PRE - INSTALLATION (DRUM TEST) FOR OPGW 24-F

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PRE - INSTALLATION (DRUM TEST) FOR OPGW 24-F

Title of Test: Application: Purpose of the Test: PRE - INSTALLATION (DRUM TEST) OPGW Cables For precluding cable that may be damaged during shipment and transportation, every spooled OPGW cables segment shall be tested prior to installation OTDR & physical inspection First of all, check the physical appearance and marking of drums as per below. SHIPPING TAG
Project Name

Test Equipment: Test Set-up & Procedure:

Employers Name Employer's Address Destination Address Manufacturer Name Manufacturer Address Year of Manufacture Drum No. Type of Cables Type of Fibers No. of Fibers Total Cable Length Weight of the Drum Name of Transmission Line Year of Production Factory Seal

Yyyyyyyyy

Xxxxxx Batch No. (As per the Drum Schedule) DWSM 48 F Xxxxxx Mtrs Xxxxxx Kg Yyyyyy - Yyyyy Day-Month-Year Factory Inspection Date

Xxxxx

Day-Month-Year

Xxxx - To be furnished by Manufacturer Yyyy - Shall be furnished by KEC International Ltd. prior to FAT

Check the sealing of the cable ends and provision of spare cable caps with each OPGW
drums.

Carry out the physical inspection of the cable assembly and check the OPGW drum
length, Optical Fibers continuity and attenuation of optical fibers by OTDR.

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Acceptance Criteria:
Appearance shall have no defect and drum marking shall be correct. The length of OPGW cable shall be as per approved drum schedule. The overall optical fibers attenuation should be less than or equal to 0.21dB/km at 1550nm and 0.35dB/km at 1310nm. Cable ends shall be properly sealed and spare cable caps shall be provided with each OPGW drum.

Result / Conclusion: Test results shall be filled in the Pre-Installation test report (Drum Test) for 48-Fibre
OPGW Cable as per enclosed format.

If there is any excess of attenuation compared with the standard attenuation norms as
per approved document then the test shall be re-conducted. If the result of Drum test does not meet the acceptance criteria, proper action shall be taken for the replacement of OPGW Cable drums.

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Date:

Type of OTDR: Testing Date:

Section: Drum No.: Drum Length: Drum Length: WAVELENGTH 1310nm 1550nm

REFRACTION INDEX 1.466 1.467

(As per Pre-Shipment Date) (Actual at Site) MAX. ATTENUATION 0.35dB/km 0.21dB/km

S. No.
1 2 3

Description
Physical Appearance Check Drum Marking Check Sealing of Cable ends & provision of Spare cable caps Fiber Length Tube Color Fiber No. Color (Km)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Blue orange green brown Slate White Red Black Yellow Violet Rose Aqua Blue orange green brown Slate White Red Black Yellow Violet Rose Aqua Blue orange green brown Slate White Red Black Yellow Violet Rose Aqua

Result (Yes/ No)

Remarks

Attenuation 1310nm dB/km 1550 dB/km

Remarks

Single tube

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Blue orange green brown Slate White Red Black Yellow Violet Rose Aqua

*OTDR Trace results attached for all fiber (Yes/ No)

Tested By KEC International Limited

Approved By MTCIL

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