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Figure 117: Cut the white tube at the middle of the NIB, cutting the tube at the corners will put stress on
the fiber strands (Left) & as composite fiber is much smaller, a sleeve must be used (Right)
Fujikura fiber drop aka AFL, it is exclusive to AFL built aerial overlay in Calgary Hillhurst and major part of
Crescent Heights communities.
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250um single blue strand in loose gel filled tube, requires a sleeve for termination like composite
fiber,
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AFL supplies a 900um protective tube for their own techs.
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Unlike Composite fiber, it is more durable and more resistant to breaking or shattering
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A transition box or NIB is required
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Both Corning FDH and IDEAA are being used for Fujikura Fibre areas
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The Fujikura IDEAA cabinet is essentially “backwards” from a Corning FDH – the “tails” are now your
distribution and the splitters have the female end you plug the tail into.
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If you can’t find your distribution in the cabinet simply use your “Ruby Red” to trace it back
to the cabinet.
