Freeform Ribbon® Flexible Indoor Plenum Cordage
Sumitomo Electric Lightwave’s Freeform Ribbon® Flexible Indoor Plenum Cordage is designed for maximum fiber density with savings of valuable space in cable trays and patch panels, making them an ideal choice for interconnect applications. The cord features 250 μm color-code optical fibers for easy fiber identification for easy fiber access and unprecedented ease of handling and splicing. The twelve fiber ribbon groupings enable easy connectorization with both MPO and all industry standard connectors. Sumitomo Electric’s patented Freeform Ribbon® construction is designed to both pack densely in small form factor cables while still being capable to transform quickly, by hand ONLY, to splice-ready form similar to standard ribbon for fast and easy 12 fiber ribbon splicing (for both in-line and fusion splice-on connector splicing applications).

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Specifications
Property | Specification |
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Min. Bend Radius – During Installation | 3.9 in (100 mm) |
Min. Bend Radius – After Installation | 1.9 in (50 mm) |
Max. Tensile Load During Installation | 50 lb (223 N) |
Max. Recommended Service Load | 16 lb (72 N) |
Compression Resistance | 3.1 lb/in (35 N/cm) |
Operation Temperature Range | 32 to 158°F (0 to 70°C) |
Testing | ICEA 596, NFPA 262, FT-6 Listed |
Physical Characteristics
Fiber Count | Nominal OD | Nominal Weight | Fibers Per Ribbon |
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12f | 0.10 in (2.5 mm) | 4.2 lb/kft (6.3 kg/km) | 12f |
24f | 0.12 in (3.0 mm) | 5.7 lb/kft (8.5 kg/km) | 12f |
48f | 0.15 in (3.8 mm) | 7.9 lb/kft (11.9 kg/km) | 12f |
Ordering Information
Instructions: Create a part number by using this character set & codes.
SE – [ 1 ] IUP [ 5 5 5 5 ] – [ 6 ] – 12
[ 1 ] – Fiber Type | [ 5 ] – Fiber Count (4-Digits) | [ 6 ] – Fiber Attenuation Grades |
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8 – PureAccess G.657.A1 Bend Insensitive Single-Mode Fiber | 0012 – 12 Fibers 0024 – 24 Fibers 0048 – 48 Fibers | B – Standard Single-Mode 0.40/0.30 dB/km (1310/1550 nm) |
Features
- Color-Coded Optical Fibers for Quick and Easy Identification
- 12-Fiber Grouping for Ease and Compatibility with Multi-Fiber Connectors
- Splice Compatible with Lynx2 Single and MPO Splice-On Connectors
- RoHS Compliant