Cut Sheet

Trunk Type and Terminations

Both ends of a QuickNet

™

Fiber cable assembly include one of a range of factory

termination options – each end can be different and are selected based upon the

desired application of the trunk or harness within the data center.

Termination choices are:

• Duplex LC to Duplex LC

• PanMPO to PanMPO

• PanMPO to LC

• MPO to MPO

• MPO to LC

• Cassette to Cassette

• Cassette to MPO/Duplex LC

Insertion Loss is the amount of power lost at each mated pair of connectors. Standard

maximum insertion loss per connector pair:

• Multimode PanMPO to PanMPO: 0.50dB

• Multimode MPO to MPO: 0.50dB

• Multimode LC to LC: 0.25dB

• Singlemode MPO to MPO: 0.75dB

• Singlemode LC to LC: 0.35dB

Optimized insertion loss per connector pair:

• Multimode PanMPO to PanMPO: 0.35dB

• Multimode MPO to MPO: 0.35dB

• Multimode LC to LC: 0.15dB

Assembly Options

Options include:

• No Pulling Eye

• Pulling eye on one end (as shown in Figure 8)

• Pulling eye on both ends

A pulling eye is a loop of braided sleeve material that is applied to one or both ends of

the QuickNet

™

Trunk Assembly, and is used to pull the cable in the pathways

at deployment.

Figure 8 –

Pulling Eye Option

Connectors

Braided

Sleeving

Loop for

Pulling

Quicknet

™

Fiber

Trunk Assembly