A cable, and process for manufacture thereof, containing optical transmission
elements.
The cable having the following characteristics: a central element stretching in
the direction of the cable longitudinal axis, where the central element has at
least one slot open to the outside and where the slot runs on the outside of the
central element in a helix or screw-like manner, with periodically changing rotation
direction; several optical fiber ribbons arranged inside the slot in a stack, situated
one above the other, where an additional equal lay stranding is applied to the
SZ-stranding imposed by the slot path; and a single or multi-layer jacket surrounds
the central element.
