Term | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|
SC | Subscriber / Standard Connector / Square Connector | |
LC | Lucent Connector / Little Connector | |
ST | Straight Terminus / Stick & Twist | |
CS | Compact, ~twice as dense as LC | Some QSFP-* optics have multiple CS connectors for multiple transmitters/receivers |
Singlemode | ||
Multimode | ||
Simplex | ||
Duplex | ||
UPC | Ultra Physical Contact/Connector | Connector and panel should be color coded blue. End of fiber core is concave |
APC | Angle Physical Contact/Connector | Connector and panel should be color coded green. End of fiber core is diagonal |
MU | Often referred to as "mini SC" | |
MPO | Multi-fiber push on | See Optical: Multi-fiber Push On (MPO) |
Jumper jacket/cable color chart
Type | Jacket color | Meaning |
---|---|---|
Singlemode | Yellow | Single Mode |
Blue | Sometime used to designate polarization-maintaining fiber | |
Multimode | Orange | Multi Mode OM1. 62.5/125 µm (micron) |
Grey | Multi Mode OM1. (Legacy colour) | |
Aqua | Multi Mode OM3. 10G Laser optimized 20/125 µm (micron) |
Connector | Type | Notes |
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Jumper Singlemode LC Duplex | Standard jumper, WiscNet stocks | |
Jumper Singlemode SC Duplex | Standard jumper, WiscNet stocks | |
Jumper Singlemode LC/LC Duplex Connector is split | Standard jumper, WiscNet stocks | |
Jumper Singlemode MU/MU Simplex | ||
Jumper Singlemode CS/CS Simplex | ||
Jumper Multimode LC Duplex | ||
Jumper Multimode SC Duplex | ||
Jumper Multimode SC/SC Duplex | ||
Jumper Multimode ST Simplex | ||
Jumper Multimode LC/LC Duplex | ||
Panel SC UPC | ||
Panel SC UPC | ||
Panel LC UPC | ||
Jumper Singlemode SC APC | WiscNet does not stock | |
Panel APC |