The AMP NETCONNECT Optical Fiber Systems are the high-speed networking systems for today and tomorrow, combining superior bandwidth with easy installation. The systems support the gigabit and even ten gigabit speeds needed for critical backbone networks while also supporting existing horizontal optical technologies. A complete line of products and components is available for your complete end-to-end optical fiber network.

At gigabit speeds, everything changes. It used to be that 80% of all network traffic ran over the local horizontal network.

Then came the Internet. Intranets. Network PCs. Centralized routers and server farms. And suddenly, the 80/20 rule has flip-flopped. Now high-speed backbones are more important than ever.

AMP NETCONNECT multimode fiber cables contain the best optical fiber, and offer the best performance for laser-based and LED-based applications. The fiber has been engineered to support applications using the newest laser and VCSEL technologies (such as Gigabit Ethernet and Ten Gigabit Ethernet), while providing advanced performance for legacy applications such as FDDI and Token Ring. The 62.5/125µm fiber is guaranteed for transmission distances up to 300m in Gigabit Ethernet compliant systems at 850nm and up to 550m at 1300nm. The 50/125µm fiber is guaranteed for transmission distances up to 600m in Gigabit Ethernet compliant systems at both 850 and 1300nm. Both of the fibers can support Ten Gigabit Ethernet and can operate at significantly greater distances (greater than 2000m) at slower protocols such as Fast Ethernet. A new fiber type, 850nm Laser-optimized 50/125µm with a laser bandwidth of 2000MHz•km at 850nm, can support transmission distances up to 300m in Ten Gigabit Ethernet compliant systems at 850nm.

Most current transceivers use light-emitting diode (LED) technology, and they run out of steam at speeds greater than 622 Mbps. New transceiver technology--Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers, or VCSELs--has been introduced to bring gigabit capability to multimode fiber networks. VCSELs operate at short wavelength.

The future demands more. The performance requirements for large-building horizontal networks and intrabuilding backbone applications continue to grow. Tyco Electronics has the solution: AMP NETCONNECT Fiber Optic Systems.

AMP NETCONNECT offers 62.5/125µm cables with an advantage. Common FDDI-grade 62.5/125µm will only support Gigabit Ethernet to only 220m at 850nm - too short for the allowable cabling distance. However, instead of upgrading to an expensive single-mode solution or adding 50/125µm fiber to an existing plant, you can use the AMP NETCONNECT 62.5/125µm products to go the full 300m distance, while still supporting all legacy applications to the distances supported by the 62.5/125µm fiber.

Gigabit Ethernet and other high data rate applications exposed the limitations of the defacto 62.5/125µm fiber type. The advantage of 50/125µm is the higher bandwidth at 850nm. Coupled with equivalent bandwidth at 1300nm, the 50/125µm fiber offers the best support for legacy, current and future applications. AMP NETCONNECT 50/125µm cables support Gigabit Ethernet to 600m in both operating windows, while still supporting all legacy applications to the distances supported by the 62.5/125µm fiber. If you are installing a new optical fiber network, you should seriously consider selecting the 50/125µm fiber system for your horizontal and building backbone applications.

XG System

The AMP NETCONNECT XG System is a high performance multimode fiber optic cabling system which has been designed to meet the requirements of the 10 Gigabit Ethernet application while still supporting all legacy LED and VCSEL applications just like standard 50/1250µm. The system fulfils the specifications of IEEE 802.3ae for 10GBASE-SR (10 Gigabit Ethernet serial transmission on MMF at 850nm) and complies to the OM-3 fiber type and link class definitions of the 2nd edition of ISO 11801. All system components have been designed and optimized to provide the best multimode system performance possible in order to ensure compatibility for Gigabit and 10Gigabit network applications.