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RE: Fiber terminations -- UPC vs APC
From: "Frank Bulk" <frnkblk () iname com>
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:05:13 -0600
Good stuff here: http://www.n2prise.org/fiber002.htm and http://www.n2prise.org/fiber003.htm Frank -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Kell [mailto:jeff-kell () utc edu] Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 3:37 PM To: nanog Subject: Fiber terminations -- UPC vs APC Looking for some guidance/references on the use of UPC versus APC terminations on fiber cabling. Traditionally we have done all of our fiber plant targeting data usage with UPC connectors. We are also looking at proposals for fiber distribution plant for video, and the possibility of using some of the existing fiber plant for that purpose; as well as any new fiber plant that gets installed for video potentially as data. The video folks are set, determined, and insistent that they need APC terminations. All data references I have found preach UPC. Cisco's SFP reference page even states (in bold):
*Note:* Only connections with patch cords with PC or UPC connectors are
supported.
Patch cords with APC connectors are not supported. All cables and cable
assemblies
used must be compliant with the standards specified in the standards
section. So are we doomed to having physically separated fiber plants with suitable connectors / jumpers dedicated to video? Anyone been down this snaky looking path? Jeff
Current thread:
- Fiber terminations -- UPC vs APC Jeff Kell (Nov 19)
- Re: Fiber terminations -- UPC vs APC Valdis . Kletnieks (Nov 19)
- Re: Fiber terminations -- UPC vs APC Walter Keen (Nov 19)
- Re: Fiber terminations -- UPC vs APC Mikael Abrahamsson (Nov 19)
- Re: Fiber terminations -- UPC vs APC Alex Brooks (Nov 19)
- Re: Fiber terminations -- UPC vs APC William Herrin (Nov 19)
- Re: Fiber terminations -- UPC vs APC Lamar Owen (Nov 19)
- Re: Fiber terminations -- UPC vs APC Carlos Alcantar (Nov 20)
- RE: Fiber terminations -- UPC vs APC Frank Bulk (Nov 20)