Panduit FW2ERQ1Q1NNM020 OM4 20m LC Duplex Fiber Cable

Panduit FW2ERQ1Q1NNM020 OM4 LC-LC Duplex Fiber Patch Cable

The Panduit FW2ERQ1Q1NNM020 is a factory-terminated OM4 multimode duplex fiber patch cable engineered for 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet backbone installations where signal integrity and installation speed matter. This 20-meter assembly ships with LC duplex connectors on both ends, riser-rated OFNR jacket, and guaranteed insertion loss ≤0.35 dB per TIA-568 Channel specs. Pre-terminated construction eliminates field termination labor and the risk of contamination or poor polish — critical when you're bringing up a new surveillance NVR stack or datacenter ToR switch and can't afford re-pulls or troubleshooting flaky links at 3 a.m.

Key Features

• OM4 50/125 μm laser-optimized multimode fiber supports 10GBASE-SR up to 400m, 40GBASE-SR4 up to 150m, 100GBASE-SR10 up to 150m
• LC duplex connectors (UPC polish) on both ends with dust caps; pinless boot design prevents snags during cable management
• Riser-rated OFNR plenum-equivalent jacket meets NEC Article 770 for vertical risers and most horizontal applications
• Factory-terminated and individually tested for insertion loss ≤0.35 dB, return loss ≥20 dB per TIA-568.3-D
• Magenta jacketed per TIA-598-D OM4 color standard for instant visual identification in mixed-fiber environments
• 20-meter (65.6 ft) length handles cross-rack runs, riser hops, or IDF-to-MDF links without mid-span splicing
• RoHS compliant; backed by Panduit's fiber systems warranty when installed per manufacturer guidelines

OM4 fiber is the workhorse for enterprise surveillance and IT infrastructure demanding 10/40/100G throughput without the cost of single-mode optics. The 50/125 μm core size and laser-optimized refractive index profile deliver 4,700 MHz·km effective modal bandwidth at 850 nm — enough to support 10GBASE-SR links across a 400-meter campus backbone or 100GBASE-SR4 across a 150-meter datacenter spine. For large-scale surveillance deployments, this means you can trunk 32+ 4K camera streams from a remote equipment room to a central NVR cluster over a single fiber pair at 10 Gbps, or aggregate multiple edge switches over 40G QSFP+ links without worrying about distance limitations that plague OM3 or the cost overhead of single-mode transceivers. The magenta jacket follows TIA-598-D color coding, so techs can differentiate OM4 from aqua OM3, orange OM2, or yellow single-mode at a glance during moves-adds-changes — reducing the risk of mismatched fiber types that cause link budget failures.

Factory termination is non-negotiable for mission-critical fiber installs. Panduit's automated polishing process delivers consistent endface geometry — less than 50 nm apex offset, ≤12° fiber angle, minimal scratches per IEC 61300-3-35 inspection standards — that you cannot reliably achieve with field-polish connectors under time pressure. Each duplex cable ships with insertion loss and return loss test results traceable to NIST-certified reference-grade test equipment, typically measuring 0.15–0.25 dB insertion loss (well below the 0.35 dB spec) and >35 dB return loss. The LC connector is a 1.25 mm ceramic ferrule design with a push-pull latch mechanism; Panduit's pinless boot prevents the plastic strain relief from snagging on adjacent cables or patch panel frames during insertion and removal, a common failure mode in dense 1U panels where you're working 48 ports in a 19-inch width. The duplex clip holds both transmit and receive fibers in correct polarity (Position A or Position B depending on your TIA-568 standard interpretation), eliminating the cross-connect errors that cause Tx/Rx swaps and force you to burn time re-landing cables.

The riser-rated OFNR jacket meets NEC 770.154(A) flame propagation and smoke density requirements for installation in vertical shafts, ducts, and plenums used for environmental air — functionally equivalent to plenum (OFNP) for most commercial applications except dedicated air-handling spaces. The 3.0 mm round cordage construction uses aramid yarn strength members rated for 100 N pull tension, so the cable survives typical install stress (pulling through conduit, securing to ladder rack, dress-and-train around tight bend radii) without kinking the glass or stressing the connectors. Minimum bend radius is 10× cable diameter under load (30 mm) and 5× at rest (15 mm); observe these limits to prevent microbending attenuation that degrades link margin. For horizontal cable management, use Panduit's FiberRunner or J-hook systems with 2-inch radius minimums and avoid zip-tie over-tightening — fiber doesn't tolerate crush loads the way copper does.

Typical deployment contexts include datacenter leaf-spine fabrics (ToR switch to spine switch at 40/100G), enterprise campus backbones (building IDF to MDF at 10G), surveillance NVR trunking (aggregation switch to NVR cluster), and AV matrix switcher interconnects (4K/8K uncompressed video over 10GBASE-SR). The 20-meter length is a Goldilocks size for many installations: long enough to span a 15-meter cross-aisle run with slack for vertical dress and service loop, short enough to avoid the 0.5+ dB insertion loss that stacks up on 50+ meter runs and eats into your 2.6 dB 10GBASE-SR link budget. When planning fiber trunk capacity, remember that 40GBASE-SR4 and 100GBASE-SR4/SR10 use parallel optics — one duplex OM4 cable carries one 10G lane, so a 40G link requires four duplex cables (eight fibers) or a single MPO-12 trunk. For surveillance integrators used to copper thinking, this is the equivalent of understanding that 10GBASE-T needs Cat6A, not Cat5e — using OM3 instead of OM4 cuts your 40G reach from 150m to 100m, and using OM2 drops you to 10G-only at degraded distances.

This cable is TIA-568.3-D and ISO/IEC 11801 compliant for commercial building cabling, tested to IEC 61300-2-4 (connector endface), IEC 61300-3-34 (return loss), and IEC 61300-3-4 (insertion loss) standards. The OM4 fiber itself is manufactured to ITU-T G.651.1 and IEC 60793-2-10 A1a.2 specs, with <3.0 dB/km attenuation at 850 nm and <1.0 dB/km at 1300 nm. Panduit provides a 20-year fiber systems warranty when installed per their guidelines and registered within 90 days — covering cable, connectors, and patch panels as a unified channel, not just the cable in isolation. For integrators working on prevailing-wage jobs or government contracts requiring Buy American Act compliance, verify the country-of-origin marking on the reel; Panduit manufactures fiber assemblies in multiple facilities and some SKUs qualify while others do not.