[127548] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: recommendations on fiber jumper diameter
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Justin M. Streiner)
Fri Jul 2 13:02:07 2010
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 09:01:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Justin M. Streiner" <streiner@cluebyfour.org>
To: nanog@nanog.org
In-Reply-To: <20100702160312.GX32456@angus.ind.WPI.EDU>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On Fri, 2 Jul 2010, Chuck Anderson wrote:
> Does anyone have any pros/cons with using duplex 2-fiber zipcord
> jumpers with 2.9mm vs. 2.0mm vs. 1.6mm exterior jacket diameters?
It really depends on what you need, intended applications, etc.
A thicker jacket will provide a little more protection, usually at the
expense of flexibility and wire management since the thicker jacket is
usually a little stiffer. This can also have the benefit of helping to
prevent people from violating bend radius rules, etc...
Also, some jumpers normally come with a thinner jacket. Most anything
I've seen that has an LC connector on at least one end uses a thinner
jacket because the thicker jacket won't work too well with LC connectors.
jms
