This is a guest post written by Daniel Parker. Daniel Parker is an IT Manager and is working in a well reputed IT Support company specializing in Network Support and Network Installation for last 10 years.
Tight buffered cables require less care to avoid damaging fibers when stripping back the cable. Each fiber is protected with its own 900 µm diameter buffer structure, which is nearly four times the diameter and six times the thickness of the 250 µm coating.
This construction feature contributes to the excellent moisture and temperature performance of the tight-buffered indoor/outdoor cables and also permits their direct termination with connectors. Tight buffered breakout fiber optic cable, has individual subcables within a primary outer cable sheath. This cable is the cable of choice for direct connectorization, as each fiber has its own armed strength member for connector tie-off.
The connectorized subcables may be directly connected to equipment without fear of fiber damage or connector/fiber interface damage in most situations. Fiber optic breakout cable is by far the least expensive and easiest cable type to terminate and requires the least experience on the part of the installer.
