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Fiber optic connectors

Fiber optic connectors

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Fiber optic connectors

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(bright digital music) - [Instructor] As we are interconnecting our network devices with fiber optic cabling, we need to be familiar with some of the different types of fiber connectors that are out there. And in this video, we're going to take a look at four of the more popular connectors that you're likely to see. The first one is an ST connector. This is known by a couple of different names. ST could stand for a straight tip connector. You see the fiber is actually in that white piece of plastic that extends beyond the connector. So we could call it a straight tip or a bayonet connector, because it looks kind of like a bayonet. And if we're using this to connect into a piece of equipment, we're going to be using two of these connectors like we see on screen. One is going to be for receiving data, one is for transmitting data, and the connector has a spring in it. You might be able to see that in the graphic. And to connect it, you push it into the device you're connecting it with…

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