Abstract: Fiber optic assemblies are used to link transceivers carrying a signal from the transmitter portion of one transceiver to the receiver portion of another transceiver. The fiber optic assemblies have multi-fiber fiber optic connectors with a multi-fiber ferrule with two rows of optical fibers and with a gender of either male or female. When the fiber optic connectors have fiber optic connectors with the same gender, the plurality of optical fibers are inverted and when the fiber optic assemblies have fiber optic connectors with an opposite gender, the plurality of optical fibers are not inverted but switch rows. The inversion may also occur when the fiber optic connectors have the opposite gender in an alternative embodiment.

Abstract: Fiber optic assemblies are used to link transceivers carrying a signal from the transmitter portion of one transceiver to the receiver portion of another transceiver. The fiber optic assemblies have multi-fiber fiber optic connectors with a multi-fiber ferrule with two rows of optical fibers and with a gender of either male or female. When the fiber optic connectors have fiber optic connectors with the same gender, the plurality of optical fibers are inverted and when the fiber optic assemblies have fiber optic connectors with an opposite gender, the plurality of optical fibers are not inverted but switch rows. The inversion may also occur when the fiber optic connectors have the opposite gender in an alternative embodiment.