Panduit FW2ELQ1Q1NNM014 OM4 Multimode Fiber Patch Cable

The Panduit FW2ELQ1Q1NNM014 delivers 14-foot duplex LC-to-LC connectivity for 10/40/100 Gigabit Ethernet backbones, IP camera uplinks, and SAN infrastructure where OM4 multimode fiber is specified. This patch cord uses laser-optimized 50/125-micron OM4 fiber with aqua OFNR-rated zipcord jacketing, providing 550-meter reach at 10GbE and full IEEE 802.3ba compliance for 40/100G over shorter distances. Duplex LC connectors are factory-terminated with ceramic ferrules, individually insertion-loss tested, and shipped with protective dust caps. The 14-foot length bridges rack-to-rack or intra-rack connections in network closets, datacenter hot/cold aisles, and surveillance head-end equipment rooms where you need guaranteed performance headroom beyond OM3 without the cost of single-mode infrastructure.

Key Features

• OM4 50/125-micron laser-optimized multimode fiber - 550m reach at 10GbE, 150m at 40/100GbE per IEEE 802.3ba
• Duplex LC-to-LC connectors - factory-polished ceramic ferrules, <0.3 dB insertion loss typical, individually tested
• 14-foot (4.3-meter) length - rack-to-rack or intra-rack connections in datacenters and network closets
• Aqua OFNR zipcord jacket - IEC 60793-2-10 Type A1a.2 compliant, plenum-equivalent flame rating for riser installations
• Push-pull LC boot design - tool-free latching with strain relief, high-density panel compatibility
• RoHS compliant - lead-free construction meets EU Directive 2011/65/EU and California Proposition 65

The FW2ELQ1Q1NNM014 uses Corning or equivalent OM4 fiber with 850nm laser optimization, achieving 4700 MHz·km effective modal bandwidth - critical when you're designing 40GBASE-SR4 or 100GBASE-SR10 links that cannot tolerate the 2000 MHz·km ceiling of OM3. Each fiber strand is fusion-spliced to precision-ground ceramic ferrules inside the LC connectors, then endface-polished to sub-50nm surface finish and inspected under interferometry to verify geometry compliance with IEC 61755-3-1. Panduit ships these patch cords with insertion loss certificates documenting <0.3 dB typical IL and >20 dB return loss at 850/1300nm wavelengths. The duplex LC form factor occupies half the panel real estate of SC connectors and supports TAA-compliant Cisco, Arista, Juniper, and Extreme Networks 10/25/40/100G optics in breakout or native configurations. Aqua jacketing follows TIA-598-D color coding for instant OM4 identification in mixed-mode fiber plants.

Zipcord construction bonds two 2.0mm buffered fibers in a flat jacket profile, allowing the cable to split apart for individual connector routing through tight-radius pathways, behind vertical cable managers, or into high-density LC cassettes where round duplex cable creates excessive bundle diameter. The OFNR (Optical Fiber Nonconductive Riser) flame rating meets NEC Article 770 for vertical riser shafts and general-purpose horizontal runs; it's plenum-equivalent in performance but cost-optimized for installations where true OFNP certification isn't mandated by AHJ. Jacket material is low-smoke zero-halogen (LSZH) compatible for international deployments under IEC 60332-1 and EN 50267 standards. The 14-foot length is factory-cut and tested - you avoid the field-termination labor, endface contamination risk, and performance variability of on-site connectorization, while the mid-range length fits the 10-20 foot rack-adjacency scenarios common in surveillance head-ends where NVRs, PoE switches, and fiber aggregation switches occupy neighboring racks.

Deploy the FW2ELQ1Q1NNM014 when your IP camera infrastructure uses fiber uplinks from access-layer PoE switches to distribution-layer aggregation switches (common in parking structures, perimeter fence lines, and campus deployments where copper reach is exhausted), when connecting SFP+ or QSFP+ transceivers in spine-leaf datacenter fabrics, or when building SAN storage arrays where you need the 3x modal bandwidth advantage of OM4 over OM3 to future-proof 40/100G migration paths. The duplex LC interface is backward-compatible with 1000BASE-SX Gigabit Ethernet optics, so you can install OM4 infrastructure today and light it with 1G optics, then swap to 10/25/40/100G modules as bandwidth demands grow without re-pulling cable. Panduit's build quality and factory testing reduce the 'bad cable' variable during link troubleshooting - when a fiber link fails, you can confidently eliminate the patch cord and focus diagnostics on transceivers, switch ports, or backbone cabling. For integrators managing TIA-568 structured cabling standards or datacenter operators maintaining ANSI/TIA-942 Rated-3/4 infrastructure, this patch cord delivers the certified performance and traceability that Panduit's reputation is built on.