LC to SC 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 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. New Zealand project teams can retain this information with the as-built documentation for later review.

Product Highlights

• Helical stainless steel armor against crush, impact and rodents
• 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

Specifications

Mixed LC and SC interfaces in one tested cord

A hybrid duplex cord removes the relevant adapter pair that would otherwise sit between the relevant equipment and the frame: LC on the transceiver side, SC on the relevant panel side, the two terminated and tested as one item. Each 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; therefore, the safety case and the mechanical case are the two satisfied by the matching part number.

Steel armor under a low-smoke jacket

Public-space pathways see more abuse than hardware rooms: cleaning hardware, 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 hardware 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 matching product line supplies the LC-LC LSZH configuration; therefore, the jacket policy and the protection level stay constant through the migration.

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. Surveyed public-space routes should be ordered at the measured length so no surplus cable accumulates in the evacuation pathway or raceway. 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

Every hybrid item is terminated with precision zirconia ferrules on the two 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 the two polish ends, and the LSZH compound is batch-verified against the jacket specification.

How to Specify and Order

Refer to the LC-SC OS2 LSZH armored product line when requisitioning a quotation, stating the channel length and referencing the LSZH requirement. An LC to SC APC configuration exists in the matching jacket configuration, and other connector mixes are offered through the made-to-order armored program. New Zealand project orders can include documentation and labeling requirements alongside the technical configuration.