Cabling Types
This cable type is commonly used for outdoor long-haul installs.
What is singlemode?
This connector has a square shape and push-pull locking.
What is SC connector?
This tool checks endface cleanliness.
What is a fiber microscope?
This is the most common type of permanent splice.
What is fusion splice?
Always wear these when working with fiber.
What are safety glasses?
This cable contains multiple tight-buffered fibers.
What is distribution cable?
What does LC stand for?
What is Lucent Connector?
What does OTDR stand for?
What is Optical Time Domain Reflectometer?
Splice that uses mechanical alignment.
What is mechanical splice?
What does FOA stand for?
What is Fiber Optic Association?
A common cable type for patch cords.
What is simplex cable?
Used in older installs, this connector screws on.
What is ST connector?
Used to test insertion loss.
What is a light source and power meter?
The tool that aligns fibers for fusion splicing.
What is a fusion splicer?
What color is typically used for singlemode jacket?
What is yellow?
Used for underwater or rugged installs.
What is armored cable?
Connector with a ceramic ferrule and bayonet-style.
What is ST connector?
A light source and power meter test what?
What is insertion loss?
What does a fusion splice look like on an OTDR trace?
What is a small, permanent loss (no reflection)?
This organization sets many fiber standards. (3 different ones, I need 2)
What is ANSI, TIA, or IEEE?
The type of cable typically used in riser-rated indoor installs.
What is riser-rated (OFNR) cable?
Name the two most common connector types used today.
What are LC and SC connectors?
This test gives a visual trace of fiber faults.
What is an OTDR test?
Advantages of fusion over mechanical splicing.
What is lower loss, more reliable, and permanent?
What are MSDS used for?
What is to provide safety info on chemicals/materials?