ICEA S-104-696:2013 PDF Download

ICEA S-104-696:2013 is a standard that specifies the requirements for indoor-outdoor optical fiber cables. These cables are derived from outdoor cable designs and adapted to meet the necessary fire rating for indoor use. The standard ensures that these cables comply with all the specified requirements, making them suitable for use in both the outside plant environment and the communications user's premises.

The standard also mentions the possibility of using weatherized cables for outdoor use when the outside exposure is limited. In such cases, an indoor cable design can be adapted to meet the basic requirements for outdoor use as specified in ICEA S-83-596, with the other requirements of ICEA S-104-696 not applying except as invoked by the annex.

Indoor-outdoor cables are commonly used for interconnections within and between adjacent buildings, as well as to the first outdoor splice point. They are resistant to the typical outside plant environment, but their attenuation characteristics may differ from those of outside plant communications cables. The standard also mentions that when hybrid cables with both optical fibers and metallic conductors are required, the applicable metallic conductor requirements should be determined through agreement between the end user and the cable manufacturer.

For very-low temperature applications and 1625 nm fiber performance, the standard refers to S-87-640. In other special cases, S-87-640 can be used as a general guide.