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ASCEND® MPO Trunk Assemblies

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Product Overview

ASCEND® MPO trunk assemblies provide a high-performance plug-and-play solution for data center and enterprise applications where space is limited. The small-diameter MicroCore® provides higher tolerance to bends during and after installation, which requires less space in cable trays, raceways, ducts and conduits. This also enables more efficient airflow in congested, high density cabling applications.

Features

MPO Interface

MPO components feature superior optical and mechanical properties
Female and Male MPO connectors available
Base-8, Base-12, and Base-24 connectors available
Polarity options available

Premium Performance Enabled by MTP® PRO and MTP® Elite

Low loss Premium MPO connectors and fiber assures low insertion losses and power penalties in tight power budget high-speed network environments
MTP® PRO multimode connectors include field-reversible polarity and gender

Trunk Cable Designed for Ease of Installation

Reduced diameter MicroCore® cable with 2.0 mm subunits (up to 144 fibers)
Integrated Outback Clip mates directly with the trunk cable management area in the rear of all ASCEND housings
Pulling eye option available
Pre-defined breakout length eliminates design guesswork

Benefits

Next Generation Network Speeds

Assembly can be used throughout multiple active equipment upgrades in order to futureproof your network
40/100G parallel optics compatible

Fast, One-Person Installation

Factory terminated and pre-tested for immediate plug-and-play deployment

Rapid Deployment

Factory-terminated assembly saves installation and reconfiguration time during moves, adds, and changes
Select the assembly length you require to reduce cable pathway congestion

Applications

Data Centre
Campus
Central Office
Office backbone

Specifications

Connector Performance

Connector Mating	Insertion Loss Max	Return Loss
Multimode Premium	0.35 dB	≤-25 dB
Singlemode Premium	0.35 dB	≤-60 dB

Cable Specifications

Fiber count	Cable diameter (mm)	Crush resistance	Cable tensile strength (installed)	Bend Radius Installed	Storage temperature	Installation Temperature	Operating Temperature	Fibers
8	4.8 ±0.2	1000N/100mm	150N	48mm	-20 ~ +70°C	0 ~ +60°C	0 ~ +60°C	OM3, OM4, SM G657A1
12	4.8 ±0.2	1000N/100mm	150N	48mm
16	4.8 ±0.2	1000N/100mm	150N	48mm
24	4.8 ±0.2	1000N/100mm	150N	48mm
48	5.6 ±0.2	1000N/100mm	150N	56mm
72	6.4 ±0.2	1000N/100mm	150N	64mm
96	10.3 ±0.2	1000N/100mm	150N	103mm
144	10.3 ±0.2	1000N/100mm	150N	103mm

Cable Performance

Cabled Fibre Type (ISO/IEC 11801)	SM (OS1/OS2)	OM3	OM4
Attenuation Coefficient [dB/km]	≤0.38 Max (1310 nm) ≤0.25 Max (1550 nm) ≤0.34 Typ (1310 nm) ≤0.19 Typ (1550nm)	≤ 3.5 Max (850 nm) ≤ 1.5 Max (1300 nm) ≤ 2.7 Typ (850 nm) ≤ 0.9 Typ (1300 nm)	≤ 3.5 Max (850 nm) ≤ 1.5 Max (1300 nm) ≤ 2.7 Typ (850 nm) ≤ 0.9 Typ (1300 nm)
Minimum Bandwidth: Overfilled Launch [Mhz-km]	N/A	≥ 1500 (850 nm) ≥ 500 (1300 nm)	≥ 3500 (850 nm) ≥ 500 (1300 nm
Minimum Bandwidth: Laser Effective Modal Bandwidth [Mhz-km]	N/A	≥ 2000 (850 nm)	≥ 4700 (850 nm)

Cabled Fibre Type (ISO/IEC 11801)

SM (OS1/OS2)

OM3

OM4

Attenuation Coefficient [dB/km]

≤0.38 Max (1310 nm)

≤0.25 Max (1550 nm) ≤0.34 Typ (1310 nm)

≤0.19 Typ (1550nm)

≤ 3.5 Max (850 nm)

≤ 1.5 Max (1300 nm)

≤ 2.7 Typ (850 nm)

≤ 0.9 Typ (1300 nm)

≤ 3.5 Max (850 nm)

≤ 1.5 Max (1300 nm)

≤ 2.7 Typ (850 nm)

≤ 0.9 Typ (1300 nm)

Minimum Bandwidth: Overfilled Launch [Mhz-km]

N/A

≥ 1500 (850 nm)

≥ 500 (1300 nm)

≥ 3500 (850 nm)

≥ 500 (1300 nm

Minimum Bandwidth: Laser Effective Modal Bandwidth [Mhz-km]

N/A

≥ 2000 (850 nm)

≥ 4700 (850 nm)

Specifications

Connector	Connector Ordering Code	Connector Housing Color	Fiber Type	Cable Jacket Color	IL (Typical dB)	IL (MAX. DB)	Reflectance (Typical dB)
8F MTP Elite (unpinned)	EEF	Yellow	Single-mode G.657.A1 (BIF)	Yellow	0.1	0.35	-60
8F MTP Elite (pinned)	EEM	Yellow	Single-mode G.657.A1 (BIF)	Yellow	0.1	0.35	-60
8F MTP Pro (unpinned)	PFEF	Aqua	50 µm OM3, OM4	Aqua	0.1	0.35	-20
8F MTP Pro (pinned)	PFEM	Aqua	50 µm OM3, OM4	Aqua	0.1	0.35	-20
12F MTP Elite (unpinned)	ETF	Yellow	Single-mode G.657.A1 (BIF)	Yellow	0.1	0.35	-60
12F MTP Elite (pinned)	ETM	Yellow	Single-mode G.657.A1 (BIF)	Yellow	0.1	0.35	-60
12F MTP Pro (unpinned)	PFTF	Aqua	50 µm OM3, OM4	Aqua	0.1	0.35	-20
12F MTP Pro (pinned)	PFTM	Aqua	50 µm OM3, OM4	Aqua	0.1	0.35	-20

Qualifications

Governing Body	Standard Code	Component
ITU	G.657.A1	Single-mode optical fiber only
Telcordia	GR-326/GR-1435	Connectors
Telcordia	GR-409-CORE	Cable
EIA/TIA	568-A	Cable
RoHS	Compliant	Cable

Ordering Information

Category	Description	Part Number
BASE-8	AFL ASCEND® 24 Fiber OM4 indoor CPR MTP (Female) to MTP (Female) Base-8 Trunk W/ Pulling Grip, XXXXM	MF-MF-GE-024-C-XXXXM-P-F-RS
	AFL ASCEND® 24 Fiber SM indoor CPR MTP (Female) to MTP (Female) Base-8 Trunk W/ Pulling Grip, XXXXM	EF-EF-GE-024-Q-XXXXM-P-F-RS
	AFL ASCEND® 48 Fiber OM4 indoor CPR MTP (Female) to MTP (Female) Base-8 Trunk W/ Pulling Grip, XXXXM	MF-MF-GE-048-C-XXXXM-P-F-RS
	AFL ASCEND® 48 Fiber SM indoor CPR MTP (Female) to MTP (Female) Base-8 Trunk W/ Pulling Grip, XXXXM	EF-EF-GE-048-Q-XXXXM-P-F-RS
	AFL ASCEND® 96 Fiber OM4 indoor CPR MTP (Female) to MTP (Female) Base-8 Trunk W/ Pulling Grip, XXXXM	MF-MF-GE-096-C-XXXXM-P-F-RS
	AFL ASCEND® 96 Fiber SM indoor CPR MTP (Female) to MTP (Female) Base-8 Trunk W/ Pulling Grip, XXXXM	EF-EF-GE-096-Q-XXXXM-P-F-RS
	AFL ASCEND® 144 Fiber OM4 indoor CPR MTP (Female) to MTP (Female) Base-8 Trunk W/ Pulling Grip, XXXXM	MF-MF-GE-144-C-XXXXM-P-F-RS
	AFL ASCEND® 144 Fiber SM indoor CPR MTP (Female) to MTP (Female) Base-8 Trunk W/ Pulling Grip, XXXXM	EF-EF-GE-144-Q-XXXXM-P-F-RS
BASE-12	AFL ASCEND® 24 Fiber OM4 indoor CPR MTP (Female) to MTP (Female) Base-12 Trunk W/ Pulling Grip, XXXXM	PF-PF-GE-024-C-XXXXM-P-F-RS
	AFL ASCEND® 24 Fiber SM indoor CPR MTP (Female) to MTP (Female) Base-12 Trunk W/ Pulling Grip, XXXXM	TF-TF-GE-024-Q-XXXXM-P-F-RS
	AFL ASCEND® 48 Fiber OM4 indoor CPR MTP (Female) to MTP (Female) Base-12 Trunk W/ Pulling Grip, XXXXM	PF-PF-GE-048-C-XXXXM-P-F-RS
	AFL ASCEND® 48 Fiber SM indoor CPR MTP (Female) to MTP (Female) Base-12 Trunk W/ Pulling Grip, XXXXM	TF-TF-GE-048-Q-XXXXM-P-F-RS
	AFL ASCEND® 96 Fiber OM4 indoor CPR MTP (Female) to MTP (Female) Base-12 Trunk W/ Pulling Grip, XXXXM	PF-PF-GE-096-C-XXXXM-P-F-RS
	AFL ASCEND® 96 Fiber SM indoor CPR MTP (Female) to MTP (Female) Base-12 Trunk W/ Pulling Grip, XXXXM	TF-TF-GE-096-Q-XXXXM-P-F-RS
	AFL ASCEND® 144 Fiber OM4 indoor CPR MTP (Female) to MTP (Female) Base-12 Trunk W/ Pulling Grip, XXXXM	PF-PF-GE-144-C-XXXXM-P-F-RS
	AFL ASCEND® 144 Fiber SM indoor CPR MTP (Female) to MTP (Female) Base-12 Trunk W/ Pulling Grip, XXXXM	TF-TF-GE-144-Q-XXXXM-P-F-RS