Cable Preparation and Pulling
Procedure Best Practices for
Fiber Optic Indoor Tight-Buffered Cable
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Table of Contents
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2.0 Preparation Notes Tools and Material – Tools and Materials ......................................... 3
3.0 Pulling Procedure ........................................................................................................... 3
4.0 Interconnect Cable Preparation ...................................................................................... 7
4.1 Duplex Cable Preparation ............................................................................................... 7
4.2 Simplex Cable Preparation ............................................................................................. 9
5.0 Distribution Cable (≤ 24 fibers) Preparation .................................................................. 10
5.1 Jacket Preparation ........................................................................................................ 10
6.0 Distribution Cable (> 24 fibers) Preparation .................................................................. 12
6.1 Jacket Preparation ........................................................................................................ 12
6.2 Unit Preparation ............................................................................................................ 15
7.0 Fiber Preparation .......................................................................................................... 17