DIN VDE 0815/ 816 Code Designation
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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
Complete Custom Cable Designation System (A–L)A. Basic Cable Type| A- | Outdoor telephone cables |
| S- | Switchboard cables |
| J- | Installation cables |
| JE- | Fire alarm cables |
| AJ- | Outdoor cable with inductive protection |
| T- | Terminating cable |
B. Insulation Type| 02Y | Cellular PE |
| 2Y | Solid PE |
| 02YS | Foam-skin (cellular PE + solid polyolefin skin) |
| Y | PVC |
| H | LSZH |
C. Filling| F | Petroleum jelly filled |
| (blank) | Unfilled |
D. Screening Material| (St) | Static shield (Al/PET tape) |
| D | Copper wire screen on one element (e.g. pair) |
| LR | Corrugated aluminium tape |
| (blank) | No screen |
E. Bedding Material| 2Y | PE |
| Y | PVC |
| H | LSZH |
| M | Lead sheath |
| MZ | Special alloyed lead |
| (blank) | No bedding |
F. Armouring Material| b | Armouring |
| SR | Corrugated steel tape |
| T | Messenger wire (galvanized steel) |
| (blank) | No armour |
G. Sheath Material| 2Y | PE |
| Y | PVC |
| H | LSZH |
| (L)2Y | Laminated Al/PE bonded sheath |
| M | Lead sheath |
| MZ | Special alloyed lead |
| (blank) | No sheath |
H. Number of Pairs/QuadsI. Conductor Size