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MTP/MPO Breakout Cable

Ascent MTP/MPO breakout multi-fiber cable assemblies facilitate rapid deployment of high density backbone cabling in data centers and other high fiber environments, reducing network installation or reconfiguration time and cost.

    US Conec MTP® connector, Senko MPO Plus premium connector

    Corning Clearcurve® multimode fiber, SMF-28® Ultra optical fiber

    OS2, OM3, OM4 available

    0.35 dB elite low loss connector, 0.5 dB standard loss connector

    Factory terminated and tested

    Allows easy migration from 10GbE to 40GbE or 100GbE

    Pulling eyes are provided as an option to protect the fiber ends during installation


Construction


Fiber Count

8‑144 Fibers

Fiber Mode

Single‑mode: OS2 9/125 µm

Multi‑mode: OM4 50/125 µm, OM3 50/125µm

Fiber Brand

Corning ClearCurve® multimode fiber and SMF‑28® Ultra optical fiber

Connector A

MTP Female, Male; MPO Female, Male

Connector Brand

US Conec MTP®, Senko MPO

Connector B

LC, SC, FC, ST

Polarity

Type A, Type B, Type C

Cable Jacket Ratings

Plenum (OFNP)

Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH) Riser (PVC)

 

Color Codes

MTP

MPO

LC

Cable Jackets

OS2: Yellow

OM4: Magenta

OM3: Aqua

OS2: Yellow

OM4: Magenta

OM3: Aqua

OS2: Yellow

OM4: Magenta

OM3: Aqua

Connectors

OS2: Green

OM4/OM3: Aqua

OS2: Green

OM4/OM3: Aqua

Single‑Mode UPC Blue, APC Green

Multi‑Mode: Beige

Boots

8 Fibers: Grey

12 Fibers: Black

24 Fibers: Red

8/12/24 Fibers: Black

Single‑Mode UPC Blue, APC Green

Multi‑Mode: Beige

 

Physical Properties


Cable Diameter*

3.0 mm

Breakout Leg

2.0/0.9 mm

Breakout Length

0.5/0.3 m

Minimum Bend Radius

Single‑mode: 10.0 mm

Multi‑mode: 7.5 mm

Operating Temperature

‑10 °C to +70 °C

Storage Temperature

‑40 °C to +85 °C

* Please note that the cable diameter of standard single MTP/MPO cable is 3.0 mm, and for cables with different bundles, the diameter is different, as shown below:placeholder thing

 

Bundle Count

MTP/MPO‑12

MTP/MPO‑24

Trunk Diameter

2 Bundles*

24 Fibers

48 Fibers

6.0 mm

3 Bundles

36 Fibers

72 Fibers

8.0 mm

4 Bundles

48 Fibers

96 Fibers

8.0 mm

6 Bundles

72 Fibers

144 Fibers

8.0 mm

8 Bundles

96 Fibers

/

10.0 mm

12 Bundles

144 Fibers

/

10.0 mm

* “Bundle” means a combination of several fibers. For example, for MTP/MPO‑12 cables, 2 bundles means 24 fibers (2x12); for MTP/MPO‑24 cables, 2 bundles means 48 fibers (2x24).

 

Construction

Description

Wavelength

Single‑mode: 1310/1550 nm

Multi‑mode: 850/1300 nm

Transmission Distance

OM4: 150 m at 40/100G, 400 m at 10G

OM3: 100 m at 40/100G, 300 m at 10G

Connector

MTP/MPO

Attenuation

Single‑mode 1310 nm: ≤0.32 dB/km

Single‑mode 1550 nm: ≤0.18 dB/km

Multi‑mode 850 nm: ≤2.3 dB/km

Multi‑mode 1300 nm: ≤0.6 dB/km

Insertion Loss

Single‑mode: ≤0.35 dB

Multi‑mode: ≤0.35 dB

Return Loss

Single‑mode APC: ≥60 dB

Single‑mode UPC: ≥50 dB

Multi‑mode UPC: ≥20 dB

Connector

LC/SC/FC/ST

Insertion Loss

Single‑mode APC: ≤0.3 dB

Single‑mode UPC: ≤0.2 dB

Multi‑mode UPC: ≤0.2 dB

Return Loss

Single‑mode APC: ≥65 dB

Single‑mode UPC: ≥50 dB

Multi‑mode: ≥30 dB


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