The German standartization institues of DIN & VDE.

Product / Application

• A (Outdoor cable)
• AT (Outdoor cable, divisible)
• B (Loose tube, unfilled)
• D (Loose tube, filled)
• F (Fibre)
• H (Single-fibre loose tube, unfilled)
• J (Indoor cable)
• U (Universal cable (indoor & outdoor))
• V (Tight buffer)
• W (Single-fibre loose tube, filled)

Type

• B Loose tube, unfilled
• D Loose tube, filled
• DA Loose tube made of aluminium, filled
• DC Loose tube made of copper, filled
• DS Loose tube mae of steel, filled
• H Single-fibre loose tube, unfilled
• V Tight buffer
• W Single-fibre loose tube, filled

Construction details (from left to right, in the cable: from inside to outside)

• B Armouring
• 1B Armouring with one layer steel band
• 2B Armouring with two layers steel band
• F Cable core fi lled
• 0F Cable core fi lled with solids
• Q Dry swelling materials in cable core
• (L) Plain, overlapping aluminium foil
• (R…) Armouring made of round wires; … wire diameter in mm
• S Metal stranding element
• W Steel braids
• (ZN) Non-metallic strain-relief elements
• (ZS) Metallic strain-relief/supporting elements in cable core
• SG Armouring with smooth steel tape
• SR Armouring with corrugated steel tape

Sheath or secondary coating

• H made of halogen-free material
• M made of lead
• Y made of PVC
• 2Y made of PE
• 4Y made of PA
• 5Y made of PTFE
• 6Y made of FEP
• 7Y made of ETFE
• 9Y made of PP
• 11Y made of TPE-U (PUR)
• 12Y made of TPE-E