<s>
All-dielectric	B-Device
self-supporting	I-Device
(	O
ADSS	O
)	O
cable	O
is	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
optical	O
fiber	O
cable	O
that	O
is	O
strong	O
enough	O
to	O
support	O
itself	O
between	O
structures	O
without	O
using	O
conductive	O
metal	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ADSS	O
is	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
OPGW	B-Device
and	O
OPAC	B-Device
with	O
lower	O
installation	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optical	O
fibers	O
are	O
either	O
supported	O
in	O
loose	O
buffer	B-Device
tubes	I-Device
,	O
or	O
arranged	O
in	O
a	O
ribbon	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aramid	O
yarn	O
strength	O
member	O
surrounds	O
a	O
core	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
multiple	O
buffer	B-Device
tubes	I-Device
,	O
each	O
containing	O
multiple	O
fibers	O
,	O
all	O
surrounding	O
a	O
plastic	O
core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
type	O
of	O
design	O
uses	O
four	O
glass-reinforced	O
plastic	O
strength	O
member	O
strands	O
,	O
and	O
loose	O
buffer	B-Device
tubes	I-Device
cabled	O
into	O
an	O
assembly	O
and	O
protected	O
by	O
a	O
jacket	O
.	O
</s>
