Fiber patch cord often called fiber patch cable, fiber jumper, or fiber patch lead. Is a length of fiber cable that terminated with fiber optic connectors at each end. The patch cord connectors allow fiber optic patch cord to be rapidly connected to an optical switch, the fiber optic network telecommunications, computer device or other fiber optic equipment. Fiber patch cords are widely used in data centers, fiber optic network communications, broadcasting and television etc.
Features of fiber patch cords
Number of Fiber Ports | Simplex or Duplex |
Fiber connectors | LC,SC,ST,FC,MPO/MTP,MTRJ,MU, etc |
End-Face Type | PC/UPC/APC |
Outer jacket | PVC,LSZH,OFNP,Armored etc |
Fiber Type | Single mode fiber ( G652D/G657A1/G657A2) , Multimode fiber (OM1/OM2/OM3/OM4) |
Applications of fiber patch cords
● CATV
● Computer networks
● Telecommunication networks
● ODF of optical transmission system
● High speed data transmission network
● High quality graphic transmission network
● Connection of optical transmission device
Functions of fiber patch cords
1.Interconnection of Fiber optical equipment
Fiber patch cord can connect Fiber optical equipment with different fiber optical interfaces. High-speed and stable data transmission between different Fiber optical equipment can be achieved through the connection of Fiber patch cord.
2. The expansion of fiber optic network
Fiber patch cord can connect different network device to expand the range of fiber optical network telecommunications.Such as connect switches on different floors or connect routers between different data centers, these can be achieved long distance optical signal transmission, and effectively expand network coverage range.
3. Connect with optical module
Fiber patch cord can also be used to connect optical modules. Use patch cord to connect optical module and other fiber optic equipment to achieve higher speed and longer distance optical signal transmission.
How to choose fiber patch cord?
1. Fiber connector and end-face type
Fiber patch cord have different fiber connector type : LC, SC,FC,ST,MTP/MPO etc. If you connect two devices with the same interfaces, you can use LC-LC, SC-SC patch cord with the same interface at both ends. If there are two devices with different interfaces, you can choose patch cord with different ends，such as LC-SC or LC-FC etc.
Commonly used end face type are APC and UPC. Because the optical fiber loss of APC type is lower than UPC type,so the optical performance of APC type is better than UPC type.The APC type are widely used in FTTX,PON and WDM fiber optic equipment that is more sensitive to return loss. But APC type are usually expensive than UPC type,so you should consider use APC or UPC according to your actual situation.
2.Choice of fiber type
Different fiber types of patch cords are suitable for different distances data transmission. Single mode patch cord are mainly used for long-distance data transmission. Multimode patch cord are mainly used for short-distance transmission.
3.Choice of Simplex or Duplex type patch cord
There is only one fiber optic connector at both ends of the simplex patch cord,it has only one fiber inside,and data can only be transferred in one direction.
Duplex patch cord have two connectors at each end,it has two fiber inside,Duplex patch cord can realize two way transmission of data,it is commonly used in various duplex communication applications,such as fiber optic switches and servers,fiber optic modems ,etc.According to the interface of your connected Fiber optical equipment to choose.
4.Fiber patch cord length and outer jacket
Fiber patch cord length is usually 0.5m-100m,choose the appropriate patch cord length according to the distance between the devices you need to connect. The outer jacket is usually PVC, PVC, LSZH, OFNP, Armored material,You can choose according to the place where the jumper is used : PVC jacket is cheap，and soft resistant to oxidation,used for horizontal and vertical runs in a contained ventilation building ; LSZH jacket make little smoke and no halogen,suited for horizontal structure cabling areas ; OFNP jacket have the highest fire rating,suited for large indoor data centers.
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Tags: Fiber Patch Cord, LC, SC, FC, ST, MTP/MPO, fiber jumper, Single mode fiber, Multimode fiber
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