Guidelines for handling terminated fiber cable
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Do not bend fiber cable sharply. Use gradual and smooth bends to avoid damaging glass fiber.
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Keep dust caps on fiber optic connectors at all times when disconnected.
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Do not remove dust caps from unused fiber.
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Keep fiber ends and fiber connectors clean and free from dust, dirt and debris. Contamination will cause signal loss.
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Do not touch fiber ends.
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Store excess fiber on housing spools or fiber spools at site
Acronyms
Commonly used acronyms and abbreviations
Acronym/Abbreviation
Description
UTP
Unshielded Twisted Pair (commonly used in Ethernet networks)
TP
Twisted Pair (same as UTP)
SFP
Small Form Factor Pluggable optical transceiver
TX
Transmit
RX
Receive
PWR
Power
LED
Light Emitting Diode
GRN
Green
ORG
Orange
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