MPO Fiber Optic: 3 Things You Need to Know for Beginners

As demand grows for fiber optics, multi fiber push-on (MPO) and MTP connectors along with related quad small form factor pluggable (QSFP) transceivers have become more important in the professional broadcast market. Today we will discuss MPO fiber optic from three aspects.

What is the MPO trunk fiber optic cable assembly?
MTP/MPO trunk cable works to connect modules together as a permanent link. The trunk cables are available with 12, 24, 48 and 72 fibers. They are often used to interconnect cassettes, panels or ruggedized MPO fan-outs, and to facilitate rapid deployment of high-density backbone cabling in data centers and other high fiber environments. The MTP/MPO trunk cables are constructed from loose tube, gel-filled indoor/outdoor rated cables and are used for interconnect spanning MDA, HAD and EDA zones For more information, you can visit http://www.tarluz.com

What is the MPO fiber cassette modules?
MTP/MPO fiber cassette modules are fitted with 12 or 24 fibers and have LC, SC or E2000 adapters on the front side and MTP/MPO connector at the rear. Thus enables users to take the fibers brought by a trunk cable and distribute them to a duplex LC cable. MTP/MPO cassette allows for rapid deployment of high-density data center infrastructure and supports improved troubleshooting and reconfiguration during MACs.

What is MPO harness fiber optic cable assembly?
MTP/MPO harness cable, known as MTP/MPO breakout cable or MTP/MPO fan-out cable, offers a transition from multi-fiber cables to individual fibers or duplex connectors. MTP/MPO harness cable has a single MTP connector on one end that breaks out into 6 or 12 connectors, and these connector types can be LC, SC, ST, etc. MTP/MPO harness is available in 4, 6, 8, or 12 fiber ribbon configurations with lengths about 10, 20, 30 meters and other customized lengths. Harness cable provides a reliable, cost-effective cabling option for 10G-40G migration.

Conclusion
Speed is paramount to a data center, therefore data center is always on the road to higher density data rates. MTP/MPO fiber optic cable assembly appears to be the best option to improve speed, agility and performance of the system. It is worthwhile to make MTP/MPO cabling a part of your data center.