Panduit FWUYL7575LAM017 QuickNet 24-Fiber OM5 Trunk Cable Assembly
The Panduit FWUYL7575LAM017 is a 24-fiber OM5 trunk cable assembly engineered for high-density data center deployments requiring maximum bandwidth headroom and minimal pathway congestion. Terminated with PanMPO female connectors on both ends and rated for Ultra Insertion Loss performance, this 17-meter LSZH cable delivers the fiber infrastructure spine for 40G/100G/400G aggregation layers while occupying 30–40% less conduit and cabinet space than traditional breakout assemblies. The HD Flex construction supports tight-radius routing through vertical cable managers and overhead ladder rack, and the factory-installed pulling eye simplifies long horizontal runs without risking connector damage during installation.
Key Features
- OM5 wideband multimode fiber supports 40G/100G SR4, 100G SR10, and future 400G SWDM applications over extended reach
- 24-fiber count in compact trunk form factor — two 12-fiber PanMPO interfaces reduce panel density by 12:1 vs. duplex LC
- PanMPO Female to PanMPO Female termination with Method B polarity mapping for direct switch-to-switch or switch-to-panel uplinks
- Ultra Insertion Loss grade — max 0.35 dB typical connector loss ensures margin for 100-meter OM5 channel budgets at 100G
- Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH) outer jacket meets IEC 60332-1 and 60754 for enclosed-space installations and international building codes
- HD Flex cable construction — 3.0 mm trunk diameter with 7.5× bend radius minimum allows routing through 2 RU high-density panels without kinking
- Factory-installed pulling eye on one end supports conduit pulls up to 50 meters without back-feeding stress into connector ferrules
- 17-meter assembled length bridges typical row-to-row distances in pod-based data center architectures
- Lime-green cable jacket and aqua MPO connector boots provide instant OM5 visual identification per TIA-598-D color standards
- Tested and certified to TIA-568-C.3, ISO/IEC 11801, and FOCIS-5 — ships with individual insertion loss test results
OM5 wideband multimode fiber extends the usable spectrum of traditional OM4 from 850 nm to a four-wavelength grid (850/880/910/940 nm), enabling shortwave wavelength-division multiplexing (SWDM) for 400 Gb/s transmission over 24 fibers instead of requiring 96-fiber parallel optics. This trunk assembly's 24-fiber configuration maps cleanly to two 12-fiber MTP/MPO modules — each module supports one 40G QSFP+ SR4 transceiver, one 100G QSFP28 SR4 transceiver, or one future 200G QSFP56-DD SR4 module, depending on endpoint optics. The Ultra Insertion Loss rating guarantees individual connector attenuation below 0.35 dB (typical), leaving sufficient link budget for two mated connections plus 100 meters of OM5 cable under the TIA-568-C.3 100GBASE-SR4 channel limit of 1.9 dB total loss. Method B polarity follows the TIA-568 standard for straight-through trunk applications: paired fibers flip within each connector (A1→B12, A2→B11...) so that a transmit lane on one end terminates at the corresponding receive lane on the far end without requiring crossover modules or on-site re-pinning. For integrators deploying leaf-spine fabrics or storage-area-network backbones, this eliminates the most common day-two troubleshooting issue — polarity mismatch — and allows plug-and-play uplinks between Cisco Nexus, Arista, Juniper QFX, or Dell PowerSwitch platforms.
The HD Flex cable design reduces trunk outer diameter to 3.0 mm — roughly half the diameter of a legacy 24-fiber distribution cable — which directly translates to 30–40% lower fill ratio in overhead cable tray, vertical managers, and under-floor conduit. In a typical 42 RU cabinet housing six spine switches, replacing 48× duplex LC jumpers with four 24-fiber trunks frees 18 RU of front-panel real estate and cuts pathway congestion by two-thirds, improving airflow and simplifying maintenance access. The 7.5× minimum bend radius (22.5 mm) allows 180-degree service loops within a 2 RU horizontal manager or a 4-inch-radius vertical bend through Zero-U cable routing channels, which is critical when dressing cables around densely populated 1 RU switches with rear-mounted PSUs. The factory-installed pulling eye on one end — a reinforced Kevlar loop integrated into the cable strength member — enables conduit pulls up to 50 meters at the cable's rated 100 N tensile load without transferring stress to the MPO connector backshells. For long horizontal runs between network closets or cross-connects, this allows installation teams to pull from the non-connector end first, then terminate the far end after the cable is in place, reducing the risk of ferrule endface contamination or physical damage during the pull. The 17-meter length suits row-to-row distances in modular data centers with hot-aisle/cold-aisle layouts or connects perimeter meet-me rooms to core distribution frames in colocation facilities.
The LSZH jacket formulation complies with IEC 60332-1 flame propagation and IEC 60754 halogen-free requirements, making this assembly suitable for occupied spaces, below raised-floor plenums in jurisdictions following international building codes (Europe, APAC, Middle East), and any installation where toxic smoke generation during fire presents evacuation risk. Panduit's factory termination process includes automated ferrule endface polishing to less than 50 nm apex offset and individual insertion loss testing per TIA-568-C.3 Annex B, with test results serialized to each trunk assembly. The cable meets TIA-492-AAAD (OM5 fiber performance), ISO/IEC 11801 Class F cabling, and RoHS material compliance, ensuring compatibility with LEED v4 sustainable building credits and EU equipment-disposal regulations. For integrators bidding federal or state projects, the domestic Panduit manufacturing footprint and GSA schedule pricing streamline procurement under Buy American Act requirements.
