Panduit FZ2RLU1ZNONM003 3m OM4 LC Uniboot LSZH Fiber

Panduit FZ2RLU1ZNONM003 QuickNet™ OM4 LC Uniboot Fiber Assembly

The Panduit FZ2RLU1ZNONM003 is a factory-terminated 3-meter OM4 multimode duplex fiber assembly engineered for high-density datacenter and telecom deployments requiring 40/100GbE bandwidth with minimal footprint. Built on Panduit's QuickNet™ platform, this 2-fiber LC uniboot cable eliminates field termination labor while delivering the polarity-management flexibility and reduced congestion that rack-scale 40G/100G Ethernet migration demands. The LSZH jacket meets stringent fire-safety and toxicity requirements for enclosed equipment rooms, riser pathways, and international installations where PVC is restricted.

Key Features

• OM4 50/125µm multimode fiber — supports 40GBASE-SR4 up to 150 meters and 100GBASE-SR4 up to 100 meters per IEEE 802.3ba, future-proofing spine-leaf fabrics and storage-area networks against bandwidth growth
• LC Duplex Uniboot connector — single-boot design cuts pathway congestion by 50% vs. traditional dual-boot LC duplex, while tool-free polarity reversal (slide-and-click mechanism) simplifies A-to-B vs. A-to-A cross-connect corrections in the field
• 3-meter (9.8 ft) length — precision factory length for rack-to-rack horizontal runs, top-of-rack switch to aggregation switch uplinks, or intra-cabinet SAN connections without excess slack or shortage-induced re-pulls
• Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH) jacket — IEC 60332-3-24 flame-tested, halogen-free polymer reduces toxic-gas and smoke density during fire events, meeting NFPA 90A equipment-room requirements and European EN 50173 mandates without plenum rating
• Factory pre-terminated QuickNet™ — Panduit-certified end-face geometry and insertion-loss performance (≤0.3 dB typical) out of the box, eliminating cleave-and-polish variability, on-site consumables, and the 15–20 minute per-connector labor burden of field termination
• Push-pull tab strain relief — integrated boot protects the 2mm cordage at the bend radius transition and provides tactile grip for installation and removal in dense switch faceplates where finger access is restricted
• Aqua jacket color-coding — OM4 industry-standard visual identification per TIA-598-D, preventing accidental cross-patching with OM3 (aqua) or single-mode (yellow) infrastructure during MACs
• TIA-568.3-D and ISO/IEC 11801 certified — tested to commercial-building and international structured-cabling standards, ensuring compatibility with warranty and performance-verification requirements across Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Dell, and HPE switching platforms

OM4 laser-optimized 50/125µm multimode fiber uses a tighter modal-bandwidth specification (4700 MHz·km at 850 nm) than legacy OM3, extending 40GBASE-SR4 reach from 100 meters to 150 meters and 100GBASE-SR4 from 70 meters to 100 meters—critical headroom for spine-to-leaf datacenter topologies where structured horizontal cabling plus equipment cords approach or exceed OM3's distance ceiling. The aqua LSZH jacket's 2mm cordage diameter strikes the balance between flexibility (for tight-radius pathway bends and vertical cable-management fingers) and durability (crush resistance when bundled in high-count trunk groups). Panduit's factory polishing process uses automated inspection to verify end-face geometry against IEC 61300-3-35 limits for radius of curvature, fiber height, and apex offset—variables that field technicians struggle to control consistently under schedule pressure and that directly govern insertion loss, return loss, and long-term link budget margin.

The LC uniboot form factor consolidates both transmit and receive fibers into a single compact connector body, reducing the per-port footprint on 24- and 48-port 40G/100G switch faceplates by half compared to traditional side-by-side duplex LC connectors. This density gain is compounded in top-of-rack deployments running 40 or more duplex links per RU—where every millimeter of horizontal faceplate real estate affects whether you can fit the target port count without moving to a deeper chassis or splitting across two switches. The slide-to-reverse polarity mechanism (accessible via a small tab on the boot) allows A-to-B vs. A-to-A polarity correction in under 10 seconds without re-termination or adapter modules, a workflow advantage during cutover windows when a mis-identified uplink trunk can otherwise cost 20 minutes of troubleshooting, a truck roll for a new cable, or an after-hours change-control extension. LSZH compliance addresses the fire-marshal and building-code requirements in equipment rooms, telecommunications closets, and vertical riser shafts where plenum-rated cable is cost-prohibitive or mechanically unsuitable (LSZH cordage remains more flexible than plenum-rated constructions, easing dense-bundle installations in zero-U vertical managers and overhead ladder rack). International projects—particularly in the EU, Middle East, and APAC—frequently mandate LSZH per EN 50173 or local building authority amendments, making this assembly a drop-in solution for multinational datacenter operators standardizing on a single bill of materials across regions. The 3-meter length maps to the 10-foot nominal rack-to-adjacent-rack horizontal distance in hot-aisle/cold-aisle layouts, leaving controlled service loop for future re-patching without the 30–50% excess length waste (and corresponding pathway fill burden) of overly conservative 5-meter or 15-foot assemblies. Panduit's QuickNet factory-termination program subjects every connector to automated insertion-loss testing and visual inspection prior to shipment, a quality gate that field termination cannot replicate without portable test equipment and the discipline to reject and re-terminate out-of-spec ends—practically unheard of on schedule-critical deployments. TIA-568.3-D and ISO/IEC 11801 standards compliance, combined with ANSI/TIA-942-B telecommunications-infrastructure-for-datacenters certification, ensures that this assembly satisfies the performance and documentation requirements tied to OEM switch warranties, extended service contracts, and datacenter Tier III/IV design validation audits where non-compliant or untested cabling can void coverage or fail commissioning acceptance tests.