<s>
Breakout-style	O
fiberoptic	B-Architecture
cable	O
(	O
also	O
called	O
breakout	B-Device
cable	I-Device
or	O
fanout	B-Device
cable	I-Device
)	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
optical	B-Architecture
fiber	I-Architecture
cable	O
containing	O
several	O
jacketed	O
simplex	O
optical	B-Architecture
fibers	I-Architecture
packaged	O
together	O
inside	O
an	O
outer	O
jacket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breakout	B-Device
cable	I-Device
is	O
suitable	O
for	O
short	O
riser	O
and	O
plenum	O
applications	O
and	O
also	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
conduits	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
very	O
simple	O
cable	O
run	O
is	O
planned	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
any	O
splicebox	B-Device
or	O
spliced	O
fiber	O
pigtails	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
simplex	O
cable	O
within	O
the	O
outer	O
jacket	O
may	O
be	O
broken	O
out	O
and	O
then	O
continue	O
as	O
a	O
patch	B-Device
cable	I-Device
,	O
for	O
example	O
in	O
a	O
fiber	B-Architecture
to	I-Architecture
the	I-Architecture
desk	I-Architecture
application	O
in	O
an	O
office	O
building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
enables	O
connector	B-Device
termination	O
without	O
requiring	O
special	O
junctions	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
reduce	O
or	O
eliminate	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
fiberoptic	B-Architecture
patch	B-Protocol
panels	I-Protocol
or	O
an	O
optical	O
distribution	O
frame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breakout	B-Device
cable	I-Device
requires	O
terminations	O
to	O
be	O
done	O
with	O
simple	O
connectors	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
preferred	O
for	O
some	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ribbon	O
fanout	O
pigtails	O
are	O
made	O
of	O
ribbon	O
fiber	B-Architecture
optic	I-Architecture
cables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bunch	O
fanout	O
pigtails	O
are	O
made	O
of	O
multi-core	O
round	O
bunch	O
fiber	B-Architecture
optic	I-Architecture
cable	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
called	O
distribution	O
fiber	B-Architecture
optic	I-Architecture
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
generally	O
installed	O
in	O
closet	O
area	O
like	O
rack	O
mount	O
or	O
wall	O
mount	O
splice	O
boxes	O
or	O
patch	B-Protocol
panels	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
