With the thriving development of multimedia application like video and call conference, network transmission rate is universally required to be faster than before. As a result, multiple core fiber optic cables are widely used in LAN, building cabling and data center and other areas for dealing with the demands of high bandwidth and density. Ribbon fiber optic cable is a ordinary multiple with multiple cores. It covers many advantages such as small size, high density, easily splicing and maintaining and so on, thus it is also commonly used in modern data centers.

Introduction about ribbon fiber optic cable

Outer protective layer of ribbon fiber optic cable includes ribbon fibers. There are two kinds of structures currently for ribbon fibers: packaged ribbon fiber and edge-bonded ribbon fiber. All fibers of packaged ribbon fiber are entirely protected in the UV curable resin, while edge-bonded ribbon fiber lacks of buffer protection. So packaged ribbon fiber is mostly used today.

How to deploy ribbon fiber optic cables in data center?

In ribbon fiber optic cables, 12-core ribbon cables are most popular in data center. Both ends of the cable can be easily terminated with MTP/MPO connectors or simplex / duplex connectors (eg LC, SC, etc.). MTP/MPO connector is a multi-core connector, which is capable of containing 24 or even more fibers. As a result of high density and precision, compact structure, MTP/MPO connectors are mostly used to terminate the end of ribbon fibers. Pre-terminated MTP / MPO ribbon cables are featured with high performance, low insertion loss, high wiring density, has been widely favored by the data center managers. In addition, ribbon fiber optic cables are perfectly suitable for the small space of data center.

Therefore, pre-terminated MTP/MPO ribbon cables provide high transmission rate, strong stability and also greatly simplify the cabling system, which is the most effective solution for data center cabling.

Conclusion

High-speed and high density are future trend of development of data centers, ribbon fiber optic cables are able to meet with the demands, playing an increasingly important role in data center cabling.