Panduit FW2ERLNSNSNM008 OM5 LC-SC 8m Fiber Patch Cord

Panduit FW2ERLNSNSNM008 Opti-Core OM5 Fiber Optic Patch Cord

The Panduit FW2ERLNSNSNM008 is an 8-meter OM5 wideband multimode fiber patch cord with LC duplex to SC duplex connectors, engineered for high-density datacenter and enterprise backbone installations requiring future-proof bandwidth scalability. This 50/125 micron duplex jumper features lime green OFNR-rated jacketing, supporting 100 Gb/s transmission over 150 meters and enabling short-wave wavelength-division multiplexing (SWDM) architectures that quadruple capacity on existing duplex fiber infrastructure. The 26.2-foot length suits structured cabling runs between floor-mounted rack patch panels and overhead cable tray distributions, while the 2 mm zipcord construction maintains bend-radius compliance in congested pathways. LC-to-SC configuration addresses legacy equipment integration scenarios where newer switch fabrics (LC) connect to installed SC-terminated backbone cabling without requiring adapter panels.

Key Features

• OM5 wideband multimode fiber certified for 100GBASE-SR4 at 150m and SWDM applications
• LC duplex to SC duplex connector configuration for cross-generation equipment integration
• 50/125 micron core/cladding optimized for 850 nm VCSEL and multi-wavelength transmission
• OFNR riser flammability rating meets NEC Article 770 vertical pathway requirements
• 8-meter cable length covers typical patch panel to switch fabric distances in enterprise racks
• Lime green jacket provides instant OM5 identification per TIA-598-D color coding standard
• 2 mm duplex zipcord design maintains 15 mm minimum bend radius in tight routing
• IEC 60332-1-2 flame propagation compliance for international datacenter deployments

OM5 fiber represents the current multimode standard for installations planning 40/100 Gb/s Ethernet migration paths. Unlike OM3/OM4 cable plants that require parallel optics (8 or 24 fibers per link) at 100 Gb/s, OM5's wideband specification supports short-wave wavelength-division multiplexing, transmitting four 25 Gb/s channels across 850/880/910/940 nm wavelengths on a single duplex pair. For retrofit scenarios, this FW2ERLNSNSNM008 jumper lets you re-use existing SC-terminated OM3/OM4 backbone infrastructure—installed before LC became dominant—by bridging to modern LC-based 100G switches without retermination. The 8-meter length is calibrated for vertical cable management: floor-standing 42U racks with patch panels at 36U height, routed overhead to adjacent rows, typically consume 6-8 meters after accounting for service loops and cable tray transitions. Installers working under BICSI DCDC standards will appreciate that the 2 mm zipcord profile maintains the 7.5× diameter minimum bend radius (15 mm) required during pathway pulls, preventing core damage that would degrade insertion loss below the 0.35 dB connector budget.

The SC duplex connector—still prevalent on fiber distribution panels installed before 2015—uses a push-pull latch mechanism rated for 500 mating cycles, compared to LC's 1,000-cycle spec. In mixed-generation environments, this asymmetry matters: place the SC end at the static backbone termination (rarely disturbed) and the LC end at the active equipment port (subject to MACs during refresh cycles). Panduit's Opti-Core manufacturing process pre-loads connector ferrules in ceramic split sleeves, then epoxy-cures and triple-polishes the endface to physical contact geometry, achieving ≤0.25 dB insertion loss per connector pair and ≤-50 dB return loss across the 850-950 nm SWDM window. The lime green jacket is not cosmetic: TIA-598-D mandates lime for OM5 identification, preventing technicians from accidentally mixing OM3 (aqua) or OM4 (violet) jumpers into wideband links, which would force optics to fall back to single-wavelength mode and lose 75% of the link capacity. OFNR riser rating, tested per UL 1666 vertical flame propagation protocol, permits installation in vertical pathways between floors without requiring plenum-rated cable, reducing per-meter cost by 30-40% in riser shaft applications where air-handling spaces are isolated.

This patch cord ships in single units with a carton quantity of 10, suited for staged deployments where each 42U rack consumes 20-30 duplex jumpers (48-port patch panel density). The IEC 60332-1-2 certification—required for EN 50173 European cabling compliance—demonstrates that a single cable sample, mounted vertically and ignited, self-extinguishes within specified char length limits, satisfying UK BS 6701 and German DIN VDE 0888 building codes for intra-rack fiber pathways. For IP surveillance backbone applications, this jumper supports 10GBASE-SR NVR uplinks in large-scale deployments where 1,000+ camera streams aggregate to core storage arrays; the OM5 spec provides headroom for future 25G NVR base-T migrations without re-cabling horizontal pathways.