Custom 6-Fiber Armored Fiber Patch Cable, OS2, LC/SC/FC/ST

This configured-to-order assembly puts six OS2 9/125µm G.657.A1 fibers in a single armored 4.5mm round trunk, breaking out to six individual 3.0mm legs terminated with any mix of LC, SC, FC or ST connectors in UPC or APC polish. One pull replaces three separate duplex cords, and the helical stainless steel armor protects the whole group along routes where separate jumpers would each need protection.

Product Highlights

• 6 fibers OS2 9/125µm in one armored 4.5mm trunk
• Three duplex circuits or six simplex legs per assembly
• LC, SC, FC or ST connectors in any leg mix, UPC or APC
• Riser (OFCR), LSZH or plenum (OFNP) jacket options
• 0.3m or 0.5m breakout legs in 3.0mm armored sub-units
• 200/400N tensile rating for trunk pulls

Three duplex links usually mean three separate cords competing for space in the same tray. This assembly consolidates them into one 4.5mm armored trunk with six fibers, which pulls faster, dresses cleaner and presents only one cable to every pathway pinch point. At the far end the trunk fans out into individual legs that land exactly where three separate cords would have.

The fan-out is available with 0.3m or 0.5m legs in 3.0mm armored sub-units, each terminated with LC, SC, FC or ST connectors as the job requires. Legs can be mixed, for example LC toward the switch and SC toward the panel, and each leg is labeled so the three circuits stay identifiable after installation.

Tray fill, sleeve capacity and bend space are the limits that actually stop retrofits. Replacing three cords with one trunk cuts the cable count by two thirds on that route, and the 200/400N tensile rating lets the single trunk tolerate the pull that three loose cords never would. For riser, LSZH or plenum zones the jacket is matched to the building section.

With six fibers in one trunk, identification is part of the build, not an afterthought. Legs are labeled at both ends, and the labeling scheme can follow the customer document: circuit numbers, room codes or port references. For phased rollouts the same scheme repeats on every batch, so a technician picking up the installation in month six reads the cords exactly as the first crew left them.

Inside the 4.5mm jacket the six tight-buffered fibers are stranded around a central strength member, wrapped in aramid yarn and then in the helical stainless tube, with the outer compound extruded over the armor. That layering is what allows a 200N long-term pull rating in a trunk this thin. The breakout point is potted and strain-relieved so the transition from trunk to legs carries no load into the ferrules.

Trunk lengths follow the standard stocked range: 1m (3ft), 2m (7ft), 3m (10ft), 5m (16ft), 10m (33ft), 15m (49ft), 20m (66ft) and 30m (98ft), with other lengths built to order. State the breakout length and leg labeling scheme with the enquiry so the fan-out lands correctly at both ends.

Every leg of every assembly is terminated with precision zirconia ferrules and measured for insertion loss and return loss before packing; the 0.3dB ceiling and polish-appropriate return figures are verified per fiber, not per batch sample. The fan-out point is strain-relieved and the whole assembly is pull-tested to its rated load.

Send the leg connector mix and polish, the jacket rating, trunk length and breakout length. The factory confirms the configuration drawing with the quotation; marking requirements for the three circuits can be added to the same drawing.