Iintambo zefayibha ngee-SC, LC, FC, kunye ne-ST connectors kwiintlobo ze-APC okanye ze-UPC nakwiintambo ze-simplex okanye ze-duplex connecting network devices ukuze kudluliselwe idatha ngokukhawuleza nangokuzinzileyo. Zonke iintlobo ze-connector zinesimo esithile kunye nokulingana, ngoko ke i-SC kunye ne-LC zixhaphake kwiinethiwekhi, ngelixa i-FC kunye ne-ST zisebenza kakuhle kwiilebhu kunye noqwalaselo oludala. Ii-APC connectors zinciphisa ukulahleka kwesiginali, kwaye i-UPC ibonelela nge-polish esisiseko. Iintambo ze-Simplex zithumela idatha ngendlela enye, kwaye iintambo ze-duplex zithumela idatha yeendlela ezimbini ngaxeshanye. Ezi nketho zinceda ekuhambelaniseni iimfuno zenethiwekhi, nokuba ze-broadband yokuhlala, ii-LAN zenkampani, okanye amaziko edatha amakhulu. Siza kuhlela uninzi lwale posi ukuze sahlule ezi ntlobo, sichaze apho zifaneleka khona, kwaye sinike isikhokelo sokukhetha intambo efanelekileyo.