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Loss budget

The total optical loss a link can afford between transceivers, spent by fiber, connectors, and splices, in dB

Used across 2 Anvilfield field guides, most in Datacenter.

Also defined as

  • Sum of fiber, connector, and splice loss the link is allowed

Where this shows up

DatacenterGPU network optics and cablingDatacenterFiber splice loss budget

Related terms

dbdB/kmMarginMechanical spliceMPO / MTPPolarity

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