OS2

abbreviationStandard termFiber Optics

Optical Singlemode 2: the low-water-peak cabled singlemode grade used for most indoor and outdoor singlemode installs.

Optical Singlemode 2, the cabled singlemode class built on low-water-peak fiber of the G.652.D type, with a maximum cabled attenuation of 0.4 dB/km at 1310, 1383 and 1550 nm. The lower OS1 grade allows 1.0 dB/km and is mostly tight-buffered indoor cable. Because the water peak near 1383 nm is suppressed, OS2 supports CWDM channels across the whole band from 1270 to 1610 nm.

Heard on the job

Spec just says singlemode, so I'm bidding OS2 loose tube for the campus backbone and OS2 tight buffer in the risers.