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Attach the Optical Network Cable

Figure 15: Seating the QSFP Transceiver Module

Attach the Optical Network Cable

Before you begin

Before you remove the dust plugs and make any optical connections, follow these guidelines:

• Keep the protective dust plugs installed in the unplugged fiber-optic cable connectors and in the transceiver

• Inspect and clean the MPO connector end faces just before you make any connections. For complete

• Grasp the MPO connector only by the housing to plug or unplug a fiber-optic cable.

Note

QSFP transceiver modules are keyed to prevent incorrect insertion.

Note

The multiple-fiber push-on (MPO) connectors on the optical QSFP transceivers support network interface

cables with either physical contact (PC) or ultra-physical contact (UPC) flat polished face types. The MPO

connectors on the optical QSFP transceivers do not support network interface cables with an angle-polished

contact (APC) face type.

Step 1

Remove the dust plugs from the optical network interface cable MPO connectors. Save the dust plugs for future use.

Step 2

Inspect and clean the MPO connector's fiber-optic end faces.

Step 3

Remove the dust plugs from the transceiver module optical bores.

Step 4

Immediately attach the network interface cable MPO connectors to the transceiver module (see the figure below).

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optical bores until you are ready to make a connection.

information on inspecting and cleaning fiber-optic connections, see the

Procedures for Fiber-Optic Connections

document.

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Inspection and Cleaning