RCDD · Question #60
A campus backbone design linking two buildings requires that you install a high-fiber-count cable very quickly, using the conduit system provided. Cost is not so much an issue as urgency is to meet a
The correct answer is E. Single sheathed cable equipped with preconnectorized assemblies. When speed of deployment is the priority and existing conduit is available, a single high-fiber-count cable with factory-preconnectorized assemblies minimizes both pull complexity and termination time.
Question
A campus backbone design linking two buildings requires that you install a high-fiber-count cable very quickly, using the conduit system provided. Cost is not so much an issue as urgency is to meet a service demand. Your first choice of fiber cable installation is to use:
Options
- AMultiple sheathed cables with field connectorization
- BMultiple sheathed cables using pigtail connectorization
- CSingle high fiber count sheathed cable with field connectorization
- DSingle sheathed high-fiber-count cable with pigtail connectorization
- ESingle sheathed cable equipped with preconnectorized assemblies
How the community answered
(40 responses)- A3% (1)
- B5% (2)
- C3% (1)
- D10% (4)
- E80% (32)
Why each option
When speed of deployment is the priority and existing conduit is available, a single high-fiber-count cable with factory-preconnectorized assemblies minimizes both pull complexity and termination time.
Multiple sheathed cables require more pull operations and fill more conduit space, and field connectorization adds significant on-site termination time, conflicting with the urgency requirement.
Multiple cables still require multiple pulls and pigtail splicing in a splice enclosure, adding complexity and time compared to a single preconnectorized cable.
A single high-fiber-count cable is the right cable choice, but field connectorization introduces on-site termination labor and cure time that slows deployment.
Pigtail connectorization requires fusion splicing pigtails to the cable ends in a splice closure, which adds steps and time compared to factory-preconnectorized assemblies.
A single sheathed cable is faster to pull through an existing conduit than multiple cables and reduces the risk of conduit congestion or fill-ratio violations. Factory-preconnectorized assemblies eliminate all field termination and curing time, which is the most time-consuming part of fiber deployment. Together, these choices directly address the urgency requirement while leveraging the provided conduit infrastructure for a two-building campus backbone.
Concept tested: Rapid fiber backbone deployment with preconnectorized cable assemblies
Source: https://www.corning.com/media/worldwide/coc/documents/Fiber/RC-%20White%20Papers/WP-General/WP6227.pdf
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