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Optical fibre cables - Part 1-22: Generic specification - Basic optical cable test
procedures - Environmental test methods (IEC 60794-1-22:2017)
Lichtwellenleiterkabel - Teil 1-22: Fachgrundspezifikation - Grundlegende Prüfverfahren
für Lichtwellenleiterkabel - Prüfverfahren zur Umweltprüfung (IEC 60794-1-22:2017)
Câbles à fibres optiques - Partie 1-22 : Spécification générique - Procédures
fondamentales d’essais des câbles optiques - Méthodes d’essai d’environnement (IEC
60794-1-22:2017)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60794-1-22:2018
ICS:
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60794-1-22

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
February 2018
ICS 33.180.10 Supersedes EN 60794-1-22:2012
English Version
Optical fibre cables - Part 1-22: Generic specification - Basic
optical cable test procedures - Environmental test methods
(IEC 60794-1-22:2017)
Câbles à fibres optiques - Partie 1-22 : Spécification Lichtwellenleiterkabel - Teil 1-22: Fachgrundspezifikation -
générique - Procédures fondamentales d'essais des câbles Grundlegende Prüfverfahren für Lichtwellenleiterkabel -
optiques - Méthodes d'essai d'environnement Prüfverfahren zur Umweltprüfung
(IEC 60794-1-22:2017) (IEC 60794-1-22:2017)
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Ref. No. EN IEC 60794-1-22:2018 E

European foreword
The text of document 86A/1813/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60794-1-22, prepared by SC 86A "Fibres
and cables" of IEC/TC 86 "Fibre optics" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and
approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 60794-1-22:2018.

The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be (dop) 2018-08-09
implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2020-11-09
• latest date by which the national
standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 60794-1-22:2012.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60794-1-22:2017 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:

IEC 60794-1-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60794-1-2.
IEC 60794-1-21 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60794-1-21.
IEC 60794-1-22 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60794-1-22.
IEC 60794-1-23 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60794-1-23.
IEC 60794-1-24 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60794-1-24.
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60068-2-14 2009 Environmental testing -- Part 2-14: Tests - EN 60068-2-14 2009
Test N: Change of temperature
IEC 60304 -  Standard colours for insulation for low- HD 402 S2 -
frequency cables and wires
IEC 60544-1 -  Electrical insulating materials - EN 60544-1 -
Determination of the effects of ionizing
radiation -- Part 1: Radiation interaction
and dosimetry
IEC 60793-1-40 -  Optical fibres -- Part 1-40: Measurement EN 60793-1-40 -
methods and test procedures - Attenuation
IEC 60793-1-46 -  Optical fibres -- Part 1-46: Measurement EN 60793-1-46 -
methods and test procedures - Monitoring
of changes in optical transmittance
IEC 60793-1-54 -  Optical fibres -- Part 1-54: Measurement EN 60793-1-54 -
methods and test procedures - Gamma
irradiation
IEC 60794-1-1 -  Optical fibre cables - Part 1-1: Generic EN 60794-1-1 -
specification - General
IEC 60811-503 -  Electric and optical fibre cables - Test EN 60811-503 -
methods for non-metallic materials -- Part
503: Mechanical tests - Shrinkage test for
sheaths
ISO 4892-2 -  Plastics - Methods of exposure to EN ISO 4892-2 -
laboratory light sources - Part 2: Xenon-arc
lamps
ISO 4892-3 -  Plastics - Methods of exposure to EN ISO 4892-3 -
laboratory light sources - Part 3:
Fluorescent UV lamps
IEC 60794-1-22 ®
Edition 2.0 2017-10
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
colour
inside
Optical fibre cables –
Part 1-22: Generic specification – Basic optical cable test procedures –

Environmental test methods
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 33.180.10 ISBN 978-2-8322-4864-5

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 9
4 Method F1 – Temperature cycling . 9
4.1 Object . 9
4.2 Sample . 9
4.3 Apparatus . 10
4.4 Procedure . 10
4.4.1 Initial measurement . 10
4.4.2 Pre-conditioning . 10
4.4.3 Conditioning . 10
4.4.4 Recovery . 13
4.5 Requirements . 13
4.6 Details to be specified . 13
4.7 Details to be reported . 14
5 Method F5 – Water penetration . 14
5.1 Object . 14
5.2 Sample . 14
5.2.1 Method F5A . 14
5.2.2 Method F5B . 14
5.2.3 Method F5C (for cables with swellable water blocking material) . 15
5.3 Apparatus . 15
5.3.1 Test fixtures and set-up . 15
5.3.2 Water . 15
5.3.3 Orifice (method F5C) . 15
5.4 Procedure . 15
5.4.1 Method F5A and F5B . 15
5.4.2 Method F5C . 16
5.5 Requirements . 16
5.6 Details to be specified . 16
5.7 Details to be reported . 16
6 Method F7 – Nuclear radiation . 19
6.1 Object . 19
6.2 Sample . 19
6.3 Apparatus . 19
6.4 Procedure . 19
6.4.1 Fibres . 19
6.4.2 Materials . 19
6.5 Requirements . 19
6.6 Details to be specified . 19
7 Method F8 – Pneumatic resistance . 19
7.1 Object . 19
7.2 Sample . 20

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7.3 Apparatus . 20
7.4 Procedure . 20
7.5 Requirement . 20
7.6 Details to be specified . 20
8 Method F9 – Ageing . 21
8.1 Object . 21
8.2 Sample . 21
8.3 Apparatus . 21
8.4 Procedure . 21
8.5 Requirement .
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