Enterprise MicroDuct Solutions

Presented by Corning & Dura-Line

Gayla Arrindell – Market Development Director, In Building Networks, Corning
Nate Hefner – Market Development Manager, Data Center, Corning
Olaf Storaasli – MicroTechnology Sales Manager, Dura-Line

Sep 7, 2023

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Today’s Agenda

➢ Introductions – Corning and Dura-Line

➢ Overview of Enterprise MicroDucts Systems –

What are they, Why use them, Where are they
installed?

➢ Corning’s MiniXtend™ MicroCables

➢ Heathcare and OSP Use Cases

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About Dura-Line 5

• Global leader in communication and

energy infrastructure (HDPE
conduit/duct)

• Founded in 1971

• Headquartered in Boston, MA

• >$1B in revenue

• 14 manufacturing locations in US

• On-site technical support throughout US

• ISO 9001 and TL9000

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Components of Enterprise MicroDuct Solutions
Optical Fiber Cables: for indoor/outdoor use
MicroDuct Cable

MicroDucts and Accessories: HDPE/OSP, riser- or plenum-rated pathways

Jetting Equipment: jet thousands of feet with a handheld machine

Cable Warranty: 25-year warranties typically offered by cable manufacturers

Technical Planning Support: design and scope-of-work support

In-Field Technical Support: on-site installation project support Jetting Machine

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The Key Challenge in Enterprise Networks

• Future fiber requirements can be unpredictable, additional fiber
may be required:
o In existing network locations
o To new locations within a building

• Additional fiber installations must:

o Integrate seamlessly with existing plant
o Minimize disruption to everyday building operations (e.g.,
transport, healthcare, manufacturing)

• Traditional cable-only installations mean accessing the same

challenging rights-of-way every time new fiber is required

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Why Enterprise MicroDucts? 8

FLEXIBLE
• Easy routing to distributed network locations
• Simple, cost-effective moves, adds, and changes (MACs)
• Accommodate technology changes with ease, e.g., remove and replace
cables for transition from MMF to SMF

SCALABLE
• Install what’s needed today and limit capital investment
• No need to predict future bandwidth requirements
• Eliminate unnecessary installation, termination, and testing of dark fiber

SMART
• Permanent, protective, living pathways enable end-to-end cable jetting
• Eliminate future disruption and limit mid-span entries
• Ideal for challenging, 24/7 environments including manufacturing,
healthcare, and transport hubs

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Where are Enterprise MicroDucts Used?

Healthcare Higher Datacenters Government

education

Corporate Commercial Industrial and Entertainment

campuses real estate manufacturing venues

Airports Rail and other Military/defense Broadcast studios

transportation

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How are Enterprise MicroDucts Used?
Example: Transitioning Through Multiple Buildings

• Pathway requirements differ from building to building – some applications are riser-rated, some plenum-rated
• Enterprise MicroDucts can be transitioned/coupled in MicroDuct Distribution Boxes (MDBs) for a seamless system
• The same indoor/outdoor micro cables can be installed in each type of pathway
• Fiber is installed in a “home run” with no need to splice at each transition point

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How are Enterprise MicroDucts Used?
Example: Transitioning Through Multiple Buildings

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How are
Enterprise
MicroDucts
Used?
• Different MicroDuct
materials and bundle
combinations combine to
create one seamless
system
• Indoor/outdoor-rated
micro cables enable end-
to-end fiber jetting

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Enterprise MicroDucts
Use in Enterprise Applications
• MicroDucts bundled under an oversheath
• HDPE version for outdoor use only (OSP)
• Riser, plenum, or LSHF variations offer fire-retardance
for indoor use
• Product variations offer total design flexibility

Features
• Low friction linings
• Internal ribs for optimal jetting performance
• 20 AWG locate wire in HDPE/OSP for direct burial
• Ripcords for easy access

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Low-Friction Linings No lining – high friction point

Lining

lubricant cable

MicroDuct

With low-
friction lining

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MicroDuct Configurations for Enterprise Networks
The number and size of MicroDucts used in a bundle is
FYI determined by fiber count and network routing requirements
Bundle Bundle Max. Fiber
Configuration Diameter (in.) Capacity
2-way 12-way 24-way
1-way 0.3 72 F
7-way 19-way
2-way 0.77 144 F

3-way 0.85 216 F

4-way 0.93 288 F

7-way 1.13 504 F

12-way 1.48 864 F

19-way 1.80 1,368 F

24-way 2.13 1,728 F

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Design Flexibility
Transition at
building entry

Dropping of laterals Routing outside of ducts

Accessories OSP Closure MicroDuct Organizer

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MicroDuct Bending
7-way: 19-way:

24-way:

19-way:

FYI
MicroDuct or bundle
minimum bend radius: 10
x Outer Diameter (OD)

Other sizes available

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 BENEFITS
• Suitable for indoor or outdoor use
Jetting Installation Equipment
• Handheld and portable
• Easily assembled by hand without tools
• Operated by a power drill for maximum control
during installation
• Magnetic clutch minimizes risk of cable damage
• Digital counter measures speed and distance

TYPICAL INSTALLATION PARAMETERS

• Push cable 200 ft. or longer without air

• Jet cable up to 3,000 ft. with air
• Max. pressure 232 psi (16 bar)
• Typical speeds of 150 to 200 feet per minute

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Jetting Installation Video

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Corning MiniXtend® Plenum Jettable MicroCables

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MiniXtend® Plenum Jettable MicroCable
• Available today: 12 & 24F, Corning®
• 250 μm color-coded optical fibers surrounded by dielectric SMF-28® Ultra fiber
strength members with a flexible, flame-retardant outer jacket • Coming soon: higher fiber counts up
and water-blocking yarn inside cable to 96F, loose-tube & ribbon
• Ideal for point-to-point applications for indoor and
indoor/outdoor projects, within 6mm ID micro-ducts
• Micro-duct optimized: small design allows the cable to be
jetted to maximize speed of install and minimize labor needed
• Flexible, flame-retardant jacket and non-preferential bend
axis allow easy installation in space-constrained areas
• Easy identification: 12-24 colored fibers/unit = 12 solid, 12
ring-marked
• Compatible with CCH Pigtail Splice Cassettes

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 Corning® SMF-28® Ultra Fiber in Cable

Low Loss Compatibility

• Capacity robustness: 100G, 400G, Ultra • MFD equivalence and 100%

Compatible
NGPON & WDM PON compatibility to G.652.D fiber
• Low-cost capacity: equipment allows for seamless integration
reduction, longer reach
• Repair resilience into existing networks

Ultra Ultra
Fiber Density Low Loss

Bend Simplicity
• Up to 33% better macro-bend loss
• One cable everywhere to
than G.657.A1 standard for 10 mm
Ultra minimize inventory management
radii bends
Bendable complexity
• Capacity robustness: NGPON, WDM
PON

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MiniXtend® Plenum Jettable MicroCable

Specifications and Standards

• Approvals and Listings • Tensile

• National Electrical Code® (NEC®) OFNP, CSA FT- • Short-Term 100N
6, ICEA S-83-596
• Long-Term 30N
• Reaction to the fiber according to EN50575 and
EN13501-6 • Specifications Temperature Range
• Storage -40 °C to 70 °C (-40 °F to 158 °F)
• Flame Resistance
• Installation 0 °C to 60 °C (32 °F to 140 °F)
• NFPA 262 (for plenum, riser and general building
applications) • Operation 0 °C to 70 °C (32 °F to 158 °F)

Note: Corning recommends storing cable in a proper temperature environment prior to

installation to allow the cable temperature to meet installation temperature range
specifications for best installation results.

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Full Range of Corning MiniXtend® Cables

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MiniXtend® Cable Portfolio *NEW* 190µm Corning® low loss G.657.A1 fiber, 9.2µm MFD
Available fiber counts and compatible microducts

MiniXtend® Cables MiniXtend® HD Cables MiniXtend® XD Cables

with Binderless FastAccess® Technology with Binderless FastAccess® Technology with Binderless FastAccess® Technology

Fiber 12-72 F 96 F 144 F 12-72F 144 F 192 F 216 F 288 F 288 F 432 F 192 F 288 F
Count

Fibers per 12 12 12 12 24 24 24 24 36 36 24 24
Buffer Tube

Cable 5.4 mm 6.3 mm 8.1 mm 4.5mm 6.3 mm 7.5 mm 8.0 mm 9.7 mm 8.1 mm 10.8 mm 6.2 mm 8.2 mm
OD

Smallest 6 mm 8 mm 10 mm 6 mm 8 mm 10 mm 10 mm 12 mm 10 mm 14 mm 8 mm 10 mm
Duct ID
(75%) (79%) (81%) (81%) (79%) (79%) (80%) (81%) (82%) (77%) (81%) (82%)
(fill ratio)

Optimal 8 mm 10 mm 12 mm 8 mm 10 mm 12 mm 12 mm 14 mm 12 mm 16 mm 10 mm 12 mm
Duct ID (68%)
(56%) (63%) (68%) (56%) (63%) (63%) (67%) (70%) (68%) (62%) (68%)
(fill ratio)

Fiber G.657.A1 250µ G.657.A1 190µ

G.657.A1 190µ G.657.A1 200µ
Type G.652.B & G.654.C 242µ G.657.A2 190µ
G.657.A2 190µ G.652.B & G.654.C 200µ (with A1 bend)
G.654.E 242µ

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Ribbon Cable with 200µm Flow

Video: MiniXtend Flow 200

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200µm fiber with improved bend performance
-Flexible ribbon design
-Smaller diameter
-Lighter weight

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Ribbon Cable-200 Flow
Portfolio Nomenclature
Contour - Fiber Flow – Ribbon Ribbon cable MiniXtend® Ribbon
200 Flow –
(OSP) (Indoor/Outdoor)
• 288

SMF-28® 190
+ • 96
• 144
• 192
• 288
• 432
• 864
Flow Ribbon 196 µm MiniXtend® Ribbon-200 Flow
• 432
(96/144, 192, 288, 432, 864) • 864

+
RocketRibbon® Cable
200 Flow –
(OSP) (Indoor/Outdoor)
SMF-28® 190 • 1728 • 1728
Flow Ribbon 196 µm RocketRibbon® Cable-200 Flow • 3456
• 3456
(1728, 3456, 6912) • 6912 • 6912

• 67% better bend performance for ITU-T G.657.A1 over ITU-T G.652.D
• Maintains 9.2um mode field diameter
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Basic design consists of 6x2f subunits
which are intermittently bonded to each
other by droplets of UV material (blue
dots below)

5
2 3
1 4
6

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200-micron Ribbon Splicing

• Preferred – Splice using 200-micron

pitch splicers (both AFL and Sumi 200µm 200µm
have units to achieve this)

• Alternative – To use a standard 250-

micron pitch splicer a “pitch-out”
using 3x4 handlers is needed (both
Sumi and AFL splicers have this
option)

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MiniXtend® Cabling with Flow 200
Targets
Cable Type Cable Min Duct Size Ideal Duct Size Duraline 75% Fill
Diameter (OD/ID) (OD/ID) Ratio Cable OD
96f OSP 6.4mm 10/8 (80%fill) 12/10 (64% fill)
8mm → 6.0mm max
144f OSP 6.4mm 10/8 (80%fill) 12/10 (64% fill) 10mm → 7.5mm max
12mm → 9.0mm max
192f OSP 7.5 mm 14/10 (75% fill) 14/10 (75% fill)
13mm → 9.8mm max
288f OSP 7.9 mm 14/10 (79% fill) 16/12 (66% fill) 14mm → 10.5mm max
16mm → 12.0mm max
864f OSP 13.5 mm 22/18 (75% fill) 22/18 (75% fill)
18mm → 13.5mm max
288f I/O 8.9 mm 16/12 (74% fill) 16/12 (74% fill) 20mm → 15.0mm max
864f I/O 13.5 mm 22/18 (75% fill) 22/18 (75% fill)

Thin film Subunits for easy routing

-saves up to 30% on prep!

<864f will be 864f will have

central tube 288f subunits
design (3x288=864f)
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RocketRibbon® Cable with Flow 200
Targets
Cable Type Target Cable Est Actual Cable Duct
Diameter Diameter Application
1728f OSP 18-20mm TBD 1.0” SDR
1728f I/O 18-20mm TBD 1.0” SDR
3456f OSP 21-26mm 26mm 1.25” SDR
3456f I/O 21-26mm TBD 1.25” SDR
6912f OSP 29-31mm 30.5mm 1.5” SDR

6912f I/O 31-33mm 32.5mm 2.0” SDR

Thin film Subunits (288f)

-saves up to 30% on prep!

6x288f 24x288f
1728f 6912f

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Healthcare
Total Cost of Ownership
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TCO: Healthcare Example

New Hospital Build

Traditional Micro

Pathway Pathway
1,700 ft. of 4-in. electrical 7,800 ft. of bundled MicroDuct (riser)
metallic tubing (EMT)
• 33 segments (4-, 7-, 12-, 24-way)
• 4-in. EMT not required

Fiber Fiber
12,545 ft. of armored cable 12,545 ft. of micro cable
• 1 run of 144 F linking main • 1 run of 144 F (2 x 72 F cables)
distribution frames (MDF) linking MDFs
• 42 runs of 24 F to intermediate • 42 runs of 24 F to IDFs
distribution frames (IDF)

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TCO: Healthcare Example

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TCO: Healthcare Example

Traditional Micro

Pathway Installation Cost Pathway Installation Cost

$75.5k (material & labor) $72.4k (material & labor)

Fiber Installation Cost Fiber Installation Cost

$52.6k (material & labor) $12.9k (material & labor)

Total Total
$128.1k $85.3k

33% PLUS! spare MicroDuct

capacity for future moves,
COST
SAVINGS! adds, and changes

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Outside Plant Use Cases
Benefits of MicroDucts in the Outside Plant (OSP)
Subdividing MicroDucts for High Fiber Counts
Subdividing larger ducts with MicroDucts is a highly efficient & flexible way to deliver density

Total Fibers: Example 1: Single MicroDucts, up to 8,640 fibers

8,640
4 inch duct, SDR 11

10 x 22/18 mm HDPE MicroDucts

(must be installed at same time)

Each MicroDuct accommodates an

864F micro ribbon cable, 13.5 mm OD

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Benefits of MicroDucts in the Outside Plant (OSP)
Subdividing MicroDucts for Lower Fiber Counts
Subdividing larger ducts with MicroDucts is a highly efficient & flexible way to deliver density

Example 2: multiple MicroDuct bundles

• 2 x 7-way 12.7/10 mm bundles

• Add fiber whenever it’s needed
• 192 F micro ribbon cables
• Up to 2,688 fibers in total

• 1 x 7-way 8.5/6 mm bundles

• Add low-count cables between buildings, or for
individual customer connections
• 7 x 24 F cables, up to 168 fibers in total

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Questions and Answers
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