

Various MTP®/MPO cables are available for different application environments and requirements. MTP®/MPO cable types are dominated by 5 performances including function, polarity, fiber count, fiber mode and jacket rating. MTP®/MPO connectors greatly increase cable density and save circuit card and rack space, which are well suited for current 40G/100G cabling and future network speed upgrades.Īpplications of MTP®/MPO Cable Types in 5 Performances MTP®/MPO connectors have a female type (without pins) or a male one (with pins). MTP®/MPO cables are composed of MTP®/MPO connectors and optical fibers. And there are three MTP®/MPO cable types: MTP®/MPO Trunk Cables, MTP®/MPO Harness Cables and MTP®/MPO Conversion Cables. They look alike and are completely compatible and intermateable.

MTP® is a registered trademark of US Conec Ltd., which is an advanced version of MPO, with better mechanical and optical performance. MPO (Multi-Fiber Push-on) is the first generation of clip clamping multi-core optical fiber connectors. This article is going to introduce different MTP®/MPO cable types and their applications. To solve this problem, MTP®/MPO cables accommodating more fibers in one multi-fiber MTP®/MPO connector came into the market, which proves to be practical solutions for 40G/100G/400G/800G high-density cabling in data centers.

#Fc fiber connector definition Patch#
With ever-greater bandwidths and network connections to deal with in data centers, conventional dual-fiber patch cables like LC cables are no longer sufficient to meet the demands.
