Fire Resistant Cable 

Fire Resistant Cable

Fire Resistant Tight Buffered Distribution Fiber Optic cables

MTA-B-C-D-H-FR

Fire Resistant Tight Buffered Distribution Fiber Optic cables

APPLICATION
This cables are used for interconnection of distribution boxes and end devices, where continued functionality is required during a fire situation. The cables are very suitable for various indoor and outdoor applications, including routing between buildings within ducts and inside building up to riser shafts.

STANDARDS
Basic design to Telcordia GR409-CORE / TIA/EIA 568B.3 / ICEA-S-83-596

VOLTAGE RATING
60V

FIRE PERFORMANCE

Circuit Integrity

IEC 60331-25; BS 6387 CWZ; DIN VDE 0472-814(FE180);
CEI 20-36/2-1; SS229-1; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F3); NF C32-070-2.3(CR1)

System circuit integrity

DIN 4102-12, E30 depending on lay system

Flame Retardance (Single Vertical
Wire Test)

EN 60332-1-2; IEC 60332-1-2; BS EN 60332-1-2; VDE
0482-332-1 ; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F1); NF C32-070-2.1(C2); CEI 20-35/1-2; EN 50265-2-1*; DIN VDE 0482-265-2-1*

Reduced Fire Propagation
(Vertically-mounted bundled wires
& cable test)

EN 60332-3-24 (cat. C); IEC 60332-3-24; BS EN 60332-3-24; VDE 0482-332-3; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F2); NF C32-070-2.2(C1); CEI 20-22/3-4; EN 50266-2-4*; DIN VDE 0482-266-2-4

Halogen Free

IEC 60754-1; EN 50267-2-1; DIN VDE 0482-267-2-1; CEI 20-37/2-1 ; BS 6425-1*

No Corrosive Gas Emission

IEC 60754-2; EN 50267-2-2; DIN VDE 0482-267-2-2; CEI 20-37/2-2 ; BS 6425-2*

Minimum Smoke Emission

IEC 61034-1&2; EN 61034 -1&2; DIN VDE 0482-1034-1&2; CEI 20-37/3-1&2; EN 50268-1&2*; BS 7622-1&2*

No Toxic gases

NES 02-713; NF C 20-454

Note: Asterisk * denotes superseded standard.

CABLE CONSTRUCTION
Optical fibers: Singlemode and multimode tight fibers, with tight buffer coating.
Fire Barrier: The tight buffered fibers are wrapped with fire blocking fiber glass yarns.
Inner Sheath(optional): Thermoplastic LSZH compound type LTS3 as per BS 7655-6.1
Ripcord(optional): An optional ripcord can be located under the outer sheath to facilitate jacket
removal.
Armouring(optional):
STA: Corrugated steel tape armour
SWB: Steel wire braid
Outer Sheath: Thermoplastic LSZH compound type LTS3 as per BS 7655-6.1 (Thermosetting LSZH
compound type SW2-SW4 as per BS 7655-2.6 can be offered.)

Physical AND THERMAL PROPERTIES
Temperature range during operation (fixed state): -20°C - +60°C
Temperature range during installation (mobile state): 0°C - +50°C
Minimum bending radius: 10 times the outer diameter for unarmoured cables
20 times the outer diameter for armoured cables

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS

Cable Code

N° of
Fibers

Nominal
Overall
Diameter

Max Tensile
Strength

Minimum
Bending
Radius

Approx.
Weight

 

 

mm

N

mm

kg/km

MTA-B-2-0-H-FR

2

7,6

250

76

55

MTA-B-4-0-H-FR

4

7,8

250

78

67

MTA-B-6-0-H-FR

6

8,6

400

86

77

MTA-B-8-0-H-FR

8

8,8

400

88

81

MTA-B-12-0-H-FR

12

9,3

400

93

90