Australia: 1300 232 476 New Zealand: 09 927 7140 www.AFLglobal.com Fibre Assemblies 1 © 2002-20 20 , AFL, all rights reserved. 1890, Revision 0 1 , 16.03.20 Specifications are subject to change without notice. Fibre Optic Patch Cords Fibre optic patch cords provide a user friendly interfacing medium for connecting optical communication equipment and networks. AFL manufactures and distributes a broad range of factory-terminated and factory-tested patch cords. These are available is various fibre types, cable constructions and connector options. Applications • Termination and Enclosure to Equipment patching • Equipment to Equipment patching • Cross Connect patching Features • High quality, machine polished connectors for consistent low loss performance • Available in various cable colours • SC, LC, ST and FC connector options Connector Specifications OPTICAL PERFORMANCE VALUE TEST METHOD Insertion Loss (Max) ≤ 0.25 dB IEC 61300-3-4 Return Loss (SM, UPC) ≥ 55 dB IEC 61300-3-6 Return Loss (SM, APC) ≥ 65 dB IEC 61300-3-6 Cable Type: P = Pigtail (Leave blank for standard patch cord) Cable Type: D = Duplex S = Simplex Fibre Type: 1 = Singlemode OS2 3 = Multimode OM3 4 = Multimode OM4 6 = Multimode OM1 Connector A: SC SCA = SC/APC LC LCA = LC/APC ST FC FCA = FC/APC Jacket Colour: YL - Yellow (Standard for SM) AQ - Aqua (Standard for OM3/4) OR - Orange (Standard for OM1) PK - Pink RD - Red BU - Blue BK - Black Fibre Spec: A1 = G.657.A1 (Standard for SM) BT = Bend Tolerant (Standard for OM3/4) NA = Not applicable (Standard for OM1) Cable Size: 2 = 2mm (Standard) 3 = 3mm Jacket Type: L = LSZH Internal use Internal use Connector B: See Connector A Length * : Metres Ordering Information P D 1 LC YL S A1 2 L S SC 2M * Total length is subject to manufacturing tolerances - please contact AFL for more information . Australia: 1300 232 476 New Zealand: 09 927 7140 www.AFLglobal.com Fibre Assemblies 2 © 2002-20 20 , AFL, all rights reserved. 1890, Revision 0 1 , 16.03.20 Specifications are subject to change without notice. Qualifications Table AS S008 Compliant to the requirement of AS S008 IEC IEC 60332-1 Cable Specifications CHARACTERISTIC SIMPLEX DUPLEX Outer Jacket Material LSZH LSZH Strength Member Aramid Aramid Crush Resistance (N/100 mm) 1000 1000 Operating Temperature (°C) -20 to 60 -20 to 60 Fire Test Method IEC 60332-1 IEC 60332-1 Notes: Standard AFL duplex patch cords are manufactured as per the A-to-B configuration of ANSI/TIA-568.3-D-2016. Standard duplex LC leads have duplexed (clipped) connectors. Standard duplex SC leads have simplex (non-clipped) SC connectors. End A Channel 1 Channel 2 End B Channel 1 Channel 2 End A Channel 1 Channel 2 End B Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 1 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 2 End A End B Channel 1 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 2 End A End B B A Cable Cross Section Simplex Duplex tight buffered fibre (900 μm buffer) aramid yarn tight buffered fibre (900 μm buffer) aramid yarn outer jacket outer jacket tight buffered fibre (900 μm buffer) aramid yarn tight buffered fibre (900 μm buffer) aramid yarn outer jacket outer jacket