OM3 patching on OM1 cable?

Apr 18, 2007 1 Replies

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CablingGuy

The ressult vil be high attenuation (arround 2-6 dB) in one direction and the link will normally not come up or even vorse be unstabile.

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Hi



Can anyone tell me if there is practical adverse effects using OM3 fibre patch leads to connect equipment to OM1 cabling? At a very basic level I would think the receive leg would be degraded as you come from thick to thin. I do not have access to test gear to try it out at the moment.


TIA



Mick



snipped-for-privacy@emergency.qld.gov.au skrev:

The ressult vil be high attenuation (arround 2-6 dB) in one direction and the link will normally not come up or even vorse be unstabile.

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