CCITT Rec. K.25 (11/1988) – LIGHTNING PROTECTION OF OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES
LIGHTNING PROTECTION OF OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES
1 Introduction
2 Need for protection
3 Protective measures
3.1 Correct connection of metallic moisture barriers
3.2 Use of shield wires above the cable
3.3 Use of metal-free cables
3.4 Use of cables which have metal components but have adequate resistibility to a level of lightning surge currents
4 Protection of remote power-feeding circuits in optical fibre equipment
5 Future work
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