Predictika · Outside-plant fiber optic cable orders
An AI sales agent prepares an order for a telecom network builder that needs outside-plant fiber optic cable: a Freeform Ribbon microduct cable or slotted core cable, its fiber count and fiber size, the length, the installation plan and site conditions, and the cable diameter and weight it states. Before the order goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the public Sumitomo Electric Lightwave data sheets and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.
This validator models the two Freeform Ribbon outside-plant cable data sheets (microduct, document INFO-FROSPMICRO122022V01, and slotted core, document PIS-INFO062022V01, both read in full in October 2026), not just the scenarios shown below.
Any order for these Freeform Ribbon cables that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (none are modeled, none are public), other Sumitomo Electric cables and fibers, duct and microduct sizing, reel lengths, connectors and the optical attenuation, and the data sheets' limits that are not listed above.
7 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch
Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.
Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)
Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run
What this means
Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.
| What the validator caught | Typical rules-based CPQ | Predictika |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber counts that differ by cable family and fiber size | Only with care Each family lists different fiber counts and only one lists 200 micron, so a rules-based CPQ needs a combination table that is kept in step with the data sheets. | The family, fiber size and fiber count are looked up together on every call and anything not listed is a blocking finding. |
| Limits that apply to one family only | Only with workarounds Installation temperature, bend radius and service load are given for the slotted core cable only, so the rules must be conditioned on the family and kept out of the microduct order. | Each limit is applied only to the family the data sheet gives it for, and the other family is left alone. |
| A bend radius that depends on the cable diameter | Only with care The minimum radius is a multiple of the diameter of the part chosen, which has to be looked up and multiplied before it can be compared. | The diameter is looked up from the listed part and the two minimum radii are computed and compared on every call. |
| Cable figures the order states | Only with care The stated diameter and weight have to be looked up for the part and compared with what the order says. | The stated figures are fields in the request and are compared with the data sheet on every call. |
| Every problem returned in one answer | Only with workarounds Rules tend to fire as the order is saved or a step is completed, so a person often fixes one error and meets the next. | All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in. |
Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.
| 1 | The data sheets list no cable with 864 fibers for the chosen cable family and fiber size. |
| 2 | The data sheets list no cable with 1,728 fibers for the chosen cable family and fiber size. |
| 3 | The data sheets list no cable with 576 fibers for the chosen cable family and fiber size. |
| 4 | The order is for 0 meters of cable; at least 1 meter is needed. |
| 5 | The plan pulls the cable at 1,335 N during installation; the data sheet allows at most 1,334 N. |
| 6 | The plan pulls the cable at 2,671 N during installation; the data sheet allows at most 2,670 N. |
| 7 | The plan pulls the cable at 2,000 N during installation; the data sheet allows at most 1,334 N. |
| 8 | The slotted core cable would be installed at -11 degrees C; the data sheet allows installation from -10 to 50 degrees C. |
| 9 | The slotted core cable would be installed at 51 degrees C; the data sheet allows installation from -10 to 50 degrees C. |
| 10 | The route bends the slotted core cable to a radius of 469 mm during installation; the data sheet requires at least 20 times the cable diameter, 470 mm. |
| 11 | The installed slotted core cable is bent to a radius of 234 mm; the data sheet requires at least 10 times the cable diameter, 235 mm. |
| 12 | The slotted core cable would carry a service load of 801 N; the data sheet gives a maximum recommended service load of 800 N. |
| 13 | The site gets as cold as -31 degrees C; the operating range in the data sheet starts at -30 degrees C. |
| 14 | The site gets as cold as -41 degrees C; the operating range in the data sheet starts at -40 degrees C. |
| 15 | The site gets as hot as 71 degrees C; the operating range in the data sheet ends at 70 degrees C. |
| 16 | The quote states a cable outer diameter of 12.6 mm; the data sheet lists 12.5 mm. |
| 17 | The quote states a cable weight of 104 kg per kilometer; the data sheet lists 105 kg per kilometer. |
| 18 | The plan pulls the cable at 3,000 N during installation; the data sheet allows at most 2,670 N. |
| 19 | The slotted core cable would be installed at 60 degrees C; the data sheet allows installation from -10 to 50 degrees C. |
| 20 | The route bends the slotted core cable to a radius of 100 mm during installation; the data sheet requires at least 20 times the cable diameter, 470 mm. |
The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.
The agent's request. Please quote 4,000 meters of the Freeform Ribbon all-dielectric microduct cable with 288 fibers at 200 micron, pulled in at up to 900 N, for a site that ranges from -25 to 55 degrees C. The order states a cable outer diameter of 10.5 mm and a weight of 70 kg per kilometer. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote 4,000 meters of the Freeform Ribbon all-dielectric microduct cable with 288 fibers at 200 micron, pulled in at up to 900 N, for a site that ranges from -25 to 55 degrees C. The order states a cable outer diameter of 9.2 mm and a weight of 52 kg per kilometer. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Please quote 3,000 meters of the Freeform Ribbon all-dielectric slotted core cable with 432 fibers at 250 micron, pulled in at up to 3,000 N, installed at 2 degrees C, with a bend radius of 350 mm during installation, and 200 mm once installed, carrying a service load of 600 N, for a site that ranges from -35 to 50 degrees C. The order states a cable outer diameter of 20.0 mm and a weight of 265 kg per kilometer. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote 3,000 meters of the Freeform Ribbon all-dielectric slotted core cable with 432 fibers at 250 micron, pulled in at up to 2,400 N, installed at 2 degrees C, with a bend radius of 350 mm during installation, and 200 mm once installed, carrying a service load of 600 N, for a site that ranges from -35 to 50 degrees C. The order states a cable outer diameter of 20.0 mm and a weight of 265 kg per kilometer. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote 3,000 meters of the Freeform Ribbon all-dielectric slotted core cable with 432 fibers at 250 micron, pulled in at up to 2,400 N, installed at 2 degrees C, with a bend radius of 400 mm during installation, and 200 mm once installed, carrying a service load of 600 N, for a site that ranges from -35 to 50 degrees C. The order states a cable outer diameter of 20.0 mm and a weight of 265 kg per kilometer. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Please quote 5,000 meters of the Freeform Ribbon all-dielectric slotted core cable with 864 fibers at 200 micron, pulled in at up to 2,200 N, installed at 5 degrees C, with a bend radius of 500 mm during installation, and 250 mm once installed, carrying a service load of 500 N, for a site that ranges from -30 to 60 degrees C. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote 5,000 meters of the Freeform Ribbon all-dielectric slotted core cable with 864 fibers at 250 micron, pulled in at up to 2,200 N, installed at 5 degrees C, with a bend radius of 500 mm during installation, and 250 mm once installed, carrying a service load of 500 N, for a site that ranges from -30 to 60 degrees C. The order states a cable outer diameter of 23.5 mm and a weight of 365 kg per kilometer. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
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