Color Codes and Counting Directions for Fiber Optic Cables

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1 TIA-98 Fibers TIA-98 Blue Orange Green Brown Slate White Red Black Yellow Violet Rose Aqua Blue Orange Green Brown Slate White Red Clear Yellow Violet Rose Aqua Blue Orange Green Brown Slate White Red Black Yellow Violet Rose Aqua S Fibers S -Alt. S - Alt. Red Blue White Green Yellow Slate Brown Black Violet Orange Aqua Rose Red Blue White Green Yellow Slate Brown Clear Violet Orange Aqua Rose - Red Blue White Red Blue White Green Yellow Slate Brown Black Violet Orange Aqua Rose Standard Type E Fibers Standard Type E Red Blue White Green Yellow Slate Brown Black Orange Violet Rose Aqua Red Blue White Green Yellow Slate Brown Clear Orange Violet Rose Aqua Red Blue White Blue White FIN 0 Fibers FIN 0 Blue White Yellow Green Slate Orange Brown Aqua Black Violet Rose Red Blue White Yellow Green Slate Orange Brown Aqua Clear Violet Rose Red Blue White Yellow Green Slate Orange Brown Aqua Black Violet Rose Red The above chart is a quick reference guide for indentification of fibers and tubes in the most common cable designs. Detailed information about the color code systems for all cable types are available in the following pages. Contents Page. About Color Code Systems.... EIA/TIA-98 (Bellcore).... S.... Standard Type E.... FIN0.... Fiber Ribbon Cables Submarine Cables (Loose Tube)... 8 /8

2 . About Color Code Systems Fibers, tubes and ribbons in fiber optic cables are marked with different colors and bar codes to facilitate identification. Hexatronic offers cables with color code systems according to all international and national standards and for all types of fiber optic cables. Custom specific color code systems are available on request. This document describes the most common color code standards for cable designs, namely: TIA/EIA-98 (Bellcore) S Standard Type E FIN0 All systems are characeterized by using different colors to identify fibers that are grouped together in a common bundle such as a tube, ribbon, yarn wrapped bundle or other types of bundle. In all charts in this document, all types of bundles are referred to as tubes. If more than fibers or tubes are to be separated, the color sequence is normally repeated, but with ring marks or lines on the colored fibers and tubes. Some systems such as the S and Standard Type E use only a few tube colors and the tube is instead identified by its position in the cable. To make the charts in this document easy to read, all unnecessary information is removed. E 98. TIA/EIA-98 (Bellcore) This color code, formerly referred as the Bellcore -standard, is the most recognized system worldwide. Fiber color coding: S Blue Orange Green Brown Slate White Red Black Yellow Violet Rose Aqua Blue Orange Green Brown Slate White Red Clear Yellow Violet Rose Aqua If fiber - are used in a loose tube design, the color sequence is repeated for fiber -, but fibers are ring marked. Fiber 0 is FIN0 clear (uncolored) since ring marking will not be visible on black colored fibers. Tube color coding: Blue Orange Green Brown Slate White Red Black Yellow Violet Rose Aqua /8

3 98 Color Codes and Counting Directions for Fiber Optic Cables S. S The S color code was introduced in 0 by Skanova (Sweden) to be used for micro cables and nano cables. The standard is now widely used in Sweden and other countires. Fiber color coding: FIN0 Red Blue White Green Yellow Slate Brown Black Violet Orange Aqua Rose Red Blue White Green Yellow Slate Brown Clear Violet Orange Aqua Rose If fiber - are used in a loose tube design, the color sequence is repeated for fiber -, but fibers are ring marked. Fiber 0 is clear (uncolored) since ring marking will not be visible on black colored fibers. Tube color coding: Two options of tube color codings exist in the S system: Alternative : - Red Blue White Alternative : Red Blue White Green Yellow Slate Brown Black Violet Orange Aqua Rose Note about fiber ribbon cables and the S system: To identify ribbons in a fiber ribbon cable there are two allowed methods in the S system:. Marking with stripes on each ribbon in each slot. Making each ribbon unique in each slot by deviating from the color sequence in the table above. Each ribbon will have its own color sequence. Method is by far the most convenient since the ribbon is easily identified without the need to consult complicated color charts. Only different colors are used for fibers in the ribbon and these are the same for every ribbon. It is also much easier to identify the /8

4 E. Standard Type E Standard color code system originally jointly defined by Televerket (Telia) and Ericsson in Sweden. The system is used worldwide but is gradually replaced by the S and TIA/EIA-98 systems 98 in many regions. Fiber color coding: Red Blue White Green Yellow Slate Brown Black Orange Violet Rose Aqua Red Blue White Green Yellow Slate Brown Clear Orange Violet Rose Aqua If fiber - are used in a loose tube design, the color sequence is repeated for fiber -, but fibers are ring marked. Fiber 0 is clear (uncolored) since ring marking will not be visible on S black colored fibers. Tube color coding: Red Blue White Blue White The color sequence is repeated on additional tube layers and starts with (red) on each layer. FIN0 Exceptions: Tube identification in slotted core loose tube cables can alternatively be done by identifying the three line markings on the slotted core profile as shown in the figure below. Note that there is always only three line markings regardless the number of slots. /8

5 Color Codes and Counting Directions for Fiber SOptic Cables FIN0. FIN0 The FIN0 is a color code standard used in Finland. Fiber color coding: Blue White Yellow Green Slate Orange Brown Aqua Black Violet Rose Red If fiber - are used in a loose tube design, the color sequence is repeated for fiber -, but fibers are ring marked. Fiber 0 is clear (uncolored) since ring marking will not be visible on black colored fibers. Blue White Yellow Green Slate Orange Brown Aqua Clear Violet Rose Red Tube color coding (layer ): Blue White Yellow Green Slate Orange Brown Aqua Black Violet Rose Red Tube colors for cables with more than one layer according to FIN0 will differ depending on cable design. Please contact Hexatronic for more information. /8

6 . Fiber Ribbon Cables This section describes the color codes for fiber ribbon cables according to both the S system, (method with stripe markings) and Standard Type E. Slotted Core Profile, -fiber Ribbon Ribbon marking line lines lines lines Fiber color green white blue red Slotted Core Profile, 8-fiber Ribbon, 8 to 9 Fibers Ribbon marking line lines lines lines Fiber color 8 green 7 white blue red green white blue red /8

7 Slotted Core Profile, 8-fiber Ribbon, 88 to 0 Fibers Fiber color inside the ribbon: Red, Blue, White, Green, Red, Blue, White, Green 7/8

8 7. Submarine Cables (Loose Tube) The fibers are color coded according to Standard Type E. The fibers are grouped in bundles of fibers. The groups are held together with yarn of different colors to be able to separate the bundles. Color coding of the fibers (bundle with yarn) Fiber Red Fiber Blue Fiber White Fiber Green Fiber Yellow Fiber Slate Fiber 7 Brown Fiber 8 Black Fiber 9 Orange Fiber 0 Purple Fiber Pink Fiber Turquoise Yarn color Yarn - Red (fibers -) Yarn - Blue (fibers -) Yarn - White (fibers -) Yarn - Green (fibers 7-8) 8/8