JANUARY 6, 2010 -- Leviton says that its OM3 fiber system has been third-party tested and shown to exceed the performance requirements to support 10GBase-S by Intertek (ETL).

10GBase-S calls for support of 10-Gbps networks over 300 m of multimode fiber.

Intertek tested three different fiber channel configurations to assure compliance to the maximum insertion loss requirements specified in the TIA-568-C.0 standard. The channels used all of Leviton’s OM3 system products, including pre-terminated MTP trunks, MTP-LC cassettes, MTP harnesses, MTP brackets, and patch cords. The channels were configured with six, eight, and nine mated connector pairs in lengths of 300, 53, and 62 m to show typical data center applications as well as maximum flexibility. The eight mated pair configuration, for example, used four MTP-LC cassettes and 53 m of OM3 cable. All 12 fiber channels were set up and tested as specified in TIA-568-C.0 to the maximum channel insertion loss of 2.6 dB for 10GBase-S.

Paul Alt, senior project engineer at Intertek, stated, “All configurations tested were found to be compliant to the maximum insertion loss requirements as specified in TIA-568-C.0. The variation in loss between each channel tested was very minimal, demonstrating consistent performance for all samples tested.”

“We are excited to be the first manufacturer to have an independent fiber channel verification completed,” said Gary Bernstein, RCDD, director of fiber product management at Leviton.

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