MMC-16 APC to 2 x MTP-8 APC Breakout Cable, 16 Fibers, OS2

This OS2 breakout cable terminates a 16-fiber MMC APC female connector into two MTP-8 APC Elite female legs. It provides a direct single-mode fan-out for parallel-optics links that divide sixteen fibers into two eight-fiber interfaces. Factory-built harness polarity and labeled branches remove the need for a separate cassette and its additional mated connections.

Product Highlights

• MMC Female to MTP® Female, 16 Fibers
• OS2 9/125µm, G.657.A1
• MMC insertion loss ≤0.35dB, return loss ≥60dB
• Harness Polarity wiring scheme
• 2.5mm Plenum (OFNP) cable
• Standard length options: 1m (3ft), 2m (7ft), 3m (10ft)

The MMC side concentrates all sixteen fibers in one VSFF housing, while each MTP branch carries eight fibers. This arrangement is appropriate only when the port and panel design expects the same two-way mapping. All three connectors are female and non-pinned, so the mating interfaces must provide guide pins. Verify the required APC polish on every leg before connecting the assembly.

The specified insertion loss is 0.35dB maximum and return loss is at least 60dB. A complete link budget must include the MMC connection, the selected MTP branch connection and any adapters farther along the route. Keeping the two branch identities in the test report and rack records makes it easier to isolate a fault to one eight-fiber path.

Available lengths are 1m (3ft), 2m (7ft) and 3m (10ft), with custom lengths in meters or feet. Choose a length that lets the fan-out body rest in a supported area rather than hang from the MMC port. Route both MTP legs with gentle bends and avoid loading one branch differently from the other when dressing the cable.

Request 16FMMCMTPSMF in the two-leg OS2 breakout configuration, stating overall length and quantity. If branch labels or unequal leg lengths are needed for a particular rack layout, include a fan-out drawing with the enquiry.