Patent ID: 7778511

Claim:
A method for installing a dual-jacketed optical fiber cable where the optical fiber cable comprises: (a) a tight buffered optical fiber subunit comprising at least one optical fiber encased in a polymer layer, the optical fiber subunit having an essentially round cross section, and having a diameter of 1.2 mm or less (b) an inner reinforcement layer comprising a polymer wrap surrounding the optical fiber subunit, (c) an inner jacket comprising a polymer layer surrounding the inner reinforcement layer, wherein elements (a), (b) and (c) constitute a subcable cordage, the optical fiber cable further comprising: (d) an outer reinforcement layer applied to the subcable cordage, (e) an outer jacket comprising a polymer layer surrounding the outer reinforcement layer, the method comprising the steps of: (1) removing the outer jacket and the outer reinforcing layer of a portion of the cable thereby exposing a portion of the subcable cordage, (2) routing the subcable cordage to a connection point, (3) attaching a connector to the subcable cordage.