Panduit F92ERB1SNSNM003 OS2 LC/APC-SC Patch Cord 3m

Panduit F92ERB1SNSNM003 Opti-Core OS2 Single-Mode LC/APC to SC Fiber Patch Cord - 3m

The Panduit F92ERB1SNSNM003 delivers OS2 single-mode fiber connectivity for datacenter backbone, long-haul surveillance storage, and inter-building NVR trunk links where 9/125µm transmission is specified. This 3-meter duplex patch cord terminates LC/APC on one end and SC on the other—the hybrid configuration you need when connecting APC-polished transceivers (standard in modern 10G/40G switches) to legacy SC-equipped fiber panels or older SAN infrastructure. Yellow jacketing provides instant OS2 identification per TIA-598-C color coding. OFNR-rated for vertical riser runs without conduit in commercial installs.

Key Features

• OS2 single-mode fiber (9/125µm) for up to 10km runs at 10 Gig, 40km+ at Gigabit
• LC/APC to SC connector configuration—angle-polished LC reduces back-reflection to -60dB for high-density DWDM and analog video over fiber
• 1.6mm duplex cable with 2-fiber count, yellow OFNR jacket
• Standard polarity (A-to-B straight-through) for plug-and-play infrastructure connections
• Standard insertion loss spec ensures <0.3dB attenuation per connector pair
• Opti-Core construction: tight-buffered 900µm coating over 125µm cladding for pull-through resilience

LC/APC termination uses an 8-degree angled ferrule polish that directs reflected light into the cladding rather than back down the core—critical when you're running 10GBASE-LR optics, CWDM multiplexers, or analog CCTV-over-fiber where return loss below -60dB is non-negotiable. SC termination is physical-contact (PC) polished, not APC, because legacy SC infrastructure in the field is almost universally PC. Mixing APC-to-PC creates a 0.5–1.0dB insertion loss penalty from the air gap; this cable assumes your SC endpoint is PC-polished patch panel or media converter. The OS2 fiber itself is ITU-T G.652.D-compliant: 9µm core, 125µm cladding, ≤0.4dB/km attenuation at 1310nm and ≤0.3dB/km at 1550nm. Duplex construction bonds two simplex fibers in a zipcord format—pull them apart for separate conduit routing or leave conjoined for rack-to-rack jumpers. Each fiber gets a 900µm tight buffer (colored per TIA-598-C) inside the outer 1.6mm jacket, giving you the stiffness to push through loaded vertical pathways without kinking.

You'll spec this cable when your core switch or SAN fabric uses LC-interface SFP+ optics (Cisco, Arista, Ubiquiti) but your building riser terminates at SC bulkhead panels installed a decade ago. Typical deployment: 48-port LC cassette at the IDF patching to a 12-strand SC backbone that home-runs to the MDF. The 3-meter length handles IDF-to-wall-mount-panel spans in standard telecom closets (6–10 feet after dressing and service loop). OFNR (Optical Fiber Nonconductive Riser) flammability rating per UL 1666 lets you run this vertically between floors in commercial buildings without metal conduit—your AHJ will accept it in cable tray or J-hooks in plenum-return spaces as long as you're not crossing a true plenum ceiling (use OFNP there). Yellow jacketing is the TIA-598-C mandated color for OS2 single-mode; it prevents field techs from cross-patching with OM3/OM4 multimode (orange/aqua) and creating a link that works at Gigabit but fails when you upgrade to 10G. The 2-fiber duplex count gives you bidirectional TX/RX on a single pull—one strand transmits, one receives, no need for BiDi optics.

This patch cord meets EN 60332-1-2 single-vertical-wire flame propagation limits, the European equivalent of UL 1666, making it spec-compliant for international datacenter projects or US installs where the engineer references IEC standards. Panduit Opti-Core tight-buffer construction outperforms loose-tube designs in short indoor runs: the 900µm buffer bonds directly to the 125µm cladding, eliminating the gel or air gap that makes loose-tube cables temperature-sensitive and pull-resistant. The LC/APC-to-SC hybrid config solves the specific problem of modern APC transceiver interfaces talking to legacy SC infrastructure—if both ends were LC, you'd use a straight LC/APC-to-LC/APC cable; if both were SC, you'd use SC/PC-to-SC/PC. This cable exists because your equipment spans two generations of connector standards, and you need the angle-polish benefits on the active transceiver side without replacing every SC bulkhead in the building.