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Siemon launches LightStack
8 ultra high-density plug and
play fibre system
S
iemon, a leading global network
infrastructure specialist, has
expanded its line of LightHouse™
advanced fibre cabling solutions in the
Middle East with LightStack® 8. This new
ultra high-density plug and play system
offers efficient and cost-effective support
of current and future 8-fibre applications.
LightStack 8 provides an easy and
efficient migration path to 40 and 100
Gb/s speeds in data centre switch-to-
switch backbone links to enable faster
data transmission, processing and
storage of larger, more complex sets
of data generated by the Internet of
Things (IoT) as well as storage intensive
and cloud-based applications.
assemblies and jumpers. With a
capacity to hold 144 LC fibres or 864
MTP fibres in 1U or 576 LC fibres and
3456 MTP fibres in 4U it enables ultra
high-density for deployment in tight
fitting data centre spaces. Sliding
bottom rear divider and swing-open
cable management clips allow for easy
port access and cable management
in densely packed areas. Integrated
strain relief and an easy-open magnetic
door protect the fibres and eliminate
potential cable pinch points.
With current 40 and 100 gigabit
multimode fibre applications, as well
as future 200 and 400 gigabit fibre
applications based on 8 optical fibres
LightStack 8 offers a complete end-to-end
Base 8 fibre system and enables 100%
fibre utilisation for the most efficient
support of these 8-fibre applications. “LightStack has long been our premium
ultra high-density plug and play fibre
system,” says Prem Rodrigues, director
of sales and marketing for Middle East,
India and SAARC at Siemon. “With
current and future fibre applications
all dominated by fibre counts that are
divisible by 2 or 8 fibres, LightStack
8 offers the simplest, most efficient
migration to 40 or 100 Gb/s and
beyond. At the same time the new
system maximises fibre utilisation and
maintains all of the LightStack features.”
The new system consists of 1U and 4U
fibre enclosures, modules, adapters, The system includes low-loss LightStack
8 modules that transition 1 Base 8 MTP
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to 4 duplex LC connectors, as well as
LightStack 8 MTP pass-through adapter
plates to support day one 40 Gb/s or
100 Gb/s applications. LightStack 8 LC
pass-through adapter plates for duplex
applications are also available. These
modules and adapter plates can be
quickly and easily inserted or removed
from either the front or rear of the
enclosure. The system also includes
Base 8 plug-and-play MTP trunk
assemblies, MTP jumpers and hybrid
equipment cords for backbone and
equipment connections.
Available in low loss OM4 multimode
and OS1/OS2 singlemode, Siemon’s
new ultra high-density plug and play
system features smaller diameter
RazorCore™ fibre to significantly reduce
cable diameter of assemblies and
provide a 2mm diameter MTP jumper.
The system also includes Base 8 MTP to
LC hybrid assemblies as an alternative
to modules for support of 10 Gb/s and
4 X 10G Base 8 MTP to LC BladePatch®
assemblies that feature the innovative
push-pull latch activation of the
BladePatch plug for easy access in tight
fitting areas. n
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