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

New Zealand engineering teams can use the documented values below to compare the product with the intended channel and as-built requirements. This duplex armored patch cable pairs flat-polished LC UPC connectors on one end with angled SC APC connectors on the other, on OS2 9/125µm single-mode fiber inside a helical stainless steel tube and a low smoke zero halogen jacket. It is built for carrier and access installations where LC-equipped optics must land on APC-terminated plant inside buildings that record LSZH cabling throughout.

Product Highlights

• 8° APC polish on the plant end for ≥60dB-class return performance
• Helical stainless steel armor against crush, impact and rodents
• G.657.A1 bend-insensitive fiber, 10/5D bend radius
• Stock lengths 1m to 30m; custom lengths and jackets on request
• LC UPC to SC APC hybrid duplex, OS2 9/125µm single mode
• LSZH jacket: low smoke, zero halogen in a fire

Specifications

Duplex hybrid with APC on the plant end

PON and carrier access plant is terminated with angled APC connectors to keep reflections out of the configuration; at the same time, the optics that feed it increasingly ship with LC ports. This cord bridges the two in a single tested duplex item: LC UPC toward the relevant equipment, green-bodied SC APC toward the frame, with no adapter pair adding loss in the middle.

LSZH plus mixed polish for carrier access spaces

Central offices, metro PoPs and in-building access rooms increasingly fall under the matching low smoke zero halogen rules as public buildings. This cord satisfies the jacket specification and the reflection specification at once; therefore, the compliance conversation does not on its own force a compromise on either the jacket or the polish.

Armored for plant that gets worked on

Access frames and splitter cabinets are worked on constantly, and patch leads there are reseated, swung aside and redressed for years. The helical steel tube inside the LSZH jacket keeps the fibers safe through that service life, and the 3.0mm build still dresses through standard frame managers.

PON distribution inside buildings

In-building PON distribution concentrates at splitter cabinets on every floor or zone, and those cabinets sit in corridors and service rooms where LSZH is specified. This cord patches LC-based OLT or test ports to the APC splitter frame within the matching jacket policy as the rest of the floor. The armored build tolerates the constant re-dressing that splitter cabinets see as subscribers are added.

Length range and customization

Regular length versions 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. Project-built lengths beyond this range are manufactured to order. In carrier rooms the frame mounting point is fixed in the records; therefore, ordering to the documented channel length keeps the slack storage inside design limits. Specifying the particular channel length avoids the two the slack storage problem of an overlong cord and the strain risk of one that is too short.

Optical testing and quality checks

Each optical assembly is terminated with precision zirconia ferrules; the APC end is angle-verified and the UPC end geometry-checked. Insertion loss and return loss are measured through the finished duplex cord before packing; therefore, the 0.3dB insertion ceiling and the 50/60dB return figures are tested data on the delivered item.

How to Specify and Order

Reference against the LC UPC to SC APC OS2 LSZH armored product line with the channel length stated and the LSZH requirement referenced. Other hybrid combinations, including simplex versions, are offered in the matching jacket configuration through the made-to-order armored program. New Zealand project orders can include documentation and labeling requirements alongside the technical configuration.