12-Fiber LC Duplex LGX Adapter Panel, 10G OM3/OM4 Multimode, Clip-In (FAP-MM-LCG-6D)

This is a 12-fiber LGX adapter panel loaded with six clip-in duplex LC multimode adapters for 10 Gigabit OM3 and OM4. It's a cold-rolled steel plate, 130 by 30 mm, which is the single-width LGX footprint, with the six couplers mounted vertically through it and snapped into their cutouts, so any one of them can be swapped on its own. Each adapter has phosphor bronze alignment sleeves and the aqua housing that marks laser-optimized 50/125 µm multimode, and the LC connectors on the pigtails plug into the back while the patch cords plug into the front, so one plate turns a spliced 12-fiber OM3 or OM4 cable into 12 LC ports for 10GBASE-SR. It drops into any LGX slot: the RMFP rack-mount splice-and-patch panels, the RMFP-001 patch-only panel, and any other LGX enclosure. It's sold individually. For the same 12 ports on flanged adapters held by metal clips, the FAP-MM-LCG-6DF; for an OM1 plant, or any multimode plant not held to 10 Gigabit, the beige FAP-MM-LC-6DF; for the single-mode version, the FAP-SM-LCU-6DF; for 24 OM3 or OM4 fibers in one slot, the quad FAP-MM-LCG-6Q; for a multimode plant on SC, the FAP-MM-SCG-6D at 12 fibers or the FAP-MM-SCG-3D at 6; for the 12-fiber LC pigtails that plug into the back, the PGULC12-OM3, PGULC12-OM4, PGTLC12-OM3, and PGTLC12-OM4; for the cords on the front, the LCLCOM3 and LCLCOM4; for the enclosures, the RMFP-015, RMFP-016, RMFP-018, and RMFP-001.

Features

• Six duplex LC adapters, 12 fibers. Multimode OM3 and OM4, 50/125 µm, aqua housings, phosphor bronze alignment sleeves, PC polish.
• 10 Gigabit. For 10GBASE-SR and other laser-optimized multimode links.
• LGX footprint. 130 × 30 mm single-width plate; fits standard LGX panels and enclosures.
• Cold-rolled steel.
• Vertical clip-in couplers. Each adapter snaps into its own cutout and can be replaced individually.
• Sold individually.

Where It Fits

It suits a data center or an enterprise telecom room where a 12-fiber OM3 or OM4 backbone is spliced to LC pigtails in the tray behind an LGX panel and the switches patch at 10 Gigabit on LC. It suits a building that is upgrading an older multimode plant to OM3 or OM4, so the new cable comes out on aqua ports that say what's behind them. Installers filling the LGX slots in an RMFP panel on a 10 Gigabit multimode plant use it, and so do techs who want to replace a single damaged adapter without pulling the whole plate. A wall-mount box with an LGX cutout at a 10 Gigabit drop point is a candidate. It goes with the OM3 and OM4 bulk fiber, the multimode LC pigtails, the splice trays, and the OM3 and OM4 LC patch cords from the fiber collections, and with the LGX enclosures from the fiber panel collection. For a 1U splice-and-patch panel, the RMFP-015. For 2U, the RMFP-016, and for 4U, the RMFP-018. For a patch-only 1U, the RMFP-001. For the same 12 ports on flanged adapters, the FAP-MM-LCG-6DF. For 24 OM3 or OM4 fibers in one slot, the quad FAP-MM-LCG-6Q. For an OM1 or Gigabit multimode plant, the beige FAP-MM-LC-6DF. For single-mode LC, the FAP-SM-LCU-6DF. For multimode on SC, the FAP-MM-SCG-6D or FAP-MM-SCG-3D. For the pigtails, the PGULC12-OM3, PGULC12-OM4, PGTLC12-OM3, and PGTLC12-OM4. For the cords, the LCLCOM3 and LCLCOM4.

Good to Know

Match the fiber on both sides: this is an aqua 50/125 µm panel, and the adapters will happily mate an orange 62.5 µm OM1 cord to an OM3 pigtail, with the core mismatch loss landing at the panel; keep the pigtails, the panel, and the cords all OM3 or OM4, and the aqua color is the cue. The sleeves are phosphor bronze, which is the usual multimode sleeve; for single-mode the FAP-SM-LCU-6DF with its ceramic sleeves is the right plate. The panel doesn't set the reach, the fiber does: OM3 carries 10GBASE-SR to 300 meters and OM4 to 400 meters, and the panel adds a mated pair to the link, which the loss budget has to carry. Clip-in or flanged is the choice between this plate and the FAP-MM-LCG-6DF: both carry the same 12 aqua LC ports in the same slot, but here each adapter snaps into the plate and comes out again on its own, so a worn sleeve or a cracked housing is a one-adapter fix rather than a new plate, while the flanged version is held by metal clips. Check the LGX slot before you order: 130 by 30 mm is the standard single-width cutout, and this plate is the same footprint as the Corning CCH-CP12-E4, so it fits enclosures built to that pattern; a double-width slot takes two of these or the FAP-BLANK blanking plate beside one. The adapters are vertical, which packs 12 ports into one slot, so the duplex cords stand up and down and the panel's cable management has to clear them. Plug the pigtails into the back before you mount the plate, since there's more room with the plate in your hand, and keep every adapter's dust caps in until a cord goes in. Keep the A and B fibers of each duplex pair in the right positions on the back so the front polarity comes out as the as-built says. Clean and inspect every connector before it goes into an adapter, and label the plate's ports by fiber number so the tray and the panel agree.

Specifications

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