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Technical Guides

Find comprehensive details on fiber and copper cabling products' specs, applications, and installations

General Fiber & Copper

TG005 Interlock Armored Cable
TG016 How to Calculate Conduit Fill
TG017 Using OSP Indoors
TG018 What is Indoor/Outdoor Cable
TG029 Premises Cable Temperature Guidelines
TG030 Pathway Separation Between Telecom Cables & Power Cables
TG073 Pathway System Sizing for Communications Cabling
TG074 Selecting the Proper Cable Fire-Resistance Rating
TG078 TC-ER Tray Cable Ratings
TG081 Optical Fiber and Copper Cable Fire Resistance Ratings
TG100 Optical Fiber Cable Color Codes – General Fiber
TG101 Canadian Central Office Cable Color Codes – General Copper
TG106 Premises Cable Conduit Fill Quick Reference
TG113 OSP Bonding and Grounding
TG117 5G Hybrid Fiber Optic and Power Cable Applications

General Packaging

TG008 OSP Cable Reel Handling and Storage
TG027 EnduraGain® OSP Cable Reel Transfer Guidelines
TG088 Premises Copper Cable Handling Storage and Installation
TG107 Packaging Descriptions
TG108 Packaging - Reel Dimension Diagram Key
TG109 Packaging - Premises Fiber Reels
TG110 Packaging - OSP Fiber Wood Reels
TG111 Packages - OSP Fiber/Copper Steel Reels
TG112 Packaging - OSP Copper Wood Reels

Copper Basics

TG009 Copper Wire and Cable Minimum Bend Radius
TG010 Copper Wire and Cable Maximum Pulling Tension
TG011 OSP Copper Cable Temperature Guidelines
TG012 OSP Copper Core Lay-Up Diagrams - Full Core
TG013 Decoding Bell Product Codes
TG020 RUS PE-39 vs PE-89
TG022 Telcordia (Bellcore) vs RUS Specifications
TG023 Decoding RUS Product Codes
TG028 Decoding the Print Legends of Premises Copper Category Cables
TG038 OSP Copper Core Lay-Up Diagrams - Mirror Image
TG084 Ampacity Data
TG096 Metric Conversions
TG097 American Wire Gauge Sizes
TG102 OSP Copper Cable Color Code
TG104 Copper Wire and Cable Transmission & NEC Fire Ratings
TG105 Fire Alarm and Security Control Cable

Copper Application & Installation

TG002 Premises Cable Installation Guideline
TG003 ADP S/ADP NMS Application Guide
TG004 Outside Plant (OSP) Copper Application Guide
TG031 Telephone Wire and Cable for Power, Control and Similar Applications
TG032 BW NS End Preparation for Splicing
TG033 Central Office Copper Products Features and Applications Selection Chart
TG034 Cable Lubricants
TG036 EnduraGain® OSP Cable Installation Guidelines
TG043 Figure 8 Cable Installation Guideline
TG058 Copper Twisted Pair for Below-Grade Conduit
TG059 Does CAT 6 Support 10GBASE-T?
TG077 Cable Selection for Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) Applications
TG079 Modular Plug and Cable Compatibility Guide
TG088 Premises Copper Cable Handling Storage and Installation
TG092 Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) Applications and Listings
TG095 ADP NMS Access Procedure
TG103 Mechanical Protection (+M) for Extreme Risk Environments
TG114 Installation of CMP/CMX & CMP/Indoor/Outdoor Rated Cables in Conduit
TG115 PowerWise® Extended Distance Frequently Asked Questions
TG116 Guideline for OSP Copper Plant Installation and Splicing

Copper Sag & Tension

TG044 ADP S - Sag and Tension Guide
TG045 ADP NMS - Sag and Tension Guide
TG046 ADP NMS (6x24) Compact Design - Sag and Tension Guide
TG047 Aerial Drop Wire (ADW) Sag and Tension Guide
TG048 C-Rural Wire - Sag and Tension Guide
TG049 Integrated Messenger Wire (IM/F and IM/H) Sag and Tension Guide
TG050 IMRDW - Sag and Tension Guide
TG051 IMRDW S - Sag and Tension Guide
TG052 SEALPIC®-84 and SEALPIC®-FSF-84 Sag and Tension Guide

Copper Specification Information

TG039 ANSI/TIA-568-C.2 Cat 6A
TG040 ANSI/TIA-568-C.2 Cat 6
TG041 ANSI/TIA-568-C.2 Cat 5e

Fiber Basics

TG014 Optical Fiber Cable Fire Resistance Ratings
TG015 OSP Fiber Cable Temperature Guidelines
TG035 OSP Fiber: Dry or Gel-Filled Loose Tube Construction
TG098 Optical Fiber Types
TG099 Optical Fiber Specifications

Fiber Application & Installation

TG001 Attaching a Pulling Line to Optical Fiber Cable
TG006 Recommended Optical Fiber Cable Preparation Tools
TG007 Recommended Optical Fiber Breakout Kits
TG026 Universal/Toneable FTTP Cable Applications Guideline
TG037 Wind Farm Products
TG042 Solving the Problem of Excess Drop Cable
TG060 Peelability of Superior Essex Optical Fiber Ribbon
TG063 Mid-Span Coiling Procedure for Series F1, F2, R1, R2, FM, RM, R1D, R2D
TG075 Splitting 24-Ribbon Fiber
TG085 Installation Guideline for Placing Fiber Optic Cable into an Underground Duct
TG085 Guía Para la Instalación de Cable de Fibra Óptica en Ducto Subterráneo
TG086 Installation Guidelines for Direct Burying of Fiber Optic Cable
TG086 Guía de Instalación Para Cable de Fibra Óptica de Enterrado Directo
TG087 Installation Guideline for Placing Fiber Optic Cable into a Lashed Aerial Position
TG087 Guía de Instalación para Amarrar Cable de Fibra Óptica en Infraestructura Aérea
TG090 Air Blown Micro Fiber Cable
TG093 EnduraSpan™ ADSS All Dielectric Self-Supporting Cable Installation Guide
TG118 How to "Figure 8" Cable for Intermediate Pulls in OSP Installations

Fiber Sag & Tension

TG053 Loose Tube Figure 8 - Sag and Tension Guide
TG054 Loose Tube Single Jacket Single Armor Figure 8 Sag and Tension Guide
TG055 Loose Tube Double Jacket Single Armor Figure 8 Sag and Tension Guide
TG056 Figure 8 FTTP Sag and Tension Guide
TG057 Universal Drop FTTP and Universal Flex FTTP Sag and Tension Guide
TG072 FTTP Tight Buffered I/O Drop Sag and Tension Guide - Series W7U and W7T
TG076 Toneable Drop FTTH and Toneable Flex Sag and Tension Guide - Series 6T and Series 6R

Fiber Splicing Practices

TG019 Loose Tube Cable End Preparation for Splicing
TG021 Single Loose Tube Cable End Preparation for Splicing
TG024 Loose Tube Cable Mid - Span Access for Splicing
TG025 Single Loose Tube Cable Mid - Span Access for Splicing
TG080 Fiber Splice Tray Management - Loose Buffer Tube

FTTP Installation

TG061 Installation Guide FDH-288 Series Fiber Distribution Hub
TG065 Fiber Dome Splice Closure (FDC) - Installation Guide
TG065 Cierre de Empalme para Fibra Óptica tipo Domo (FDC)
TG066 Fiber In-Line Splice Closure (FIC)- Installation Guideline
TG066 Cierre de Empalme para Fibra Óptica En-Línea (FIC)
TG067 Slack Storage Module (SSM) - Installation Guideline
TG082 Fiber In-Line Splice Closure (FI2)
TG082 Boitier en Ligne de Fibres Optiques (FI2)

Wireless Installation

TG064 Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) Application Guidelines
TG068 DIN Connectors and N Connectors - Install Using Manual Cable Prep Tools
TG069 DIN Connectors and N Connectors - Install Using an Automated Cable Prep Tool