LC UPC to SC APC Duplex Armored Fiber Patch Cable, OS2, LSZH

This duplex armored patch cable pairs flat-polished LC UPC connectors on one end with angled SC APC connectors on the other, on OS2 9/125µm single-mode fiber inside a helical stainless steel tube and a low smoke zero halogen jacket. It is built for carrier and access installations where LC-equipped optics must land on APC-terminated plant inside buildings that specify LSZH cabling throughout.

Product Highlights

• LC UPC to SC APC hybrid duplex, OS2 9/125µm single mode
• LSZH jacket: low smoke, zero halogen in a fire
• 8° APC polish on the plant end for ≥60dB-class return performance
• Helical stainless steel armor against crush, impact and rodents
• G.657.A1 bend-insensitive fiber, 10/5D bend radius
• Stock lengths 1m to 30m; custom lengths and jackets on request

PON and carrier access plant is terminated with angled APC connectors to keep reflections out of the system, while the optics that feed it increasingly ship with LC ports. This cord bridges the two in a single tested duplex assembly: LC UPC toward the equipment, green-bodied SC APC toward the frame, with no adapter pair adding loss in the middle.

Central offices, metro PoPs and in-building access rooms increasingly fall under the same low smoke zero halogen rules as public buildings. This cord satisfies the jacket specification and the reflection specification at once, so the compliance conversation does not force a compromise on either the jacket or the polish.

Access frames and splitter cabinets are worked on constantly, and cords there are reseated, swung aside and redressed for years. The helical steel tube inside the LSZH jacket keeps the fibers safe through that service life, and the 3.0mm build still dresses through standard frame managers.

In-building PON distribution concentrates at splitter cabinets on each floor or zone, and those cabinets sit in corridors and service rooms where LSZH is specified. This cord patches LC-based OLT or test ports to the APC splitter frame within the same jacket policy as the rest of the floor. The armored build tolerates the constant re-dressing that splitter cabinets see as subscribers are added.

Standard lengths are stocked for fast delivery: 1m (3ft), 2m (7ft), 3m (10ft), 5m (16ft), 10m (33ft), 15m (49ft), 20m (66ft) and 30m (98ft), covering the common rack-to-rack, access and frame connections this cord is built for. Custom lengths beyond this range are manufactured to order. In carrier rooms the frame position is fixed in the records, so ordering to the documented route length keeps the slack storage inside design limits. Specifying the exact route length avoids both the slack storage problem of an overlong cord and the strain risk of one that is too short.

Every assembly is terminated with precision zirconia ferrules; the APC end is angle-verified and the UPC end geometry-checked. Insertion loss and return loss are measured through the finished duplex cord before packing, so the 0.3dB insertion ceiling and the 50/60dB return figures are tested values on the delivered assembly.

Quote against the LC UPC to SC APC OS2 LSZH armored family with the route length stated and the LSZH requirement referenced. Other hybrid combinations, including simplex versions, are available in the same jacket system through the customized armored program.