Use of Pre Terminated Fiber Solutions and Their Benefits
Today's modern data center proposition continues to promote the hot topics around consolidation, reduced operating expense, flexibility, scalability and of course being as 'Green' as possible along the way. That sounds simple, but when you start to achieve all of the above, maybe difficult than you imagine. Recently, more and more mission critical enterprise networks are considering the need for multiple fibers in a high density, modular and pre-terminated solution. Why are they become so popular? And do you also consider this solution for your network?
Some Changes Occurred in Panel to Panel Links
We have seen panel to panel links, both copper and fiber being installed for many years. These tend to be mainly in data centres, linking up racks, and therefore providing easy moves and changes within local patching fields. But, the trouble is these fibers are terminated and then fixed permanently in to place. In the past, a fiber installation would have involved a good amount of forward thinking, ensuring that the planned lengths were precise as there would be little movement to rectify any mistakes. This would result in a costly installation. Therefore, it's clear that high speed enterprise networks are already demanding and installing multiple fibers MTP solution, meaning selecting that right easy and expandable fiber infrastructure choice from the offset is of vital importance.
Pre-Terminated MTP Connection Becomes the Hottest Topic
When it comes down to fiber it has to be the pre-terminated MTP
connections, providing new advancing technologies that provide multiple
fibers in a very small and modular footprint. MTP type connectors, also
referred to as MPO, supplying you with a single trunk cable of
either 12 or 24 cores. All in all, not much thicker than a
standard fiber patch lead, so greatly reduced in size from previous
pre-terminated fiber cable installations. However, already being
requested are larger cores of 36, 48, 72, 96 or even 144 - but do keep
in mind that these will be thicker in construction and could be made of
multiple cores on a number of separate cables.
Where Could Pre-Terminated MTP Solution Be Used?
The MTP to MTP fiber cassettes suit various environments, applications
and budgets. Primarily, data centres, DR-Co locations, FCoE SAN's, links
between floors/risers and larger communication rooms. Basically, for
anyone that needs to quickly create a 10 Gigabit
performance fiber network backbone. All of these demand, and would
ultimately benefit, from the uncompromised performance, density and
scalability that MTP solutions can provide. Additional to the MTP to MTP
cassette links, we are also seeing an increased demand for 'last metre'
fan out cables. For example, 12x LC connections to a single
MTP adapter, being used for direct 40 Gigabit equipment
links. With the ever increasing need for more bandwidth and
virtualisation of application 40Gbp's speeds are already being installed
in data centers.
How Does It All Stack Up?
Supplied as part of the MTP solution is a 1U rack mountable fiber
enclosure, so the installation is extremely easy. Each 1U enclosure will
hold 3 cassettes and at the back of each cassette you can then access
the MTP trunk cable male socket(s). The more cassettes you purchase the
more 1U trays are supplied. You will then find at the front
of multimode or single-mode cassettes are the legacy LC fiber
connections, in either a 6 or 12 duplex (12 or 24 Core), to link back to
the active network hardware or existing patch panels. Minimal time is
required for the installation, with no need for onsite Per termination
fiber and better still no out of hours working, allowing you to experience
the highest performance from your network.
Originally Published at www.cables-solutions.com