CommScope Trunk & Distribution Cable - Manual (Page 54)

What Makes ACT So Different?
Typical bond strengths of today’s cables well exceed the minimum requirements, being as much as 100% above
that specified by ANSI/SCTE.
At the other end of the spectrum are poorly bonded cables that do not meet the specified ANSI/SCTE,
EN50117, IEC and Celelec requirements.
There is an operating range, though, in between these two extremes of performance that facilitates a dielectric
bond that will cleanly break away from the center conductor without sacrificing the mechanical aspects
of the cable.
CommScope has developed ACT, a patent-pending bonding technology that operates in this window between
the extremes. As shown in the chart in Figure 1 (on page 6.3), it exceeds the SCTE requirements for bond
strength and provides for a clean and easy removal of the bonding material.
In addition to bond strength, the bonding agent also maintains the other key performance criteria of the cable as
called out in the SCTE specification. Some of those criteria are listed in Table 1 on page 6.3.
Overall this solution provides all of the benefits of water migration deterrence, corrosion prevention, and
mechanical performance while eliminating the performance risks associated with center conductor dielectric removal.
6.5 Connectorization
ACT ® - Advanced Coring Technology