The connectors of fiber patch cables are available in LC/ SC/ ST/ FC/ MU/ MTRJ/ E2000 and other types. The ends can be collocated with the same connector or can be combined with different connectors, such as LC-LC, LC-SC, LC-ST, SC-ST, SC-SC, ST-ST, etc.
Type | Core/Cladding (μm) | Fast Ethernet 100Mb | Gigabit GbE | 10 Gigabit 10GbE | 40 Gigabit 40GbE | 100 Gigabit 100GbE | 40G SWDM4 | 100G SWDM4 |
Multimode OM1 | 62.5/125 | 2km | 275m | 33m | – | – | – | – |
Multimode OM2 | 50/125 | 2km | 550m | 82m | – | – | – | – |
Multimode OM3 | 50/125 | 2km | 800m | 300m | 100m | 100m | 240m | 75m |
Multimode OM4 | 50/125 | 2km | 1100m | 400m | 150m | 150m | 350m | 100m |
Multimode OM5 | 50/125 | 2km | 1100m | 400m | 150m | 150m | 440m | 150m |
Singlemode OS1/OS2 | 9/125 | 40km | 100km | 40km | 40km | 40km | – | – |