La fibra Optica es un producto de fabricación con normas internacionales, no obstante, existen símbolos, designación y significados para la construcción de los Cables de fibra óptica
Aquí os dejamos las designaciones de fibra Optica más habituales de la zona de oriente como China, India, Turquía, Japón y otros.
| Designacion | Descripcion |
| SLT | SINGLE LOOSE TUBE |
| MLT | MULTI LOOSE TUBES CABLE |
| SA | CORRUGATED STEEL TAPE |
| NMA | NON METALLIC STRENGHT MEMBER |
| DA | DOUBLE ARMOR – TWO LEYERS OF GALVANIZED STEEL TAPE |
| SJ | SINGLE JACKET |
| DJ | DOUBLE JACKET |
| -A | AERIAL CABLE |
| -P | FIBER OPTIC + POWER HYBRID CABLE |
| LSZH | LOW SMOKE ZERO HALOGEN SHEATH |
| ADSS | ALL DIELECTRIC SELF SUPPORTIGN CABLE |
| DIN VDE 0888 | OPTICAL FIBER CABLES STANDART |
| A- | OUTDOOR CABLE |
| B | ARMORING |
| (BN) | GLASS-YARN – NON METALIC ARMORING FOR RODENT PROTECTION |
| D | LOOSE BUFFER TUBE, FILLED |
| E | SINGLE MODE FIBER |
| F | FILLING COMPOUND IN THE CABLE CORE |
| G | MULTI MODE FIBER |
| J- | INDOOR CABLE |
| (L) | LAMINATED ALUMINUM SHEATH |
| Q | (DRY SWELLABLE METARIAL IN THE CABLE CORE (DRY CORE) |
| (SR) | ARMORING BY LAMINATED, CORRUGATED, LONGITUDINAL, OVERLAPPED STEEL TAPE |
| Y | POLYVINYL CHLORIDE FACKET |
| 2Y | POLYETHYLENE JACKET |
| (ZN) | NON-METALIC ANTI-BUCKLING ANG STRENGHT MEMBERS |
Ejemplo:
| CABLE TYPE | : | SLT-NMA-SJ |
| APPLICATION | : | – Light weight structure enables easy and fast installation |
| – Non Metallic / All dielectric structure prevents electromagnetic interference | ||
| – Rodent Protection and waterproof | ||
| – Preferred for LAN, WAN applications for structural cabling and premise networks | ||
| – Optional LSZH sheath enables usage as Indoor cable as well as Outdoor | ||
| CONSTRUCTION | : | 1.Outer PE Sheath ( Optional LSZH sheath) |
| 2.E-Glass yarn | ||
| 3.Loose Tube(PBT) | ||
| 4.Water Resistive Tube filling Compound | ||
| 5.Optical fibers | ||
| 6.Ripcord |
