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Cablelink

The Cablelink product variants are designed to facilitate a connection between equipment installed in a BT operational building to a Communication Provider's network or to connect equipment installed in different licensed areas within the same BT operational building.

Product Information

Type NameSize Issue date
Cablelink Handbook

Issue 7.2

336 K 10/06/2010
Classification of Fire Performance (M084)

This specification defines different levels of fire performance classifications and requirements for communication cables used in the BT or customer premises network and is intended to be applicable to both optical and metallic cables. Users of this specification are asked to understand the limitations of the fire tests stated herein and their relation to the fire performance of the cable in a real fire situation. This information is not limited to Cablelink products.

142 K 04/07/2008
Acceptance Testing of Installed Optical Cable (CP1)

This specification details the overall optical & electrical performance of an installed section of optical fibre cable containing singlemode fibres and where appropriate, metallic conductors. These performance requirements apply to cables that are being used as an in-span interconnect between Openreach and Communication Providers. Note: this information is not limited to Cablelink products.

102 K 13/06/2008
Requirements for Optical Cables (CP2)

The purpose of this specification is to provide Communication Providers (CPs) with information on the Optical Cable Openreach will provide at a point of connection. This specification also details the minimum requirements that CPs Optical Cables shall meet in order for it to be used as a connection to the Openreach Network. Note: this information is not limited to Cablelink products.

124 K 13/06/2008

Order Information

Type NameSize Issue date
Cablelink Request Form

Issue 11.

40 K 14/06/2007
Cable Compliance Process

Issue 1.2.

52 K 30/04/2007
Cable Compliance Register

Issue 5.2.

146 K 30/04/2007

Billing Information

Type NameSize Issue date
Generic Bill Back-up Guidance Document

Issue 3. This document describes changes made to the Generic Bill Back-up file and details entries for invoices from January 2010 onwards.

1.7 M 14/12/2009

API Interface & Change Request Process Documents

Type NameSize Issue date
Cablelink API

SOX file for Cablelink.

31 K 22/08/2007
B2B SOX File Change Request Process

Issue 3. This zip file contains the process description and the spreadsheets for submitting change requests.

454 K 14/06/2007

Contract Information

The Contract for Cablelink has been consolidated into the Connectivity Services contract as agreed by Openreach and Communications Providers.

Connectivity Services contract information is available here.

The previous Cablelink contract is available on the right for information purposes only.

Internal Reference Offer (IRO)

Type NameSize Issue date
Cablelink Internal Reference Offer

Issue 1.

344 K 14/12/2007

Customer Service Plan

Type NameSize Issue date
Customer Service Plan

Issue 13

258 K 23/03/2010