Fiber Optic Cable & Photonic Interconnects worked example

Bend Radius Risk with bend-radius severity score of 18 score: a worked example

This scenario runs the bend radius risk calculation on the strong side: bend-radius severity score of 18 score, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when reviewing routing around trays, boots, strain relief, cable managers, transceiver cages, modules, or dense data-center panels.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Bend-radius severity score: 18 score (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 7)
  • Bend-radius occurrence score: 4 score (unchanged)
  • Bend-radius detection difficulty score: 5 score (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Bend-radius risk score = severity × 0.40 + occurrence × 0.35 + detection × 0.25) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 9.85 score for weighted bend-radius risk score, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 18 score for bend-radius severity score.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4 score for bend-radius occurrence score.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 5 score for detection weakness score.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where bend-radius severity score sits at 7 score and the headline result is 5.45 score, this scenario comes in 80.73% above the baseline at 9.85 score.
  • Use it during fiber routing design reviews, strain-relief DFMEA, or when triaging field bend complaints to prioritize fixes. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Weighted bend-radius risk score: 9.85 score (headline result)
  • Bend-radius severity score: 18 score
  • Bend-radius occurrence score: 4 score
  • Detection weakness score: 5 score

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Bend Radius Risk calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.