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

New Zealand engineering teams can use the documented values below to compare the product with the intended channel and as-built requirements. 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 individual duplex patch leads, and the helical stainless steel armor protects the whole group along routes where individual jumpers would every need protection.

Product Highlights

• LC, SC, FC or ST connectors in any leg mix, UPC or APC
• 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

Specifications

Six fibers in a single armored round cable

Three duplex links typically mean three individual patch leads competing for space in the matching tray. The supplied assembly consolidates them into one 4.5mm armored trunk with six fibers, which pulls faster, dresses cleaner and presents only one cable to each pathway pinch point. At the far end the relevant trunk fans out into individual legs that land exactly where three individual patch leads would have.

Breakout design and leg options

The relevant fan-out is offered with 0.3m or 0.5m legs in 3.0mm armored sub-units, every terminated with LC, SC, FC or ST connectors as the job requires. Legs can be mixed, for example LC toward the switch and SC toward the relevant panel, and each individual branch is labeled so the three circuits stay identifiable once in service.

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 relevant 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 the two connection points, and the identification scheme may adhere to the customer document: circuit numbers, room codes or port references. For phased rollouts the matching scheme repeats on each batch; therefore, 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 enables 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.

Length range and customization

Trunk lengths adhere to 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 identification scheme with the enquiry so the relevant fan-out lands correctly at the two connection points.

Optical testing and quality checks

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

How to Specify and Order

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 can be added to the matching layout. New Zealand project orders can include documentation and labeling requirements alongside the technical configuration.