Panduit FZ2RPU1ZNNNM043 43m OM4 LC Fiber Trunk

Panduit FZ2RPU1ZNNNM043 43m OM4 LC Duplex Fiber Trunk Assembly

The Panduit FZ2RPU1ZNNNM043 QuickNet™ fiber trunk delivers 43 meters of factory-terminated OM4 multimode connectivity for data center backbone runs, building risers, and cross-floor links where field termination creates unacceptable deployment delays or quality risk. This 2-fiber plenum-rated assembly uses laser-optimized 50/125µm OM4 cable with LC duplex uniboot connectors on both ends, supporting 40GBASE-SR4 to 400 meters and 100GBASE-SR10 to 150 meters per TIA-568.3-D spec. Integrators deploying spine-leaf architectures, storage-area networks, or multi-floor surveillance NVR backhaul get immediate plug-and-play connectivity with insertion loss guaranteed under 0.3 dB and return loss better than -20 dB — eliminating the field-termination variable that causes 60% of fiber link failures in the first 90 days.

Key Features

• OM4 50/125µm laser-optimized multimode fiber rated 40 Gb/s to 400m, 100 Gb/s to 150m (850nm)
• 43-meter (141 ft) length ideal for vertical riser runs, cross-floor trunks, and building backbone applications
• LC duplex uniboot connectors save 50% panel space vs. standard duplex, reduce cable congestion in high-density racks
• Plenum-rated (OFNP) jacket meets NEC Article 770 for air-handling spaces without conduit
• Factory-terminated with push-pull tabs and Corning® ClearCurve® LBL fiber — no field polishing, splice loss, or end-face contamination risk
• 2mm zipcord cable construction balances flexibility for tight-radius routing with crush resistance for cable tray deployment
• QuickNet™ quality assurance: every assembly insertion-loss tested, serialized, shipped with test report
• TIA-568.3-D, ISO/IEC 11801, and ANSI/TIA-942-B compliant for Tier III/IV data center deployment
• Aqua jacket color per TIA-598-D fiber ID standard (OM4 = aqua/purple)
• RoHS compliant, TAA compliant for federal/GSA projects

OM4 multimode fiber exists to solve the data center density problem: 40G and 100G Ethernet over distances that don't justify single-mode infrastructure cost. The FZ2RPU1ZNNNM043's 50/125µm core is laser-optimized for 850nm VCSEL transceivers — the same wavelength used in every 40GBASE-SR4, 100GBASE-SR4, and 100GBASE-SR10 switch module shipping today. At 43 meters, this assembly covers the vertical riser span in a typical 10-12 story building, the cross-floor distance in a warehouse data hall, or the equipment-room-to-MDF run in a campus telecom backbone. Panduit specs effective modal bandwidth at 4700 MHz·km (overfilled launch), which translates to 400-meter reach at 40 Gb/s and 150-meter reach at 100 Gb/s — comfortably exceeding the installed 43m length with margin for future 200G/400G optics using PAM4 modulation. The LC duplex uniboot connector design uses a single push-pull boot covering both fibers in a side-by-side ferrule pair, cutting the faceplate real estate requirement in half compared to standard duplex LC. In a 1U 144-fiber panel, that's the difference between two hands and needle-nose pliers versus one-handed moves — a meaningful ergonomic and speed advantage when you're dressing 80 links in a maintenance window.

The OFNP plenum jacket is the critical spec for any cable running above a drop ceiling, in a raised floor, or through an HVAC return — spaces where NEC Article 770 mandates materials that won't propagate flame or produce dense smoke during a fire. This assembly's low-smoke PVC jacket passes UL 910 Steiner Tunnel testing (flame spread ≤5, smoke density ≤0.5) and is listed for installation without conduit in air-handling spaces, cutting installation labor by 40-60% versus pulling individual strands through EMT. The 2mm zipcord construction uses two 900µm tight-buffered fibers in a figure-8 cross-section, providing the crush resistance needed for cable tray stacking (up to 220 lbf short-term load per TIA-568.3-D Annex E) while maintaining a 20mm bend radius under load — tight enough to route around structural obstacles and patch-panel edges without kinking. Every QuickNet™ assembly leaves Panduit's factory with both ends insertion-loss tested on calibrated tier-2 equipment; your test report shows actual dB loss per fiber (typically 0.15-0.25 dB over 43m), meaning you can calculate link budget to the transceiver's receiver sensitivity spec without the 0.75 dB "field-termination penalty" that most consultants pad into fiber designs. Integrators running 10G SFP+ links see this as overkill; integrators running 40G QSFP+ or 100G QSFP28 optics near the -10 dBm receiver floor see it as the difference between a link that posts 10^-12 BER today and one that won't train after you add a bulkhead splice next year.

Deploy this trunk for spine-to-leaf switch uplinks in a Clos fabric, SAN head-end to storage-array links in a VMware cluster, or NVR-to-NVR backup replication where you're moving 12K camera streams between buildings and copper's 100-meter limit doesn't reach. The aqua jacket color is TIA-598-D standard for OM4 (some manufacturers use erika violet; Panduit uses aqua with a purple tracer stripe) so it's visually distinct from OM3 (aqua without stripe) and single-mode (yellow) in a mixed-mode infrastructure. TAA compliance under Trade Agreements Act means this assembly is eligible for federal, state, and GSA schedule projects requiring domestic or designated-country manufacturing — a showstopper spec for DOD, DHS, and VA data center work. The LC connector end-faces are factory-polished to IEC 61300-3-35 grade B (≤-20 dB return loss), protected with dust caps, and serialized on the boot with a scannable label that matches the box serial and test report — giving you a chain of custody from Panduit's termination line to your punch-down verification. This is the assembly you specify when the cost of a field re-termination service call ($400 truck roll + $150/hour labor + 2-day lead time for a fiber tech) is 3× the cost of buying the correct factory length up front.