Summary

Recommendation ITU-T L.10 describes characteristics, construction and test methods of optical fibre cables for duct and tunnel application. First, in order that an optical fibre demonstrates sufficient performance, characteristics that a cable should possess are described. Then, the method of examining whether a cable has the required characteristics is described. Required conditions may differ according to installation environment. Therefore, detailed conditions of experiments need to be agreed upon between user and supplier on the basis of the environment where a cable is used.