QuickNet™ OM4 and OM5 Signature Core™
MTP* Fiber Optic Cassettes SPECIFICATION SHEET
construction
Fiber types: Signature Core™ OM4+ 50/125μm
Signature Core™ OM5+ 50/125μm
Fiber count: 12 or 24
Split sleeve
material:
Zirconia ceramic: Signature Core OM4+
Zirconia ceramic: Signature Core OM5+
Link loss: Signature Core™ OM4+ Ultra Low: 0.35dB
Signature Core™ OM5+ Ultra Low: 0.35dB
application
Allows system designers to tailor configuration, reach and breakout construction to application requirements; to minimize waste,
optimize cable management, speed deployment, and improve flexibility and manageability for lower installation costs.
technical information
OM4 and OM5 Signature Core™ Fibers are modal and chromatic dispersion compensating multi-mode fibers designed for
optimum performance with high-speed Vertical Cavity Surfacing Emitting Lasers (VCSEL) transceivers. The refractive index
profile is engineered to correct for the interaction between modal and chromatic dispersion increasing the total channel
bandwidth.
Like OM3 and OM4 fiber types, the actual supported reach for Signature Core™ Fiber family depends on the electrical and
optical characteristics of the VCSEL transceiver1.
OM4 Signature Core™ provides you on average 20% longer reach than OM4 defined standard for all applications using
Ethernet, Fibre Channel and Cisco BiDi technologies. For example, the OM4 Signature Core™ Fiber will support a 600m reach
with 10GBASE-SR transceivers compared to a 400m maximum reach over OM4 as specified in IEEE 802.32.
OM5 Signature Core™ provides you on average 15% longer reach than OM5 defined standard for all applications that use Short
Wavelength Division Multiplexing (SWDM). SWDM is a technology that boosts transmission capacity by sending multiple signals
in four wavelengths across the 850nm to 940nm on a single fiber.
OM4 and OM5 Signature Core™ Fibers are 100% standards compliant meeting all OM3 and OM4 specifications, with an
additional requirement for Differential Mode Delay (DMD) that compensates for modal and chromatic dispersion effects4. OM5
Signature Core™ includes additional bandwidth characterization at 953 nm to support extended distances when using SWDM.
general information
QuickNet™ OM4 and OM5 Signature Core™ MTP* Fiber Optic Cassettes comply
with IEEE 802.3ae 10 GbE and ANSI T11.2 Fibre Channel requirements.
QuickNet™ Signature Core™ MTP* Fiber Optic Cassettes employ high performance
12-fiber MTP* connectivity on the rear of the units routed to discrete SC or LC
connectivity on the front. Colors for OM4 and OM5 shall follow respectively TIA/
EIA-568-C.3 and TIA 568.3 -D suggested color identification scheme. They
interconnect with high-density SFF MTP* ribbon interconnect cable assemblies.
High-density cassette patch panels shall hold up to 8 cassettes, allowing up to 96
fiber connections to be deployed in one rack unit (1 RU).
environmental properties
Operating temperature: 0°C to +70°C
Storage and shipping temperature: -40°C to +70°C
Installation temperature 0°C to + 60°C
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standards
Connectivity meets or exceeds TIA/EIA-568-C.3 and
TIA 568.3-D performance requirements for respectively
OM4 and OM5 defined standards
ROHS 2002/95/EC: Compliant
1 The actual channel reach of a laser optimized, multimode ber (OM3, OM4, or Signature Core™) depends on the optical and electrical parameters of the VCSEL transceiver.
For worst-case optical and electrical parameters, Signature Core™ Fiber will provide at least 20% greater reach over standards un-compensated OM4 ber.
2 OM4 ber was rati ed in the IEEE802.3/D3.0 proceedings from 15-Dec-2011, Table 52-6 with an operating range of 2 to 400 meters.
3 Reach values are a minimum.
4 Differential Mode Delay (DMD) is a metric de ned in telecommunications industry association standard EIA/TIA 455-220-A, January 2003, which describes a method for
measuring the modal dispersion of laser optimized multimode mode ber.
*MTP is a registered trademark of US Conec Ltd.
5 OM5 ber has been approved as the new wideband multimode standard on June 2016, by ANSI/TIA-492AAAE
QuickNet™ OM4 and OM5 Signature Core™ MTP* Fiber Optic Cassettes
123456 12 13
FC 2 S A - AS
1 – Fiber Product
F = Fiber
2 – Product Type
H = HD Flex™
C = Opticom™ Cassette
3 – Generation
2 = 2nd generation technology
4 – Fiber Type
S = Signature Core™ OM4+ fiber
available with ultra low loss only
W = Signature Core™ OM5+ fiber
available with ultra low loss only
5 – Performance
A = Ultra low loss
6 – Dash
7 & 8 – Fiber Count
12 = 12 fiber total
24 = 24 fiber total
9 – Dash
10 & 11 – Connector Type
10 = Duplex LC adapter
12 & 13 – Polarity
AS = Method A
AF = Modified Method A,
pair flipped
BN = Method B
Character
Example
part number configurator
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QuickNet™ OM4 and OM5 Signature Core™ MTP* Fiber Optic Cassettes
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Notes:
1. Reference TIA-568-C.0 for details on Method A and Method B Polarities.
2. Method B Cassettes are available upon request. Please contact Panduit for details.
*MTP is a registered trademark of US Conec Ltd.
Dimensions are in inches. [Dimensions in brackets are metric].
3.5
[89]
4.9 REF.
[125]
3.5
[88]
4.2
[106]
3.9
[99]
1.4
[35]
4.3
[109]
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