Traceable fiber patch cable is clearly different from original fiber patch cable that features the exceptionally bright, integrated LED light at each end of the fiber cable, aiming at satisfying the ever-growing demand to quickly and easily identify and trace network connections in today’s high-density and mission-critical infrastructure environments.
As shown in the figure above, the flashing LED light at each end of traceable fiber patch cable is to easily trace individual patch cable from one side to another without pulling or affecting the whole patch cables. By using this kind of fiber patch cable, your network can be fast and simply maintained, while the erroneous connections of network can be also easily found and quickly resolved. In short, traceable fiber patch cable is an ideal solution that allows for easy port identification.
The working process of traceable fiber patch cable is very easy to handle. Just press the activation button on the low-profile plug, the LED lights will flash immediately on both ends of the patch cable for easy identification of where the patch cable is connected. To get a visual understanding of the working process, the following figure shows the detailed information of how to use traceable fiber patch cable for tracing network connection.
Traceable fiber patch cable is capable of eliminating the possibility of accidentally unplugging or connecting wrong patch cable, which is highly recommended in high-density environments. For instance, if there is cable congestion in your network and it is very difficult to find the opposite end of one cable, the traceable fiber patch cable should be very suitable for you to address the problem.
Traceable fiber patch cable is designed with distinctive features and benefits, which enables quick and accurate port identification for high-density and high congestion network. It is very different from other fiber patch cables and would be an exceptional alternative to others for its distinctive advantages in the following aspects.
First and foremost, the LED indicators at both ends of the fiber cable offer an visual indication for easy port identification, superior to other fiber patch cables. When the LED tool applies power to the fiber patch cable, it is able to identify the the two ends of the cable, eliminating and avoiding connection mistakes. Secondly, the assemblies are available in single-mode bend insensitive fiber (BIF) and multimode OM3 and OM4 fiber types, both of which have the ability to reduce insertion loss when through high density equipment. Thirdly, all of the assemblies conform with TIA/EIA and IEC intermateability standards, and RoHS compliant. With this design, it greatly saves installation, maintenance and trouble shooting time as a time and cost efficient choice.
The types of traceable patch cable are similar to the original fiber patch cable, including single-mode and multimode traceable patch cable, simplex and duplex traceable patch cable and so on. Multimode traceable patch cable is designed for short distance transmission, while single-mode traceable patch cable is more suitable for transmitting signals with much longer distance. If high-speed transmission is required, simplex traceable patch cable must be a good choice. But if the reliability of transmission is quite important, the duplex traceable patch cable is much more recommended.
Traceable fiber patch cable can simplify and accelerate the deployment of high density network with the advantage of easy port identification. At present, there are several types of traceable patch cables that can be chosen for your network according to your network need. Except the common types mentioned above, it is also available in various connectors used for different applications, which is the same as original fiber patch cables like LC SC fiber patch cable and SC ST fiber patch cable. If these types can not meet your needs, you can make custom fiber patch cables which are more suitable for your network to quickly and easily trace connection.