What is the MPO connector?

7/23/15  |  Technical Article

MPO is a "multi-fiber pull off" the abbreviation. This connector ferrule has more than one core, by mechanical means snaps into place.

Now various manufacturers on a market multiple MPO design, different types of connectivity products, its performance and cost are very different. Some of the performance characteristics of the product to make it more prominent, and some MPO connector can be matched with many different brands of products, but some are not, this depends on how close the interworking of these connector design with standard products. MPO connector complete definition, refer to the implementation of IEC-61754-7 and EIA / TIA-604-5 (aka FOCIS 5).