TIA Issues Call for Interest on new Project for Fluid Penetration Test for Fluid-Blocked Fiber Optic Cable and Component Color Coding

Arlington, VA (February 19, 2019) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.12 Engineering Committee on Optical Fibers and Cables has issued a call for interest for the following two documents: TIA-455-82-C titled “Fluid Penetration Test for Fluid-Blocked Fiber Optic Cable.” This document will revise ANSI/TIA-455-82-B to update the default test length for water penetration samples…
TIA Issues New Absolute Optical Power Test for Optical Fibers and Cable Standard

Arlington, VA (April 15, 2019) – The Telecommunications Industry Association’s (TIA) TR-42 Telecommunications Cabling Systems Engineering Committee has two new publications for optical fibers and cables and seeks participation in these projects from the user and general interest communities. The TR-42.12 Engineering Subcommittee on Optical Fibers and Cables has released ANSI/TIA-455-95-B Absolute Optical Power Test for…