30 Sep
2012
30 Sep
'12
5:59 a.m.
On Sun, 30 Sep 2012, Igor Ybema wrote:
To my knowledge APC is always better than PC connectors. APC are used to eliminate back reflections. Due to the angled connector reflections are sent mostly towards the cladding and not the core and therefore.
I've been told this is very important in HFC solutions (hybrid fibre coax). Operationally though, having APC is a hassle. I know of companies who mandated APC for a few years for all installations, but then reverted back to UPC due to operational problems (people putting UPC cables into APC ODFs etc). So while APC might be technically superior when properly installed, it's not always better when looking at the whole "system". -- Mikael Abrahamsson email: swmike@swm.pp.se