IEC 61754-7-2:2017

IEC 61754-7-2 ®
Edition 1.0 2017-12
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Fibre optic
connector interfaces –
Part 7-2: Type MPO connector family – Two fibre rows
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IEC 61754-7-2 ®
Edition 1.0 2017-12
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Fibre optic

connector interfaces –
Part 7-2: Type MPO connector family – Two fibre rows

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 33.180.20 ISBN 978-2-8322-5066-2

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Description . 6
5 Interfaces . 7

Figure 1 – MPO connector configurations . 8
Figure 2 – MPO female plug, down-angled interface . 8
Figure 3 – MPO female plug, up-angled interface . 9
Figure 4 – Optical datum target location diagrams . 12
Figure 5 – Gauge pin . 13
Figure 6 – Gauge for plug . 13
Figure 7 – MPO male plug, down-angled interface . 14
Figure 8 – MPO male plug, up-angled interface . 15
Figure 9 – MPO adaptor interface, opposed keyway configuration . 18
Figure 10 – MPO female plug, flat interface . 20
Figure 11 – MPO male plug, flat interface . 22
Figure 12 – MPO backplane housing interface (1 of 2) . 24
Figure 13 – MPO printed board housing interface (1 of 2) . 28
Figure 14 – MPO adaptor interface, aligned keyway configuration . 31
Figure 15 – MPO active device receptacle, angled interface . 33
Figure 16 – MPO active device receptacle, flat interface . 35

Table 1 – Intermateability between plugs and adapters/housings/receptacles . 7
Table 2 – Dimensions of the MPO female plug, down or up-angled interface . 10
Table 3 – Dimensions of the gauge pin . 13
Table 4 – Dimensions of the gauge for plug . 14
Table 5 – Dimensions of the MPO male plug, down- or up-angled interface . 16
Table 6 – Dimensions of the MPO adaptor interface, opposed keyway configuration . 19
Table 7 – Dimensions of the MPO female plug, flat interface . 21
Table 8 – Dimensions of the MPO male plug, flat interface . 23
Table 9 – Dimensions of the MPO backplane housing . 26
Table 10 – Grade . 27
Table 11 – Dimensions of the MPO printed board housing interface . 30
Table 12 – Dimensions of the MPO adaptor interface, aligned keyway configuration . 32
Table 13 – Dimensions of the MPO active device receptacle, angled interface . 34
Table 14 – Dimensions of the MPO active device receptacle, flat interface . 36

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FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING
DEVICES AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS –
FIBRE OPTIC CONNECTOR INTERFACES –

Part 7-2: Type MPO connector family –
Two fibre rows
FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 61754-7-2 has been prepared by subcommittee 86B: Fibre optic
interconnecting devices and passive components, of IEC technical committee 86: Fibre optics.
This first edition of IEC 61754-7-2, along with the first edition of IEC 61754-7-1, cancels and
replaces the third edition of IEC 61754-7 published in 2008.
This first edition of IEC 61754-7-2 includes the two fibre row MPO variants including the
addition of active device receptacles and up-angled plugs.
The first edition of IEC 61754-7-1 includes the one fibre row MPO variants and related active
device receptacles and up-angled plugs.

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Following the publication of both IEC 61754-7-1 and IEC 61754-7-2, IEC 61754-7 will be
withdrawn.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
86B/4099/FDIS 86B/4110/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this International Standard can be found in
the report on voting indicated in the above table.
This document has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all the parts in the IEC 61754 series, published under the general title Fibre optic
interconnecting devices and passive components – Fibre optic connector interfaces, can be
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INTRODUCTION
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