Izintambo ze-fiber patch ngezixhumi ze-SC, LC, FC, kanye ne-ST ezinhlotsheni ze-APC noma ze-UPC kanye nasezintanjeni ze-simplex noma ze-duplex zixhumanisa amadivayisi enethiwekhi ukuze kudluliswe idatha ngokushesha nangokuzinzile. Uhlobo ngalunye lwesixhumi lunesimo esithile kanye nokulingana, ngakho-ke i-SC ne-LC zivame kakhulu kuwo wonke amanethiwekhi, kuyilapho i-FC ne-ST zisebenza kahle emalabhorethri kanye nokucushwa kwefa. Izixhumi ze-APC zinciphisa ukulahleka kwesiginali, kanti i-UPC inikeza ukupholisha okujwayelekile okuyisisekelo. Izintambo ze-Simplex zithumela idatha ngendlela eyodwa, kanti izintambo ze-duplex zithumela idatha yezindlela ezimbili ngesikhathi esisodwa. Lezi zinketho zisiza ekuvumelaniseni izidingo zenethiwekhi, kungaba nge-broadband yokuhlala, ama-LAN ezinkampani, noma izikhungo ezinkulu zedatha. Sizohlela ingxenye enkulu yalesi sihloko ukuze sihlukanise lezi zinhlobo, sichaze ukuthi zifanela kuphi kangcono, futhi sinikeze isiqondiso sokukhetha ikhebula elifanele.