Physical specifications

Table 1. IBM® single mode jumper cable specifications: Physical specifications
Specification Details
Connector color Grey or Blue
Jacket material Yellow polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
Jacket outside dimensions Zip cord
Weight2 20 grams per meter (0.013 pound per foot)
Installation tensile strength2 1000 newtons (225 lbf) maximum
Minimum bend radius (during installation) 50 mm (1.969 in.); 5 seconds maximum at 100 newtons (22.5lbf)
Minimum installed bend radius:
No load 30 mm (approx. 1.2 in.)
Long-term residual 50 mm (approx. 2.0 in.) at 80 newtons (18 lbf) maximum
Flammability Underwriters Laboratory-rated OFNR (Optical Fiber Nonconductive, Riser) UL-1666 (see note 1)
Crush resistance 889 newtons per centimeter (199.9 lbf per inch) maximum3
Maximum unsupported vertical rise 100 meters (328 feet)
Notes:
  1. Contact your account representative for availability of plenum and halogen-free cables (UL-910).
  2. Cables only; connectors not included.
  3. Measured in accordance with EIA 455-41.