Good Connections OM5 LC to LC Duplex Multimode Fibre Optic Patch Cord, 1m, LSZH, Lime green

The Good Connections LW-801LC5 is a 1 m duplex multimode fibre optic patch cord (50/125 µm, OM5) with LC connectors at both ends, for connecting switches, transceivers, patch panels and servers and storage in multimode installations.

OM5 is wideband multimode fibre (TIA-492AAAE) designed for shortwave WDM optics such as 40G/100G SWDM; it meets OM4 performance at 850 nm, so it also works with ordinary SR transceivers and mixes with OM3/OM4 links.

• 1 × Good Connections OM5 LC to LC duplex fibre patch cord, 1 m
• Dust caps on the connectors
• Individual test report (each cable is tested by the manufacturer)

• LC — the small-form-factor latch connector used on SFP, SFP+, SFP28 and QSFP transceivers and on most current switches and patch panels
• Duplex means two fibres in one cord — one transmits, one receives — the normal format for a switch-to-switch, switch-to-server or switch-to-patch-panel link.
• At 1 m it suits patching inside a single rack (switch to patch panel, or between two devices one or two units apart).
• LSZH jacket, 3.0 mm outer diameter: low smoke and zero halogen if it ever burns, which is what most offices, server rooms and public buildings ask for indoors.
• Polarity is swappable on the detachable duplex clip: if a new link stays down, reverse the two fibres at one end and test again.

• Singlemode transceivers (LR, LX, ER, BiDi singlemode) and OS1/OS2 singlemode cabling — multimode and singlemode fibre cannot be mixed on one link.
• Legacy 62.5/125 µm (OM1) cabling — the core size differs, so mixing it with this 50/125 µm cord adds large loss.
• Ports with a different connector: this cord needs LC ports at both ends. For any other combination choose a different cord rather than adding adapters to the link.
• Copper RJ45 ports — a fibre cord needs an optical port, an SFP/SFP+ transceiver or a media converter at each end.