Fiber patch cord, as the importance transmission medium for network cabling, have become the backbone of communication networks due to their superior bandwidth, low signal loss. Although high density MPO|MTP fiber patch cords are becoming increasingly common, LC fiber patch cord and SC iber patch cord, with their advantages of flexible application and economical cost, remain key components for ensuring the efficient operation of fiber optic cabling system. LC fiber patch cords and SC fiber patch cords are indispensable for all fiber optic cabling projects.
LC|SC fiber optic patch cords are widely used in high speed network scenarios due to their small size, high density, and easy plugging and unplugging. They are most commonly paired with optical transceiver, network equipment, and fiber optic patch panel and assemblies.
In applications requiring centralized management or switching of fiber optic links, such as computer rooms and data centers, LC|SC fiber patch cord is often used in conjunction with the following fiber optic assemblies to achieve efficient connectivity and flexible deployment:
Fiber Optic Patch Panel (ODF): one end of an LC|SC fiber patch cord is connected to a port on a switch or other device, and the other end is inserted into the fiber optic patch panel’s LC|SC fiber optic adapter, enabling connection to the backbone fiber and facilitating centralized link management.
Fiber Optic Adapter: two LC|SC fiber patch cords are inserted into both ends of the fiber optic adapter, allowing for flexible connection adjustments, suitable for testing, temporary expansion, and other scenarios.
Fiber Optic Terminal Box: in the FTTH (Fiber to the Home) application, LC|SC fiber patch cords are commonly used. One end connects to the device, and the other end connects to the fiber optic terminal box’s LC|SC adapter, then connects to the drop cable via an internal fiber optic pigtail.
Fiber Optic PLC Splitter: In Passive Optical Network (PON) deployments, the fiber optic PLC splitter’s input ports are often connected to OLT (Optical Line Terminal) devices via LC fiber patch cord.
SC fiber patch cords, due to their square interface, easy plugging and unplugging, are commonly used in home, small/medium enterprises, communication transmission equipment or ect. as detailed below:
Home Network Devises: In home network, the core pairing devices for SC fiber jumpers are optical modems and home Gigabit routers. In Fiber to the Home (FTTH), the FTTH drop cable is typically connected to the optical modem by using SC fiber patch cords, thus establishing the basic home network link. Meanwhile, the ports of home routers is mostly using SC interfaces. By using SC patch cord, it could stably support gigabit and higher bandwidth transmission, fully meeting the high speed network requirements such as 8K video playback.
Media Converter: The SC interface is one of the main interfaces for media converter. SC fiber patch cords are responsible for connecting the media converter’s port to other network devices, extending the link after photoelectric signal conversion. They are commonly used in long distance network cabling between office areas and server rooms.
The main application of LC fiber patch cord is in conjunction with optical transceiver. For example, 10G SFP+ optical transceiver commonly use LC duplex interfaces and require LC to LC fiber patch cord for stable connections. Many high speed optical transceiver, such as 1.25G and 25G optical transceiver also primarily use LC interfaces.
To meet various scenarios using, AOFPLUS offers single mode and multimode OM3/OM4 Duplex LC fiber patch cord, providing reliable support for the efficient operation of optical transceiver at different speeds thanks to their precise interface design and stable transmission performance.
Meanwhile, AOFPLUS have also launched a full range of optical transceiver covering the 1.2G to 400G speed range, forming an integrated adaptation solution of “optical transceiver + fiber patch cord”, which can achieve seamless matching from interface specifications to transmission performance, and provide end to end reliable connection guarantee for scenarios such as data centers, telecom operators and enterprise level networks.
LC|SC fiber patch cord is a common standard fiber patch cord in fiber optics cabling network, known for its compact and reliable features, making it particularly popular in high fiber optic cabling and high performance networks. AOFPLUS offers a comprehensive range of LC|SC fiber patch cords tailored to diverse scenario needs, including singlemode and multimode options or etc. Shop with us to upgrade your fiber optic cabling.
