Panduit FWUYL7575KAM022 QuickNet 24-Fiber OM5 Trunk Cable Assembly
The Panduit FWUYL7575KAM022 is a 22-meter QuickNet trunk cable assembly engineered for high-density data center deployments requiring rapid infrastructure buildout with extended bandwidth headroom. This 24-fiber OM5 wideband multimode assembly leverages short wavelength division multiplexing (SWDM) technology to deliver four times the effective bandwidth of OM4 over the same fiber count, supporting 40G and 100G applications today while future-proofing for 400G migrations. The small-diameter trunk construction uses 30 to 40 percent less pathway space than conventional assemblies, critical when you're facing exhausted cable tray capacity or tight bend-radius constraints in overhead or under-floor runs. LSZH jacketing meets European and Asia-Pacific fire safety mandates for enclosed spaces, and the lime color-coding ensures instant visual identification during adds, moves, and changes.
Key Features
- OM5 wideband multimode fiber supports SWDM for 4× effective bandwidth vs. OM4 at same fiber count
- 24-fiber trunk delivers 12 duplex channels in a single pull, reducing installation labor by 90% vs. individual duplex patch cords
- Small-diameter construction saves 30–40% pathway space compared to standard trunk assemblies, ideal for exhausted cable trays and high-density horizontals
- 22-meter (72.17 ft) length handles typical inter-row, top-of-rack to end-of-row, or riser-to-floor distribution distances without mid-span splicing
- LSZH (Low Smoke Zero Halogen) jacket meets IEC 60332-1 and 60332-3C flammability requirements for plenum-equivalent safety in enclosed equipment rooms and international deployments
- Lime jacket provides instant OM5 identification per TIA-598-D color standards, preventing cross-connection errors during MAC work
- QuickNet factory-terminated and tested assemblies eliminate field termination variability, delivering guaranteed insertion loss performance out of the bag
- Meets TIA-568-C.3, ISO/IEC 11801, TIA-492-AAAD (OM5 fiber spec), and RoHS compliance for procurement requirement checkbox coverage
OM5 fiber represents the first architectural shift in multimode technology since OM4's introduction in 2009. While OM3 and OM4 optimized effective modal bandwidth at 850 nm for traditional VCSEL transceivers, OM5 extends that optimization across four distinct wavelengths—850, 880, 910, and 940 nm—to enable short wavelength division multiplexing within the multimode spectrum. This allows a single fiber pair to carry four independent 25G or 50G channels simultaneously, delivering 100G or 200G aggregate throughput without requiring parallel optics or MPO breakout harnesses. For a 24-fiber trunk like the FWUYL7575KAM022, that translates to twelve duplex channels each capable of 100G SWDM operation today, with a clear migration path to 400G as transceiver costs decline. The 50-micron core diameter maintains compatibility with existing OM3/OM4 infrastructure and legacy 10G/40G optics, so you're not forklift-upgrading an entire data center to gain the headroom—OM5 trunks drop into current architectures and unlock higher speeds only where transceivers support it. Effective modal bandwidth exceeds 3500 MHz·km at 850 nm and maintains ≥2470 MHz·km across all four SWDM wavelengths per TIA-492-AAAD, ensuring you meet the 2 dB loss budget for 100GBASE-SR4 at 100 meters or 100G SWDM at 150 meters, well beyond typical intra-building horizontal distances.
QuickNet trunk assemblies solve the labor and performance consistency problems inherent in field termination or job-site fusion splicing. Each FWUYL7575KAM022 arrives factory-terminated with precision-polished connectors, insertion-loss tested across all 24 fibers, and individually serialized with test data traceable to the production lot. In a typical top-of-rack to end-of-row deployment, pulling a single 24-fiber trunk replaces twelve separate duplex patch cord runs or a multi-hour fusion splice session, cutting installation time from four hours to fifteen minutes and eliminating the twelve potential failure points where field connectors introduce variable return loss or insertion loss outliers. The small-diameter trunk construction—achieved through tighter buffer tube packing and optimized strength member placement—directly addresses the pathway exhaustion problem endemic to hyperscale and colocation environments. When you're adding 100G uplinks to a leaf-spine fabric and the overhead ladder rack is already at 40 percent fill, a conventional trunk assembly might push you past the 50 percent NEC fill-ratio threshold, triggering a costly ladder rack expansion or reroute. The FWUYL7575KAM022's reduced cross-sectional area keeps you compliant, preserves airflow around copper bundles, and maintains the bend-radius clearance needed when the trunk transitions from horizontal tray to vertical riser or swings into a cabinet entry port. The 22-meter length targets the inter-row and riser-to-distribution distances common in modular data center PODs: long enough to span three 42U racks in a row plus vertical rise to overhead tray, short enough to avoid the slack management headaches and excess attenuation risk of oversized assemblies coiled inside cabinets.
LSZH jacketing is a procurement requirement for any European, Middle Eastern, or Asia-Pacific deployment, and increasingly a design standard for North American enterprise and colocation facilities prioritizing occupant safety. During a cable fire, conventional PVC jackets release hydrochloric acid gas and dense black smoke that obscures egress routes and corrodes sensitive electronics; LSZH compounds emit minimal smoke opacity (<60% per IEC 61034) and zero halogenated acid gases, materially improving survivability and reducing equipment damage in enclosed equipment rooms where you can't simply open a window. The FWUYL7575KAM022 meets IEC 60332-3C vertical flame propagation limits, equivalent to plenum-rated performance, making it suitable for installation in air-handling spaces without requiring metallic conduit in most jurisdictions—check your local AHJ interpretation of NFPA 90A if you're running above a drop ceiling. Compliance with TIA-568-C.3, ISO/IEC 11801 Ed. 2.2, and the OM5-specific TIA-492-AAAD fiber performance spec ensures the assembly passes third-party certification requirements for LEED, Uptime Institute Tier III/IV, or proprietary data center standards that mandate standards-body alignment. The lime jacket color per TIA-598-D isn't cosmetic—it's a functional error-prevention control that lets your tier-1 techs instantly distinguish OM5 trunks from aqua OM3, erika violet OM4, or yellow singlemode during MAC work, preventing the polarity errors and mismatched-fiber incidents that take down production links.
