FWIW, at my $dayjob (a fiber-based service provider), the accepted term is "span", which accounts for any continuous segment between add/drop and/or regen locations (i.e. no provider or end user electronics in the middle, only at the endpoints). The most common alternate I come across is "segment".
Re a couple of earlier suggestions - A patch between cables to provide continuity, as compared to a fusion splice, doesn't inherently change this view, as it has no bearing on the logical use of the span. Similarly, "strand" isn't favored as it assumes a single fiber only, where the vast majority of applications require a pair (or multiple pairs), so doesn't accurately reflect the logical use of the span. I think "1F Span" is the favored reference for a single-fiber deployment, for the sake of both consistency and clarity. On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 6:27 PM, Michael Loftis <mlof...@wgops.com> wrote: > IDK what elsewhere uses but strand or (less common) span is the common > term I've seen specifically for a passive piece of glass between two > points. > > On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 12:55 PM, Fletcher Kittredge <fkitt...@gwi.net> > wrote: > > What is the standard terminology for strands of dark fiber spliced > together > > to form a continuous path between points A and Z? > > > > I have seen: > > > > - *fiber circuit* [but also seen used to denote a connection at the > > network layer over a physical fiber connection. This definition of > circuit > > would include the dark fiber path, the transmitters and receivers and > logic > > making up the data and network layers.] > > - *fiber loop *[ Does a loop define an electrical circuit with two > > physically separate positive and negative strands? In that case, is > this a > > Bellhead remnant? ] > > > > I am particularly interested in last mile systems, but I don't see any > > reason that the term wouldn't be the same in the middle mile. > > > > thanks, > > Fletcher > > > > -- > > Fletcher Kittredge > > GWI > > 8 Pomerleau Street > > Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 > > 207-602-1134 > > > > -- > > "Genius might be described as a supreme capacity for getting its possessors > into trouble of all kinds." > -- Samuel Butler > -- - Dave Cohen eM: craetd...@gmail.com AIM: dCo says