Patent ID: 8290321

Claim:
A cable, comprising: a cable jacket; a core located within the cable jacket, the core comprising: a core tube; and a first group of optical fibers disposed within the core tube; a second group of optical fibers disposed within the cable jacket and outside of the core tube; wherein at least one of the optical fibers of the second group contacts an outer surface of the core at at least one location; wherein for each optical fiber in the first group, there is a corresponding optical fiber in the second group of the same color and appearance; and wherein the first group of optical fibers comprises twelve optical fibers and the second group of optical fibers comprises twelve optical fibers; and a strain-relief component disposed within the cable jacket and outside of the core tube; wherein the strain-relief component comprises a plurality of longitudinally extending tensile yarns; and wherein a diameter of the cable is 3.3 mm or less.