Panduit F8ONM5E5EAAM030 576-Fiber OS2 Singlemode MTP Trunk Cable
Panduit's QuickNet™ F8ONM5E5EAAM030 delivers 576 fibers of OS2 singlemode capacity in a single 30-meter trunk assembly, purpose-built for high-density datacenter spine connections and intra-building parallel optics distribution. Female MTP-to-female MTP connectors follow Method A polarity mapping, ensuring straight-through compatibility with 40GBASE-SR4, 100GBASE-SR10, and 400G parallel transceiver modules without field re-pinning. LSZH riser-rated jacket meets Euroclass Cca fire performance for plenum-alternative installations where low smoke and zero halogen emission are code requirements. At 30 meters, this assembly supports typical floor-to-floor datacenter runs, equipment-row-to-MDA distribution, and campus building interconnects while maintaining the sub-0.75 dB insertion loss budget required for 40G/100G/400G optical links.
Key Features
- 576-fiber OS2 9/125µm singlemode capacity in single trunk assembly for spine-and-leaf datacenter fabrics supporting 144× 40G or 48× 100G parallel links
- Female MTP-to-female MTP connectors with Method A polarity (straight-through key-up-to-key-down) for direct compatibility with QSFP+/QSFP28/QSFP-DD transceiver modules
- 30-meter (98.4 ft) length engineered for floor-to-floor risers, row-to-MDA distribution, and intra-campus building links
- LSZH Euroclass Cca riser jacket delivers low-smoke, zero-halogen fire safety for occupied spaces and plenum-alternative pathways per IEC 60332-3-24
- Standard insertion loss grade (≤0.75 dB typical) meets TIA-568-C.3 Channel performance requirements for 40GBASE-SR4 and 100GBASE-SR10 applications
- Factory-terminated and tested MTP connectors eliminate field polishing, reduce deployment time by 90% vs. on-site termination, and guarantee Day 1 link performance
- Pull-eye strain relief enables compliant tension loading during vertical riser pulls and horizontal cable tray installations up to rated pulling force
- Yellow jacket color-coding provides instant OS2 singlemode identification per TIA-598-D visual convention, reducing cross-connect errors in mixed MMF/SMF environments
The F8ONM5E5EAAM030 trunk solves the physical-layer challenge of scaling 40G/100G/400G parallel optics beyond the 100-meter multimode limit. Each 576-fiber trunk contains forty-eight 12-fiber MTP ribbons (24 ribbons per connector when using duplex Method A mapping), allowing a single cable pull to replace 288 duplex LC patch cords or 48 legacy 12-strand OM4 trunks. OS2 singlemode fiber (9µm core, 125µm cladding) extends the reach to 30 meters in this assembly—well beyond the 10-meter practical limit of OM4 multimode at 100G speeds—while maintaining <0.75 dB insertion loss per TIA-568-C.3 permanent link budgets. Method A polarity (key-up Position 1 transmit maps to key-down Position 1 receive) aligns with industry-standard QSFP transceiver pinouts: Position 1-4 carry TX on one end and RX on the opposite end without requiring Type B gender-mismatch adapters or Type C crossed-fiber construction. This means you can connect a 40GBASE-SR4 switch port (male MTP transceiver) to a female MTP bulkhead, trunk to the remote MDF female bulkhead, and patch out to the far-end switch (male MTP transceiver) using only male-to-female MTP jumpers—no polarity adapters, no field re-keying, no guessing.
Panduit manufactures this trunk using individualized 9/125µm OS2 fibers (not ribbon-only construction), which allows tighter bend radius compliance and better accommodates the micro-bend stresses inherent in high-density MTP cassettes and breakout panels. The LSZH outer jacket achieves Euroclass Cca rating per EN 13501-6, meeting the European low-smoke/low-toxicity requirements often adopted by U.S. datacenters, hospitals, and transportation hubs as a safer alternative to traditional PVC riser cable in occupied spaces. Unlike plenum-rated CMP cable (which costs 40–60% more and requires metallic conduit in some AHJ interpretations), LSZH Cca riser cable can be installed in open cable tray and ladder rack without conduit in most U.S. jurisdictions, reducing material and labor costs while still providing superior fire safety over CMR PVC. The yellow jacket follows TIA-598-D color convention for OS2 singlemode, preventing accidental cross-connection with aqua OM3/OM4 multimode trunks during MACs—critical in hybrid 10G-SR/40G-LR environments where plugging multimode into a singlemode port causes immediate link failure and potential transceiver damage.
Installation is straightforward: the integrated pull-eye accepts standard fiber-rated pull rope (600 lbf max tension per TIA-568-C.1 for indoor backbone cable), and the 30-meter length is short enough to avoid mid-span splice points while long enough to cover typical 3–4 floor vertical rises (assuming 12 ft floor-to-floor height + 20% slack reserve). Factory termination and testing eliminate the need for field fusion splicing or epoxy-and-polish workflows—each MTP connector is pre-installed in Panduit's controlled manufacturing environment, end-face-inspected for sub-0.75 dB insertion loss, and individually serialized for traceability. Upon delivery, you pull the trunk, mount the MTP connectors into Panduit FAP or FMP high-density panels, and you're live—no field test equipment required beyond basic visual fault locator confirmation. For large spine-and-leaf fabrics (e.g., 10× 100G spine switches, each requiring 12× 100GBASE-SR10 uplinks = 120 fiber pairs = 240 fibers per switch), a single 576-fiber trunk can serve two spine switches from a single cable pull, cutting pathway congestion by 95% compared to discrete duplex LC cabling.
This trunk is TIA-568-C.3 and ISO/IEC 11801 compliant for structured cabling permanent links, TIA-604-5 (FOCIS-5) compliant for MTP connector geometry and performance, GR-409-CORE compliant for outside-plant singlemode fiber (ensuring long-term reliability even in temperature-cycled telecom environments), and RoHS-compliant for EU and California lead-free material regulations. The 30-meter length positions this assembly squarely in the intra-building datacenter backbone space: too long for equipment-rack-to-rack patch cords (where 3–5 m trunks dominate), but short enough to avoid the attenuation and cost penalties of inter-building campus cable (where 100–500 m assemblies require armored outdoor-rated jackets). If you're designing a leaf-spine network with 40G/100G server uplinks, a storage-area-network fabric requiring deterministic low-latency paths, or a high-performance computing cluster with RDMA-over-Converged-Ethernet, this Panduit QuickNet trunk provides the physical-layer density, reach, and reliability to keep your optics budget in check and your deployment timeline on track.
