Custom 6-Fiber Armored Fiber Patch Cable, OS2, LC/SC/FC/ST

Projects in the Philippines benefit from keeping the configuration, branch identification and installation requirement consistent across every participating site. This configured-to-order item puts six OS2 9/125µm G.657.A1 fibers in a single armored 4.5mm round trunk, breaking out to six individual 3.0mm legs terminated with any mix of LC, SC, FC or ST connectors in UPC or APC polish. One pull replaces three separate duplex patch leads, and the helical stainless steel armor protects the whole group along routes where separate jumpers would each need protection.

Product Highlights

• Riser (OFCR), LSZH or plenum (OFNP) jacket options
• 0.3m or 0.5m breakout legs in 3.0mm armored sub-units
• 200/400N tensile rating for trunk pulls
• 6 fibers OS2 9/125µm in one armored 4.5mm trunk
• Three duplex circuits or six simplex legs per assembly
• LC, SC, FC or ST connectors in any leg mix, UPC or APC

Specifications

Six fibers in a single armored round cable

Three duplex links typically mean three separate patch leads competing for space in the equivalent tray. This factory-built assembly consolidates them into one 4.5mm armored trunk with six fibers, which pulls faster, dresses cleaner and presents only one cable to every pathway pinch point. At the far end this backbone cable fans out into individual legs that land exactly where three separate patch leads would have.

Breakout design and leg options

The branch transition is provided with 0.3m or 0.5m legs in 3.0mm armored sub-units, each terminated with LC, SC, FC or ST connectors as the job requires. Legs may readily be mixed, for example LC toward the switch and SC toward the fiber panel, and each individual leg is labeled so the three circuits stay identifiable once the link is installed.

Reducing cable count in congested pathways

Tray fill, sleeve capacity and bend space are the limits that actually stop retrofits. Replacing three patch leads with one trunk cuts the fiber cable count by two thirds on that channel, and the 200/400N tensile rating lets the single trunk tolerate the pull that three loose patch leads never would. For riser, LSZH or plenum zones the jacket is matched to the building section.

Labeling and circuit management

With six fibers in one trunk, identification is part of the build, not an afterthought. Legs are labeled at both cable ends, and the labeling scheme may follow the customer document: circuit numbers, room codes or port references. For phased rollouts the equivalent scheme repeats on every batch; as a result, a technician picking up the deployment in month six reads the patch leads exactly as the first crew left them.

Trunk construction in detail

Inside the 4.5mm jacket the six tight-buffered fibers are stranded around a central strength member, wrapped in aramid yarn and then in the helical stainless tube, with the outer compound extruded over the armor. That layering is what allows a 200N long-term pull rating in a trunk this thin. The breakout point is potted and strain-relieved so the transition from trunk to legs carries no load into the ferrules. Project teams in the Philippines can carry this requirement into the site documentation used by each contractor.

Length selection and customization

Trunk lengths follow the standard stocked range: 1m (3ft), 2m (7ft), 3m (10ft), 5m (16ft), 10m (33ft), 15m (49ft), 20m (66ft) and 30m (98ft), with other lengths built to order. State the breakout length and leg labeling scheme with the inquiry so the branch transition lands correctly at both cable ends.

Production testing and quality assurance

Every leg of each completed assembly is terminated with precision zirconia ferrules and measured for insertion loss and return loss before packing; the 0.3dB ceiling and polish-appropriate return figures are verified per fiber, not per batch sample. The branch transition point is strain-relieved and the whole item is pull-tested to its rated load.

Placing an Order and Factory Support

Send the leg connector mix and polish, the jacket rating, trunk length and breakout length. The factory confirms the design layout with the quotation; marking criteria for the three circuits may readily be added to the equivalent layout. Customers in the Philippines can include multi-site labeling or documentation requirements when requesting a project quotation.