MPO/MTP Fiber Optic Connector/Jumper The Ultimate Selection Guide

In today’s data-intensive environment, choosing the right fiber optic jumper is critical to ensuring network performance and future scalability. MPO/MTP connectors occupy a central position in high-density cabling solutions, especially in data centers and high-speed network applications. This article shares with you the MPO/MTP Fiber Optic Connector/Jumper The Ultimate Selection Guide, let’s take a look!

|MPO stands for “Multi-fiber Push On”, which is the first generation of spring-clip multi-core connector developed by Japan’s NTT Communications in the 1980s.

The size of the MPO connector is similar to that of the ordinary SC connector, but the density is several times higher. Usually, 12 optical fibers can be arranged in a row, and one or more optical fibers can be supported in the same MPO connector. According to the number of cores arranged in the connector, it can be divided into one row (12 cores) and multiple rows (24 cores or more).

For 400Gb, it can also be arranged as 16/32 cores. In this way, an MPO connector can realize the simultaneous transmission of 12 or more optical fiber signals, saving a lot of space and resources for optical fiber wiring.

How to choose MPO/MTP optical fiber connector/jumper?

MTP is a registered trademark of US Conec. The multi-core connector parts and ferrules it produces are specifically called MTP connectors. Both MTP and MPO optical fiber connectors comply with the international standard “IEC-61754-7” and the American standard “TIA-604-5 (FOCIS5)”, which to a certain extent shows that the two are compatible. MTP fiber optic patch cords are high-performance MPO connectors with more optimized optical and mechanical performance. They are slightly different in appearance design, but the two are interchangeable and interconnected.

MTP connectors are specially designed to improve performance and usability compared to MPO connectors. The main differences between the two are as follows:

1. The outer frame sleeve of the MTP connector is designed to be removable, which is convenient for users to reprocess and polish the MT ferrule and flexibly change the yin and yang.
2. The floating ferrule of the MTP fiber optic connector can improve the transmission performance during mechanical docking.
3. There is a metal pin clip in the MTP fiber optic connector to fix the push ring to minimize accidental breakage when mating with the connector
4. The elliptical guide pin (PIN) of the MTP fiber optic connector is made of metal and elliptical design, which can maintain high-performance transmission for a longer time.

How to choose MPO/MTP fiber optic connectors/patch cords?

MPO/MTP fiber optic connectors are small in size and high in density. They can support multi-core fiber optic connections, greatly saving the space occupied by line ports and cables, so as to achieve higher-density wiring in a certain space. Great flexibility and scalability also make cabling deployment simpler and more adaptable to future network upgrades, expansions and changes. HYC can provide MPO/MTP fiber optic connectors and fiber optic patch cords of various specifications, supporting OEM/ODM customization.