There are some terms and concepts we need to know when talking about optical fiber, I will try to put here the most essential things.
There are many different connectors, I list here the main ones you're supposed to see in the industry.
Connector | Picture |
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LC : Lucent Connector, Little Connector or Local Connector. Note : The standard for new installations. Switches and Fiber Optic Patch sides. |
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SC : Subscriber connector, square connector or standard connector. Note : Still common on the Fiber Optic Patch sides. |
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ST Note : Mainly present on older installations. |
Standard | OM1/il1 | OM2/il2 | OM3/il3 | OM4/il4 | OM5/il5 |
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Distance (1 Gbits) | 275 m | 550 m | 550 m | 550 m | 550 m |
Distance (10 Gbits) | 33 m | 82 m | 300 m | 400 m | 400 m |
Distance (40 Gbits / 100 Gbits) | Not Supported | Not Supported | 100 m | 150 m | 150 m |
Standard | OS1 | OS2 |
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Distance | 10 km / 6 Miles | 100 km / 62 Miles |
Enforcement | Indoor | Outdoor |
SFP for small form-factor pluggable is a compact, hot-pluggable network interface module. (source : https://en.wikipedia.org).
They have the same format as SFP but the speed can reach up to 10 Gbits.
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