How to use 24 Fibers MPO/MTP cable in 40G/100G networks?

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With the increase in business volume
and users’ demand for greater bandwidth, large-scale enterprise networks have
begun to upgrade from 10G to 40G to 100G, among which 24 fibers MTP/MPO cable
plays an important role. So how much do you know about 24 fibers MTP/MPO cable
solution? How should 24 fibers MTP/MPO cables be applied in 40/100G networks?
You will get more detailed information after reading this article.

 

What is 24 fibers MTP/MPO Cabling?

 

24cores MTP/MPO cabling is a
high-density wiring solution based on 24 core MTP/MPO cables. Compared with 24
fibers cabling that uses three 8 fibers MTP/MPO cables or two 12 fibers MTP/MPO
cables, one 24 fibers MTP/MPO cable can provide higher density.

 

24 fiber MPO/MTP Cabling in 40G/100G
Network Solution

Compared with the traditional
single-core dual-core optical fiber cabling, the 24 fibes MPO/MTP cabling has
more advantages to some extent. Although the duplex LC connector occupies the
same space as a single MTP connector, a single MTP connector can support 24 cores
and can achieve a higher connection density. Therefore, when the network grows
from 10Gbps to 40G or 100G, it will use 24 fiber MTP/MPO structured cabling,
which is convenient to support more and more advanced applications (such as AR,
VR). 24 fibers MTP/MPO cabling based on 24 fibers MTP/MPO cables can provide
different types of solutions for 40G/100G networks. The following four typical
24 fibers MTP/MPO cabling solutions.

 

Solution 1: 24 fiber MTP/MPO Cable
based Cross Connection

 

As shown in the figure below, the 24
cores MTP/MPO
fiber jumper can be converted from 24 fibers to dual-core by using a 24
cores MTP-LC fiber distribution box. Among them, polarity B MTP/MPO fiber optic
patch cords and 8-core/12-core MTP fiber optic patch cords have a similar way
to manage port polarity. Compared with 8-core and 12-core MTP fiber optic patch
cords, 24-core MTP fiber optic patch cords can achieve higher port density,
which is three times that of 8-core MTP fiber optic patch cords and two-core
MTP fiber optic patch cords. Times. In addition, for the realization of 144
cores, the area occupied by the 24-core MTP connector is about 30% less than
that of the 12-core MTP connector. Because of this, the 24-core MTP fiber
jumper is much higher. Density applications are welcome.

 

Solution 2: LC Fiber Patch Cord based
Cross Connection

 

Different from the MTP/MPO
cross-connection, this solution is suitable for the situation with limited
24core MTP/MPO fiber jumpers (that is, there is no additional 24-core MTP/MPO
fiber jumper). In order to increase network flexibility, two 24core MTP/MPO
fiber jumpers are used. Use MTP/MPO-LC optical fiber distribution box and
duplex LC optical fiber jumper to establish a communication link between the
lines. This deployment can realize dual optical fiber and parallel multi-fiber
connection on the optical fiber.

 

Solution 3:  Adopt with MTP/MPO branch Cables

 

Different from solution 1, the MTP/MPO
branch fiber optic patch cord and MTP/MPO fiber adapter panel in this solution
replace the MTP/MPO-LC fiber distribution box and LC fiber optic patch cord
combination part in solution 1. This change greatly increases the panel The
connection density on the. In this solution, the 8-port 24-core MTP/MPO optical
fiber adapter panel can support up to 192-core optical fiber. For QSFP
applications, the density of a 24-core MTP/MPO adapter panel under the same
port (such as 8 ports) is three times that of an 8-core MTP panel.

 

Solution 4: MTP/MPO Trunk Cables
Parallel Connection

Compared with 8fibers/12fibers MTP/MPO
cabling, 24fibers MTP/MPO cabling can support a wider range of parallel
applications. For example, 24fibers MTP/MPO cabling can provide 100G SR-10
applications with only ten pairs of 10x10G configuration multi-mode fiber to
achieve connection, even if some vendors have extended 100G SR-10 applications
to provide 12x10G (120G), 24-core MTP/MPO fiber jumper can also provide the
simplest and direct connection for its application.

 

Among them, in 120G parallel
applications, 120G ports can be configured as 12 independent 10G links, and
then connected to the server through a 24-core MTP-12LC duplex branch fiber
jumper. At the same time, it can also be configured as 3 40G links, connected
to the network switch through a 24-core MTP-3×8-core MTP fiber jumper.

 

To sum up

 

24 fibers MTP/MPO cabling based on
24-core MTP/MPO cables connection is the most cost-effective solution for
deploying parallel and duplex fiber applications. Compared with three 8-pin
MTP/MPO connectors and two 12-pin MTP/MPO connectors, 24-pin MTP/MPO connectors
provide higher density and effectively shorten the cleaning and inspection time
during MTP system installation.

 

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