Pigtail LC/UPC OM4 SX 0.9mm OFNR Aqua, tight buffer

LC/UPC OM4 Fiber Pigtail (SX, 0.9mm OFNR, Aqua, Tight Buffer) from Red Cable Technology (RCT) — a simplex OM4 multimode pigtail in an aqua 0.9mm OFNR tight-buffer construction, used to terminate fiber optic cables via fusion or mechanical splicing. High-quality pigtail cables plus correct fusion splicing practices offer the best performance possible for fiber terminations, and these pigtails are usually found in fiber management equipment like ODFs, fiber terminal boxes, and distribution boxes.

Features & Specs:

• LC/UPC connector, OM4 multimode, simplex (SX), 0.9mm OFNR aqua jacket, tight buffer
• Used to terminate fiber optic cables via fusion or mechanical splicing
• High-quality pigtail cables plus correct fusion splicing practices offer the best performance possible for fiber optic terminations
• Usually found in fiber optic management equipment: ODF, fiber terminal box, and distribution box
• LC connectors are highly popular within single-mode networks, known for good performance and small size; 1.25mm ferrule (about half the size of SC), small form factor (“little connector”), designed to join LC fibers where a connection or disconnection is required
• UPC connectors are polished with no angle (not exactly flat — a slight curvature for better core alignment); UPC connectors are blue while APC connectors are green
• G.657A1 is the new de facto standard for bend-insensitive NDSF SMF for premises cabling, with optimized performance and cost balance; ITU-T G.657A1 and A2 are fully compliant with G.652D and can offer enhanced, low-loss fiber; bend-insensitive NDSF is defined in ITU-T G.657 — G.657A1 (10 µm)

## About OM4 fiber

OM4 has a suggested jacket color of aqua. It is a further improvement to OM3. It too uses a 50µm core, but it supports 10 Gigabit Ethernet at lengths up to 550 meters and it supports 100 Gigabit Ethernet at lengths up to 150 meters. Laser-optimized multimode fiber (LOMMF) is designed for use with 850 nm VCSELs.

## On the job

When weighing your options between on-premises and access-network fiber replacement or new installation, we recommend replacing legacy OS1 with a new bend-insensitive OS2 (ITU-T G.657A1) SMF cabling system to support longer reach with enhanced link performance.