Customized OS2 Indoor Multi-Fiber Flat Cable, LC/SC/FC/ST/LSH, 1.6mm Breakout

For UAE project teams, the key is to match this exact configuration to the port schedule, optical budget and delivery documentation. This custom multi-fiber cable is a pre-terminated indoor unit built exactly to the setup the project specifies: connector styles and polish at every end, fiber count, jacket rating, breakout geometry and length are all chosen at order time, and the finished trunk is optically tested leg by leg before dispatch. The flat build packs the fibers in a low-profile ribbon-like trunk with 1.6mm breakout legs, a geometry that lies flat under floor coverings and in shallow channels where a round cable will not fit.

Product Highlights

• G.657.A1 Bend Insensitive Fiber with 10mm Min. Bend Radius
• Precision Zirconia Ferrule Connectors Ensure Low Loss
• Available in Riser (OFNR)/LSZH/Plenum (OFNP) Flame-Retardant Trunk Jacket
• Available in LC/SC/FC/ST/LSH Connector Type
• Optical Performance Test for Normal Network Connections

Specifications

Single-mode trunks for building and campus backbones

A pre-terminated OS2 trunk carries the links that leave the room: riser spans between floors, campus backbones between buildings and each wavelength-multiplexed service in between. The glass is the identical group used in the outside plant, so this assembly does not become the weak point of the optical budget. At 1310 and 1550nm the attenuation stays a fraction of a decibel per kilometer, and every factory-polished connector adds less than 0.3dB when the end faces are clean and seated.

Connector and polish discipline on single-mode links

Single-mode plants are unforgiving about polish mismatches: a UPC leg mated into an APC port destroys the return loss and may damage the two ferrules. The assembly is built with the polish specified at order time and tested as an entire trunk, so the patch side matches this panel side exactly. When documentation is unclear, the boot color tells the truth: green for APC, blue for UPC.

Pulling eye and installation practice

A pre-terminated trunk is only as good as its journey through the pathway. The optional pulling eye protects the connectorized end during the pull and keeps this trunk from twisting, which matters on long riser runs and congested trays. The deployment load rating on the datasheet is the number the pulling rope ought to respect, not the weight of the reel.

Breakout geometry and why it matters

The breakout is where a trunk becomes usable. While staggered legs reach a column of ports without slack piling up at one end, equal-length legs suit a straight row of adjacent ports. The 2.0mm legs survive patching-field handling; the 0.9mm version suits protected routing inside panels and cassettes. Selecting the geometry at order time means this assembly arrives matching the hardware it serves.

Pre-terminated versus field termination

Terminating OS2 fiber in the field means a splicer, a tray location, consumables and the craft time to do it well - multiplied by each fiber in this trunk. A pre-terminated unit moves all of that work to the factory floor, where polishing, inspection and testing happen under controlled conditions. The installer who receives this cable routes it, dresses the legs and mates these connectors; the connection is ready for light the identical hour. For multi-fiber counts the saving is not linear but compounding, because each field-terminated leg is a different chance for a rework visit.

Planning a trunk route

A multi-fiber trunk is planned once and existing once, so the planning deserves the hour it takes. Measure the path through the actual containment, note the bend space at the two ends, and decide which end gets pulled. State the pulling eye need with the order if the path is long or congested. At the far end, leave the dressing slack this panel or cassette needs - the datasheet breakout lengths are the default, and other geometries are confirmed prior to production.

Fiber Count Options

This build is built with 2 Fibers per trunk, terminated and tested as an entire unit.

Length Options and Customization

Standard length options cover the common routes: 1m (3ft), 2m (7ft), 3m (10ft), 5m (16ft), 10m (33ft), 15m (49ft), 20m (66ft), 30m (98ft), 25m (82ft), with custom length offered beyond the list, including foot-based builds for projects specified in imperial units. Specifying the measured path length keeps the slack out of the tray and the strain off these connectors.

Quality Control and Testing

Each trunk is terminated with precision zirconia ferrule connectors and optically tested leg by leg before packing: insertion loss and return loss are verified on every fiber, and end-face geometry is inspected for consistent physical contact. This assembly ships with dust caps on each connector and the test results offered on specify.

Ordering and Factory Support

Refer to this setup by fiber mode, fiber count, connector pair, breakout geometry and length when ordering a quotation. For configurations outside the listed options - mixed connector families, jacket ratings, pulling eye, identification or project packing - send the need with the inquiry and the factory will verify the build prior to production. Our UAE project support can review the requirement with Shenzhen production before a formal quotation is issued.