Data center cabling

Cabling for your data center of the future

  

Long-lived solutions for your enterprise and colocation data center: flexible and fast!

The data center serves as the heart and hub of digitalization, providing the technical foundation for digital transformation and connecting all the critical components. Intelligent, future-proof cabling is essential for ensuring the fast and reliable transport of ever-increasing data volumes. With over 30 years of experience, Rosenberger OSI has supported data center projects of all sizes, ranging from 30 to 20,000 square feet of IT space. This extensive expertise allows us to confidently understand the challenges of data center cabling and identify risks that are often avoidable.

Forward-looking data center cabling - tailored to meet your requirements

Data center

Enterprise Data centers

We offer the perfect solution for your data center cabling needs, from standard to ultra-high-density configurations. Rosenberger OSI works with you to establish tailored technical guidelines, ensuring the optimization of your unique process flows. These requirements often exceed traditional European standards, and we are here to help you meet them seamlessly.

Colocation

Colocation Data centers

Colocation data centers must deliver cutting-edge technology and exceptional scalability while adhering to strict standards. At Rosenberger OSI, we understand the unique challenges faced by MTDCs. That’s why we provide a comprehensive range of solutions for robust and future-ready cabling infrastructures.

  

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Efficient Data Center Solutions – Benefits for You

Many organizations face the challenge of future-proofing their IT infrastructure to maintain performance and stay competitive. This drives increasing demands for space efficiency, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness. In cabling, the need for high-performance, adaptable solutions with ample bandwidth and modular scalability continues to grow. Trust Rosenberger OSI for your data center needs. Achieving exceptional data center performance requires cutting-edge products, especially when it comes to the cabling infrastructure.

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Efficient data center solutions with outstanding performance

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Modular, scalable cabling infrastructure

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Outstanding reliability and high-speed processing of enormous data volumes

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Exceptionally dependable data network across long, demanding distances

  

News & Media

Press Releases

PreCONNECT® OCTO and DUODECIM MTP® multimode available with APC 8° angled polish

PreCONNECT® OCTO and DUODECIM MTP® multimode are now also available with APC 8° angled polish for stable high return loss.

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Vlog #17 Splicing: Single-fiber vs. Ribbon

OSI Insights in our video-blog:
Splicing: Single-fiber vs. Ribbon
Efficient splicing techniques

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Success Stories

Rosenberger OSI supplies an ultra-high-density system

Classified information demands confidentiality and sophisticated security arrangements
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Sustainable data centers are the path to success

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Ribbon Splicing in Fiber Optic Technology

Ribbon splicing outperforms traditional single-fiber splicing in terms of installation speed and efficiency.

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Any other questions?

Find answers to common questions about data center cabling here.

What are the key criteria for future-proof data center cabling?

Security, reliability, and durability are the cornerstones of professional data center cabling. Flexible solutions are a top priority for most customers, especially as quality expectations rise alongside increasing network loads. Customized planning and intelligent cable management allow for seamless optimization of data center infrastructure with minimal effort. This results in reduced latency and improved data throughput. In the medium to long term, investing in high-quality components for new network cabling pays off. Key factors to consider include high availability, scalability, and robust security to meet future demands effectively.

Why is high-quality cabling essential?

Studies reveal that nearly 50% of data center failures are caused by poor-quality connection technology. This can have devastating consequences for high-availability data centers, where operational demands are exceptionally stringent. In such environments, any changes to the data center infrastructure must avoid disrupting daily operations. A structured and transparent IT cabling system is crucial for seamless data transfer and the secure, reliable interaction of all active components and applications within the data center. Additionally, data centers must support connectivity to public communication networks, cloud providers, and the Internet, making high-quality cabling an indispensable foundation for success.

Why Opt for Factory-Assembled Plug & Play Systems?

Factory-assembled Plug & Play systems deliver the highest level of consistent quality, ensuring optimal transmission performance. These preconfigured solutions are designed to offer the flexibility needed to adapt to future growth. As dynamic control hubs, data centers must evolve alongside business processes, newly implemented applications, and growing data volumes. In this context, it’s wise to invest in a well-structured, transparent IT solution that operates independently of the current “equipment pool.” This approach creates a physical, application-neutral IT cabling infrastructure, providing businesses with significantly greater flexibility and scalability.

Parallel optic cabling - what solutions are available?

Parallel optic cabling is gaining popularity in data centers, particularly with multimode solutions standardized by IEEE (Ethernet) for applications like 40 GBase-SR4, 100 GBase-SR10, and 100 GBase-SR4. With the adoption of 100 GBE-SR4, only four channels are required to enable parallel operation of 25 GBE serial connections. This makes the 12-fiber MPO push-on connector a highly efficient interface solution in these setups.

Further advancements in parallel optic solutions for data centers are expected, driven by IEEE 802.3 standardization efforts and ongoing developments in MSA transceivers. Future applications will likely include 400G and higher data streams transmitted over distances of up to 100 meters, utilizing the appropriate number of OM4 fibers as a standard solution.

What does modern Ethernet cabling with multimode fibers look like?

The IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group is actively developing multiple new Ethernet standards simultaneously. These include upcoming speeds like 200GBASE-SR4, 400GBASE-SR16, and 400GBASE-SR8, as well as 100GBASE-SR2, marking the third iteration of 100G. Intermediate speeds such as 25GBASE-SR and 50GBASE-SR also remain relevant.

The goal of these standardization efforts is to enable transmission over distances of at least 100 meters using multimode fiber (MMF), specifically graded-index 50/125µm OM4 fiber. Shorter distances achievable with OM3 fiber will also be defined, allowing users to assess whether existing OM3 cabling can still meet current and future requirements.

 

What are the singlemode options for parallel optic data transmission?

The Ethernet transmission protocol 100 GBE-PSM4 overcomes the strict length limitations of multimode variants, which are typically capped at 150 meters depending on the protocol (IEEE 802.3). PSM4 technology was developed as a cost-effective single-mode solution, enabling transmission distances of up to 500 meters with a channel attenuation of 3.26 dB (as specified in IEEE 802.3bm).

Rosenberger OSI has adapted its PreCONNECT® OCTO cabling concept to support single-mode applications. Utilizing SR4 and PSM4 protocols, only eight fibers are required for connectivity, even when using the MTP®/MPO 12-fiber push-on connector as the interface. Modern cabling infrastructures for parallel optic data transmission now favor cables with eight fibers (or multiples thereof), replacing the traditional twelve-fiber configurations typically used in MTP®/MPO-based solutions.