Panduit FWUYL7575KAM006 QuickNet OM5 24-Fiber Trunk Cable Assembly
The Panduit FWUYL7575KAM006 is a 6-meter, 24-fiber OM5 trunk cable assembly engineered for high-density data center applications requiring 100G, 400G, and future 800G connectivity over multimode fiber. Featuring PanMPO female connectors on both ends with Method A polarity, LSZH jacket, and HD Flex construction, this QuickNet trunk delivers the fiber capacity, bend performance, and fire safety compliance needed for modern spine-leaf architectures and vertical riser installations. The factory-terminated assembly includes a pulling eye on one end to simplify long horizontal runs or conduit pulls, while Ultra Insertion Loss specifications ensure margin on extended OM5 links up to 100 meters.
Key Features
- OM5 Wideband Multimode Fiber – 50 µm core supports shortwave division multiplexing (SWDM) across 850-953 nm for 400GBASE-SR4.2 and 800G applications, with full backward compatibility for OM3/OM4 transceivers at 10G/25G/100G speeds
- 24-Fiber MTP/MPO Trunk – Dual 12-fiber channels for 2× 100G QSFP28 SR4 links, or single 24-fiber breakout for 400G QSFP-DD SR8 parallel optics; PanMPO female connectors on both ends
- Method A Polarity – Straight-through pin-to-pin mapping (Position 1 to Position 1) per TIA-568-C.0 Annex A, enabling standards-compliant duplex channels when paired with Method A cassettes or breakout modules
- Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH) Jacket – IEC 60332-3-24 flame-retardant outer sheath produces minimal smoke and halogen-free combustion byproducts, required for plenum-equivalent spaces and enclosed cable pathways in jurisdictions enforcing NFPA 70 or EN 50288 fire safety
- HD Flex Transition Construction – Reduced-diameter cable body (approximately 5.5 mm) and flexible furcation allow minimum bend radius of 10× cable diameter during installation, 20× long-term, critical for routing through congested overhead ladder rack or tight 90-degree turns in vertical channels
- Ultra Insertion Loss Performance – Factory-tested IL ≤0.35 dB per mated connector pair (MPO male-to-female interface via adapter or equipment port), tighter than TIA-568-C.3 0.75 dB allowance, preserving link budget margin on 70–100 m OM5 runs to spine switches
- Integrated Pulling Eye – Stainless steel or reinforced polymer loop on one trunk end rated for up to 100 lbf pull tension, compatible with fish tape, pull rope, or cable cart systems for long horizontal distribution or vertical riser pulls exceeding 20 meters
- 6-Meter Engineered Length – Pre-cut to 19.68 ft for rack-to-rack spine connections, cross-aisle links, or floor-to-ceiling riser segments in standard 42U rack rows with 600 mm aisle depth; eliminates field termination labor and endface contamination risk
- Lime Jacket Color – Industry-standard aqua/lime identifies OM5 wideband multimode per TIA-598-C, preventing accidental cross-connection with OM3 (aqua) or OM4 (erika violet) trunks during MAC operations
- QuickNet Factory Certification – Each assembly ships with test report documenting per-fiber insertion loss and return loss across all 24 fibers, endface inspection images per IEC 61300-3-35, and polarity verification to Method A pinout standard
OM5 Wideband Multimode Technology and 400G Migration Path: Unlike OM3 and OM4 fiber optimized for 850 nm VCSEL transmission, OM5 (ISO/IEC 11801 OS2 designation, TIA-492-AAAD specification) qualifies four distinct SWDM wavelengths—850 nm, 880 nm, 910 nm, and 940 nm—each carrying independent data streams over the same physical fiber pair. This quad-wavelength capability allows IEEE 400GBASE-SR4.2 transceivers to transmit 4× 100G PAM4 lanes over just 8 fibers (4 Tx + 4 Rx), compared to the 16 fibers required for parallel 400GBASE-SR16 on OM4. For integrators planning 400G leaf-spine fabrics, a single 24-fiber OM5 trunk can support one full 400G link with 16 fibers reserved for future expansion, or two independent 100G SR4 links using traditional parallel optics with 4-fiber headroom. The FWUYL7575KAM006's Method A polarity maps all 24 fibers in straight-through orientation (fiber 1→1, fiber 12→12, fiber 13→13, fiber 24→24), so when connected to a Method A MPO cassette (such as Panduit's FQMCC or FQMP2 series) or a 400G-SR4.2 transceiver expecting Type A pinout, the transmit and receive lanes align correctly without requiring field crossover adapters. This eliminates a common deployment error where mismatched polarity methods (A/B/C) create link failures or force technicians to insert costly MPO key-up/key-down gender changers. For existing 10G or 25G infrastructure built on OM3/OM4, OM5 trunks operate transparently—850 nm SR/SX optics see only the qualified EMB (effective modal bandwidth) at that wavelength and will deliver identical performance to OM4 links, making OM5 a true future-proof drop-in replacement.
Data Center Deployment Context and Cable Management: In modern leaf-spine topologies, 24-fiber trunks serve as the primary horizontal distribution medium between top-of-rack (TOR) leaf switches and end-of-row (EOR) aggregation nodes, or between leaf switches and centralized spine switches in adjacent rows. A typical deployment scenario: each TOR switch has two redundant 100G uplinks to diverse spine switches, consuming 2× 12-fiber (or 2× 8-fiber for OM5 SWDM) breakouts from a single 24-fiber trunk run to the MDA (main distribution area). The FWUYL7575KAM006's 6-meter length fits standard data hall geometries where TOR cabinets sit 3–5 meters from the MDA cage, allowing vertical rise from the TOR U36 position to overhead cable tray (±1.5 m), horizontal run across the hot aisle (±4 m), and vertical drop into the MDA frame (±1 m) with minimal slack coil. The LSZH jacket satisfies both NFPA 70 Article 770.113 requirements for "plenum cable" equivalency in spaces used for environmental air (overhead tray above drop ceilings) and European EN 50288-6-1 standards for Euroclass Cca-s1a,d1,a1 cables in enclosed pathways—critical for multinational operators deploying identical BOMs across US and EMEA facilities. HD Flex construction allows the trunk to navigate tight 90-degree turns at horizontal tray intersections or vertical wire-management fingers without exceeding the 55 mm bend radius that would induce macrobending loss on 50 µm core fiber; this is particularly important when routing multiple 24F trunks through 4-inch-wide vertical channels already congested with copper DAC cables and power whips. The factory-installed pulling eye supports fish-tape attachment for conduit runs or cable-cart pulley systems during initial buildout, then can be zip-tied to the trunk jacket post-installation to prevent snagging during subsequent MAC-adds in the same tray.
The FWUYL7575KAM006 meets TIA-568-C.3 Annex E structured cabling standards for MPO-based trunk assemblies, TIA-604-5 (FOCIS-5) mechanical interface dimensional tolerances for the PanMPO ferrule geometry, and ISO/IEC 11801 Edition 2.2 OM5 fiber performance criteria per TIA-492-AAAD (minimum 3500 MHz·km OFLc effective modal bandwidth at 850 nm, 1850 MHz·km at 953 nm). Factory insertion loss testing per IEC 61280-4-1 ensures each of the 24 fibers exhibits ≤0.35 dB through the mated connector interface, well within the 0.75 dB TIA-568-C.3 channel allowance and leaving ample margin for two additional mated pairs in a typical TOR-to-spine link (trunk→cassette→equipment port = 3 connections × 0.35 dB = 1.05 dB connector budget, plus 0.6 dB fiber loss at 100 m × 3 dB/km OM5 attenuation = 1.65 dB total link loss, comfortably under the 1.9 dB 100GBASE-SR4 receiver sensitivity). As part of Panduit's QuickNet pre-terminated system, this trunk integrates with FQM-series cassettes, FQMCC universal modules, and OptiCam patch panels to create a manufacturer-unified structured cabling solution where polarity, loss budgets, and fiber mapping are guaranteed at the factory rather than dependent on field technician skill with epoxy-polish terminations or mechanical splice connectors. For operators running compliance audits (SOC 2, FISMA, PCI-DSS data center controls), the included test report provides serialized per-fiber IL/RL data that survives third-party verification, while the lime LSZH jacket and Method A polarity offer visual confirmation that fire code and TIA polarity standards are met without requiring disruptive endface inspection during annual reviews.
