Apr 23 2015
Sumitomo Electric Lightwave, a leader in the design and manufacturing of optical fiber and connectivity solutions, today announced the introduction of its Lynx2 CustomFit® MPOQ8 Splice-On Connector.
Industry's First 8 Fiber QSFP-40G-SR4 MPO Splice-On Connectors for 40G/100G Data Center Connectivity by Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corp. (Photo: Business Wire)
The introduction of the connector marks the industry’s first 8-fiber QSFP(Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable) -40G– SR4 MPO splice-on connector that facilitates fast and easy 40 and 100GbE data center and enterprise network connectivity with maximum cost savings.
Coupled with laser optimized 0M4 8-count fiber ribbon cable, the 8-fiber MPO splice-on-connector allows real-time and on-site cable builds and permanent terminations of jumpers, trunk cables, harnesses and arrays to yield the optimum optical performance and cost savings for the data center.
This 8–fiber solution solves the considerable costs, optical performance, and compatibility issues of the traditional 12 fiber infrastructure by eliminating unused fibers, unnecessary connectivity points, and conversion module hardware for maximum cost savings. The elimination of conversion modules, alone, can save hundreds of dollars per port, potentially generating hundreds of thousands of dollars in cost savings in larger 40 and 100GbE infrastructure deployments.
The transition from a 12 fiber count to 8 is already made within the ferrule of the 8-fiber MPO splice-on connector. The new connector is compatible with other QSFP-40G-SR4 connectors and 100GbE modules at 25G transmission. Insertion loss of the new connector is < 0.35dB and it is compatible with Sumitomo Electric Lightwave’s Quantum Type-M12 mass fusion splicer and other leading brands.
Like all Lynx2 splice-on connectors from Sumitomo Electric Lightwave, the Lynx2 8-fiber MPO allows customized, on-site, real-time field terminations and cable builds without the shorts, excess slack, and logistic delays of pre-terminated cables for fast and easy 40G/100G upgrades, faster restoration, and less or no network downtime.
“ As the first company to have introduced the MPO splice-on connector, we are pleased to offer our customers further innovations in MPO and optical ribbon fiber technology,” comments Joshua Seawell, director of Lightwave Network Products at Sumitomo Electric Lightwave. “Our continued leadership in providing continuous innovations for the data center ensures that our customers stay ahead of today’s rapid technology curve in order to deploy the most advanced and cost efficient solutions possible.“
The 8-fiber solution optimizes not only 40/100GbE and beyond networks, but is also backward compatible with legacy networks (1G & 10G), creating a real-time, scalable, and already future-proofed network. The Lynx2-MPOQ8 will be unveiled and demonstrated at AFCOM Data Center World Global Conference, April 19-23, at booth 1215.