OS2 is 9/125 single mode fibre, used for long links between buildings and across sites, over distances measured in kilometres. This 0.5m duplex patch lead joins an LC port to an SC port, and is made with a Minizip jacket only 1.8mm across.
That is roughly 40% slimmer than a standard 3.0mm patch lead, so more leads fit in a cable manager, tray or conduit and the front of a busy rack stays clear for airflow.
One end is LC (small push-and-latch, used on SFP modules and dense panels) and the other is SC (square push-pull, common on patch panels and media converters). Being duplex, it has two fibres (transmit and receive) joined side by side.
Use it only with single mode (OS1/OS2) transceivers and panels. The jacket is LSZH for indoor use in offices and data centres. Jacket colour is yellow, the usual colour for OS2.
Specification
- Fibre grade: OS2
- Fibre type: Single mode 9/125
- Connectors: LC to SC, duplex
- Length: 0.5m
- Jacket: Minizip, 1.8mm
- Jacket colour: Yellow
- Sheath: LSZH
