1
Main facility
Confirm the route, network role and required interface at this stage.
All network solutions
Buildings, campuses & temporary links
Enterprise and campus links
Enterprise routes can move between ducts, outdoor trays, exposed sections and building entries. OFS can configure a cable family around the pathway, handling frequency and required environmental protection.
Network path
Design each section as part of the whole.
The cable role changes along the network. Use the complete path to define capacity, protection and installation duty.
2
Campus route
Confirm the route, network role and required interface at this stage.
3
Remote building
Confirm the route, network role and required interface at this stage.
4
Equipment area
Confirm the route, network role and required interface at this stage.
Design priorities
Decisions that shape the cable.
01
Route transitions
Identify where the cable changes between outdoor, buried, exposed and indoor environments.
02
Handling duty
Separate fixed infrastructure from temporary or repeatedly deployed cable requirements.
03
Site protection
Review impact, crush, moisture, chemical exposure and any project-specific sheath requirement.
Suitable starting families
Compare cable platforms for this network.
These families are practical starting points, not automatic final selections. The approved project TDS determines the supplied construction.
Optical fibre
Single Tube
Duct, pulled or blown installations
Fibre range
2–12 fibres
Optical fibre
Armoured Single Tube
Duct routes exposed to mechanical load or rodent risk
Fibre range
Up to 12 fibres
Speciality
Tactical
Temporary, rapid and harsh-environment distribution
Fibre range
2–12 fibres
Speciality
Steel Outdoor
Harsh-environment, military and rapid-deployment routes
Fibre range
Up to 8 fibres
Prepare the review
Information OFS Engineering needs.
Providing the route and performance basis early makes product selection, TDS preparation and commercial review more accurate.
Site and pathway plan
Permanent or repeated deployment
Indoor/outdoor route transitions
Fibre count and connector strategy
Mechanical and environmental exposure
Fire-performance requirement where applicable