What Is Armored Fiber Patch Cable?

Fiber patch cable, as one of the most important components of telecommunication, has drawn more and more attention due to the rapid development of telecommunication. Most people were quite familiar with the classification of single-mode fiber patch cable and multimode fiber patch cable. Today, I will present a new type of fiber patch cable to you—armored fiber patch cable.

Definition of Armored Fiber Patch Cable
Armored fiber patch cable is a kind of fiber patch cable, which uses flexible stainless steel tube inside the outer jacket as the armor to protect the fiber glass inside. It remains all the features of standard fiber patch cable, but it is much stronger. And it will not get damaged even if stepped by an adult and they are rodent-resistant.

Structure of Armored Fiber Patch Cable
In the structure of the armored fiber patch cable, the outer sleeve offers protection against rodent, abrasion, twist, etc. It is usually made of plastic such as polyethylene. The next layer between the sleeve and the inner jacket is an armoring materials, such as kevlar, steel, aluminum foil, which is mainly to protect the fiber cable from being stretched during installation. Next the ripcord, ripcords are usually used to splice the cable to connectors or terminators. Then the inner jacket is a flame retardant material to support the inner fiber cable bundle that is made up of strength members, fillers and other structures. The strength members are usually aramid yarn to support the whole fiber cable. This structure is featured by an overall black medium density polyethylene jacket with ripcords.

Types of Armored Fiber Patch Cable
Armored fiber patch cable is usually classified as indoor and outdoor version. Three different kinds of cable armoring are commonly used: double armored, single armored, and non armored. The double armored cables are used at shallow depths near the shore, and the non armored cables are used for most of the ocean floor. The single armored cable is used between these extremes. Usually, the non armored fiber patch cable is cheaper than armored fiber patch cable.
1. Outdoor Armored Fiber Patch Cable
Light armor and heavy armor are the two versions of outdoor armored fiber patch cable. The light armored fiber patch cable, constructed with protective plastic jacket, are crush resistant, bend limiting and water resistant, thus letting these cables suitable for a myriad of applications from interconnects to industrial and semi-harsh environment conditions. While the heavy armored fiber patch cables are usually applied in river bed and the bottom of the sea.
2. Indoor Armored Fiber Patch Cable
Indoor armored fiber patch cable includes simplex armored and duplex armored fiber patch cable. The main difference is that simplex armored fiber optic cable does not contain stainless steel wire woven layer, yet duplex armored fiber patch cable contains stainless steel hose and stainless steel wire woven which are of compressive property, resistance to deflection, rodent resistance, anti-torque.

After going through this passage, you will understand that  armored fiber patch cable is the ideal choice for customer who is looking for fiber patch cable with additional durability and protection as well as light weight. For more information, please feel free to visit Fiberstore.