MIL-STD-2042-1B(SH)
CONTENTS
PARAGRAPH PAGE
1. SCOPE ........................................................................ 1
1.1 Purpose................................................................. 1
1.1.1 Applicability........................................................... 1
2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS ......................................................... 2
2.1 General................................................................. 2
2.2 Government documents.................................................... 2
2.2.1 Specifications, standards and handbooks ................................. 2
2.3 Non-Government publications............................................. 3
2.4 Order of precedence..................................................... 3
3. DEFINITIONS .................................................................. 4
3.1 General fiber optics terms.............................................. 4
3.2 Acronyms................................................................ 4
3.3 Allocated and not used fiber............................................ 4
3.4 Allocated and used fiber................................................ 4
3.5 Alternate channel....................................................... 4
3.6 Authorized approval..................................................... 4
3.7 BOF bundle.............................................................. 4
3.8 BOF fiber............................................................... 4
3.9 BOF tube................................................................ 4
3.10 BOF tube coupler........................................................ 4
3.11 BOF tube routing box.................................................... 4
3.12 Cable repair............................................................ 4
3.13 Cable splicing.......................................................... 4
3.14 End user equipment...................................................... 4
3.15 Fiber optic cable plant................................................. 5
3.16 Fiber optic cable topology.............................................. 5
3.17 Fiber optic interconnection box......................................... 5
3.18 FOCP growth fiber....................................................... 5
3.19 Installing activity..................................................... 5
3.20 Local cable............................................................. 5
3.21 Minimum bend diameter................................................... 5
3.22 Non-redundant channel (NRC)............................................. 5
3.23 Normal channel.......................................................... 5
3.24 Optical fiber cable..................................................... 5
3.25 Optical fiber cable component (OFCC). ................................... 5
3.26 Outlet box.............................................................. 5
3.27 Spare fiber............................................................. 6
3.28 System growth fiber..................................................... 6
3.29 System redundant fiber.................................................. 6
3.30 System specific cable................................................... 6
3.31 Trunk .................................................................. 6
3.32 Trunk cable............................................................. 6
3.33 Tube furcation unit..................................................... 6
3.34 Unallocated fiber....................................................... 6
3.35 Unused fiber............................................................ 6
4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ......................................................... 7
4.1 Cables.................................................................. 7
4.1.1 Cable selection......................................................... 7
4.1.2 Spare optical fibers.................................................... 7
4.1.3 Cable storage and handling.............................................. 7
4.1.3.1 Cable storage........................................................... 7
4.1.3.2 Cable handling.......................................................... 7
4.1.4 Cables entering interconnection boxes or other equipment ................ 7
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