Wirewerks NextSTEP 3-Series Breakout Module enables 192 fiber ports in 1RU
Wirewerks says it has added the 3-Series Breakout Module to their NextSTEP Fiber Management System. The module leverages SENKO’s SN connector to enable 96 duplex SN ports over 192 fibers per 1RU panel. It is designed to complement the transition to high-density optical connectivity applications, including breakout applications for high-speed SFP-DD, QSFP-DD, and OSFP transceivers.
The NextSTEP 3-Series Breakout Module is a factory-terminated and tested slide-in module. It features six rear-mounted MPO 8-fiber connectors distributed to 24 front-mounted duplex SN ports, which provides 24 x two-fiber breakout channels per module. Four of these breakout modules can be mounted in a NextSTEP 1U Panel, which yields the 192 fiber per panel. The NextSTEP 1U Panels are stackable to enable the creation of custom matrices.
Wirewerks says the 3S Breakout Module delivers twice the density of LC breakout panels, with only half as many duplex SN patch cords versus individual LC jumpers. The module also simplifies transceiver upgrades; technicians plug in the new transceiver and connect the appropriate Wirewerks cable assembly to complete four-fiber to eight-fiber transceiver migrations.
“The new Breakout Module simplifies multi-lane, multi-channel transceiver breakout, simplifies transceiver upgrades, and supports advances in server port densification. Our customers like simplification and densification in their networks,” commented Edouard Tabet, Wirewerks’ vice president of engineering.
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