Panduit FWUYL7575LAM090 OM5 24-Fiber Trunk Cable Assembly
The Panduit FWUYL7575LAM090 is a QuickNet™ 24-fiber trunk cable assembly engineered for high-density data center environments deploying 100G and 400G network infrastructure. This 90-meter (295.28 ft) OM5 trunk features PanMPO Female to PanMPO Female connectors with Ultra Insertion Loss performance, HD Flex cable construction for 30-40% space savings, and a Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH) jacket for fire-safety compliance in restricted spaces. Method B polarity and a factory pulling eye streamline installation while ensuring reliable fiber alignment in spine-leaf architectures and high-speed interconnects.
Key Features
- OM5 wideband multimode fiber supports 100GBASE-SR4, 400GBASE-SR16, and SWDM applications up to extended reach distances
- 24-fiber count in a single trunk assembly reduces cable clutter and simplifies pathway management in high-density racks
- PanMPO Female to PanMPO Female connectors (24-fiber) provide reliable mating with MTP/MPO infrastructure
- Ultra Insertion Loss specification ensures maximum link budget margin for 100G/400G optics
- HD Flex cable construction uses 30-40% less conduit and pathway space compared to standard OM3/OM4 trunk cables
- Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH) jacket meets plenum and fire-safety requirements for international data center deployments
- Method B polarity maintains proper fiber pair alignment in parallel optics architectures
- Factory-installed pulling eye on one end accelerates installation through conduit and cable trays
- Lime-colored jacket provides instant visual identification of OM5 fiber type per TIA-598 color coding
- 90-meter (295.28 ft) length supports inter-rack, inter-row, and zone-to-zone distribution in medium-to-large data centers
- Pre-terminated and factory-tested assembly eliminates field-termination errors and reduces deployment time
- QuickNet™ product line integration enables consistent performance across Panduit fiber infrastructure components
OM5 fiber represents the latest evolution in wideband multimode fiber technology, extending the wavelength range from 850 nm to include 880 nm, 910 nm, and 940 nm channels. This four-wavelength capability enables Short Wavelength Division Multiplexing (SWDM), allowing a single 24-fiber trunk to support higher aggregate bandwidth compared to OM3 or OM4 fiber at similar reach distances. For 100GBASE-SR4 applications, OM5 extends the maximum link distance to 150 meters (compared to 100 meters on OM4), providing additional margin for structured cabling deployments where patch panel consolidation or cross-connect flexibility is required. In 400GBASE-SR16 architectures, OM5 maintains the same 150-meter reach while delivering lower modal dispersion and improved wavelength uniformity across all 24 fiber pairs. The Ultra Insertion Loss specification on this trunk assembly further maximizes link budget margin, ensuring compatibility with both current-generation 100G optics and future 400G/800G transceivers that operate at tighter loss budgets. The HD Flex cable construction uses a smaller-diameter jacketed design that reduces the overall cable cross-section by 30-40% compared to legacy OM3 trunk cables of the same fiber count. This space savings translates directly to higher conduit fill ratios, increased airflow in cable trays, and reduced bend radius requirements in congested pathway environments. Method B polarity—where fiber positions 1-12 on Connector A map to positions 13-24 on Connector B—provides the correct transmit-to-receive pairing for parallel optics modules (PSM4, SR4, DR4) without requiring crossover adapters or polarity-reversing modules. The PanMPO Female connector design ensures reliable mating with standard MTP/MPO infrastructure, with alignment pins on the mating adapter providing sub-micron ferrule alignment and consistent return loss performance across all 24 fiber pairs.
Data center infrastructure teams deploying spine-leaf fabrics, storage-area networks, or high-performance computing clusters rely on pre-terminated trunk cables to maintain deployment velocity and reduce field-termination risk. The factory pulling eye on this trunk assembly allows installation crews to pull the cable through conduit, under raised floors, or across overhead cable trays without stressing the connectors or fiber strands—critical when working with the tighter bend radius constraints of HD Flex cable. Once in place, the lime-colored LSZH jacket provides instant visual confirmation of OM5 fiber type during adds, moves, and changes, reducing the risk of mixing OM3/OM4/OM5 infrastructure in the same pathway. LSZH jacket construction is mandatory in many international data center facilities (particularly in Europe and Asia-Pacific regions) where building codes prohibit PVC-jacketed cables in plenum spaces or areas with limited egress. The LSZH compound produces minimal smoke opacity and zero halogen acid gas when exposed to flame, improving visibility and reducing toxic exposure during fire events. For U.S.-based data centers with plenum return-air pathways, this LSZH jacket meets the fire-safety intent of CMP-rated cables while providing the additional benefit of international standards compliance for multi-site deployments. The 90-meter length is optimized for mid-size to large data centers where inter-row distribution exceeds the reach of 30-meter or 50-meter trunk assemblies, but does not require the expense and pathway congestion of 150-meter+ cables. In a typical deployment scenario, this trunk connects spine switches in a centralized equipment room to leaf switches distributed across multiple rows, with sufficient length to route through overhead cable trays, down vertical risers, and across raised-floor pathways while maintaining the minimum 10x bend radius required for OM5 fiber (approximately 300 mm for HD Flex construction). Pre-terminated trunk assemblies eliminate the field labor, specialized tools, and certification testing required for on-site fusion splicing or mechanical termination, reducing deployment time from hours per trunk to minutes and removing the variability introduced by field technician skill levels.
This trunk cable assembly meets TIA/EIA-568-C.3 structured cabling standards for OM5 fiber, TIA-604-5 (FOCIS-5) mechanical interface requirements for MPO connectors, ISO/IEC 11801 international cabling standards, and TIA-492-AAAD fiber performance specifications. Full RoHS compliance ensures compatibility with green-building mandates and export regulations for international deployments. The QuickNet product line from Panduit provides a complete pre-terminated fiber solution ecosystem, allowing data center teams to source trunk cables, cassette modules, breakout harnesses, and patch cords from a single vendor with consistent quality and performance validation. For teams managing spine-leaf fabrics with 100G uplinks today and 400G migration paths planned for future capacity expansions, OM5 fiber provides investment protection without requiring a forklift upgrade of the physical layer infrastructure—new 400G optics can operate over the existing OM5 trunk cables installed during the initial 100G deployment, reducing total cost of ownership and minimizing service disruption during technology transitions.
