tailieunhanh - Article - FTTH - Rugged Connectors for Outside plant

Tham khảo tài liệu 'article - ftth - rugged connectors for outside plant', công nghệ thông tin, quản trị mạng phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | FTTH TECHNOLOGY Welcome to GR-3120: By Randy Reagan ■ ADC (formerly FONS Corporation) re-connectorized fiber optic sures to seal out moisture and isolate the The rugged connector is sealed to the cable emerged over the past connectors from rugged handling typical- adapter using O-rings as it is installed into year as a major innovation that ly found in the outside plant. Enclosures the adapter. The rugged connector should lowers installation cost, speeds forming a secondary layer of protection also come with a protective cap that seals Pup construction time, and improves reli- are often costly and make access difficult. the connector and keeps the end-face ability. But what about the connectors Further innovations in enclosure design clean until it is ready for use. themselves? Connector technology has would increase the ability of fiber optic also kept pace. New connector designs are connectors to stand up to the rigors of the Multi-Fiber Connectors, Too rugged enough to be used in the outside outside plant environment. The rugged connector technology has plant, and rugged enough to withstand been extended to include multiple fibers rough handling by installers as new busi- Here’s How They Work within a single connector. The rugged nesses and dwelling units are added to the New rugged fiber optic connector sys- multi-fiber connector employs the MT network. tems have connectors and adapters that technology to simultaneously align fibers The result: Service providers can place are hardened with a rugged outer plastic in a linear array. optical cables and connectors near poten- shell to protect against outside plant envi- Like in the single-fiber “simplex” con- tial subscribers so that consumers can be ronmental factors including extreme tem- nector, the rugged multi-fiber connector is connected quickly. When the consumer perature, moisture, ultra-violet radiation, provided with a rugged plastic outer shell requests service, the installer routes a pre- and even chemical .