Data record `std.tia-598-d.d2.single-mode-category-note`

Verified 2026-10-25 Confidence: High

A note to the jacket color table in ANSI/TIA-598-D-2 (2018) explains that single-mode cabled category also depends on cabled attenuation, so jacket color alone cannot distinguish OS1a from OS2.

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Step	Item	Detail
Source	ANSI/TIA-598-D-2	Licensed standard, clause 4.2.1, Table 3
Data record	std.tia-598-d.d2.single-mode-category-note	Verified 2026-10-25
Entry	ANSI/TIA-598-D-1	No revisions

Subject: ANSI/TIA-598-D-1 (Standards)
Kind: Standard scope
Source: ANSI/TIA-598-D-2, 2018 edition, clause 4.2.1, Table 3, page 10, Optical Fiber Cable Color Coding - Addendum 2, Jacket Color for OM5 Indoor Fiber Cables, TIA.

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Date	Change
2026-10-25	created
2026-10-25	review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed

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  year = {2026},
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