Fiber Colors

Fiber Manager supports several methods of color-coding buffer tubes and fiber strands. As fiber technology has improved, more and more fibers are inserted into buffer tubes, and the traditional twelve-color method is no longer adequate to track individual fiber strands in high-count cables. Thus, the application supports adding stripes and blocks on top of the base color.

IMPORTANT: Fiber Manager supports combinations of stripes and blocks up to 6 total. For example, at the maximum end you could have 6 stripes and 0 blocks, 0 stripes and 6 blocks, 4 stripes and 2 blocks, 1 stripe and 5 blocks, etc.

Color Coding Method	Representation in the Color Domain
Solid Color	In the database domain, type a single integer value representing the color along with a user-friendly description.
One Stripe	To add a stripe, immediately after the solid color integer, type a dash followed by the integer value for the stripe color. For example, a black stripe is -0, a white stripe is -16777215, a red stripe is -16711680, etc. Also type a user-friendly description.
Two Stripes	To add two stripes, immediately after the first stripe color integer, type another dash and integer value for the second stripe color. For example, two black stripes is -0-0, a black stripe and a red stripe is -0-16711680, etc. Also type a user-friendly description.
Six Stripes	To add six stripes, continue the pattern of adding a dash and integer value for the stripe color. For example, six black stripes is –0–0–0–0–0–0. Three black stripes followed by three red stripes is –0–0–0–16711680–16711680–16711680. Also type a user-friendly description.
One Block	To add a block, immediately after the solid color integer, type a dash followed by the letter “B” and the integer value for the block color. For example, a black block is -B0, a white block is -B16777215, a red block is -B16711680, etc. Also type a user-friendly description.
Two Blocks	To add two blocks, immediately after the first block color integer, type another dash followed by the letter “B” and the integer value for the block color. For example, two black blocks is -B0-B0, a black block and a red block is -B0-B16711680, etc. Also type a user-friendly description.
Six Blocks	To add six blocks, continue the pattern of adding a dash followed by the letter “B” and integer value for the block color. For example, six black blocks is –B0–B0–B0–B0–B0–B0. Three black blocks followed by three red blocks is –B0–B0–B0–B16711680–B16711680–B16711680. Also type a user-friendly description.
Stripes and Blocks	You can combine colors, stripes, and blocks by combining the methods above. For example, two black stripes and 2 black blocks is -0-0-B0-B0, two black stripes and 2 red blocks is -0-0-B16711680-B16711680, etc. Also type a user-friendly description.

IMPORTANT: The Codes in this domain are the integer equivalents of the RGB/Hex/CMYK representations of color. As an example, the color Blue could be represented as 0,0,225 using RGB, represented as 0000FF using Hex, or 1, 1, 0, 0 using CMYK. The integer equivalent of 255 is a way to enter the same color Blue as a single entry (no commas). As one more example, the color Orange could be represented as 255, 128, 0 using RGB, represented as FF8000 using Hex, or represented as 0, .5, 1, 0 using CMYK. Instead of having strings of descriptors separated by commas, the application uses the integer equivalent of 16744448 to understand and display the proper Orange color.

Color choices are seen throughout the application.

In Connection Manager:
In Fiber Manager Reports:
In Fiber Manager dialogs. In particular, notice in the following image that the user-friendly description helps clarify the block patterns on these buffer tubes:

Properties:

Field Type: Text
Domain Type: Coded Values
Split Policy: Duplicate
Merge Policy: Default Value

Coded Values:

Code	Description
Solid Color
255	Blue
16744448	Orange
65280	Green
8404992	Brown
12632256	Slate
16777215	White
16711680	Red
0	Black
16776960	Yellow
16711935	Violet
16754856	Rose
655355	Aqua
Solid Color with 1 Stripe
255-0	Blue - 1 Stripe
16744448-0	Orange - 1 Stripe
65280-0	Green - 1 Stripe
8404992-0	Brown - 1 Stripe
12632256-0	Slate - 1 Stripe
16777215-0	White - 1 Stripe
16711680-0	Red - 1 Stripe
0-16777215	Black - 1 Stripe
16776960-0	Yellow - 1 Stripe
16711935-0	Violet - 1 Stripe
16754856-0	Rose - 1 Stripe
655355-0	Aqua - 1 Stripe
Solid Color with 2 Stripes
255-0-0	Blue - 2 Stripes
16744448-0-0	Orange - 2 Stripes
65280-0-0	Green - 2 Stripes
8404992-0-0	Brown - 2 Stripes
12632256-0-0	Slate - 2 Stripes
16777215-0-0	White - 2 Stripes
16711680-0-0	Red - 2 Stripes
0-16777215-16777215	Black - 2 Stripes
16776960-0-0	Yellow - 2 Stripes
16711935-0-0	Violet - 2 Stripes
16754856-0-0	Rose - 2 Stripes
655355-0-0	Aqua - 2 Stripes
Solid Color with 1 Black Block
255-B0	Blue - 1 Black Block
16744448-B0	Orange - 1 Black Block
65280-B0	Green - 1 Black Block
8404992-B0	Brown - 1 Black Block
12632256-B0	Slate - 1 Black Block
16777215-B0	White - 1 Black Block
16711680-B0	Red - 1 Black Block
0-B16777215	Black - 1 White Block
16776960-B0	Yellow - 1 Black Block
16711935-B0	Violet - 1 Black Block
16754856-B0	Rose - 1 Black Block
655355-B0	Aqua - 1 Black Block
Solid Color with 2 Black Blocks
255-B0-B0	Blue - 2 Black Blocks
16744448-B0-B0	Orange - 2 Black Blocks
65280-B0-B0	Green - 2 Black Blocks
etc.	etc.
Solid Color with 3 Black Blocks
255-B0-B0-B0	Blue - 3 Black Blocks
16744448-B0-B0-B0	Orange - 3 Black Blocks
65280-B0-B0-B0	Green - 3 Black Blocks
etc.	etc.
Solid Color with 1 Stripe and 1 Black Block
255-0-B0	Blue - 1 Stripe - 1 Black Block
16744448-0-B0	Orange - 1 Stripe - 1 Black Block
65280-0-B0	Green - 1 Stripe - 1 Black Block
etc.	etc.
Solid Color with 1 Stripe and 1 Red Block
255-0-B16711680	Blue - 1 Stripe - 1 Red Block
16744448-0-B16711680	Orange - 1 Stripe - 1 Red Block
65280-0-B16711680	Green - 1 Stripe - 1 Red Block
etc.	etc.
Solid Color with 2 Stripes, 1 Black Block, 1 Red Block
255-0-0-B0-B16711680	Blue - 2 Stripes - 1 Black Block - 1 Red Block
16744448-0-0-B0-B16711680	Orange - 2 Stripes - 1 Black Block - 1 Red Block
65280-0-0-B0-B16711680	Green - 2 Stripes - 1 Black Block - 1 Red Block
etc.	etc.