Ferrule housing with integrated boot

A fiber optic assembly comprising:

• (a) a fiber optic connector including a connector body assembly defining a central longitudinal axis that extends between a front end and a rear end of the connector body assembly, the connector body assembly having a connector body length that extends along the central longitudinal axis between front and rear end faces of the connector body assembly, the connector body assembly including:
• (i) a front connector body part including a front end with a front end portion and a rear end with a rear end portion, the front end portion defining a connector plug;
• and (ii) a rear connector body part defining a forward end and an opposite rearward end, the rearward end including a rear portion defining a fiber opening in alignment with the central longitudinal axis;
• (iii) the rear connector body part having a rear connector body length that extends along the central longitudinal axis between a forward end face and a rearward end face of the rear connector body part;
• and (iv) the rear connector body part being secured within the rear end portion of the front connector body part;
• (b) a fiber optic adapter having a first axial end portion defining a first adapter port and a second axial end portion defining a second adapter port;
• (i) the fiber optic adapter having an adapter length that extends between first and second axial end faces of the fiber optic adapter;
• (ii) the connector body assembly being secured in the first adapter port of the fiber optic adapter;
• and (iii) the connector body length being less than 1.5 times as long as the adapter port length.

A fiber optic connector comprising:

• (a) a connector body assembly defining a central longitudinal axis that extends between a front end and a rear end of the connector body assembly, the connector body assembly having a connector body length that extends along the central longitudinal axis between front and rear end faces of the connector body assembly, the connector body assembly including:
• (i) a front connector body part including a front end with a front end portion and a rear end with a rear end portion, the front end portion defining a connector plug;
• and (ii) a rear connector body part defining a forward end and an opposite rearward end, the rearward end including a rear portion defining a fiber opening in alignment with the central longitudinal axis;
• (iii) the rear connector body part being secured within the rear end portion of the front connector body part;
• (b) a ferrule positioned at least partially within the connector body assembly;
• (i) the ferrule having a front end and an opposite rear end;
• (ii) the ferrule having a ferrule length that extends along the central longitudinal axis between front and rear end faces of the ferrule;
• and (iii) the connector body length being less than 2.0 times the ferrule length;
• (iv) wherein the ferrule length is less than the connector body length;
• (c) a spring for biasing the ferrule in a forward direction;
• (i) the spring being retained within the connector body assembly by the rear connector body part;
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• (d) a release sleeve of the fiber optic connector that mounts over the connector body assembly, the release sleeve extending from a first end to a second end, the first end of the release sleeve positioned nearer the front end of the connector body assembly, the second end of the release sleeve positioned nearer the rear end of the connector body assembly.