SC UPC Simplex Armored Fiber Patch Cable, OS2, Riser (OFCR)

This simplex armored patch cable runs one OS2 9/125µm single-mode fiber between two SC UPC connectors, wrapped in a helical stainless steel tube under the blue 3.0mm riser-rated (OFCR) jacket. It suits the long tail of equipment that still speaks SC UPC: media converters, legacy ODFs, industrial switches and test sets that now sit at the exposed edge of the network.

Product Highlights

• SC UPC to SC UPC simplex, OS2 9/125µm single mode
• Helical stainless steel armor against crush, impact and rodents
• G.657.A1 bend-insensitive fiber, 10/5D bend radius
• Riser (OFCR) flame rating for vertical building pathways
• Insertion loss ≤0.3dB, return loss ≥50dB
• Stock lengths 1m to 30m; custom lengths and jackets on request

Bidirectional transceivers put both directions on one strand, and a simplex SC cord is the natural patching format for them. The same build serves WDM monitor ports, optical taps and any link where only one fiber is lit. Patching with a single-fiber cord keeps the unused side of the frame free and makes the strand easy to trace months later.

Media converters, older carrier CPE, industrial Ethernet switches and much installed ODF hardware still present SC UPC ports. The push-pull SC body is tolerant of frequent handling and easy to clean and inspect, which keeps it in service long after LC took over the transceiver side. This cord lets that plant stay exactly as documented while gaining armored protection.

Simplex tails often disappear into places nobody inspects again: beneath raised floors, behind wall boxes, along baseboards in retrofit offices. Those are precisely the routes where unarmored cords get crushed or chewed. The helical steel tube inside this cord carries the mechanical rating, so the pathway needs no conduit and the link survives the life of the building.

A large share of simplex SC UPC demand comes from media converters and industrial Ethernet gear linking control rooms to field cabinets. These links run for years in cabinets that get opened monthly, so the cord is handled far more than a data-center jumper. The armored build and the 1000-cycle ferrule rating are aimed at exactly that service pattern, and the stock lengths cover the usual cabinet-to-frame distances.

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. Because simplex tails are frequently dressed into tight enclosures, ordering the measured length avoids the coil of slack that otherwise ends up trapped behind the panel. 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 cord is terminated with precision zirconia ferrule SC connectors and verified for insertion loss and return loss before packing; the 0.3dB and 50dB figures are tested values on each assembly. End-face geometry is inspected for repeatable physical contact, and the ferrules are rated for up to one thousand mating cycles.

Refer to the SC UPC simplex armored family when requesting a quotation, stating the route length and jacket rating. Other connector mixes and polish types, including hybrid builds, are handled through the customized simplex armored program once the factory confirms the specification.