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Saving with More Fibers
in a Small Space
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The cornerstones of the R&M product portfolio for Fiber-to-the-Home networks
include ribbon solutions for the SYNO splice closure portfolio. They combine
the advantages of innovative SYNO gel sealing technology with R&M ribbon fiber
management technology.
The direct connection of modern data centers
and forward-looking smart city concepts is
leading to ever higher fiber densities with
corresponding amounts of data and thus to
more complex networks. Nowadays, trillions
of bytes of data are already being produced
worldwide every day. As a result, the demand
for fiber optic connections is increasing
significantly. But because the space for such
cabling routes is scarce, the cabling has to
be compacted. Ribbon fiber cables are used
to cope with these fiber densities. Thanks to
their special design, the multi-fiber cables are
more compact than traditional multi-fiber
optical fiber cables. With special devices,
they can also be spliced in parallel and faster
than conventional central loose tube cables,
which shortens installation time and thus
reduces labor costs. Typically, ribbon fiber
cables consist of bands with four, eight or
twelve fibers each.
Fiber distribution system – modular
and high density
The R&M ST500 optical distribution system
is adapted to this. The integrated «heat shrink
splice holders» for ribbon fibers and single
fibers allow the use of various cable types in
the same splice trays. In combination with the
STH-500-R splice holder, 144 (12x12) fibers
can be reliably and easily supplied in ribbon
technology or, with the STH500-S variant,
24 fibers in single fiber management. Stacks
of up to eight such splice trays, secured with
Velcro tape, can be realized in a SYNO ribbon
closure, thus resulting in a maximum number
of 1,152 (ribbon) or 192 (single) fibers.
In the splice closure, the ribbon fibers are
guided to the respective splice tray through
specially attached flexible pipes. Overlengths
are stored in a freely accessible loose tube
tray (splice basket).
More splices in the splice closure
The new features of ribbon fiber management
strengthen the successful SYNO splice
closure family and support R&M customers
with rollouts of corresponding fiber optic
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