本标准涵盖了用于安装在微管道中的微管道光纤厂外电缆的性能要求，通常使用商用设备进行吹扫。本标准涵盖的产品仅适用于在工厂外部通信系统中通常存在的条件下运行。通常，这些产品安装在受保护的管道中，但也可以在暴露区域和隐蔽区域（如手孔）短距离运行，有或没有外部保护。由于通常与微导管电缆相关的护套较薄，因此即使在额定抗拉强度或低于额定抗拉强度的情况下，它们通常也不具备长距离拉入导管的护套耐久性。 此外，本标准涵盖的电缆的抗冲击性、抗压性和抗拉强度要求可能显著低于ICEA S-87-640涵盖的常规厂外电缆。因此，不建议采用绞盘牵引、空中捆扎、挖沟和直埋等技术安装本标准涵盖的电缆。

This Standard covers performance requirements for microduct optical fiber outside plant cables intended for installation in microducts, typically by blowing using commercially available equipment intended for this application. Products covered by this Standard are intended only for operation under conditions normally found in outside plant communication systems. Typically, these products are installed in protected ducts but may be also run for short distances in both exposed areas and in concealed areas (such as handholes), with or without external protection. Due to the thinner jacket usually associated with microduct cables, they typically do not have the jacket durability to be pulled into conduit for long distances even at or below the rated tensile strength. Additionally, the impact resistance, compression resistance and tensile strength requirements for cables covered by this Standard may be significantly lower than those for conventional outside plant cables covered by ICEA S-87-640. Therefore, installation of cables covered by this Standard by techniques such as capstan pulling, aerial lashing, trenching, and direct burial is not recommended.