A-8
Specifications
Mode Conditioning Patch Cord
Figure A-1. Example: Connecting a Mode Conditioning Patch Cord for Gigabit-LX
Make sure you purchase a patch cord that has appropriate connectors on each 
end, and has multimode fibers that match the characteristics of the multimode 
fiber in your network. Most important, the core diameter of the multimode 
patch cord must match the core diameter of the multimode cable 
infrastructure (either 50 or 62.5 microns). 
To network 
multimode 
cabling
Mode Conditioning 
Patch Cord
The multimode cable in the patch cord 
must match the characteristics of your 
network cable
Gigabit-LX port
Single mode section plugs into Tx 
port on Gigabit-LX Transceiver or 
Gigabit-LX SFP