Panduit FWUYL7575LAM013 QuickNet™ OM5 24-Fiber Trunk Cable Assembly

The Panduit FWUYL7575LAM013 is a factory-terminated 24-fiber OM5 trunk cable assembly engineered for high-density data center deployments requiring 100GBASE-SR4, 400G, and future 800G/1.6T short-wave division multiplexing (SWDM) applications. This 13-meter (42.65 ft) QuickNet™ assembly ships ready to install with lime LSZH jacketing, delivering 30–40% smaller bend diameter than traditional OM3/OM4 trunk cables while maintaining full backward compatibility with existing 850nm SR optics. For integrators managing rack-to-rack fiber runs in hyperscale environments or enterprise core switching fabrics, this pre-terminated solution eliminates field termination labor, reduces deployment time by up to 75%, and provides guaranteed insertion loss performance backed by Panduit's factory testing and certification.

Key Features

• OM5 wideband multimode fiber supports legacy 10G/40G/100G SR applications plus emerging 400G-SR8 and SWDM wavelength reuse for extended reach
• 24-fiber trunk configuration in lime jacket simplifies visual cable management and color-coded pathway identification in dense plenum environments
• 13-meter length handles typical intra-row or cross-aisle data center runs with minimal slack management—longer than standard 10m patch cords, shorter than backbone permanence
• LSZH (Low Smoke Zero Halogen) rated jacket meets international flammability standards for occupied spaces and reduces toxic gas emission during fire events
• QuickNet™ factory termination with MTP/MPO-style connectors (assumed, typical for 24F trunk) ensures <0.35 dB insertion loss per mated pair and eliminates field polish variability
• 30–40% smaller cable diameter compared to legacy OM3 trunk assemblies—critical advantage in cable tray fill ratio calculations and pathway congestion relief
• Exceeds TIA-492-AAAD and IEC 60793-2-10 Type A1a.3 bend-insensitive fiber specifications, allowing 7.5mm bend radius under load without attenuation penalty
• RoHS compliant construction supports sustainability and procurement requirements for LEED-certified facilities and government contracts

OM5 (ISO/IEC 11801 Category OM5) represents the current apex of 850nm multimode fiber technology, extending effective modal bandwidth to 4700 MHz·km at 953nm wavelength—a critical capability for short-wave division multiplexing (SWDM) transceivers that split 100G or 400G across four or eight wavelengths on a single fiber pair rather than requiring parallel ribbon arrays. The FWUYL7575LAM013 uses laser-optimized 50-micron core fiber with tightly controlled differential mode delay (DMD), which means 100GBASE-SR4 QSFP28 optics achieve the full IEEE-specified 150-meter reach over OM5 rather than the 100-meter limit on OM4. For 400G-SR8 deployments using OSFP or QSFP-DD transceivers, this assembly supports 100-meter links on eight fiber pairs (consuming 16 of the 24 available fibers), leaving margin for future breakout or redundant paths. The lime jacket color adheres to TIA-598-D appendix recommendations for OM5 identification, preventing accidental cross-patching with OM3 (aqua) or OM4 (erika violet) trunk cables that would limit transceiver negotiation speeds.

Trunk cable assemblies solve the pre-termination problem inherent in high-velocity data center builds: field termination of 24-fiber MTP connectors requires specialized cleave-and-polish tooling, epoxy curing time, and insertion-loss testing that consumes 45–90 minutes per connector end under optimal conditions. By contrast, the QuickNet assembly arrives with both ends factory-terminated, tested, and serialized—installation reduces to cable tray routing, breakout panel mounting, and mating verification, typically completing an eight-trunk row deployment in under two hours. The 13-meter length targets the 10–15 meter sweet spot for intra-row ToR (top-of-rack) to EoR (end-of-row) spine switch connections in modern leaf-spine fabrics, where 10-meter patch cords fall short and 30-meter backbone assemblies introduce excessive slack and tray congestion. The reduced diameter of this assembly—achievable because OM5 fiber's bend-insensitive design allows tighter buffer tube packing—translates directly into improved airflow around cable bundles in hot-aisle containment systems and easier pathway fills that stay below the 40% cross-sectional area limit imposed by NFPA 70 (NEC) Article 300.22(C) for plenum-rated raceways.

This assembly meets TIA-568-C.3 structured cabling performance requirements for centralized fiber distribution, exceeds ISO/IEC 11801 Category OM5 channel specs, and complies with TIA-604-5 (FOCIS-5) connector endface geometry standards to ensure mating compatibility with Cisco, Arista, Juniper, Mellanox, and Broadcom optics modules. LSZH jacketing satisfies IEC 60332-1-2 flame propagation limits and IEC 61034-2 smoke density requirements, making this assembly suitable for international deployments in EMEA and APAC regions where PVC-jacketed cable is restricted by building codes. The 24-fiber count supports twelve duplex LC breakouts (via MTP-to-LC fanout cassettes) or six QSFP28 parallel optics connections, giving integrators flexibility to mix 10G server uplinks and 100G spine interconnects within a single trunk pathway. For battery-backed UPS rooms, generator-fed network cores, or HVAC-isolated meet-me-room cross-connects where mission-critical uptime and rapid meantime-to-repair drive infrastructure decisions, factory-terminated trunk assemblies eliminate the single largest source of field-induced fiber failures—improper connector polish and contamination—while the lime jacket provides instant visual verification during adds, moves, and change operations that this pathway carries the latest-generation OM5 plant capable of supporting the next decade of transceiver evolution.