Chapter 9 Connecting Optical Cables
Installation and Commissioning Manual
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Figure 94:
Using the Clean-room Swab
Figure 95:
MTP Male Connector Tip Diagram
Step 2
Use the tip of a 2.5 mm clean-room swab to clean the fiber termina-
tion area on the female MTP connector.
Step 3
Using a fiber scope or videoscope outfitted with an MTP tip, inspect
the connectors you have just cleaned.
Step 4
Contact ADVA Optical Networking to obtain a list of MTP inspection
equipment suppliers.
Step 5
Mate the MTP connectors together.
End of Procedure
Providing Internal Optical Connections
This section describes what you have to check for providing internal optical con-
nections.
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Do cable types match sales order?
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Do SFP transceiver types match sales order?
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If a patch panel is to be used, is there the correct quantity and type of fiber
optic cables that matches the requirement for each module?
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Do fiber optic cables have correct connectors?
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Is there one pair of fibers for each network/access port?
This must be checked for interconnecting modules within the same shelf. This
includes the combinations channel module and filter module as well as filter
module and filter module.
M TP tip face
Alignment pin
Fiber termination area