CARMA Fiber Plan Ed Fields Dick Plambeck 09 Sep 2004
basic specifications 12 connectorized fibers from control building to each antenna (8 used, 4 spare) for C,D,E arrays, each cable is ‘home run’ from antenna to control building fibers: Corning SMF-28 or equivalent –single mode –zero dispersion point at 1310 nm connectors: FC/APC (angle polished) cables: gel-filled, loose tube design
underground fiber: Corning Altos LST
antenna fiber this.... not this
trenching plan
MaxCell innerduct – 9 cables in one 4-inch conduit
antenna pad vault
fiber shoebox
large vault near control building
large vault locations
fiber management racks - schematic
fiber management racks – ADC proposal