Application
Data Center Cabling
From colocation cages to enterprise data-halls, the modern data center runs on fiber. FeatherOptics supplies the LC and Uniboot patch cords that connect switches, servers, and cassettes at the rack level.
What matters here
Common challenges
- High-density LC patching in 32-port leaf switches
- Uniboot LC-LC for tool-free polarity switching
- ≤ 0.35 dB insertion loss on every patch
- GR-326 compliance for colocation acceptance testing
Our take
Recommended SKUs
OM4 LC-LC Duplex LSZH for 40G/100G-SR4 rack patching; OM3 LC-LC Uniboot for high-density 10G links.
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7 SKUs recommended
OM3 LC-LC Uniboot Duplex Patch Cord
Space-saving dual-fiber uniboot design for high-density racks. OM3 multimode, LC-LC, tool-free polarity switching.
OS2 LC-LC Uniboot Duplex Patch Cord
Single-mode long-distance uniboot patch cord. 9/125 µm OS2, LC-LC, 2.0/3.0 mm — carrier and enterprise backbone use.
OM4 LC-LC UPC Duplex LSZH Patch Cord
Bend-insensitive OM4 duplex for 40G/100G short-reach data centers. LC-LC UPC, 2.0 mm LSZH jacket, magenta.
OM3 SC-SC UPC Duplex LSZH Patch Cord
Multimode OM3 duplex with SC connectors on both ends — for older Cisco/Huawei switches, GPON ONT ports, and legacy SC-panel plants.
OM4 SC-SC UPC Duplex LSZH Patch Cord
Multimode OM4 duplex with SC connectors on both ends — for legacy SC-panel data centers running 40G/100G-SR4 with extended reach.
OS2 SC-SC UPC Duplex LSZH Patch Cord
Single-mode OS2 duplex with SC connectors on both ends — the workhorse of central-office (CO) patching, GPON head-ends, and telecom SC bulkheads.
OS2 LC-SC UPC Duplex LSZH Patch Cord
LC-to-SC hybrid single-mode duplex — bridges modern LC transceivers to legacy SC bulkheads for DWDM, GPON, and long-reach data-center links.