimum of 10Mbps in each Rural Muncipality (Gaun Palika),Wada Offices, health
centers/health posts and public educational institutions (colleges and high schools) and residential
household.

This annex is prepared to provide minimum technical specification of different types of Access
technology and media to provide optical broadband network. Each successful Applicant shall
meet minimum of all the availability or key indicating parameters as listed in this Annex.

The Applicant shall provide detailed technical specifications on Optical broadband network. The
SLO has to build at least 10% UG network network as specified in BoQ.

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Annex -10(A)

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 Annex – 10 (B)

Clause No. Particulars of Technical Requirements

1.0 Figure 8 Fiber specification
1.1 12 Core G.652D Armored fiber shall be used to connect OLT GPON interfaces with Master Splitters
1.2 6 core G.657A1 Armored shall be used to connect Master splitters to Distribution splitters
1.3 Fiber cross section

1.4
No. of cores 6 12
Fiber Specification 6 core - G.657A1, 12 - G.652D
Material Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT)
Diameter（±0.06）mm 2.0 2.2
Loose Tube
Thickness（±0.03）mm 0.32 0.32
The Max.Core NO./Tube 6 12
Water Blocking Layer( Material) Flooding Compound
Messenger Material Galvanized steel strand
wire Thickness（±0.2）mm 2.1(0.7mm*7)
Material steel wire
Armoring
Diameter*NO mm 0.7*12 0.7*12 0.8*12 0.9*12

Messenger Material Medium Density Polyethylene (MDPE)

Outer Sheath Thickness（±0.2）mm 1.3
Cable Material MDPE
Outer Sheath Thickness（±0.2）mm 1.5
Material MDPE
Web
Size（±0.5）mm 3.0*2.0
Cable Diameter（±0.5）mm（W×H） 6.4*13.1 6.4*13.1 6.8*13.5 7.6*14.3
Cable Weight（±10）kg/km 110 110 124 144
Attenuation 1310nm 0.35dB/ km

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 1550nm 0.21dB/ km
Min. Without Tension 10.0×Cable-φ
bending
radius Under Maximum Tension 20.0×Cable-φ
Temperature Installation -20~+60
range Transport & Storage -40~+70
（℃） Operation -40~+70
1.5
Fiber core color codes:

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6

Color Blue Orange Green Brown Gray White

No. 7 8 9 10 11 12

Color Red Black Yellow Violet Pink Aqua

No. 13 14 15 16 17 18

Color Blue+P Orange+P Green+P Brown+P Gray+P White+P

No. 19 20 21 22 23 24

Color Red+P Natural+P Yellow+P Violet+P Pink+P Aqua+P

1.6
Item Requirement
Allowable Short Term 3600 N
Tensile Strength Long Term 1500 N
Allowable Crush Short Term 1500 (/100mm)
Resistance Long Term 600 (/100mm)

1.7 Identification
Following information shall be embossed or printed or indented on the cable sheath at
intervals of 1m throughout the whole length of the cable to enable the identification of cable.
The embossed or printed or indented marking shall be distinct to naked eye from a distance
of not less than 50 cm.

(i) Type and size of cable

(ii) Progressive length marking
(iii) Year of manufacturing
(iv) Manufacturer's name
(v) NEPAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY
(vi) Laser symbol or text identifying the cable as optical fibre cables.

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1.8 All Dielectric Self-Supporting Cable, (ADSS) Construction
Design of cable from core to skin shall be as follows:
a) Center strength member (CSM) shall be made from non-metallic materials.
b) Loose buffer tube filling compound to protect the fibers in the loose tube against
water ingress and vibration, this compound must enable optical fibers move easily in
the tube.
c) Loose buffer tube shall be made from Polypropylene (PP) or Polybutylene
Terephthalate (PBT), colored distinguished between loose buffer tubes and filled by
filling compound or water swellable materials.
d) Fillers and Loose tubes shall be arranged round CSM according to the reverse lay
method (SZ). Fillers with neuter color shall be used to distinguish with loose buffer
tubes.
e) After application of fillers, at least one helical or longitudinal application of non-
hygroscopic and non-wicking water blocking tape shall be applied over the cable
core.
f) The inner jacket shall be of MDPE or HDPE as per the latest relevant BS standards.
g) Peripheral strength member shall be made from aramide yarns with high straining
intensity and low stretching capacity.
h) HDPE outer jacket shall be able to sustain high electric field.
1.9 The Cable structure shall be as follows:

Cable Types

HDPE outer sheath

Reinforced strength member (Aramid yarns)

Cable core wrapping (water blocking Tape)

Optical fiber
Loose tube (PP)
Dielectric central Strength Member

filling compound or water swellable materials

MDPE or HDPE inner sheath

a) ADSS cable for 11/33KV 100m span 24 core

Description Technical Requirement
ADSS cable
Span length 100m
Lifetime ≥ 30 years
Dielectric central strength member
≥ 2.0 mm
diameter
Minimum Quantity (or Amount) of
> 34,000 den
Aramid Yarn
Rated Tensile Strength ≥ 9 kN
Maximum allowable Tension ≥ 3.6 kN
Every day Stress ≥ 2.25 kN

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Applied Load Crush Resistance ≥ 2 kN/100mm
Allowed Bending Radius 20 times of diameter of cable
Inner jacket thickness ≥ 1.0 mm
Outer jacket thickness ≥ 1.5 mm
Cable weight 120 -160 kg/km
Fiber length in the cable compared to the
≥ 1%
cable length
(b) ADSS cable for 11/33KV 200m span 24 core
Description Technical Requirement
ADSS cable
Span length 200m
Lifetime ≥ 30 years
Dielectric central strength member
≥ 2.0 mm
diameter
Minimum Quantity (or Amount) of
> 79,600 den
Aramid Yarn
Rated Tensile Strength ≥ 15 kN
Maximum allowable Tension ≥ 6 kN
Every day Stress ≥ 3.5 kN
Applied Load Crush Resistance ≥ 2 kN/100mm

Allowed Bending Radius 20 times of cable diameter

Inner jacket thickness ≥ 1.0 mm

Outer jacket thickness ≥ 1.5 mm
Cable weight 140 -180 kg/km
Fiber length in the cable compare with the
≥ 1%
cable length
(c) ADSS cable for 11/33KV 300m span 24 core
Description Technical Requirement
ADSS cable
Span length 300m
Lifetime ≥ 30 years
Dielectric central strength member
≥ 2.0 mm
diameter
Minimum Quantity (or Amount) of
> 137,600 den
Aramid Yarn
Rated Tensile Strength ≥ 18 kN
Maximum allowable Tension ≥ 7 kN
Every day Stress ≥ 4.5 kN
Applied Load Crush Resistance ≥ 2 kN/100mm

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 Allowed Bending Radius 20 times of cable diameter

Inner jacket thickness ≥ 1.0 mm

Outer jacket thickness ≥ 1.5 mm
Cable weight 150 -190 kg/km
Fiber length in the cable compare with the
≥ 1%
cable length

2.0 Underground Optical Fiber Cables

Clause
Particulars of Technical Requirements
No.
2.1 General
This specification deals with 24 Single Mode Optical Fibre (duct cable), 24 fibre Single Mode
Optical Fibre (Aerial) cables, enclosures, ODF and OTB to be used. The offered fibre cables
shall comply with ITU-T rec. G.652D (latest) and other relevant ITU-T recommendations.
The Applicant shall supply 24 core optical fibre duct cable.

Full compatibility between offered cable and the equipment is mandatory.

2.2 Cable Life

The fibre and cable shall be designed for a life expectancy of at least thirty (30) years without
serious degradation of the performance or reliability when maintained in accordance with the
manufacturer's recommendations and when operated in the environmental condition of Nepal.
2.3 Cable Construction
2.4 a) Fibre
The fibres shall be made from high-grade silica or compound glass.
The geometric and optical properties of the fiber shall be in accordance with table below.
Mode field diameter (µm) at 1310 nm 8.6-9.5 ± 0.6 (ITU-T rec.G652D)
Cladding diameter (µm) 125 ± 1
Maximum mode field /core concentricity error (µm) 0.8
Coating diameter (µm) 245 ± 10
Maximum Cladding non-circularity 2%
Maximum cut-off wavelength (nm) 1260
λ0min 1300 nm
Chromatic dispersion co-efficient λ0min 1324 nm
S0max 0.093 ps/nm2 x km
Maximum attenuation range at 1310 nm/1550 nm 0.38/0.2 dB/km
Cable Attributes
Attenuation coefficient maximum at 1310 and 1550 nm 0.4 dB/km and 0.35 dB/km
M 20 Cables
PMD Coefficient Q 0.01%
Maximum PMDQ 0.20 ps/√km
b) The loss increase of 100 turns of fibre, loosely wound with a 300 mm radius shall be
less than 0.5 dB at wavelengths of 1310/1550 nm.
c) A PMD link design value, PMDQ, which serves as a statistical upper bound for the
PMD coefficient of the concatenated optical fibre cables shall be supplied.

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d) The nominal operating wavelength of the systems in this project shall be 1310 nm,
(within the region of 1280-1330 nm). The fibres shall be able to support future
systems in the 1550 nm region.
e) Coating: A dual protective Ultra Violet (UV) curable primary coating or similar
quality alternative materials shall be applied to the fiber. Removal of the primary
coating for the jointing shall be achieved without the use of chemicals. A simple
mechanical operation shall be sufficient to prepare the fiber for jointing.
2.5 Loose Tube
Loose buffer tube shall be made from Polypropylene (PP) or Polybutylene Terephthalate
(PBT), colored distinguished between loose buffer tubes and filled by filling compound or
water swellable materials.

The filling compound shall be dermatologically safe. The viscosity of the filling compound
must be low enough to allow free movement of the fibre. It shall be easily removable from the
fibre by wiping.
The swellable material shall contain super absorbent polymer (SAP) which rapidly swell upon
contact with water.

The Maximum no. of fibres that shall be put in a loose plastic tube of different size of Optical
Fibre Cable is as followed:
Maximum no. of Fibre that shall be put
Size of OFC Type of OFC
inside loose tube of OFC
24 Fibre Duct 6
24 Fibre Aerial 6

2.6 The Water Swellwable Materials for Water Blocking

The cable core shall use the dry core technology and shall be fully water blocked with the dry
swellable materials or equivalents. The swellable material shall contain super absorbent
polymer (SAP) which rapidly swell upon contact with water.
2.7 Core Wrapping
At least one close helical or longitudinal application of non-hygroscopic and non-wicking
water blocking tape shall be applied over the cable core. The inside and outside of the core
wrapping tape/ water-blocking tape (for a “dry core” cable design) shall be filled with the
same compound.
2.8 Moisture Barrier
Duct Cable
Electrolytic chrome coated steel tape with a longitudinal overlap, coated with polyethylene /
co-polymer on both sides shall be applied throughout the cable core. The thickness of steel
tape shall be 0.15 mm and polyethylene / co-polymer coating on each side shall be 0.05 mm.
This barrier shall be applied with sufficient overlay to ensure that it provides complete cover
at the minimum bending radius of the cable as mentioned in mechanical characteristics.

The corrugated steel tape shall be sealed and bonded to the inner surface of the polyethylene
sheath extended over it. The tape shall be electrically continuous throughout the length.

2.9 Sheath

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a) The cable shall be sheathed with polyethylene in accordance with the requirements of
BS 6234-1987.
b) The sheath shall be free of pinholes, joints and other defects. It shall be circular in
shape. Thermoplastic cylinder may be used as filler for circular core formation.
2.10 Strength Members
a) Central Strength Member
All types of cables shall have one Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) as central strength
member. The loose tubes shall be placed around the central strength member.
b) Messenger wire for Aerial Cable
Aerial cable shall contain a messenger wire of high tensile galvanised steel strand wires. The
messenger wire must have seven wires, six of them stranded around central wire.
2.11 Cable Constructional Requirements
a) Duct Cables
Construction and mechanical requirements of the duct cable shall be as per the table below.
Maximum external diameter (mm) 16.5
Nominal outer sheath thickness (mm) 2
Nominal thickness of corrugated steel tape (mm) 0.15
Minimum central strengthening FRP diameter (mm) (depending
1.5–2.0
on Fiber count)
Maximum weight (kg/km) 300
Maximum core diameter (mm) 9.5
Maximum number of fiber per loose tube 12
Maximum loose tube diameter (mm) 3
Bending radius under load (mm) <300
Minimum tensile load (N) 2000
Minimum crush resistance (N/ 10 cm) 3000

b) Identification
Following information shall be embossed or printed or indented on the cable sheath at intervals
of 1m throughout the whole length of the cable to enable the identification of cable. The
embossed or printed or indented marking shall be distinct to naked eye from a distance of not
less than 50 cm.

(i) Type and size of cable

(ii) Progressive length marking
(iii) Year of manufacturing
(iv) Manufacturer's name
(v) NEPAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY
(vi) Laser symbol or text identifying the cable as optical fibre cables.

c) Sealing and marking ends

After testing, the ends of each length of cable shall be enclosed in securely attached, tightly
fitting caps having wall thickness and overall length of not less than 2 mm and 50 mm
respectively.

d) Color Code
The color code for the identification of fibre & loose tube shall be in the following order,

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Clause
Particulars of Technical Requirements
No.

Fibre No. Color Fibre No. Color

1 Blue 7 Orange
2 White 8 Black
3 Yellow 9 Pink
4 Green 10 Violet
5 Grey 11 Brown
6 Red 12 Aqua
e) Loose Tube Colour
The same colour coding system shall be followed for loose tube.

2.12 Tests
Tests on the finished cables shall be made to prove compliance with all requirements of this
specification. There shall be a guarantee that the materials used for production of the fibers
and coating shall be of the same origin for all cables. Combination of fibres and coating from
different suppliers is not acceptable.

2.13 Tests For Geometrical, Optical & Transmission Characteristics

a) Geometric tests shall include the following :
─ Mode field diameter
─ Cladding diameter
─ Mode field concentricity
─ Cladding non-circularity
─ Primary coating diameter
b) Optical properties test of the fibre shall include the following :
─ Refractive index profile
─ Maximum theoretical numerical aperture.
─ Cut off wavelength
─ Backscattering
c) For each production length, to be delivered in Nepal, the following measurements shall
be performed and random sampling shall be provided:

─ Attenuation at 1310 nm and 1550 nm.

─ Chromatic dispersion at 1310 nm and 1550 nm.
2.14 Mechanical Test
a) The following mechanical tests shall be carried out on the cables as per ITU (T) 652.D
─ Tensile performance
─ Crush
─ Impact
─ Repeated bending
─ Torsion
─ Flexibility
─ Kink
─ Cable bend
b) The construction of protective cover of the cable shall be of good engineering practices
with respect to:
─ Air tightness

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─ Resistance to water penetration
─ Flexibility within a temperature range of –5º c to + 50º C
─ Mechanical stability
─ Chemical resistance
─ Small diameter, light weight
c) Conditions of measurement and test
All the measurements shall be carried out at a temperature of 20 + 5°C.
2.15 Cable Drum Information
a) The cable shall be coiled on metallic or synthetic drum, the size of which shall
conform to those given in table below.
Barrel Overall Width
Flange Internal spindle hole dia.
Diameter Of Drum
Diameter (mm) (mm)
(mm) (mm)
Minimum 900 385 500 75
Maximum 2200 1400 1200 -
b) Strong battens shall be fixed on to the circumference of the flanges of the drum so as
to protect cable from damage during transportation and storage.
2.16 Drum Length
The bidder shall supply the cable in fixed length in each cable drum for every size of the cable.
The length of cable drum for 24 fibres cables shall be at least four (4) km.
2.17 Closures
a) Re-enterable four-way water-proof and air-tight (at least up to 1m depth of water)
closure shall be supplied for different sizes of optical fibre Cables.
b) The closure shall be made of materials that are fire and chemical resistant and are
mechanically strong (shall not break or deform when falling from a height of at-least
5m on hard cement surface).
c) The closure shall be installed underground or in manholes or on the poles. Suitable
clamping accessories shall be provided.
d) Underground enclosure shall be in-line (Horizontal) type and Aerial enclosures shall
be of Dome type.
e) The enclosure shall allow for the tap-off splices and shall have enough space and
facility to organize the loose tubes containing fibres that doesn't need to be cut and
spliced at any pickup point.
f) Grounding arrangements with grounding materials shall be provided to connect
metallic part of cable & closure to the earth.
g) All the accessories and materials like clamping and ground continuity wires forming a
set shall be provided.
2.18 Optical Distribution Frame (ODF)/Termination Box
All the new fibre ends shall be terminated in ODF/Termination Box.
Optical Distribution Frame (ODF)
ODF to be installed shall of rack system possessing with following characteristics :

a) Standard 19 inch installation: fully enclosed rodent proof structure.

b) Keyway type.
c) Full front operation: capable of installation against wall, side by side or back to back.
d) Complete cable routing design with fiber bend radius over 40 mm.
e) Modular design with easy installation.

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f) Splice and Distribution Module with capacity of sufficient ports with FC adaptors.
g) Optimal arrangement for patch cords with fiber storage units.
h) Reliable holding, protection and grounding of optical cables.
2.19 Termination Box
a) Termination boxes are to be installed in remote sites.
b) Termination boxes shall be wall mountable with keyway entry access.
c) The termination boxes shall have at-least two inlets for two cables and inlets for patch
cords shall be separate.
d) Necessary accessories for fixing the termination box shall be supplied.
e) Grounding arrangements with grounding materials shall be provided to ground
metallic parts of OFC and termination box to the existing station earth.
2.20 Environmental Conditions: The Optical Fiber cable and Accessories shall be capable of
maintaining its performance for 24 hours daily throughout the year under the following
climatological conditions.

(a) Temperature : -10 degree C to +55 degree C

(b) Humidity : RH up to 100% @ 0 - 35°C & up to 75% @ above 40°C.

(c) Altitude : At any altitude up to 5000 m above sea level.

(d) Ultraviolet Ray :OFC shall not be affected by ultraviolet ray exposure.
2.21 Laying of PL-HDPE:
i. The HDPE Duct shall be lubricated by co-extrusion technique with an inner layer of
Solid Permanent Lubricant/ preferably spiral ribbed to reduce the Internal Co-
efficient of Friction. The Internal Co-efficient of Friction shall not exceed 0.08, when
measured with respect to Optic Fiber Cable.
ii. In finished duct, the co-extruded Inner Layer of Solid Permanent Lubricant/
preferably spiral ribbed shall be integral with HDPE Layer and shall be white and
clearly visible in cross section of Duct. The Inner Layer of Solid Permanent
Lubricant shall be continuous all through and shall not come out during storage,
usage and throughout the life of Telecom Duct.
iii. The Applicant shall be responsible to trench and install one (1) numbers of PL-
HDPE 40/33 mm direct buried type (Outside dia: 40mm, wall thickness:3.5mm) size
ducts.
iv. 24 cores of optical fiber cable is to be blown into one of the PL-HDPE ducts.
v. The duct supplied shall have the properties for installation of optic fiber cable by
internationally proven blowing technology, up to a minimum distance of 1000m
under normal terrain conditions.
vi. Usage of such ducts shall permit the installation of cable into ducts by Blowing
Technology.
vii. All the detailed drawing of the networks elements (Optical terminal boxes, manholes,
hand holes, outdoor, splice boxes) with GPS co-ordinates, altitude etc. shall be
prepared in AutoCAD and presented to NTA for approval.
viii. The duct shall be supplied in continuous length of One (1) Km in a coil (Yellow and
White in colors) with both end sealed. Colour of the PL-HDPE Duct can be Black or
Blue, Green, Yellow with 4 stripes/bands for identification.

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ix. The ducts shall be marked with each meter span and embossed Inkjet printing as the
Nepal Telecommunication Authority on outer surface of the duct with distinct,
permanent, non-washable, non-fading color.
x. The duct shall be joined by means of suitable Plastic Couples Push-Fit Couplers to
ensure durable water and airtight joints, using 'O' ring.
xi. The blue colored PL- HDPE Duct should have co-extruded copper wire. This duct
would be a tracer duct with copper wire and extended along the entire length. The
copper wire shall be co-extruded or embedded within the outer layer meeting all the
criteria defined below. The copper wire shall be highly conductive and shall be used
for radiating a signal along a duct line such that the cable duct can be easily traced
with a signal tracing equipment (transmitter & receiver with inbuilt GPS system).
The co-extruded copper wire should have :-

a) Diameter : 1.22 mm +/- 0.02

b) Resistance : < 15.0 Ohms/Km. at 27 deg. C.

xii. Expanding washer and Threaded cover over the couplers and shall withstand
10Kg/cm2 air pressure for at least 2 hours.
xiii. The material specifications of ducts shall follow BS: 3412, Class N HDPE.
xiv. The specific base density shall be within 940- to 950Kg958Kg/m3, when tested at
27°C.
xv. The melt flow rate of the material shall be between 0.20 and 0.4 gm/10minutes when
tested at 190°C with nominal load of 2.16 kgf.
xvi. The design, workmanship, material and finish of all the Permanently lubricated high
density polyethylene duct pipe (PL-HDPE) shall be free from defect and shall be
capable of functioning perfectly and be able to withstand the rigours of long service
in any type of area that may encountered in Nepal.
xvii. The operating environment condition shall be -10°C to +50°C temperature range, up
to 100% relative humidity, up to 5000m of altitude from sea level, Nepalese
environment. Other accessories like Plastic coupler, End plug, Simple plug, Warning
tape, Cable booster etc shall be used.
In places like bridges, culverts, under rivers, inside pits, canals, rain washable areas, heavy
vehicle traffic passing areas etc., the duct shall be made up of GI (Galvanized Iron) pipe.

2.22 Construction Standards

a) The trench shall be excavated to a depth of 130 cm in general in plain area and it shall
be graded to enable the cable to be laid on an even plain. The depth reference for the
trench shall be taken from the road surface.
b) A bed of sand of 10 cm deep shall be laid along the bottom of the trench and duct shall
be placed at the centre of the trench.
c) A sand bed of 10 cm deep shall be provided above the duct.
d) Warning tape shall be placed 20 cm above the sand bed.
e) In rocky area, the trench shall be excavated to a depth of at least 100 cm.
f) Sharp edges of rocks in the trench shall be removed. Sand cushion of 10 cm thick
above and below the duct shall be provided. The bottom of the trenches shall be
uniform level without any abrupt ups and downs.
g) The optical fiber enclosures shall be used in each splice.

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h) Cable pulling machines, air blowing machines shall be used at a distance of 1 km apart
in tandem in order to avoid fibre damage.
i) Sharp cable radii shall be minimized as recommended by manufacturer or ITU-T
recommendation G.652.
j) Air conditioned splicing vehicle shall be used to provide dust and moisture free
environment for fusion splicing. The average splice loss shall not be more than
0.05dB/splice.
k) Tree routes shall be cut completely in the trench, which could grow and crush the duct
pipe.
l) To reduce the friction between the cables and duct, suitable lubricant shall be
continuously applied.
m) All manholes shall be covered properly.
n) After completion of the termination and splicing in each section, the cable shall be
tested for loss and recorded.

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3.0 Last Mile Fiber Drop Wire Specification
13.1 Two core G.647A1 outdoor black fiber should be used to provide last mile connection from
Distribution splitter to ONT
13.2 Fiber cross section:

13.3
Specification
Items Unit
G.657A1
1310nm 9.0±0.4
Mode Field Diameter
1550nm 10.1±0.5
Cladding Diameter μm 124.8±0.7
Cladding Non-Circularity % ≤0.7
Core-Cladding Concentricity Error μm ≤0.5
Coating Diameter μm 245±5
Coating Non-Circularity % ≤6.0
Cladding-Coating Concentricity Error μm ≤12.0
Cable Cutoff Wavelength nm λcc≤1260
Tension（Long Term） N 300
Tension（Short Term） N 600
Crush（Long Term） N/10cm 1000
Crush（Short Term） N/10cm 2200
Min. Bend Radius（Dynamic） mm 30
Min. Bend Radius（Static） mm 15
Operating Temperature ℃ -20～+70
Storage Temperature ℃ -20～+70
1310nm dB/km ≤0.35
Attenuation(max.)
1550nm dB/km ≤0.21
1turn×10mm
dB ≤0.75
radius @1550nm
Macro-Bending Loss
1turn×10mm
dB ≤1.5
radius @1625nm

4.0 GPON Optical Line Terminal (OLT)

4.1 OLT must comply with ITU-T recommendations G.984.1 , the G.984.2, G.984.5 and G.988.
4.2 The GPON operating wavelengths shall be bidirectional 1490nm downstream and 1310nm
upstream.
4.3 The bitrate of the GPON system shall be 2488.32 Mbit downstream and 1244.16 Mbit/ upstream, as
defined in G.984.2

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4.4 The optical power levels for the 2.4 Gbit/s downstream and 1.2 Gbit/s upstream system and the
optical power budget shall be compliant to Class B+ and Class C+
4.5 It should provide Optical Line Supervision capabilities as defined in G.984.2, with compliancy to
measurement specifications G.984.2 like Transceiver temperature, voltage , Laser bias current ,
Optical transmit power and receive power

4.6 The GTC parameters shall be compliant to support the following GPON system, as defined in
G.984.3 with Logical split ratio of up to 1:128 or Higher and Fiber distance of up to 20km or
Higher.

4.7 The OLT shall automatically discovered ONT registration.

4.8 The OLT MUST support the pre-provisioning of ONT serial numbers and registration IDs and their
associated ONT IDs.

4.9 The OLT must support DBA method and be capable of accommodating on the same PON a mix of
status-reporting and non-status-reporting ONT.

4.10 The proposed equipment shall support complete all T-CONT types according to ITU-T G.983.4

4.11 Support Advanced Encryption Standard (AES),Forward error correction (FEC), Dynamic
bandwidth allocation (DBA) & Configurable delay tolerance

4.12 The proposed equipment must comply with the ITU-T G.988 ONT management and control
interface specification (OMCI)

4.13 OMCI transport mechanism compliance based on ITU-G 984.3.

4.14 GEM Port IDs MUST be assigned automatically by the OLT
4.15 The management specification must allow the OLT to establish and release connections across the
ONT, manage the UNIs at the ONT, request configuration information and performance statistics
and autonomously inform the system operator of an event (e.g. link failure)
4.16 The proposed equipment shall be able to detect and isolate the rogue ONTs.
4.17 The proposed OLT must have at least one year of commercial application.
4.18 The vendor should implement his OMCI stack in accordance to OMCI Implementer’s Study Guide,
ITU-T G.988 for OMCI interoperability
4.19 The proposed equipment must be compliant to ONT management and control protocol as defined in
G.988
4.20 The GPON OLT should be modular chassis based with small, medium and high-density various
slots options
4.21 The OLT optical connections to the GPON must be based on SC/UPC
4.22 The same GPON service board should support mixing of B+ and C+ pluggable transceivers. There
should be no restriction on the number of pluggable SFP of each flavor (B+ or C+) that could be
inserted.
4.23 The proposed product should support an operating temperature of -25C to +60C
4.24 Field replaceable Fan Frame and Dust Filter
4.25 The Equipment should support redundant -48VDC power supply
4.26 Should support Redundant Controller Card
4.27 The offered product must provide a support for 10GPON in future
4.28 The OLT must support 1/10G SFP+ port for uplink connectivity towards network
4.29 IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation must be supported on OLT uplink network interfaces for link
protection/redundancy

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4.30 The SFP+ uplink interfaces on the OLT must support transceiver monitoring DDMI monitoring like
temperature, voltage, lazer bias current, RX and TX power
4.31 Out of Band Management support in the control card
4.32 Should Support L2, L3, IP/MPLS, VPWS, VPLS, Layer 3 routing protocols OSPF,IS-IS,BGP
4.33 Protection against malicious media access control (MAC) move, proxy ARP, IP spoofing,
L2/L3/L4 ACL including MAC ACL and Traffic rates controls, DHCP snooping
4.34 Should support or have clear roadmap to support SDN and NFV in same unit
4.35 Support Fequency and timing protocol such as ToD, 1588v2, SyncE & BITS for mobile backhaul
4.36 The OLT should be able to support IEEE802.1Q Vlan 1-4094, QinQ tagging, Vlan translation, N:1
Vlan, S-Tag, C-Tag, 1:1 Vlan and QoS
4.37 Should support IGMPv2, IGMPv3 for multicast traffic with IGMP Snooping
4.38 Should support SNMP v1, 2 and 3
5.0 OLT Type 1
5.1 Minimum 2 x service slots or higher
5.2 1 x Control Card with provision to add another for redundancy in future
5.3 2 x 1/10Gbps or higher SFP+ uplink interfaces with optics based on proposed network design
6.0 OLT Type 2
6.1 Minimum 6 x service slots or higher
6.2 1 x Control Card with provision to add another for redundancy in future
6.3 8 x 1/10Gbps SFP+ uplink interfaces with optics based on proposed network design
7.0 GPON Service Interface Card
7.1 16 x GPON Ports with class B+ or C+ optics based on proposed network design

8.0 GPON Optical Network Terminal (ONT)

8.1 The ONT should belongs to proposed Vendor’s of OLT
8.2 The ONT should support 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps interface over RJ45
8.3 The ONT should support Wi-Fi capability such as b/g/n
8.4 Should support Bridge/Routed
8.5 IP-v4 and IP-v6 support
8.6 The throughput of the Ethernet port shall be wire speed for different frame size
8.7 The ONT should support Bridging of 802.1q tagged Ethernet frames between its LAN and WAN
interfaces
8.8 The ONT should have local LAN DHCP server to provide IP assignment to end device
8.9 The ONT should support remote software download and upgrade
8.10 The ONT should support Bridging of 802.1q tagged Ethernet frames between its LAN and WAN
interfaces
8.11 The ONT should support PPPoE over the encapsulated Ethernet , Bridge IP over Ethernet
8.12 Should support Multiple WAN interfaces for Internet, IPTV, including TR069 for Management
8.13 The ONT should support NAT/Firewall/DMZ with port forwarding
8.14 The ONT shall support smart public Wi-Fi hotspot for public usage over different VLAN, and
invisible for family users (Hidden SSID).
8.15 The ONT should support Wi-Fi user security such as WPA-PSK/WPA2
8.16 The ONT should support IEEE 802.1q virtual LAN (VLAN)
8.17 The ONT should support Class of Service (CoS) based on VLAN-ID, IEEE 802.1p bit
8.18 ONT must be manageable through Network Element manager of OLT
8.19 ONT must be zero touch auto provisioning through TR069 using DHCP options from ACS

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8.20 Remotely software image download over OMCI, as well as activation and reboot/reset functionality
along with auto re-provisioning in case of factory reset by customer
8.21 Should support the AES security mechanism defined in G.984.3
8.22 Fully manageable from NMS using OMCI from OLT
8.23 Must support L2 loop detection feature on the LAN side with auto port shut feature upon loop
detection as an action
9.0 Routers

9.1 The router must have 6 or Higher service slots

9.2
The router have 20x1Gbps SFP Ethernet ports

9.3
The router have 20x10Gbps SFP+ Ethernet ports

9.4 Router shall support at least 2 x 100 Gbps line card per slot for future upgrades

9.5 The Router should support 2 Million IPv4 and 1 Million IPv6 routes

9.6
Minimum Switching Capacity: 3.20 Tbps

9.7 Packet Forwarding Capacity per service slot (at least): 150 Mpps

9.8
Packet Forwarding Performance for Chassis (at least): 2400 Mpps
9.9 Router shall be equipped with redundant route processor and switch control card

9.10 Upgradation and down gradation of software in the standby processor should not affect
traffic switching in the main processor.
9.11 Shall support on line hot insertion and removal of cards without service hit.

9.12 Should have redundant -48VDC power supply

9.13 Operating Temperature: -5°C to 40° C nominal

9.14 Should support all Metro and Carrier Ethernet Services and L2 protocols like 802.1Q VLAN,
Q-in-Q, VLAN Translation, EFM, CFM, Link Aggregation

9.15 Should support all L3 functionality Static Route, RIP, OSPF, ISIS, BGP, GRE, MP-BGP,
uRPF,
9.16 The router should support IP/MPLS features LDP based MPLS, BGP based MPLS, L2VPN
(EoMPLS) , L3VPN, VPLS, EVPN, RSVP, RSVP-TE, MPLS-TE, MPLS-FRR, VRF.
9.17 Supports Multicasting PIM-DM, PIM-SM, IGMP v1, IGMP v2, IGMP Snooping, MLD,
MSDP,
9.18 The router shall support Bi-Direction Forwarding Detection (BFD)

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9.19
The proposed router shall support BFD for LDP LSP.
9.20 The router shall support the dual stack with all IPv6 related features

9.21 Should support BRAS or BNG with L2TP, LAC and LNS , CGNAT and Firewall
functionality in needed
9.22
The proposed router shall support defend against TCP SYN flood attack
9.23 The router must support QoS features to allocate network resources on application needs and
QoS priorities. Such ass, traffic shaping, queueing, Classifications for DiffServ, Marking,
Round Robin, RED, WRED

9.24
The proposed router shall support 5-level hierarchical QoS scheduling if needed in future.
9.25
Should support SNMP v1, v2 and v3 along with Radius, Tacacs+, SSH and Telnet
9.26 SDN and NVF Support

10.0 Network Management and Monitoring (NMS)

10.1 Intel-based HW platforms must be proposed for the NMS.

10.2 The proposed server shall be 19” rack-mountable with redundant power supplies, redundant 15k
SAS hard disks and redundant Gigabit network interfaces.

10.3 The EMS must be able to run both on a single server and on a cluster of servers or as Virtual Image

10.4 The NMS must be based on Linux platform.

10.5 The network representation shall be based on a tree like structure as well as in a graphical structure
with drag and drop feature
10.6 The NMS must support standardized NBI and SBI communication with NE reachability,
connectivity and SNMP monitoring
10.7
In the event of an NMS failure or connection loss the end-user services shall not be hampered.
10.8 Should be able to generate alarms and notify the NOC along with Alarm filters, acknowledgement
and clearance
10.9 The NMS must support functions to allow the software upgrade of the complete access network ie
OLT and ONT.
10.10 The proposed NMS must be able to provide an XML/SOAP or REST API to forward the alarm
information to a remote application or 3rd party integration.
10.11 Service provisioning and Graphing functions must be available from NMS or with another
additional application
10.12 The NMS should be able to monitor the performance or network elements

10.13 The NMS should be able to do inventory management of OLT and ONT either inbuilt or with
additional application integration with SOAP/XML API integration
10.14 The NMS should be able to monitor the ODN network including the passive network inbuilt of with
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10.15 The NMS must maintain the database of Fibers, Fiber splice points, Fiber enclosures, Fiber loops,
Fiber routes, Fiber types, Fiber cores, tubes, Distribution Splitters, Splitter distribution ports, Poles,
OLT/ONT location and provide complete visibility of Fiber network in Google earth or GIS maps.
This can be on the same NMS or another 3rd party application and provide near to real-time visibility
and fault predictions of passive network.
10.16
The NMS must support creation of users, groups and multiple roles with various access privileges
10.17 The NMS shall be also the part Automatic Configuration Server (ACS) that is shall be used ONT
zero touch provisioning process using TR069 or XML
10.18 All actions performed by the EMS users must be logged and must be available to access from the
EMS GUI.
11.0 GPON Splitter Specification:

11.1
PLC Splitter is based on the Planar Waveguide Technology (Planar Lightwave Circuit Splitter)
11.2
Must be SC/APC connector
11.3
Splitter could be 1:2,1:4, 1:8, 1:16 or 1:32 based on network design
11.4
The splitter should have Low PDL, Insertion and high return loss
11.5
Should have uniform power splitting, wide operating wavelength
11.6
Should have compact design that can be easily fitted in the pole mount outdoor enclosures
11.7
Should be Qualified Under Telcordia GR-1221 and GR-1209
11.8
Excellent Environmental & Mechanical Stability
11.9
Marking and Labeling of individual ports
11.10
Parameter Unit Specification
Operation
nm 1260～1650
Wavelength
Channel
1X2 1x3 1X4 1x6 1X8 1x12 1X16 1x24 1X32 1X64 1x128
Number
Insertion
dB 4.3 6.2 7.4 9.8 10.7 12.5 13.9 16.5 17.2 21.5 25.5
Loss (Max.)
Uniformity
dB 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.5 1.6 2.0 2.6
(Max.)
Polarization
Dependent dB 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.8
Loss
Return
dB ≥50
Loss
Directivity dB ≥50

Connector IL Loss of 0.3dB on APC not included

12.0
Outdoor Enclosures Specification
12.1 The box should have International Protection rating : IP55

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12.2 The Material should be sheet molding compound (SMC)

12.3 The Seal material should be Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM)

12.4 The Sealing of the ports should be Rubber

12.5 It should have key locks door
12.6 Operating temperature - 40 degree to +70
12.7 The installation type should be Pole mounted
12.8 The clamps for mounting the splitters enclosures in the poles shall be made up of “stainless steel”
for superior durability, corrosion and red rust resistance.
12.9 The Box should have marking as below:
Nepal Telecom Authority, Provider assigned Splitter name or number
13.0 Power supply

 All the offered equipment shall work on -48V DC dual-power supply systems.
 All the offered equipment shall have 1+1 power supply redundancy protection
mechanism.
 Adequate protective devices and alarms shall be provided to protect the system from
any damage caused due to surge, high voltage, and high current or overheating.

14.0 FTTH rollout Guidelines

14.1 Operators are free to rollout the network using any split ratio and combination of splitter
however it is advised to use max two level split as per standard industry practice for class
B+ and max three level split if class C+ optics used
14.2 The max attenuation at ONT GPON port should not be higher 26dB for Class B+ optics and
30dB for Class C+ optics keeping safety margin of 2-3dB at each site.
14.3 ADSS/UG 24 Core fiber should be used to connect The Routers and interconnection of OLTs

14.4 12 core Fiber should be used to connect OLT with 1st level Master splitters
14.5 6 core fiber should be used to connect 2nd level Distribution splitters with Master splitter
14.6 2 core drop fiber (with average size of 350meter for each site considered )along with SC
connector should be use provide last mile access connectivity for ONT from Distribution
splitters. In case the distance is greater than 350m it is advised to use 2 or 4 core drop wire
with specification of above clause 1.0 but the max distance should not exceed 800m.
14.7 All necessary subscription Licenses, Support and comprehensive Warranty for 2 years should
be backed by proposed Vendor along with manufacture authorization letter

15.0 Network Availability Criteria

The overall Network Availability Criteria shall be 99.99% and 99.97% of the time for
accessible and none accessible areas by vehicle respectively.

15.1 Mean Time to Restore

Mean Time to Restore (MTTR) shall be different for Hilly/Mountainous area and Plain area
as it depends on the efficiency of the transport facilities in those regions. The physical

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 movement is much slower in hilly/mountainous area in comparison to plain area. MTTR
shall be as mentioned below for mountainous, hilly and plain area.
Mountainous Area -72 hours
Hilly Area -24 hours
Plain Area -12 hours
Accessible Area -6 hours (12 months accessed by vehicle with black top road)
15.2 Operation and Maintenance (O&M)

Operation and Maintenance of the network shall be controlled and performed by an operating
system. It is required that FTTH/Router network element is managed according to
Telecommunication managing Network rules.
15.3 Power Systems

In order to supply continuous Power supply, the bidders are required to offer the redundant
switch Mode power supply (SMPS) technology based Rectifier modules that can be remotely
managed and monitored for DC distributions along with AC Distribution, control cubicle,
and other associated installation materials including connecting cables, runways etc.
complete in all respect.
Over voltage protection: The rectifier shall shut down for the load protection if the voltage
preset value of 58V(adjustable).
Rectifier modules in n+1 configuration, where n stands for no. of SMPS rectifier modules -
Rectifier input: Nominal AC input 22O Volt (150-280V AC), 50 HZ AC.
Output: Nominal -48/DC with ± 10% variations
Management: Remotely Managed over IP and SNMP.
15.4 Earthing System

The earth resistance shall be <2 ohm nominally however, in dry and rocky area up to 10 ohm
may be acceptable.

Grounding way shall be compliant with ETS 300 253 standard

15.5 Service Availability

The SLO shall ensure that the optical fibre network is available 24hrs a day throughout a year
to its customers.

15.6 Service Obligation

The SLO shall ensure that the services are made available through the installation, activation
and operation of optical access network lines through dedicated leased optical cable to its
customers that shall be retained and continued throughout the period of the authorization
validity. The SLO must provide the 25% of the fibre installed or upgraded through subsidy
to its customers at NTA’s discretion.

15.7 Failure to meet service quality and availability obligations

The failure of the SLO to meet the obligations specified in this section shall result in the
imposition of penalties for breach of contract and Authorization conditions and other

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applicable penalties stipulated in the Act. However, the penalties shall not apply if the failure
results solely from an event of force majeure.

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