British Standards Institution

Source:: IEC
Committee:: GEL/86/1 - Optical fibres and cables
Categories:: Information management | Standardization. General rules
Comment period start date:: 07/07/2025
Comment period end date:: 19/08/2025

Comment by:

19th Aug

Scope

This part of IEC 60794 is a generic specification covering buffer tubes (or loose tubes) with optical fibres to be used as optical cable element.

Purpose

Buffer tube is commonly used as optical cable element, especially in outdoor optical cables. IEC 60794-1-3 series are generic specifications for optical cable elements. Currently, they don't cover buffer tube. Some parameters shall be measured on buffer tubes since the corresponding tests on the optical fibres, fibre ribbons or finished cable are not sufficient for complete characterization. Therefore a generic specification for buffer tube is needed.

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Please email further comments to: debbie.stead@bsigroup.com

Standard timeline

1. Proposal

Proposal start date:

07/07/2025

Proposal end date:

19/08/2025

2. Draft

3. Public Comments

4. Comment Resolution

5. Approval

6. Publication

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Standards Development

PNW 86A-2604 ED1: OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES – Part 1-33: Generic specification – Optical cable elements – Buffer tube

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