Hubbell DFPCLCLCF22MVI LC-LC OM4 Plenum Duplex Fiber Patch Cord 22M

Overview

The Hubbell DFPCLCLCF22MVI is a 22-meter duplex LC-to-LC multimode OM4 fiber patch cord built with a plenum-rated jacket — the right choice when you need a longer backbone run inside air-handling spaces and cannot compromise on fire code compliance. Where a standard OFNR riser cord is acceptable in most vertical shafts, plenum-rated cabling is a hard requirement anywhere conditioned air circulates, including dropped ceilings and raised floors in commercial data centers, enterprise security head-end rooms, and healthcare environments. The DFPCLCLCF22MVI eliminates the need to source a separate plenum-rated jumper for those installations — the jacket compliance is already there.

At 22 meters, this patch cord covers distances that most pre-terminated equipment cords don't reach. That puts it squarely in scenarios like connecting an IDF closet switch to a patch panel on the opposite end of a medium-sized MDF room, bridging an Hubbell structured cabling distribution frame to an active NVR or fiber-fed PoE switch, or completing a longer intra-rack cross-connect that shorter 1M or 3M jumpers can't span without stacking multiple cords and introducing unnecessary connector loss.

Key Features

• OM4 Multimode Fiber: OM4 supports 10 Gigabit Ethernet up to 550 meters and 40/100GbE up to 150 meters — well beyond the 22-meter span of this cord. That means the cable is not the bottleneck. Running 10GbE SFP+ transceivers across this jumper leaves the full channel bandwidth available for the active equipment, which matters on high-density network switch uplinks and NVR-to-storage connections handling sustained 4K multi-stream writes.
• Duplex LC Connectors: LC is the dominant small-form-factor connector in enterprise SFP and SFP+ transceivers. Duplex LC-to-LC means one cord handles both transmit and receive fibers simultaneously — no need to manage two separate simplex strands. Snap-in retention reduces accidental disconnects in dense patch fields where adjacent ports are populated.
• Plenum (OFNP) Jacket Rating: Plenum-rated jackets use low-smoke, flame-retardant materials that meet NFPA 90A requirements for installation in air-handling plenums. This is not optional when your cable path runs through a ceiling plenum — using a non-plenum cord in those spaces is a code violation and a liability during inspection. The DFPCLCLCF22MVI satisfies that requirement without ordering a specialty item separately.
• 22-Meter Length: Most cross-connect jumpers ship at 1, 3, or 5 meters. At 22 meters, this cord targets intra-building runs where the equipment isn't co-located — think MDF-to-IDF horizontal cross-connects within a single floor, or camera head-end to fiber distribution frame connections in a security operations center. The 22M length gives you slack for clean cable management without splicing.
• Duplex Configuration: Duplex construction keeps both fibers in a single jacket, reducing clutter and simplifying tracing in dense environments. A single cord ID covers both the TX and RX path, which means fewer labeling entries and a cleaner audit trail during maintenance.
• Commercial-Grade Construction: Hubbell's fiber optic patch cords are manufactured to TIA-568 performance standards for insertion loss and return loss, ensuring the connector end-faces don't introduce signal degradation that starves your transceivers of usable link margin. For OM4 at 22 meters, that margin is substantial — but poor-quality connectors have been the hidden cause of intermittent link drops on otherwise correctly-specified runs.

Integration & Compatibility

The DFPCLCLCF22MVI is designed to integrate with LC-compatible SFP and SFP+ transceivers operating on multimode OM4 fiber. This covers 10GbE (10GBASE-SR), 25GbE (25GBASE-SR), 40GbE (40GBASE-SR4 via MPO breakout), and 100GbE (100GBASE-SR4) applications where the channel length stays within OM4's modal bandwidth limits. For security infrastructure specifically, this cord suits connections between fiber-capable NVRs or video management servers and core switches, between fiber patch panels and surveillance-grade PoE switches feeding camera distribution, and for cross-connects inside a structured cabling infrastructure following the TIA-568.3-D fiber standard.

Verify that the receiving equipment uses LC duplex ports — not SC, ST, or MPO — before ordering. The plenum jacket is mandatory for above-ceiling and raised-floor runs in commercial buildings but carries no installation penalty in non-plenum spaces where riser-rated cord would also be acceptable. Explore the full structured cabling line for complementary patch panels, enclosures, and fiber management hardware to complete the installation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is the DFPCLCLCF22MVI suitable for 10 Gigabit Ethernet applications?

A: Yes. OM4 multimode fiber supports 10GbE (10GBASE-SR) up to 550 meters. At 22 meters, the DFPCLCLCF22MVI provides substantial headroom for 10GbE links and is also rated for 40GbE and 100GbE at shorter distances using compatible transceivers.

Q: Can this cord be installed in a ceiling plenum without a conduit?

A: The DFPCLCLCF22MVI carries a plenum (OFNP) jacket rating, which meets NFPA 90A requirements for direct installation in air-handling plenum spaces. No additional conduit is required for plenum compliance, though local codes should always be verified with the authority having jurisdiction.

Q: What connector type does the DFPCLCLCF22MVI use?

A: Both ends use duplex LC connectors — the standard small-form-factor connector compatible with SFP and SFP+ transceiver modules found in enterprise switches, NVRs, and fiber patch panels.

Q: Is this cord compatible with OM3 fiber infrastructure?

A: OM4 fiber is backward compatible with OM3 transceivers and systems, though the channel performance will be limited to the lower of the two fiber grades. For best results, deploy OM4 patch cords end-to-end with OM4-rated transceivers.

Q: Why choose 22 meters instead of running multiple shorter patch cords in series?

A: Each additional connector pair in a fiber channel introduces insertion loss (typically 0.3–0.75 dB per mated pair). Stacking multiple short cords to cover a 22-meter run adds connectors and cumulative loss that can erode link margin. A single 22-meter cord keeps the connector count at two and simplifies cable management.

Marty Allison

The spec that drives every buying decision on this cord is the plenum jacket — and the DFPCLCLCF22MVI has it. If your cable path crosses an air-handling ceiling space and you're not using an OFNP-rated cord, you're out of code compliance, full stop. This jumper resolves that without any workaround.

Technical Highlights:

• Plenum (OFNP) Jacket: Satisfies NFPA 90A for air-handling plenum runs — eliminates the code risk of using a riser-rated cord in above-ceiling cable paths common in commercial security and IT head-end rooms.
• OM4 Multimode: 10GbE headroom to 550 meters — at 22 meters you are using less than 5% of the fiber's rated distance, which means ample modal bandwidth margin for the life of the link even as active equipment gets upgraded to higher speeds.
• Duplex LC Connectors: Single-cord TX+RX path fits directly into SFP/SFP+ ports on surveillance switches and NVR uplink cards — no adapter, no polarity inversion required on a standard duplex channel.

Deployment Considerations:

• Confirm your patch panel and switch ports are LC duplex before ordering — SC and ST ports require different cord terminations, and an LC-to-SC hybrid cord is a separate SKU.
• At 22 meters, this cord is longer than most standard equipment cords; plan your cable management pathway before pulling to avoid bend-radius violations at corners, which are the most common cause of elevated insertion loss on otherwise-correct fiber installations.

The DFPCLCLCF22MVI is the right pick for security operations centers and enterprise MDF rooms where the fiber run crosses a plenum ceiling zone and the active equipment — switches, NVRs, fiber distribution frames — uses LC SFP ports on OM4 infrastructure.