Compared with ordinary optical cables, the main characteristics of MPO/MTP optical cables are high density and pre-formed ends, which are ultimately reflected in MPO/MTP multi-core connectors.
Throughout the development of the industry, there are two obvious stages of development of optical fiber connectors: The first stage is to save space and develop toward miniaturization.
The optical fiber connectors have developed from traditional FC, ST, and SC to LC and MTRJ. The second stage is not only to save space, but also to meet the requirements of multi-core use, optical fiber connectors have evolved from LC, MTRJ to MU, MPO/MTP.
Now, one MPO/MTP multi-core connector can meet the high density requirements of 12-core, 24-core, 72-core and so on. More importantly, MPO/MTP optical cable realizes the multi-core connection of a single optical fiber after being prefabricated on the factory's assembly line, replacing the complicated operation of on-site termination, not only greatly reducing the construction time on site, but also greatly Reduced the installation space of the wiring system, while also reducing the impact of on-site construction and installation on performance and the probability of performance uncertainty.
With the increase of data throughput, 40G and 100G have become the trend and hotspot of data center wiring system. MPO/MTP optical cable is an important part of data center structured wiring, plus distribution frames, connectors, adapters and related Equipment and materials are the infrastructure of important backbone networks.
If you run a 12-core MPO/MTP optical cable from the side of the building, it can provide data for 12 connections, and each connection creates unlimited possibilities. Imagine a 1U rack-mountable patch panel that can provide data to run a complete 288-port switch. With today's increasing high-throughput requirements, MPO/MTP fiber optic cables have become a trend in a large number of data center applications.
