DIGITUS LC-LC Duplex Fiber Optic Patch Cable, OM5 Multimode 50/125, 7m, LSZH 2.0mm, Lemon green
DIGITUS LC-LC Duplex Fiber Optic Patch Cable, OM5 Multimode 50/125, 7m, LSZH 2.0mm, Lemon green
The DIGITUS DK-2533-07-5 is a 7 m duplex LC-to-LC OM5 multimode (50/125 µm) fibre patch cable with a 2.0 mm LSZH jacket in lemon green, for connecting SR/SX multimode optics in switches, routers, media converters and patch panels.
Duplex means two fibres in one cord: one transmits and one receives, which is what almost every SFP module and media converter expects. The LSZH (Low Smoke Zero Halogen) jacket gives off little smoke and no halogen gases in a fire, which is why it is the usual choice for offices, server rooms and shared spaces.
What's in the Box
- 1 × duplex fibre patch cord LC-LC, 7 m
- Test report
- DIGITUS polybag (single-packed)
What It Means in Practice
- Multimode 50/125 fibre is for short-reach optics at 850 nm: SFP and SFP+ modules marked SR or SX. Per IEEE 802.3, 10GBASE-SR reaches up to 300 m on OM3 and 400 m on OM4; 1000BASE-SX reaches 550 m on 50/125 fibre.
- OM5 is fully backward compatible with OM3/OM4 optics; its extra is support for short-wave wavelength-division (SWDM) optics. For standard SR optics it behaves like OM4.
- LC: the small-form-factor connector used by SFP, SFP+, SFP28 and QSFP transceivers and most modern patch panels
- Colour code: lemon green is the usual jacket colour for OM5 fibre, so the run is easy to tell apart in a shared rack.
- Handling: keep the dust caps on until you plug in, clean the end faces before mating, and route the cable without sharp bends or tight ties — most "dead" fibre links are a dirty connector or a kinked cord, not a faulty cable.
What Will Not Work
- Single-mode LX/LR transceivers (1310/1550 nm) — they need OS2 single-mode cable.
- 62.5/125 (OM1) cable, couplers or older equipment ports — the core sizes differ and the mismatch causes heavy loss in one direction.
- Copper RJ45 ports — fibre needs an optical transceiver or a media converter at each end.