100 describes characteristics, construction, test methods, and performance criteria of optical fibre cables installed by pulling method for duct and tunnel application. Note that Recommendation ITU-T L. 0, in February. The Fiber Optic Association, Inc. (FOA) was founded in 1995 to help develop the workforce to build the fiber optic networks to support a rapid expansion in communications and the Internet. The charter of the FOA was to promote professionalism in fiber optics through education, certification, and. Work covered by this Section shall consist of furnishing labor, equipment, supplies, materials, and testing unless otherwise specified, and in performing the following operations recognized as necessary for the installation, termination, and labeling of horizontal optical fiber infrastructure as. Recommendations for Fiber Optic Cable Installation Where reels are supplied with protective material fitted over the cable, the protection should remain in place until the cable will be installed. During installation, all curvatures should be smooth. At the FOA, we're mainly concerned with communications fiber optics - telco, CATV, LAN, industrial, etc. Even within communications applications, we have applications that differ widely in usage and in. Fiber optic cable construction is shaped by a comprehensive set of standards and regulations that ensure safe, efficient, and reliable installations.