MassLink™ Multi-Tube Ribbon Cable
Prysmian's MassLink™ Multi-Tube Flat Ribbon Loose Tube Cable is an excellent solution, offering a compact, lightweight, and easy-to-handle ribbon cable design. Prysmian has recently re-engineered the cable for fiber counts ranging from 288 to 360 fibers, using a 5-at-1 core configuration. This design reduces the outer diameter (OD), enabling higher-density ribbon cables to fit into smaller pathways.
The MassLink™ cable features a dry core with a protective gel-filled buffer tube, ensuring that the ribbons are well-coupled and insulated during installation. The buffer tubes are stranded and use reverse-oscillating technology, reducing field preparation time and simplifying buffer-tube management, particularly in midspan access situations. Additionally, each buffer tube functions as either a furcation tube or a transport tube for splice closures or housing preparations.
The MassLink™ cable can be ordered with either standard single-mode fibers or bend-insensitive single-mode fibers. Each ribbon has an easily removable matrix, enabling quick, straightforward preparation for fusion splicing.
Resources
- Fiber Outdoor Ordering Guide
- Color Code Guide for Fiber Optic Specifications
- Fiber Code Addendum
- International Standards and Fiber Products Table
- MassLink™Loose Tube Ribbon Cable Preparation & Handling Procedure
- Procedure For Using Prysmian Buffer Tube Slitters
Part Numbers
US
| Fiber Count Range | Recom. Fiber Count | Part Number | Fibers/Ribbon | Number of Ribbons | Number of Buffer Tube Positions | Buffer Tube Outside Diameter | Cable Outside Diameter | Approx. Cable Weight | Max. Reel Length | ||||
| in | cm | in | cm | lb/kft | kg/km | ft | m | ||||||
| All-Dielectric | |||||||||||||
| 288 – 360 | 288 | F-RLG1JKT-12-B1-288-E3 | 12 | 1 – 6 | 5@1 | 0.24 | 6.2 | 0.79 | 21.1 | 208 | 310 | 21,566 | 6,575 |
| 432 | 432 | F-RLG1JKT-12-B1-432-E3 | 12 | 1 – 6 | 6@1 | 0.24 | 6.2 | 0.84 | 21.35 | 208 | 310 | 21,566 | 6,575 |
| 576 – 864 | 864 | RLG1JKT-12-AA-864-BB | 12 | 1 – 12 | 6@1 | 0.31 | 7.9 | 1.05 | 26.7 | 297 | 442 | 13,789 | 4,204 |
| Single Armor Single Jacket | |||||||||||||
| 288 – 360 | 288 | F-RLG1A1J-12-B1-288-E3 | 12 | 1 – 6 | 5@1 | 0.24 | 6.2 | 0.89 | 22.5 | 311 | 464 | 16,181 | 4,932 |
| 432 | 432 | F-RLG1A1J-12-B1-432-E3 | 12 | 1 – 6 | 6@1 | 0.24 | 6.2 | 0.97 | 24.7 | 311 | 464 | 16,181 | 4,932 |
| 576 – 864 | 864 | F-RLG1A1J-12-B1-864-E3 | 12 | 1 – 12 | 6@1 | 0.31 | 7.9 | 1.17 | 29.8 | 415 | 618 | 11,529 | 3,515 |
| Single Armor Double Jacket | |||||||||||||
| 288 – 432 | 288 | F-RLG1A2J-12-B1-288-E3 | 12 | 1 – 6 | 6@1 | 0.24 | 6.2 | 1.06 | 27.0 | 348 | 519 | 14,320 | 4,366 |
| 288 – 432 | 432 | F-RLG1A2J-12-B1-432-E3 | 12 | 1 – 6 | 6@1 | 0.24 | 6.2 | 1.06 | 27.0 | 348 | 519 | 14,320 | 4,366 |
* Where B1 equals glass type, and E3 equals attenuation code
Global: M-RLG1JKT-12-B1-288-E3, M-RLG1JKT-12-B1-432-E3, M-RLG1JKT-12-B1-864-E3, M-RLG1A1J-12-B1-288-E3, M-RLG1A1J-12-B1-432-E3, M-RLG1A1J-12-B1-864-E3, M-RLG1A2J-12-B1-288-E3, M-RLG1A2J-12-B1-432-E3
Features and Benefits
Compact Design
- Efficient packaging of higher fiber counts
- Lightweight and easy to handle during installation
Easily Removable Ribbon Matrix: Allows for ease of stripping and fiber breakout
Precision Ribbon Geometry: Time and labor savings during fiber splicing
Dry Water-Blocking Technology
- Permits rapid cable preparation and termination
- Water-blocking materials are easily removed
Multiple Buffer Tubes Stranded In Reverse Oscillated Lay
- Facilitates access to fibers when cable slack is not available
- Smaller tubes have superior kink resistance and increased flexibility
- Simplifies access, handling and management of fibers and ribbons
- Eliminates the need for closure, transportation tubing, and furcation kits
Corrugated Steel Armor (Optional): Provides additional mechanical protection (Prysmian recommends that only armored designs should be used in direct-buried applications)
Copper Tracer Wires Available: Permits tone location of unarmored designs
Performance
- Meets or exceeds the requirements of Telcordia GR-20 & ICEA 640 and is tested in accordance with relevant EIA/ TIA-455 series FOTPs for fiber optic cables
- RDUP (RUS) listed (tested in accordance with PE-90, 7CFR 1755.900)
Registered Supplier: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, TL 9000, and OHSAS 18001
