Fiber Optic Mode Conditioning Patch Cable (ST/SC),

3M (10-ft.)

MODEL NUMBER: N420-03M

Description

Tripp Lites Mode Conditioning Cables are designed for use in Gigabit Ethernet 1000BASE-LX applications. They are fully compliant with IEEE 802.3z

application standards. Mode Conditioning Cables are needed in applications where new high-speed Gigabit 1000BASE-LX routers and switches are being

deployed into existing multimode plants. The need for this patch cord is due to the single-mode launch nature of the -LX or long-wave (1300 nm) transceiver

modules used for Gigabit Ethernet. Launching a single-mode laser into the center of a multimode fiber can cause multiple signals to be generated that

confuses the receiver at the other end of the fiber. These multiple signals, caused by Differential Mode Delay (DMD) effects, severely limit the cable distance

lengths for operating Gigabit Ethernet. A mode conditioning patch cord eliminates these multiple signals by allowing the single-mode launch to be offset away

from the center of a multimode fiber.

Features

SC / ST Duplex Mode Conditioning Fiber Patch Cable - 3 Meter

62.5/125 and 8.3/125

Use Singlemode Transceivers on Multimode Fiber Backbones

Offsets the Singlemode Laser launch from the center of a Multimode fiber

Available in a variety of connector combinations

Specifications

OVERVIEW

Cable Type

Mode Conditioning

INPUT

Cable Length (ft.)

10

Cable Length (m)

3

Highlights

3 Meter SC/ST Mode

Conditioning Cable

62.5/125 and 8.3/125

Run 1000Base-LX Gigabit

Ethernet over MMF by offsetting

signal loss

IEEE 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet

Compliant

Applications

Use when connecting a LX type fiber

transceiver ( Singlemode light ) to a

Multimode backbone

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