Features & Benefits Figure-eight construction for use with standard messenger clamping and support hardware. Three options are available:

   
How to Use the Figure-Eight SS/GS and Dielectric Strength Member Messenger Cable Specifications Chart To Determine Weight

After your desired cable construction is defined utilizing the chart, calculate the weight adder of the messenger from the charts. First, using the chart, select the part number for the number of optical fibers required. Then take the beginning cable weight from the next column over. Finally, use one of the weight adder charts—for either SS/GS Messenger or Dielectric Strength Member Messenger—to find the weight adder for the type of messenger you have selected. Add the weight adder to the beginning cable weight to obtain the total cable weight.
  
Part Number Example and Description M036-090X-W3EB/IUC/900-ESS=M-Series Messenger 36-fiber cable; polyolefin outer jacket. The 62.5/125 optical fiber specification is 3 dB/km and 200 MHz-km at 850 nm; 1 dB/km at 1,300 NM wavelength: with a 900 µm buffer coated fiber. The cable has a part number code of "E", 3/32" (2.4 mm) stainless steel (SS) messenger; beginning cable weight of 65 kg/km (44 lbs/1,000); weight adder for messenger of 40 kg/km(27 lbs/1,000); total cable weight of 105 kg/km (71 lbs/1,000')
     

Tight-buffer fiber optic cables meet the functional requirements of the following standards: