Panduit FW2ERQ1Q1NNM038 Pre-Terminated Fiber Assembly
The Panduit FW2ERQ1Q1NNM038 is a factory-terminated 2-fiber single-mode OS2 duplex fiber optic cable assembly engineered for enterprise backbone installations, campus fiber networks, and high-bandwidth IP surveillance systems. This 38-meter assembly features LC duplex connectors on both ends with riser-rated jacketing, eliminating field termination labor while delivering guaranteed insertion loss performance below 0.3 dB. Designed for integrators running OM1/OM2 migration projects or deploying 10/40/100 Gbps Ethernet links between network closets, the assembly ships pre-tested with serialized test reports and supports transmission distances exceeding 10 km at 10 Gbps over OS2 9/125 μm fiber.
Key Features
- Factory-terminated LC duplex connectors (UPC polish) on both ends — zero field splicing or termination required
- OS2 9/125 μm single-mode fiber rated for 10 Gbps at 10+ km, 40 Gbps at 2 km, 100 Gbps at 500 m
- Riser-rated (OFNR) PVC jacket meets NEC Article 770 for vertical building risers without conduit
- 38-meter engineered length accommodates typical inter-floor or cross-building runs with service loop
- Serialized factory test data included — insertion loss ≤0.3 dB, return loss ≥50 dB per TIA-568.3-D
- Pull-proof strain relief boots protect connector ferrules during installation and prevent jacket separation
- Yellow jacket for instant single-mode identification in multi-cable environments
Pre-terminated fiber assemblies solve the three chronic problems integrators face with field-terminated fiber: inconsistent loss budgets from hand-polished connectors,延ed project timelines when termination techs are unavailable, and failed certification tests that require re-pulls. The FW2ERQ1Q1NNM038 ships with both connectors already installed and polished to sub-0.15 dB typical insertion loss in Panduit's controlled factory environment, then tested across all four polarity combinations (A-to-A, A-to-B, B-to-A, B-to-B) before packaging. The serialized test report travels with the cable and provides baseline numbers for your as-built documentation and future troubleshooting — when a link goes down three years later, you'll know whether the original installation tested at 0.12 dB or 0.28 dB. For integrators pricing fiber jobs on T&M contracts, factory terminations convert unpredictable labor hours into predictable material costs; for those on fixed-price bids, they eliminate the risk of a $40 connector becoming a $400 service call when the polish fails certification.
The 38-meter engineered length hits the sweet spot for vertical riser applications in 3–5 story buildings (typical floor-to-floor height of 12–15 feet = 33–52 feet usable span after accounting for a 10-foot service loop at each end) and horizontal campus runs between adjacent buildings or across large data centers. OS2 single-mode fiber is the correct choice for any link where you're running 10 Gbps today but need runway for 40 Gbps or 100 Gbps in the next refresh cycle — multimode OM3/OM4 tops out at 100 meters for 40 Gbps and 150 meters for 10 Gbps, while this OS2 assembly supports 10 km at 10 Gbps and 2 km at 40 Gbps using the same physical infrastructure. IP surveillance integrators running 12–32 camera edge NVRs back to a central management server will appreciate the bandwidth overhead; a 32-camera deployment streaming 8 MP at 30 fps with H.265 compression averages 640 Mbps, but this link handles 10,000 Mbps with enough headroom for firmware updates, live view scrubbing, and simultaneous playback without inducing packet loss.
The riser-rated OFNR jacket meets NEC Article 770.113(B) for installation in vertical shafts and floor penetrations without requiring conduit, saving material and labor costs in multi-story facilities. LC duplex connectors use a push-pull latch mechanism that's faster to mate than SC connectors and smaller than ST bayonets, fitting 50% more ports in the same rack space — critical when you're patching 48 fiber links into a single-RU panel. Panduit's strain relief boots are molded as a single piece with the connector housing (not a slide-on afterthought), so the boot can't separate during a hard pull through a tight J-hook run or when a tech accidentally snags the cable during a ladder move. The assembly is built to TIA-568.3-D and IEC 61754-20 standards with UPC (Ultra Physical Contact) polish on the ferrule end faces, delivering the ≥50 dB return loss required for bidirectional 10 Gbps Ethernet without reflective signal degradation.
