Panduit FW2RLU1U1ONM033 OM5 LC Duplex 33m Fiber Patch Cable
Overview
The Panduit FW2RLU1U1ONM033 is a 33-meter (108.3 ft) OM5 Wideband Multimode duplex fiber patch cable from the Panduit QuickNet pre-terminated cabling line. It ships ready to plug in — no field termination, no polishing — which matters when you're building out a fiber optic patch cable infrastructure on a tight schedule. OM5 (50/125µm) supports both legacy 10/25GbE transceivers and next-generation shortwave wavelength division multiplexing (SWDM) applications, so this cable doesn't strand you when you upgrade switching hardware. The LSZH (Low Smoke Zero Halogen) jacket keeps combustion byproducts out of occupied spaces and plenum-adjacent pathways — a hard requirement in many European and domestic data center facilities.
Compatibility
Designed for data center, telecommunications room, entrance facility, and equipment distribution area deployments where LC Duplex ports are standard. The LC Uniboot connector pairs with LC-duplex SFP/SFP+ ports on switches, routers, and active optical equipment from Cisco, Juniper, Arista, HPE, and similar vendors. OM5 is backward-compatible with OM3 and OM4 infrastructure — you can connect this cable to existing OM3/OM4 plant without breaking link budgets, though the SWDM advantage requires OM5 end-to-end. Meets TIA-568.3-D, ISO/IEC 11801, and ANSI/TIA-942-B, making it straightforward to document in structured cabling drawings against any of those three standards frameworks. The Uniboot housing simplifies polarity management on high-density patch panels — a single jacket carries both fibers, reducing cable congestion at the faceplate.
Installation Notes
At 33 meters, this cable is sized for inter-rack or inter-row runs in mid-to-large data hall floors — not a short patch. Verify actual route length before ordering; fiber bend radius violations are a common cause of insertion loss failures on longer horizontal runs. The LSZH jacket is required where local fire codes prohibit PVC, but confirm your jurisdiction's specific plenum or riser rating requirements — LSZH and plenum-rated are not interchangeable designations. LC Uniboot connectors incorporate a push-pull tab for extraction in dense panels; no special tooling required beyond standard LC fiber cleaning equipment before insertion.
