Corning UniCam connectors have three advantages over field-polished solution. Lower installed cost. This factors in purchase price of the connectors and consumables, the installation time, expected first time successful termination percentage, and the...
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Archive for May, 2007
Are UniCam Connectors reusable?
UniCam Connectors are not reusable once the crimp tube has been crimped. If you are using CTS and the light does not significantly dim you can un-cam the connector, remove the field fiber and re-try with...
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I want to install UniCam Connectors on a fan-out cable; is there anything special I should know?
The most critical step in terminating UniCam Connectors on fan-out cable is to leave 4 mm of the 250 µm coating extending beyond...
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Do you know the difference between Senior(SR) and Junior(JR) LC Unicam connectors?
The difference between a SR and JR UniCam LC Connector is that JR does not have a ferrule with a spring. In other words, you can’t push on...
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When adding a new building to a campus cabled with 62.5 micron fiber, can the new building be cabled with 50 micron fiber?
This is certainly an issue that is occurring more often in the field. While standards bodies suggest...
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What is a Telecommunications Enclosure (TE) and is it supported by Standards?
A telecommunications enclosure (TE) can serve as a second (or third or more) telecommunications room (TR) in certain implementations as described in TIA/EIA 568-B.1 Addendum 5, approved in...
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What is Zone Cabling and is it supported by standards?
Zone Cabling is a generic term that means different things to different people. To some, it means an “active consolidation point (CP)” or an “active Multi-User Telecommunications Outlets Assembly (MUTOA)”...
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Is OTDR testing necessary for premise cabling?
While there has been some “buzz” about Optical Time Domain Reflectometer(OTDR)testing for premises cabling since the publication of TSB-140, Additional Guidelines for Field-Testing Length, Loss and Polarity of Optical Fiber Cabling Systems, many...
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I’ve read about the new 50-micron laser optimized multimode fiber. When should I specify that instead of standard 50-micron or 62.5 micron fiber?
Companies that are installing fiber today should consider the new 50-micron laser-optimized multimode fiber as it will...
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TIA FO-4 Engineering Committee Organization and Fiber Optic Standards
FO-4 Subcommittees and Working Groups FO-4.1 Optical Systems Objectives: The FO-4.1 Engineering Subcommittee on Single-Mode Systems addresses several types of single-mode systems and parameters for both point-to-point and point-to-multipoint transmission....
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