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Pre-terminated Fibre Solutions
Pre-terminated Fibre Links
Connectix have developed a cost effective pre-terminated cabling system called OPAL™ (Optical Pre-Assembled Link) which is completely
based around standard networking products. The system allows a fibre optic network to be installed in a fraction of the time taken by
conventional on-site direct termination or fusion splicing. It requires no special installation skills or equipment, and can therefore be installed
by non-specialist personnel, vastly reducing the installation cost.
The system consists of standard internal/external tight buffered distribution cable, which is supplied in specific lengths for each cable run in an
installation. This cable is available in multimode or singlemode with fibre counts of 4, 8, 12, 16 or 24.
The cable is factory prepared with a gland on each end which is epoxy bonded onto the Kevlar Strain Relief Yarn in the cable. The secondary
coated fibres are terminated with either ST, SC or LC connectors which are fully tested and certified under our quality system. This ensures
that the quality of the complete cable assembly is guaranteed before shipping to site.
A specially developed termination protection sleeve is fitted to each end of the cable assembly to protect the connectors during shipping and
installation. This sleeve has a small diameter and is flexible, lightweight and extremely rugged. The protection sleeve connects onto the epoxy
bonded cable gland and can withstand the high tensile loads applied when pulling cables through ducts. A pulling eye is incorporated to allow
the attachment of a draw cable.
After cable installation, the protection sleeves are removed and the connectors are threaded through the gland hole of any cable management
enclosure. A gland nut is used to secure the cable gland in place. Then the connectors are simply connected to the adaptors inside the
enclosure to complete the installation.
Features and Benefits
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Quick installation time
Low installation cost
Full test documentations supplied
No special fibre optic skills or equipment required
Factory terminated and tested
ST, SC and LC connector options (multi and single mode)
4, 8, 12, 16 & 24 fibre configurations
Standard cables and management enclosures
OpalTM Options
Length
Customer specified
Number of Cores
4 to 24
Connector Types
ST,SC or LC
Fibre Types
62.5/125, 50/125, 9/125
OpalTM Recommended Maximum Distances
62.5/125
(OM1)
50/125
(OM2)
50/125
(OM3)
50/125
(OM4)
9/125
(OS2)
100 Mbs
2 km
2 km
2 km
2 km
40 km
1 Gbs
275 m
550 m
800 m
1100 m
100 km
10 Gbs
33 m
82 m
300 m
550 m
40 km
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100 m
125 m
40 km
40/100 Gbs
T: 01376 346600 E: sales@connectix.co.uk www.connectixcablingsystems.com
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