Generic Requirements for
Multi-Fiber Optical Connectors
(A Module of FR-FIBER-1)
Telcordia Technologies Generic Requirements
GR-1435-CORE
Issue 2, May 2008
Comments Requested (See Preface)
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Generic Requirements for Multi-Fiber Optical Connectors
Prepared for Telcordia Technologies, Inc. by the Network and Product Integrity Organization.
Target audience: Telecommunications service providers, Local Exchange Carriers (LECs),
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GR-1435-CORE, Issue 2, replaces GR-1435-CORE, Issue 1, October 1994.
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Generic Requirements Notice of Disclaimer
This Generic Requirements document (GR) is published by Telcordia Technologies
to inform the industry of the Telcordia view of proposed generic requirements for
Multi-Fiber Optical Connectors. The generic requirements contained herein are
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GR-1435-CORE Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Purpose and Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
1.2 Target Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
1.3 Reasons for GR-1435-CORE, Issue 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
1.4 Requirements Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
1.5 Requirement Labeling Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
1.5.1 Numbering of Requirement and Related Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
1.5.2 Requirement, Conditional Requirement, and Objective Identification . . . 1–4
1.5.3 Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
2 General Information
2.1 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
2.2 Product Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
2.3 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
2.4 Product Qualification Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
2.4.1 Repeat of Initial Qualification Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
3 General Requirements
3.1 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
3.2 Packaging and Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
3.3 Design Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
3.3.1 Plug/Coupling Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
3.3.2 Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
3.3.2.1 Corrosion Resistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
3.3.2.2 Fungus Resistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
3.3.2.3 Flammability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
3.3.3 Fiber and Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
3.3.4 Index Matching Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
3.4 Cleanability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
3.5 Intermateability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
3.6 Product Marking and Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
3.7 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
4 Service Life Performance Criteria and Test Methods
4.1 General Considerations for Product Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
4.1.1 Product Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
4.1.2 Connector Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
4.1.3 Multi-Fiber Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
4.1.4 Test Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
4.1.4.1 Transmission Measurement Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7
4.1.4.2 Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) Measurement Facility 4–8
4.1.5 Cleaning Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9
4.1.5.1 Manufacturer’s Recommended Cleaning Procedure . . . . . . . . . 4–9
4.1.5.2 Connector Cleaning Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9