| A Basic Types | A- - Outdoor telephone cables S- - Switchboard cables J- - Installation cables JE- - Fire Alarm cables AJ- - Outdoor cable with protection against inductive influences T- - Terminating cable |
| B Insulation Types | 02Y - Cellular PE 2Y - Solid PE 02YS - Foam Skin Insulating cover of cellular PE with additional skin of solid polyolefine. Y - PVC H - LSZH |
| C Filling | F - Petroleum jelly filling Blank - Unfilled |
| D Screening Material | (St) - Static shield of plastic-backed aluminum Tape for indoor cables D - Shield of copper wire whipping over one stranding element (e.g. pair) LR - Corrugated alumnium tape Blank - No screen |
| E Bedding Material | 2Y - PE Y - PVC H - LSZH M - Lead Sheath MZ - Special Alloyed Lead Sheath Blank - No Bedding |
| F Armouring Material | b - Armouring SR - Corrugated steel tape T - Messenger of galvanized steel wires. Blank - No Armour |
| G Sheath Material | 2Y - PE Y - PVC H - LSZH (L)2Y - Laminated sheath (shield of PE coated aluminium tape bonded with PE sheath). M - Lead Sheath MZ - Special Alloyed Lead Sheath Blank - No Sheath |
| H Number of Pairs/Quads | 2x2 - 2 Pairs 2x4 - 2 Quads |
| I Conductor Size | 0.4 - 0.4mm 0.5 - 0.5mm 0.6 - 0.6mm 0.8 - 0.8mm 0.9 - 0.9mm |
| J Stranding Element | PiC - Pairs shielded with copper braid PiMF - Pairs shielded with aluminium/polyester tape St - Star Quad(Phantom) StI - Star Quad(trunk cable) StIII - Star Quad (local cable) TIC - Triple shielded with copper braid TiMF - Triple shielded with aluminium/polyester tape |
| K Cable Type | S - Railway signaling cable |
| L Types of Stranding | Lg - Stranded in layers Bd - Unit Type stranding |
| M Copper/Steel Tape/Braid Screen Options | (…Cu) - Total cross section of copper shield in mm sq (fK) - Longitdinally applied copper tape, supplement to (St) 2B…- two layers of steel tape, thickness of steel tape in mm |
| N Fire Resistance Options | E30 - 30mins circuit integrity according to DIN VDE 4102 Part 12 E60 - 60mins circuit integrity according to DIN VDE 4102 Part 12 F180 - 950°C 180mins Insulation integrity according to IEC 60331&VDE 0427-814 |
For Example:
| Outdoor Telephone Cables | |
| A-2YF(L)2Y…25X2X0.4 StIII Bd | Outdoor telephone cable, solid PE insulated, jelly filled, PE coated aluminium tape bonded with PE sheath, star quad & unit stranding, 25 Pairs 0.4mm to VDE 0816/DIN57816 |
| A-2Y(L)2Y…25X2X0.4 StIII Bd | Outdoor telephone cable, solid PE insulated, PE coated aluminium tape bonded with PE sheath, star quad & unit stranding, 25 Pairs 0.4mm to VDE 0816 |
| A-02YF(L)2Y…25X2X0.6 StIII Bd | Outdoor telephone cable, Cellular PE insulated, jelly filled, PE coated aluminium tape bonded with PE sheath, star quad & unit stranding, 25 Pairs 0.6mm to VDE 0816 |
| A-02YSF(L)2YB2Y…25x2x0.6 StIII Bd | Outdoor telephone cable, foam skin insulated, jelly filled, PE coated aluminium tape bonded with PE sheath, double galvanized steel tape armoured, star quad & unit stranding, PE oversheathed, 25 Pairs 0.6mm to VDE 0816 |
| Indoor Telephone Cables | |
| J-Y(St)Y…10X2X0.6 Lg | Installation cable, PVC Insulated, static shield of plastic backed aluminium Tape, PVC Sheathed, stranded in layers, 10 pairs 0.6mm to VDE 0815 |
| J-2Y(St)Y…10X2X0.4 StIII Bd | Installation cable, solid PE Insulated, static shield of plastic backed aluminium Tape, PVC Sheathed, star quad and unit stranding 10 pairs 0.4mm to VDE 0815/0816 |
| J-YY… 10X2X0.6 Bd | Installation cable, PVC Insulated, PVC Sheathed, star quad and unit stranding 10 pairs 0.6mm to VDE 0815/DIN 57815 |
| Outdoor Telephone Cables with protection against inductive influences. | |
| AJ-2Y(St)YbY…10X4X1.4 S Lg (fK) (2B 0.5) | Outdoor Telephone Cable for railway signaling - Solid PE Insulated, aluminium tape shielded, PVC sheathed, stranded in layers, copper tape with two layers of steel tape of 0.5mm, 10 Quads 1.4mm |
| AJ-2YDYbY…7X4X1.4 S Lg (25…Cu/2B 0.5) | Outdoor Telephone Cable for railway signaling - Solid PE Insulated, copper wire shielded, PVC sheathed, stranded in layers, 1.2mm copper wire shield cross section 25mmsq, with two layers of steel tape of 0.5mm, 7 Quads 1.4mm |
