SIST EN IEC 60794-1-219:2022
(Main)Optical fibre cables - Part 1-219: Generic specification - Basic optical cable test procedures - Material compatibility test, method F19 (IEC 60794-1-219:2021)
Optical fibre cables - Part 1-219: Generic specification - Basic optical cable test procedures - Material compatibility test, method F19 (IEC 60794-1-219:2021)
This part of IEC 60794 applies to optical fibre cables for use with telecommunication equipment and devices employing similar techniques, as well as hybrid telecommunication cables having a combination of both optical fibres and electrical conductors.
The object of this standard is to define test procedures to be used in establishing uniform requirements for the material compatibility performance of cables, cable components, and cable subassemblies.
Compatibility of materials within a cable has the potential to involve a range of material pairs. However, experience has shown that the most pertinent evaluations are of the cable filling and flooding materials interactions with other materials in the cable.
Throughout the standard the wording “optical cable” may also include optical fibre units, microduct fibre units, etc.
See IEC 60794-1-2 for general requirements and definitions and reference guide to test methods of all types.
Lichtwellenleiterkabel - Teil 1-219: Fachgrundspezifikation - Grundlegende Prüfverfahren für Lichtwellenleiterkabel - Werkstoffverträglichkeitsprüfung, Verfahren F19 (IEC 60794-1-219:2021)
Câbles à fibres optiques - Partie 1-219 : Spécification générique - Procédures fondamentales d’essais des câbles optiques - Essai de compatibilité des matériaux, Méthode F19 (IEC 60794-1-219:2021)
IEC 60794-1-219:2021 s’applique aux câbles à fibres optiques destinés à être utilisés avec les équipements de télécommunication et les dispositifs utilisant des techniques analogues, ainsi qu’aux câbles de télécommunication hybrides constitués d’une combinaison de fibres optiques et de conducteurs électriques. L’objet du présent document est de définir les procédures d’essai à utiliser pour fixer des exigences homogènes relatives à la compatibilité des matériaux des câbles, organes de câble et sous-ensembles de câble. La compatibilité des matériaux au sein d’un câble implique potentiellement une gamme de paires de matériaux. Cependant, l’expérience a montré que les évaluations les plus pertinentes portent sur les interactions des matériaux de remplissage et d’enduction avec les autres matériaux du câble. NOTE Tout au long du présent document, l’expression "câble optique" peut également inclure des unités de fibres optiques, des unités de fibres en microconduits, etc. Voir l’IEC 60794-1-2 pour les exigences générales et les définitions, ainsi que le guide de référence de tous les types de méthodes d’essai.
Optični kabli - 1-219. del: Splošna specifikacija - Osnovni preskusni postopki za optične kable - Preskus združljivosti materiala, metoda F19 (IEC 60794-1-219:2021)
Ta del standarda IEC 60794 se uporablja za optične kable za uporabo s telekomunikacijsko opremo in napravami, ki uporabljajo podobne tehnike, ter hibridne telekomunikacijske kable s kombinacijo optičnih vlaken in električnih vodnikov.
Cilj tega standarda je opredeliti preskusne postopke, ki jih je treba uporabiti pri določanju enotnih zahtev za združljivost materialov kablov, sestavnih delov kablov in kabelskih podsestavov.
Združljivost materialov v kablu lahko vključuje različne pare materialov. Vendar pa so izkušnje pokazale, da je najpomembnejše vrednotenje medsebojnega vplivanja polnila za kable in materialov za zapolnitev ter drugih materialov v kablu.
V standardu lahko besedna zveza »optični kabel« zajema tudi optične enote, mikrokanale itd.
Za splošne zahteve in opredelitve ter navodila o preskusnih metodah za vse vrste glej standard IEC 60794-1-2.
General Information
Overview
EN IEC 60794-1-219:2022 (CLC adoption of IEC 60794-1-219:2021) specifies the material compatibility test (Method F19) for optical fibre cables. It is part of the IEC 60794 series of generic specifications and basic optical cable test procedures. The standard defines procedures to evaluate interactions between cable filling/flooding (water‑blocking) materials and adjacent cable components or subassemblies to ensure long‑term compatibility and reliable cable performance.
Key topics and requirements
- Scope and applicability
- Applies to optical fibre cables used in telecommunications, including hybrid cables with electrical conductors.
- Focuses on interactions of filling compounds, flooding compounds and dry water‑blocking materials with other cable materials.
- Test approach
- Material compatibility can be assessed on completed cable specimens or individual component samples, depending on availability and test objectives.
- Completed cable samples require capped ends and minimum coil/bend diameters to limit material migration.
- Component tests use containers where specimens are immersed or coated with the relevant filling/flooding compound.
- Ageing and conditioning
- The standard defines an ageing procedure to accelerate and reveal incompatibilities (see standard for exact conditioning parameters).
- Measurements and inspections
- Visual inspection and physical testing are required after ageing to detect swelling, cracking, staining, migration or other signs of incompatibility.
- Specific tests include functionality checks and assessments referenced in the IEC 60794 family and related cable material test standards.
- Test documentation
- Details to be specified in test plans include sample type, material identification, test duration and which physical tests will be applied.
Practical applications and users
- Who uses it
- Cable manufacturers and material suppliers for product development and qualification.
- Independent test laboratories performing type-approval and supplier verification.
- Network owners, system integrators and procurement teams to specify acceptance criteria and ensure lifecycle reliability.
- Why it matters
- Prevents chemical interactions that can degrade optical fibres, jackets, buffers or water‑blocking systems.
- Supports robust material selection, reduces field failures, and ensures compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements for water‑blocked cable designs.
Related standards
- IEC 60794-1-2 - General guidance for basic optical cable test procedures
- IEC 60794-1-23 - Cable element test methods
- IEC 60811-501 - Mechanical tests for non‑metallic cable materials
- IEC 61196 series - Electrical test methods for communication cables
Keywords: EN IEC 60794-1-219:2022, material compatibility test, Method F19, optical fibre cables, water‑blocking materials, filling compounds, flooding compounds, cable test procedures, CLC.
Frequently Asked Questions
SIST EN IEC 60794-1-219:2022 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Optical fibre cables - Part 1-219: Generic specification - Basic optical cable test procedures - Material compatibility test, method F19 (IEC 60794-1-219:2021)". This standard covers: This part of IEC 60794 applies to optical fibre cables for use with telecommunication equipment and devices employing similar techniques, as well as hybrid telecommunication cables having a combination of both optical fibres and electrical conductors. The object of this standard is to define test procedures to be used in establishing uniform requirements for the material compatibility performance of cables, cable components, and cable subassemblies. Compatibility of materials within a cable has the potential to involve a range of material pairs. However, experience has shown that the most pertinent evaluations are of the cable filling and flooding materials interactions with other materials in the cable. Throughout the standard the wording “optical cable” may also include optical fibre units, microduct fibre units, etc. See IEC 60794-1-2 for general requirements and definitions and reference guide to test methods of all types.
This part of IEC 60794 applies to optical fibre cables for use with telecommunication equipment and devices employing similar techniques, as well as hybrid telecommunication cables having a combination of both optical fibres and electrical conductors. The object of this standard is to define test procedures to be used in establishing uniform requirements for the material compatibility performance of cables, cable components, and cable subassemblies. Compatibility of materials within a cable has the potential to involve a range of material pairs. However, experience has shown that the most pertinent evaluations are of the cable filling and flooding materials interactions with other materials in the cable. Throughout the standard the wording “optical cable” may also include optical fibre units, microduct fibre units, etc. See IEC 60794-1-2 for general requirements and definitions and reference guide to test methods of all types.
SIST EN IEC 60794-1-219:2022 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 33.180.10 - Fibres and cables. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2022
Optični kabli - 1-219. del: Splošna specifikacija - Osnovni preskusni postopki za
optične kable - Preskus združljivosti materiala, metoda F19 (IEC 60794-1-219:2021)
Optical fibre cables - Part 1-219: Generic specification - Basic optical cable test
procedures - Material compatibility test, method F19 (IEC 60794-1-219:2021)
Lichtwellenleiterkabel - Teil 1-219: Fachgrundspezifikation - Grundlegende Prüfverfahren
für Lichtwellenleiterkabel - Werkstoffverträglichkeitsprüfung, Verfahren F19 (IEC 60794-1
-219:2021)
Câbles à fibres optiques - Partie 1-219 : Spécification générique - Procédures
fondamentales d’essais des câbles optiques - Essai de compatibilité des matériaux,
Méthode F19 (IEC 60794-1-219:2021)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60794-1-219:2022
ICS:
33.180.10 (Optična) vlakna in kabli Fibres and cables
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60794-1-219
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM January 2022
ICS 33.180.10
English Version
Optical fibre cables - Part 1-219: Generic specification - Basic
optical cable test procedures - Material compatibility test, method
F19
(IEC 60794-1-219:2021)
Câbles à fibres optiques - Partie 1-219 : Spécification Lichtwellenleiterkabel - Teil 1-219: Fachgrundspezifikation -
générique - Procédures fondamentales d'essais des câbles Grundlegende Prüfverfahren für Lichtwellenleiterkabel -
optiques - Essai de compatibilité des matériaux, méthode Werkstoffverträglichkeitsprüfung, Verfahren F19
F19 (IEC 60794-1-219:2021)
(IEC 60794-1-219:2021)
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Ref. No. EN IEC 60794-1-219:2022 E
European foreword
The text of document 86A/2138/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 60794-1-219, 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 60794-1-219:2022.
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level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
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European Standard without any modification.
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 60794-1-2 - Optical fibre cables - Part 1–2: Generic EN IEC 60794-1-2 -
specification - Basic optical cable test
procedures - General guidance
IEC 60794-1-23 - Optical fibre cables - Part 1–23: Generic EN IEC 60794-1-23 -
specification - Basic optical cable test
procedures - Cable element test methods
IEC 60811-501 - Electric and optical fibre cables - Test EN 60811-501 -
methods for non-metallic materials - Part
501: Mechanical tests - Tests for
determining the mechanical properties of
insulating and sheathing compounds
IEC 61196-1-101 - Coaxial communication cables - Part 1– - -
101: Electrical test methods - Test for
conductor d.c. resistance of cable
IEC 61196-1-102 - Coaxial communication cables - Part 1– - -
102: Electrical test methods - Test for
insulation resistance of cable dielectric
IEC 61196-1-105 - Coaxial communication cables - Part 1– - -
105: Electrical test methods - Test for
withstand voltage of cable dielectric
IEC 60794-1-219 ®
Edition 1.0 2021-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Optical fibre cables –
Part 1-219: Generic specification – Basic optical cable test procedures –
Material compatibility test, method F19
Câbles à fibres optiques –
Partie 1-219: Spécification générique – Procédures fondamentales d’essais des
câbles optiques – Essai de compatibilité des matériaux, méthode F19
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 33.180.10 ISBN 978-2-8322-1053-9
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Method F19 – Material compatibility test . 6
4.1 Object . 6
4.2 Sample . 6
4.2.1 General . 6
4.2.2 Completed cable samples . 6
4.2.3 Individual components samples . 6
4.3 Ageing procedure . 8
4.4 Applicable tests . 8
4.4.1 General . 8
4.4.2 Visual inspection . 10
4.4.3 Physical testing . 10
4.5 Details to be specified . 12
Bibliography . 13
Figure 1 – Typical test set-up for coloured fibre wiping test . 11
Table 1 – Tests applicable for material compatibility evaluation . 9
IEC 60794-1-219:2021 © IEC 2021 – 3 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES –
Part 1-219: Generic specification – Basic optical cable
test procedures – Material compatibility test, method F19
FOREWORD
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IEC 60794-1-219 has been prepared by subcommittee 86A: Fibres and cables, of IEC technical
committee 86: Fibre optics. It is an International Standard.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
86A/2138/FDIS 86A/2143/RVD
Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in
the above table.
The language used for the development of this International Standard is English.
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This document was drafted in accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, and developed in
accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1 and ISO/IEC Directives, IEC Supplement, available
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A list of all parts in the IEC 60794 series, published under the general title Optical fibre cables,
can be found on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this document will remain unchanged until the
stability date indicated on the IEC website under webstore.iec.ch in the data related to the
specific document. At this date, the document will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
IEC 60794-1-219:2021 © IEC 2021 – 5 –
OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES –
Part 1-219: Generic specification – Basic optical cable
test procedures – Material compatibility test, method F19
1 Scope
This part of IEC 60794 applies to optical fibre cables for use with telecommunication equipment
and devices employing similar techniques, as well as hybrid telecommunication cables having
a combination of both optical fibres and electrical conductors.
The object of this document is to define test procedures to be used in establishing uniform
requirements for the material compatibility performance of cables, cable components, and cable
subassemblies.
Compatibility of materials within a cable has the potential to involve a range of material pairs.
However, experience has shown that the most pertinent evaluations are of the cable filling and
flooding materials' interactions with other materials in the cable.
NOTE Throughout the document the wording “optical cable” can also include optical fibre units, microduct fibre
units, etc.
See IEC 60794-1-2 for general requirements and definitions, as well as for a reference guide
to test methods of all types.
2 Normative references
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.
IEC 60794-1-2, Optical fibre cables – Part 1-2: Generic specification – Basic optical cable test
procedures – General guidance
IEC 60794-1-23, Optical fibre cables – Part 1-23: Generic specification – Basic optical
...
기사 제목: SIST EN IEC 60794-1-219:2022-광섬유 케이블-부분 1-219: 일반 사양-기본 광섬유 케이블 테스트 절차-재료 호환성 시험, F19 방법 (IEC 60794-1-219:2021) 기사 내용: 이 기사는 통신 장비와 유사한 기술을 사용하는 광섬유 케이블 및 광섬유와 전기 도체를 결합한 혼합 통신 케이블에 적용되는 IEC 60794의 일부입니다. 이 표준의 목적은 케이블, 케이블 구성 요소 및 케이블 하위 어셈블리의 재료 호환성 성능에 대한 균일한 요구 사항을 수립하기 위해 사용되는 시험 절차를 정의하는 것입니다. 케이블 내의 재료 호환성은 여러 종류의 재료 쌍을 포함할 수 있습니다. 그러나 경험상, 가장 중요한 평가는 케이블 채우기 및 침수 재료가 케이블 내 다른 재료와의 상호 작용입니다. 표준에서는 "광섬유 케이블"이 광섬유 유닛, 마이크로덕트 광섬유 유닛 등을 포함한다는 내용을 명시합니다. 모든 유형의 시험 방법에 대한 일반 요구 사항과 정의, 그리고 참조 가이드는 IEC 60794-1-2에서 확인할 수 있습니다.
記事タイトル：SIST EN IEC 60794-1-219:2022 - 光ファイバーケーブル - 部分1-219：汎用仕様 - 基本光ケーブル試験手順 - 材料互換性試験、F19方法（IEC 60794-1-219:2021） 記事内容：この記事は、通信機器や類似の技術を使用する光ファイバーケーブルと、光ファイバーと電気導体を組み合わせたハイブリッド通信ケーブルに関連するSIST EN IEC 60794-1-219:2022の規格について述べています。この規格の目的は、ケーブル、ケーブルの構成部品、およびケーブルのサブアセンブリの材料の互換性性能に対する均一な要件を確立するための試験手順を定義することです。 ケーブル内の材料の互換性は、さまざまな材料の組み合わせを関与する可能性があります。しかし、経験から、ケーブルの充填材や浸潤材とケーブル内の他の材料との相互作用が最も関連性のある評価であることが示されています。 規格全体にわたって、「光ケーブル」という用語は、光ファイバーユニット、マイクロダクト光ファイバーユニットなども含まれることを明示しています。あらゆるタイプの試験方法の一般的な要件と定義、および参考テスト方法のガイドは、IEC 60794-1-2を参照してください。
The article is about the standard SIST EN IEC 60794-1-219:2022, which pertains to optical fibre cables used in telecommunications and hybrid cables that combine optical fibres and electrical conductors. The standard defines test procedures for determining the material compatibility performance of cables, cable components, and cable subassemblies. The focus is primarily on evaluating the interaction of cable filling and flooding materials with other materials in the cable. The standard also clarifies that the term "optical cable" encompasses optical fibre units, microduct fibre units, and more. General requirements and definitions, as well as a reference guide to test methods, can be found in IEC 60794-1-2.
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