•Inside a cable, the conductor is copper; inside an optical cable, the conductor is glass fiber. •Cable: Metal (mainly copper and aluminum) as the conductor. A TOSLINK optical fiber cable with a clear jacket. A fiber-optic cable, also known as an optical-fiber cable, is an assembly similar to an electrical cable but containing one or more optical fibers that are used to carry. The term “cable” means stranded conductor or a combination of conductors that includes Fiber Optic Supply Cable, Fiber Optic Communication Cable, or Non–Dielectric Fiber Optic Cable as defined in Rule 20. The term “messenger” is defined in Rule 22. These cables are installed on poles or towers at the. Since the fiber is basically free to “float” within the tube, mechanical forces acting on the outside of the cable do not usually reach the fiber.
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