LC to SC Duplex Armored Fiber Patch Cable, OS2, LSZH

Projects in the Philippines benefit from keeping the configuration, branch identification and installation requirement consistent across every participating site. This duplex armored patch cable joins an LC UPC pair on one end to an SC UPC pair on the other, on OS2 9/125µm single-mode fiber inside a helical stainless steel tube with a low smoke zero halogen jacket. It is the single-cord answer when modern LC-equipped hardware has to land on a SC-terminated plant inside a building zone where LSZH cabling is specified. Project teams in the Philippines can carry this requirement into the site documentation used by each contractor.

Product Highlights

• G.657.A1 bend-insensitive fiber, 10/5D bend radius
• Insertion loss ≤0.3dB, return loss ≥50dB
• Stock lengths 1m to 30m; custom lengths and jackets on request
• LC UPC to SC UPC hybrid duplex, OS2 9/125µm single mode
• LSZH jacket: low smoke, zero halogen in a fire
• Helical stainless steel armor against crush, impact and rodents

Specifications

Mixed LC and SC interfaces in one tested cord

A hybrid duplex cord removes this coupler pair that would otherwise sit between the hardware and the frame: LC on the transceiver side, SC on the fiber panel side, both terminated and tested as one item. Every adapter eliminated is a mated pair and its loss removed from the optical path, and one less part to stock, clean and eventually troubleshoot.

Where LSZH is specified

Tunnels, stations, airports, hospitals, ships and high-occupancy office towers routinely forbid halogenated cable jackets given that of the smoke and corrosive gas they emit in a fire. This cord meets those specifications while keeping the armored design; as a result, the safety case and the mechanical case are both satisfied by the equivalent part number.

Steel armor under a low-smoke jacket

Public-space pathways see more abuse than equipment rooms: cleaning equipment, luggage, service work work and constant foot traffic. The helical stainless tube inside the LSZH jacket absorbs that abuse without conduit, and at 3.0mm the cord still routes through standard managers and surface raceway.

Upgrading mixed-interface plants safely

Buildings that grew over decades commonly present SC on the riser side and LC on the new equipment side. A hybrid armored LSZH cord makes that transition optical path by optical path, with no adapter inventory and no change to the fixed plant. As the plant gradually re-terminates toward LC, the equivalent product line supplies the LC-LC LSZH configuration; as a result, the jacket policy and the protection level stay constant through the migration.

Length selection and customization

Standard size options are stocked for fast delivery: 1m (3ft), 2m (7ft), 3m (10ft), 5m (16ft), 10m (33ft), 15m (49ft), 20m (66ft) and 30m (98ft), covering the common rack-to-rack, access and frame connections this cord is built for. Non-standard lengths beyond this range are manufactured to order. Surveyed public-space routes should ideally be ordered at the measured length so no surplus cable accumulates in the evacuation pathway or raceway. Specifying the particular channel length avoids both the slack storage problem of an overlong cord and the strain risk of one that is too short.

Production testing and quality assurance

Each hybrid item is terminated with precision zirconia ferrules on both interfaces and measured for insertion loss and return loss before packing; the 0.3dB and 50dB figures are verified per cord. Ferrule geometry is checked on both polish ends, and the LSZH compound is batch-verified against the jacket specification.

Placing an Order and Factory Support

Refer to the LC-SC OS2 LSZH armored product line when submitting a request for a quotation, stating the channel length and referencing the LSZH need. An LC to SC APC configuration exists in the equivalent jacket configuration, and other connector mixes are provided through the customized armored program. Customers in the Philippines can include multi-site labeling or documentation requirements when requesting a project quotation.