OPTICAL FIBER CABLE HAVING TENSILE STRANDS EMBEDDED WITHIN CABLE JACKET

Disclosed herein are embodiments of a cable assembly including an optical fiber cable connectorized at one or both ends. The optical fiber cable of the cable assembly includes a cable jacket having an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface defines a central bore extending along a longitudinal axis of the optical fiber cable, and the outer surface defines an outermost surface of the optical fiber cable. At least one tensile strand is disposed between the inner surface and the outer surface of the cable jacket, and at least one optical element is disposed within the central bore of the cable jacket. Also disclosed herein are a method of preparing a cable assembly by attaching a connector to the optical fiber cable as and a method of preparing the optical fiber cable.