Data record `std.tia-568-3-e.structure.array-pinning`

Verified 2026-10-25 Confidence: High

ANSI/TIA-568.3-E (2022) notes that every MPO connection pairs one pinned plug with one unpinned plug and that receptacles on active equipment carry pins, which is why the channel ends offered to equipment are expected to be unpinned.

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Step	Item	Detail
Source	ANSI/TIA-568.3-E	Licensed standard, clause 6.4.3.1
Data record	std.tia-568-3-e.structure.array-pinning	Verified 2026-10-25
Entry	ANSI/TIA-568.3-E	No revisions

Subject: ANSI/TIA-568.3-E (Standards)
Kind: Standard scope
Source: ANSI/TIA-568.3-E, 2022 edition, clause 6.4.3.1, page 31, Optical Fiber Cabling and Components Standard, TIA.

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Date	Change
2026-10-25	created
2026-10-25	review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed

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"Data record std.tia-568-3-e.structure.array-pinning." Fiber Optic Reference. 2026-10-25. https://www.fiberopticreference.com/data/std.tia-568-3-e.structure.array-pinning/.

Fiber Optic Reference, Data record std.tia-568-3-e.structure.array-pinning (Oct. 25, 2026), https://www.fiberopticreference.com/data/std.tia-568-3-e.structure.array-pinning/.

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  year = {2026},
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