BS EN 60793-2-20:2016

This standard BS EN 60793-2-20:2016 Optical fibres is classified in these ICS categories:

• 33.180.10 Fibres and cables

This part of IEC 60793 is applicable to sub-categories A2a, A2b, and A2c. These fibres are used or can be incorporated in information transmission equipment and optical fibre cables (typically up to 2 km).

Three types of requirements apply to these fibres:

• general requirements as defined in IEC 60793‑2 ;

• specific requirements common to the category A2 multimodal fibres covered in this standard and which are given in Clause 3;

• particular requirements applicable to individual sub-categories or specific applications, which are defined in the normative family specification annexes.