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This Standard covers mechanical and electrical requirements for aircore, polyolefin insulated, copper conductor telecommunications cable. It provides alternative choices for type of insulation, core assembly, color code, sheath design (shielding materials, single or double jackets, and jacket thickness), and screened or non-screened core.

These cables are traditional outside plant (OSP) cables having a nominal mutual capacitance at 1 kHz of 83 nF/mile, with attenuation and crosstalk characterized at discrete frequencies up to 6.3 MHz. For cables characterized above 6.3 MHz, refer to ICEA S-99-688, Broadband Twisted Pair Cable, Aircore, Polyolefin Insulated, Copper Conductor.

This Standard is arranged in Sections. Each covers one specific area of cable requirement and may be referenced as complete Sections or as individual paragraphs.

Sections of this Standard where the user may specify a particular option are listed below:

To assist the user in selection of options and to avoid possible misunderstandings between the manufacturer and user, it is suggested that a check-off sheet similar to that shown in Informative Annex A be utilized.