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Re: Angled Polish Connectors and DWDM
From: Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike () swm pp se>
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 11:59:17 +0200 (CEST)
On Sun, 30 Sep 2012, Igor Ybema wrote:
To my knowledge APC is always better than PC connectors. APC are used to eliminate back reflections. Due to the angled connector reflections are sent mostly towards the cladding and not the core and therefore.
I've been told this is very important in HFC solutions (hybrid fibre coax).
Operationally though, having APC is a hassle. I know of companies who mandated APC for a few years for all installations, but then reverted back to UPC due to operational problems (people putting UPC cables into APC ODFs etc).
So while APC might be technically superior when properly installed, it's not always better when looking at the whole "system".
-- Mikael Abrahamsson email: swmike () swm pp se
Current thread:
- Angled Polish Connectors and DWDM Aaron Glenn (Sep 29)
- Re: Angled Polish Connectors and DWDM Igor Ybema (Sep 30)
- Re: Angled Polish Connectors and DWDM Mikael Abrahamsson (Sep 30)
- Re: Angled Polish Connectors and DWDM Aaron Glenn (Sep 30)
- Re: Angled Polish Connectors and DWDM ML (Sep 30)
- Re: Angled Polish Connectors and DWDM Mikael Abrahamsson (Sep 30)
- Re: Angled Polish Connectors and DWDM ML (Sep 30)
- Re: Angled Polish Connectors and DWDM Daniel Griggs (Sep 30)
- Re: Angled Polish Connectors and DWDM Igor Ybema (Sep 30)