Panduit FW2ERLNSNSNM001 OM5 LC-SC Duplex Patch Cord

Panduit FW2ERLNSNSNM001 Opti-Core OM5 Fiber Patch Cord

The Panduit FW2ERLNSNSNM001 is a 1-meter OM5 multimode fiber patch cord terminated with LC duplex on one end and SC duplex on the other, designed for datacenter spine-leaf architectures, AV-over-IP distribution, and surveillance storage networks requiring 40G/100G short-wavelength division multiplexing (SWDM). The 50-micron core supports 100GBASE-SR4 runs up to 150 meters—double OM4's reach—making it the specification-compliant choice for next-generation 40G/100G equipment connections where OM4 falls short. Lime green 2mm duplex jacket provides instant visual identification per TIA-598-D OM5 color coding, critical in high-density patch panel environments where fiber type mismatches cause costly link budget failures.

Key Features

• OM5 Wideband Multimode: 50µm core optimized for 850nm–950nm SWDM optics; supports four wavelengths per fiber pair for 40G/100G without additional fibers
• LC-to-SC Duplex Termination: LC connector on one end for high-density switch/NVR SFP+ ports, SC on the other for legacy panel/converter connections—eliminates adapter stacks
• 1-Meter Precision Length: Factory-terminated to 3.2 ft for patch panel-to-rack-mount equipment spans; maintains bend radius compliance in congested vertical cable managers
• OFNR Riser Rating: IEC 60332-1-2 flame-tested jacket for non-plenum vertical pathways; UL listed for installation between floors in commercial buildings
• Opti-Core Build Quality: Factory polished to <0.3 dB insertion loss; individually tested IL/RL per IEC 61300-3-4 and shipped with test report in carton
• Lime Green Jacket: TIA-598-D OM5 identification color prevents OM3/OM4 cross-connections that degrade 100G link margins below FEC thresholds

OM5 fiber's key differentiator is short-wavelength division multiplexing support—four 25G lanes transmitted simultaneously across 850nm, 880nm, 910nm, and 940nm on a single fiber pair, quadrupling effective bandwidth without additional strand count. This matters when deploying 100GBASE-SR4 optics in spine-leaf datacenter fabrics: OM4's 100-meter distance ceiling forces aggregation layer compression, but OM5's 150-meter reach accommodates standard row-to-EOR distances in ASHRAE-compliant hot-aisle layouts. In surveillance contexts, 100G uplinks from NVR arrays to SAN switches benefit from the same extended distance, letting you centralize storage on a different floor without expensive OM4-to-singlemode media conversion hops. The LC-to-SC asymmetric termination handles the common scenario where new 100G switches use LC duplex SFP28/QSFP28 ports but your existing backbone panels or media converters were built out with SC infrastructure—eliminating the insertion loss penalty and failure point of LC-SC duplex adapters daisy-chained mid-run.

The 1-meter factory length is purpose-cut for the 42U rack-mount-to-adjacent-patch-panel distance while maintaining the 30mm minimum bend radius OM5 requires to avoid microbending attenuation. In practice, this prevents the service loop excess you get with 2-meter cables in tight verticals, which either violates bend radius when zip-tied or creates snagging hazards when left loose. The 2mm duplex zipcord jacket keeps the cable profile narrow enough for high-density horizontal managers—important when you're running 48+ duplex patch cords from a single shelf—and the lime green color codes OM5 per TIA-598-D Appendix A, ensuring installers don't grab an OM3 (aqua) or OM4 (magenta) cable during adds-moves-changes and inadvertently create a link budget shortfall that manifests as intermittent FEC-corrected errors under load.

OFNR riser rating qualifies this cable for vertical runs between floors in commercial spaces without plenum air-handling involvement, covering the typical IDF-to-MDF backbone riser conduit in multi-story offices or the equipment room-to-roof surveillance head-end in a logistics facility. Panduit's Opti-Core manufacturing spec includes automated end-face inspection (greater than 500x magnification per IEC 61300-3-35) and insertion loss verification on every terminated connector before the cable leaves the factory, with typical IL results under 0.25 dB—well below the 0.75 dB IEEE 802.3bm budget allocation for interconnects. Each 10-pack carton includes a certificate of compliance listing actual measured IL and return loss per cable, which satisfies the test documentation requirements in BICSI DCDC and TIA-942 datacenter builds without requiring field testing labor on every single patch cord.