International Electrotechnical Commission
Glossary

Terms defined by SC 86A


Hide details for ADSS, all dielectric self supported cableADSS, all dielectric self supported cable
IEC 60794-4-20, ed. 1.0 (2012)
Hide details for all dielectric self-supporting, ADSSall dielectric self-supporting, ADSS
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for allowable change in attenuation allowable change in attenuation
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for allowable change in fibre strain allowable change in fibre strain
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for attenuationattenuation
IEC 60793-1-40, ed. 1.0 (2001)
Hide details for attenuation coefficient, attenuation per unit lengthattenuation coefficient, attenuation per unit length
IEC 60793-1-40, ed. 1.0 (2001)
Hide details for attenuation uniformityattenuation uniformity
IEC 62033, ed. 1.0 (2000)
Hide details for bandwidth (–3 dB)bandwidth (–3 dB)
IEC 60793-1-41, ed. 3.0 (2010)
Hide details for [<span>bend-insensitive fibre</span>]bend-insensitive fibre
IEC 60794-1-20, ed. 1.0 (2014)
Hide details for bi-directional backscattering techniquebi-directional backscattering technique
IEC 62033, ed. 1.0 (2000)
Hide details for breaking tensionbreaking tension
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
IEC 60794-4-20, ed. 1.0 (2012)
Hide details for breakout cablebreakout cable
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for cable elementcable element
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for cable sectioncable section
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for claddingcladding
IEC 60793-2, ed. 8.0 (2015)
Hide details for coloured coating and/or buffercoloured coating and/or buffer
IEC 60793-2, ed. 8.0 (2015)
Hide details for composite cablecomposite cable
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for cordcord
IEC 60794-2-51, ed. 1.0 (2014)
Hide details for corecore
IEC 60793-2, ed. 8.0 (2015)
Hide details for creepcreep
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for [<span>creep test</span>]creep test
IEC 60794-4-10, ed. 2.0 (2014)
Hide details for damperdamper
IEC 60794-4-20, ed. 1.0 (2012)
Hide details for dead end cable fittingdead end cable fitting
IEC 60794-4-20, ed. 1.0 (2012)
Hide details for depolarized lightdepolarized light
IEC 62324, ed. 2.0 (2007)
Hide details for differential group delay, DGDdifferential group delay, DGD
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for differential mode delay, DMDdifferential mode delay, DMD
IEC 60793-1-49, ed. 2.0 (2006)
Hide details for effective length, Leffeffective length, Leff
IEC 62324, ed. 2.0 (2007)
Hide details for effective modal bandwitheffective modal bandwith
IEC 60793-1-49, ed. 2.0 (2006)
Hide details for fibre bufferfibre buffer
IEC 60793-2, ed. 8.0 (2015)
Hide details for [<span>fittings</span>]fittings
IEC 60794-4-10, ed. 2.0 (2014)
Hide details for fittings fittings
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for [<span>group beat length</span>]group beat length
IEC 62349, ed. 2.0 (2014)
Hide details for hybrid cablehybrid cable
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for impulse responseimpulse response
IEC 60793-1-41, ed. 3.0 (2010)
Hide details for inner limit, [<i>R</i><sub>INNER</sub>]; outer limit, [<i>R</i><sub>OUTER</sub>]inner limit, RINNER; outer limit, ROUTER
IEC 60793-1-49, ed. 2.0 (2006)
Hide details for [<span>laser optimized multimode fibre</span>]laser optimized multimode fibre
IEC 60794-1-20, ed. 1.0 (2014)
Hide details for lashed lashed
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for linklink
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for link design attenuation, LDAlink design attenuation, LDA
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for long term load, [T<sub>L</sub>]long term load, [T<sub>L</sub>]
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for [<span>low water peak</span>]low water peak
IEC 60794-1-20, ed. 1.0 (2014)
Hide details for maximum allowable ovalitymaximum allowable ovality
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for [<span>maximum allowable ovality</span>]maximum allowable ovality
IEC 60794-4-10, ed. 2.0 (2014)
Hide details for [<span>maximum allowable tension</span>]maximum allowable tension
IEC 60794-4-10, ed. 2.0 (2014)
Hide details for maximum allowable tension, MATmaximum allowable tension, MAT
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
IEC 60794-4-20, ed. 1.0 (2012)
IEC 60794-4, ed. 1.0 (2003)
Hide details for [<span>maximum installation tension</span>]maximum installation tension
IEC 60794-4-10, ed. 2.0 (2014)
Hide details for maximum installation tension, MITmaximum installation tension, MIT
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
IEC 60794-4-20, ed. 1.0 (2012)
Hide details for maximum operation tension, MOTmaximum operation tension, MOT
IEC 60794-4-20, ed. 1.0 (2012)
Hide details for multimode fibremultimode fibre
IEC 60793-2, ed. 8.0 (2015)
Hide details for [<span>multimode fibre</span>]multimode fibre
IEC 60794-1-20, ed. 1.0 (2014)
Hide details for no change in attenuationno change in attenuation
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for no change in fibre strainno change in fibre strain
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for OPAC, optical attached cableOPAC, optical attached cable
IEC 60794-4-20, ed. 1.0 (2012)
Hide details for optical attached cable, OPACoptical attached cable, OPAC
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for [<span>optical fibre unit</span>]optical fibre unit
IEC 60794-4-10, ed. 2.0 (2014)
Hide details for [<span>optical ground wire</span>]optical ground wire
IEC 60794-4-10, ed. 2.0 (2014)
Hide details for optical ground wire, OPGWoptical ground wire, OPGW
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) traceoptical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) trace
IEC 62033, ed. 1.0 (2000)
Hide details for [<span>phase beat length</span>]phase beat length
IEC 62349, ed. 2.0 (2014)
Hide details for [<span>plastic optical fibre</span>]plastic optical fibre
IEC 60794-1-20, ed. 1.0 (2014)
Hide details for point discontinuitiespoint discontinuities
IEC 60793-1-40, ed. 1.0 (2001)
Hide details for [<span>polarization-maintaining optical fibre</span>]polarization-maintaining optical fibre
IEC 62349, ed. 2.0 (2014)
Hide details for [<span>polarization crosstalk</span>]polarization crosstalk
IEC 62349, ed. 2.0 (2014)
Hide details for polarization mode dispersion (PMD) coefficientpolarization mode dispersion (PMD) coefficient
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for polarization mode dispersion (PMD) valuepolarization mode dispersion (PMD) value
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for power spectrumpower spectrum
IEC 60793-1-41, ed. 3.0 (2010)
Hide details for preform/spiral attached preform/spiral attached
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for primary coatingprimary coating
IEC 60793-1-21, ed. 1.0 (2001)
IEC 60793-2, ed. 8.0 (2015)
Hide details for [<span>rated tensile strength</span>]rated tensile strength
IEC 60794-4-10, ed. 2.0 (2014)
Hide details for rated tensile strength, RTSrated tensile strength, RTS
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
IEC 60794-4, ed. 1.0 (2003)
Hide details for recovery time recovery time
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for reinforced cablereinforced cable
IEC 60794-2-51, ed. 1.0 (2014)
Hide details for [<span>ribbon</span>]ribbon
IEC 60794-1-20, ed. 1.0 (2014)
Hide details for rounding errorrounding error
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for Ruggedized cableRuggedized cable
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for secondary or "buffer" coatingsecondary or "buffer" coating
IEC 60793-1-21, ed. 1.0 (2001)
Hide details for short term load, [T<sub>s</sub>], TMshort term load, [T<sub>s</sub>], TM
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for single-mode fibresingle-mode fibre
IEC 60793-2, ed. 8.0 (2015)
Hide details for [<span>single-mode fibre</span>]single-mode fibre
IEC 60794-1-20, ed. 1.0 (2014)
Hide details for spectral attenuation modellingspectral attenuation modelling
IEC 60793-1-40, ed. 1.0 (2001)
Hide details for strain marginstrain margin
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
IEC 60794-4, ed. 1.0 (2003)
Hide details for [<span>strain margin</span>]strain margin
IEC 60794-4-10, ed. 2.0 (2014)
Hide details for suspension cable fittingsuspension cable fitting
IEC 60794-4-20, ed. 1.0 (2012)
Hide details for terminated cable assemblyterminated cable assembly
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
IEC 60794-2-50, ed. 1.0 (2008)
Hide details for transfer functiontransfer function
IEC 60793-1-41, ed. 3.0 (2010)
Hide details for wrapped wrapped
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
IEC 60794-1-1, ed. 4.0 (2015)
Hide details for zero strain marginzero strain margin
IEC 60794-4-20, ed. 1.0 (2012)


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