Panduit FS2RLU1U1NNM005 OM4+ LC Uniboot Duplex Fiber Patch Cord
The Panduit FS2RLU1U1NNM005 delivers enterprise-grade fiber connectivity for data centers, telecom rooms, and high-density network installations where space efficiency and performance are non-negotiable. This 5-meter OM4+ duplex patch cord features LC Uniboot connectors that occupy half the panel space of traditional LC duplex while maintaining ultra-low insertion loss across 2 fibers. The aqua LSZH jacket meets building safety codes for occupied spaces, and the pull-boot design accelerates deployment in congested rack environments. Security integrators use this for NVR storage uplinks, IT teams deploy it in spine-leaf architectures, and AV professionals rely on it for 40G/100G video transport over multimode infrastructure.
Key Features
- OM4+ Signature Core™ multimode fiber — supports 40GBASE-SR4 to 150m and 100GBASE-SR4 to 100m, exceeding standard OM4 reach and bandwidth specs
- LC Uniboot duplex connectors — single-body form factor saves 50% patch panel space vs. traditional LC duplex connectors while maintaining full duplex performance
- Ultra-low insertion loss — tight manufacturing tolerances ensure < 0.15 dB typical loss for reliable high-speed signaling and maximum link budget headroom
- 2.0mm LSZH cable jacket — low-smoke, zero-halogen construction meets IBC plenum requirements without toxic fume risk in occupied building spaces
- Pull-boot connector design — toolless polarity reversal and simplified cable management in dense rack environments, no need for adapter plates
- 5-meter (16.4 ft) length — ideal for rack-to-rack connections, cross-connect fields, and horizontal pathways in telecommunications rooms and data centers
- Aqua color coding — instant visual identification of OM4/OM4+ multimode circuits per TIA-598-C standards, eliminates circuit-tracing errors
- Factory-terminated with precision polish — eliminates field termination errors and ensures day-one performance without on-site fusion splicing equipment
OM4+ fiber is an enhanced variant of standard OM4, delivering lower attenuation and wider effective modal bandwidth (EMB) across the 850nm window used by VCSEL-based multimode transceivers. Where standard OM4 supports 10GBASE-SR to 400 meters and 40GBASE-SR4 to 125 meters, Panduit's OM4+ Signature Core™ extends 40G reach to 150 meters and maintains tighter EMB specs—critical for high-density switch fabrics where every dB of loss budget matters and where oversized loss margins translate directly to reduced transceiver replacement cycles. The LC Uniboot connector consolidates two fibers into a single, push-pull boot, reducing the footprint by half compared to traditional duplex LC connectors. This space savings translates directly to higher port density in breakout panels and reduced airflow obstruction in hot-aisle containment scenarios. Each connector undergoes precision ceramic ferrule polishing to guarantee insertion loss under 0.15 dB and return loss exceeding 50 dB, ensuring compliance with IEEE 802.3bm (40G) and 802.3ba (100G) link budgets even in worst-case channel configurations with multiple mated pairs. The 2.0mm cable diameter strikes a balance between flexibility and durability—tight enough for high-density cable trays and vertical riser pathways, robust enough to resist kinking during installation pulls through conduit and around tight radius bends. The aqua jacket color follows TIA-598-C standards for OM4/OM4+ identification, and the LSZH formulation meets international fire safety codes including IEC 60332-1 and IEC 61034 for flame propagation and smoke density, making it the only compliant choice for European installations and increasingly for North American projects adopting stricter building codes.
In IP surveillance networks, this patch cord connects high-throughput NVRs running dozens of 4K or AI-enabled camera streams to 40G/100G storage fabrics where centralized recording arrays demand sustained multi-gigabit write performance. The aqua jacket color instantly distinguishes multimode uplinks from OS2 single-mode runs to remote buildings, reducing troubleshooting time during late-night maintenance windows when a single misidentified cable can cost hours of downtime. Data center teams deploy these cords in spine-leaf topologies where leaf switches uplink to spine switches over short runs—5 meters lands squarely in the rack-to-rack or middle-of-row distance for ToR (top-of-rack) to EoR (end-of-row) links in typical 42U cabinets spaced on standard raised-floor grid layouts. The LSZH jacket is mandatory in European installations under CPR (Construction Products Regulation) and increasingly required in North American projects where building codes prohibit PVC plenum cable due to hydrochloric acid and dioxin generation during fire events. AV integrators use OM4+ for 12G-SDI over fiber extenders and 4K/8K HDMI matrix backhaul, where the pull-boot design simplifies cable tracing in dense AV equipment racks filled with dozens of identical aqua jumpers running to distributed displays and control systems. The Uniboot form factor also supports toolless polarity reversal—flip the boot 180 degrees, and transmit/receive pairs swap—eliminating the need to re-terminate or swap patch cords when a port is wired backward or when migrating from parallel to duplex transceiver optics. This feature alone saves 15–30 minutes per connection during troubleshooting, a non-trivial time savings when commissioning 200-port distribution frames under tight project deadlines.
This cord meets or exceeds ISO/IEC 11801 Ed. 2.2, TIA-568.3-D, TIA-604-3 (FOCIS-3), and TIA-604-10 (FOCIS-10) connector performance standards, ensuring interoperability with Cisco Catalyst and Nexus switches, Arista 7000-series spine switches, Juniper QFX, and HPE FlexFabric gear as well as Axis network video recorders, Hanwha Wisenet NVRs, and Hikvision iVMS-series storage appliances equipped with SFP+ or QSFP28 optics. RoHS and REACH compliance addresses procurement requirements for federal contracts and EU public-sector projects where material declarations are mandatory for bid qualification. The Signature Core™ branding indicates Panduit's premium manufacturing tier with statistical process control on every production run—fewer outliers, more predictable loss budgets, and longer MTBF in mission-critical links compared to commodity fiber jumpers sourced from contract manufacturers with inconsistent QA. For integrators balancing upfront material cost against five-year total cost of ownership, the ultra-low insertion loss translates to fewer transceiver replacements due to link budget exhaustion, extended reach before requiring costly active optical repeaters, and lower operational risk from intermittent link flapping caused by marginal connections. The 10-pack carton quantity aligns with typical rack build-outs where 8–12 connections per distribution frame are standard, and the factory packaging reduces job-site waste compared to bulk spools requiring field termination and individual bagging.
