In the 2G/3G/ 4G era, mobile communications are mainly deployed in the form of voice and data services. With the coming of 5G, the advantages in transmission speed and delay have been greatly improved, enabling 5G to be launched in more aspects, such as VR/AR, autonomous driving, intelligent manufacturing, smart home, Internet of things, etc. field. In the 5G laying, the demand for fiber optic cable will also grow rapidly. Among them, the MPO/MTP cable with advantages has begun to gain more attention. This article will take a closer look at the advantages of MPO/MTP cables in 5G data centers.
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Seven advantages of applying MPO/MTP cables in the data center:
1. Protecting the effectiveness and safety of investment, although the application of MPO/MTP cable provides high requirements for the integrator’s early and actual site survey capabilities, it can also fully protect the investor’s control over the project and the right to use the product to avoid Material waste and risk of project investment.
2. Economically applicable, overall, the MPO/MTP pre-end approach does not add additional costs.
3. Easy to operate, easy to install, save installation time, and plug and play. We can make a simple comparison, such as laying a 288-core fiber optic cable, 3 construction workers, 2 sets of equipment, using traditional fusion fiber method, laying about 2 hours, and the time required for the fusion fiber plus installation is about 8 Hours, a total of about 10 hours, and if the MPO/MTP pre-cast cable is used, the laying time is still 2 hours, but the installation time is greatly reduced, only about 45 minutes, which undoubtedly has a huge advantage in time cost.
4. The MPO/MTP pre-cast cable is fully tested in the factory, and no additional products are added during the installation process. The field test operation is simple.
5. The fiber link protection is sufficient, no solder joints and bare fibers are exposed to the air, and there are no problems such as aging and joint breakage.
6. Easy to maintain and safe, the mechanical performance of the MPO/MTP prefabricated fiber optic cable splitter is excellent, and maintenance or operation will not affect the normal use of the fiber.
7. Reinstallable and mobile, the MPO/MTP pre-fiber cable splitter can be quickly plugged and unloaded and reinstalled as needed.
Compared with ordinary fiber optic cable, the main features of MPO/MTP cable are high density and pre-formed end, and finally embodied in MPO/MTP multi-core connector. Throughout the development of the industry, fiber optic connectors have two distinct stages of development: the first phase is to save space and to the direction of miniaturization, fiber optic connectors have evolved from traditional FC, ST, SC to LC, MTRJ. The second phase is not only to save space but also to meet the requirements of multi-core use, fiber optic connectors evolved from LC, MTRJ to MU, MPO/MTP.
With the rapid development of 5G, data center interconnection, fiber sensing, and next-generation fiber technology, ultra-large capacity, ultra-high-speed, ultra-long-haul optical transmission networks will become a must for 5G data center construction. Conditions, the dual advantages of MPO/MTP cable in terms of technology and cost are likely to become the mainstream way for operators to build 5G data centers in the future.
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