Third-Party Tests Confirm Leviton Opt-X Unity System
Leviton Network Solutions, a division of Leviton Manufacturing Inc., announced that its Opt-X Unity 40/100G Fiber System has been tested and verified by third-party group, Intertek Testing Services (ETL), to exceed performance requirements under 40GBASE-SR4 and 100GBASE-SR10 standards. Opt-X Unity 40/100G Fiber System provides a single, simple connectivity solution that gives data centers a clear migration path to new high-speed applications.
Intertek tested eight different fiber channel configurations to assure compliance to the maximum insertion loss and link distance requirements specified in the IEEE 802.3ba standard. The channels used all of Leviton’s OM3 and OM4 system components, including pre-terminated multifiber termination push-on (MTP) trunks, MTP modules, MTP array harnesses and MTP array patch cords. The channels were configured with two, three, four and five mated connector pairs in lengths of 100, 150, and 300 meters to reflect typical data center applications as well as maximum flexibility for 40G or 100G applications. The five mated pair configuration, for example, used two MTP array patch cords, two MTP-MTP modules and 150 meters of OM4 cable. All 24-fiber channels were set up and tested as specified in TIA-568-C.0, and tested to the maximum channel insertion loss of 1.9 dB for OM3 and 1.5 dB for OM4 as specified in IEEE802.3ba standard.