ABSTRACT:
This Generic Requirements document (GR) sets forth the Telcordia view of proposed generic requirements and design considerations for (1) single and bundled microduct products for telecommunications cables; and (2) In-Living Unit (ILU) fiber cable pathway products designed with an integral adhesive for surface mounting to walls and hallways. The term microduct as used in this GR refers to both standard microduct applications and jetted innerduct microduct products. The term ILU product as used in this GR covers self-adhesive cable pathway products designed for surface mounting in apartments, houses, condominiums, schools, hospitals, hotels, and small businesses.

GR-3155 addresses microduct systems performance issues that need to be evaluated to help ensure the successful deployment of microducts for telecommunications cable applications in residential, intrabuilding, and Outside Plant (OSP) applications. It describes microduct products that provide for safe, flexible, lightweight, durable, and easy-to-install pathways to deploy cables inside a building. The technical changes in GR-3155, Issue 2 include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Expanded coverage of microduct sizes.
• Multi-microduct products.
• Movement away from material-specific requirements to functional performance requirements, where practical.
• Expanded accessories section to include breakout or splice boxes.
• The addition of the diameter Slug Test.
• Revised Quality Management System (QMS) information, requirements criteria, and test procedures.
• Expanded microduct size range.