Cell Site Solutions

Description
V-Linx™ Terminal Indoor and Outdoor

The V-Linx™ Terminal is a comprehensive, multifunctional 12-port terminal system that combines fiber storage and a hands-free pay-off feature in a single factory-terminated device. The standard input cable for the V-Linx Terminal is a 50 foot (15.24 meter) twelve fiber preterminated drop cable installed at the factory. The drop cables are terminated with multifiber push-on (MPO) connectors providing the interface with the V-Linx Combiner for a collective floor distribution design within a building.

The distribution side of the V-Linx Terminal provides transition to twelve single-fiber SCA adapters allowing individual drops to 12 living units. The V-Linx Terminal features OFS’ bend-optimized AllWave® FLEX ZWP Fiber enabling superior optical performance within the terminal and the integrated cable tether.

The cable spool is integrated on the assembly itself for quick setup and installation in the field. The V-Lix Installation Tool provides all the necessary assistance to allow a single person to install the entire cable between floors.
Applications
Storage, Terminal System
Features and Benefits

• Hands-free fiber pay-off operation
• Integrated spool axle for fiber storage
• Spool-and-Play functionality from the factory
• feet (15.24 meters) of integrated cable (a larger V-Linx Terminal is available for 300 feet (91 meters) applications)
• Parking adapters for units not in service
• Wall mountable onto multiple surfaces
• Highly compact design
• AllWave® FLEX ZWP Single-Mode Fiber enabled design
• Under area splice cable

Description
ST2 Fiber Optic Connectors

Applications

The ST2 connector has been fortified with positive latching to prevent accidental decoupling. Since it’s compatible with existing ST connectors and couplings, you can use it for cable-to-cable, cable-to-equipment, or equipment-toequipment fiber connect
Features and Benefits

Features:

• Nominal fiber OD 125.0 µm
• Cable OD .9 mm BTW
• Insertion loss m, s 0.3 dB, 0.2 dB
• Return loss 44 dB
• Mating durability (insertion loss change after 500 reconnects) < 0.2 dB
• Temperature Stability (-40° C to +75° C)
• Insertion loss change < 0.3 dB
• Tip material zirconia

Benefits:

• Stability – Delivers high quality, dependable performance and prevents momentary disconnect from axial loads
• Space Savings – Connector can be engaged/disengaged using the boot, thus allowing maximum number of connections in a given space
• Reduced Cost – Advanced engineering helps ensure long life, saves replacement costs
• Easy Installation – EZ installation requires no heat curing or field power and the connector connects or disconnects with just a twist of the boot
• Versatility – Compatible with existing ST connectors and adapters

Description
SC Connectors

Applications
Broadband/Cable TV (CATV), Competitve LEC (CLEC), Local Exchange Carrier (LAC)
Features and Benefits

• Field mountable connectors
• Jumpers: simplex, duplex, quad, angled connectors, hybrids
• Pigtails
• Connectorized cables
• Preterminated shelves
• Terminated angled SC connectors
• LIU and LGX panels
• Simplex and duplex adapters
• Attenuators
• Tools and consumable kits

Description
SC Connectors

Applications
Broadband/Cable TV (CATV), Competitve LEC (CLEC), Local Exchange Carrier (LAC)
Features and Benefits

• Field mountable connectors
• Jumpers: simplex, duplex, quad, angled connectors, hybrids
• Pigtails
• Connectorized cables
• Preterminated shelves
• Terminated angled SC connectors
• LIU and LGX panels
• Simplex and duplex adapters
• Attenuators
• Tools and consumable kits

Description
Pluggable Drop Cables for Cell Sites

Applications
Indoor/Outdoor

Description
LC Connectors

Features and Benefits

Features:

• RoHS compliant
• Half the size of standard connectors
• RJ-style push-pull housing
• One-piece design •Polarized
• Pull-proof for jumper
• PC finish
• Anti-snag latch for jumper and BTW
• Standards compliant
• Removable clips for both simplex and duplex connectors
• Pre-radiused connectors available for minimal polish
• Angled and short boots available for 1.6/2.0 mm cordage applications

Benefits:

• Doubles density
• Disengages easily in dense spaces
• Helps assure high repeatability
• Maintains transmit/receive direction
• Maintains optical contact
• Helps minimize transmission problems
• Improves durability and reduces crossconnect rearrangement effort
• Pre-radiused LCs reduce installation time and costs of consumables

Description
LC Connectors

Features and Benefits

Features:

• RoHS compliant
• Half the size of standard connectors
• RJ-style push-pull housing
• One-piece design •Polarized
• Pull-proof for jumper
• PC finish
• Anti-snag latch for jumper and BTW
• Standards compliant
• Removable clips for both simplex and duplex connectors
• Pre-radiused connectors available for minimal polish
• Angled and short boots available for 1.6/2.0 mm cordage applications

Benefits:

• Doubles density
• Disengages easily in dense spaces
• Helps assure high repeatability
• Maintains transmit/receive direction
• Maintains optical contact
• Helps minimize transmission problems
• Improves durability and reduces crossconnect rearrangement effort
• Pre-radiused LCs reduce installation time and costs of consumables

Description
EZ-Bend® Multifiber Drop Bundle

Applications
Indoor/Outdoor
Features and Benefits

• Available in 3.0 and 4.8 diameter cordages, as indoor/outdoor, riser, plenum, or low-smoke, zero-halogen constructions
• Less than 0.1 dB macrobending attenuation at 1550 nm for 1 turn at 5 mm fiber bend radius
• Solid construction fiber with macrobending performance far better than ITU G.657.B3 requirements
• Backwards compatible with installed G.652.D fibers
• Available as single or double ended SCA terminated cables with 0.25 dB insertion loss and -55 dB return loss
• Ruggedized cords designed to allow common stapling methods
• Ideal for in-residence wiring and difficult installation routes in MDU overbuilds
• No extra steps to install bend limiters, conduits, or raceways
• Conforms to building; slack fits in small storage spaces
• Fast, easy, low-loss splicing to G.652.D fiber with existing core and clad aligned splice equipment

Description
Blue Tiger® High-Performance Jumpers

Today’s demanding networks require connectivity solutions which provide superior optical performance as well as robust designs. The Blue Tiger Jumper offers the flexibility  and  convenience  of  connector-based  connectivity with the low loss performance typically only found in fusion-spliced solutions.  With a 0.15 dB maximum insertion loss for LC and SC connections, Blue Tiger Jumpers provides superior optical performance for today’s high speed networks.

DWDM, SONET, SDH and Cable TV optical transport systems are evolving to take full advantage of the extended optical spectrum in the 1530-1565 nm and the 1565-1625 nm region, i.e., the C-band and the L-band. Susceptibility to bend-induced losses in these two bands, versus the 1310 nm region, creates a challenge in areas where the handling and routing of fi ber paths is necessary – such as at fiber distribution locations. High bend losses can increase bit error rates, forcing optical transport systems to  retransmit  entire  data  streams.  Made  with  specially selected (Enhanced) AllWave® FLEX ZWP Fiber, Blue Tiger jumpers can withstand bending  radiuses as tight as 10 mm and are rated to withstand bends as tight as 15 mm over a 25 year period. Blue Tiger Jumpers also minimize heat generated by the combination of high power transmission and fi ber bends, preventing premature fiber coating failure and burning of cordage materials. OFS offers a specially designed jumper – the Blue Tiger – for superior performance in the C- and L-bands of the optical spectrum.
Applications
High-performance optical networks operating in the C- and L-Band Spectrums, High-speed optical paths in central offices, point-of-presence locations (POPs) or equipment buildings, Optical networks with multiple “pass through” nodes, Service providers’ high-performance DWDM traffic systems or digital video systems, Service providers’ networks carrying high traffic on a single fiber (> OC-48)
Features and Benefits

• Ultra low-loss solution for longer reaches and improved network performance resulting in reduced operational and re-transmit costs
• Superior performance in the C- and L- Bands as a direct result of lower bend losses in the fiber in the 1530 nm to 1625 nm regions
• Visual color identification for high speed paths with its distinctive blue jumper outer jacket
• Fully compatible with Non-Zero Dispersion Fiber (NZDF) and all single-mode fiber systems
• Meets or exceeds all industry standards for single-mode fiber performance
• Available with standard polish and angled polish connectors
• Combines full-spectrum low-loss performance with very low bending loss