Forty Percent More Fibers in the Rack – R&M
R&M, placing more fibers in existing distributors. Network operators worldwide are facing this task. Wherever they want to expand Fiber to the Home offerings, implement Smart Cities or upgrade campus networks and data centers – the same task is facing them today. Fiber optic cabling must be expanded and compressed in order to connect more subscribers and transmit more data faster. R&M, the global Swiss developer and provider of connectivity systems for high-quality, high-performance network infrastructures, solves this task with the new PRIME Ribbon distribution module. The slide-in module for the fiber optic distributor rack PRIME connects ribbon fiber cables with the flexible and proven PRIME program. With this type of cable, the number of optical fibers in a rack can be increased by 30% to 40%.
In comparison to single fiber cables, ribbon fiber cables offer a number of advantages. They enable a higher number of fibers with the same cable diameter as well as the splicing of 8 or 12 fibers in one working step. With this technology, three to four times more fibers can be laid in a conduit or rack than usual.
The PRIME ribbon distribution modules from R&M connect ribbon fiber cables. This allows the fiber optic infrastructure to be compressed at many locations within existing rooms and racks. The number of fibers can be increased by 30 % to 40 % compared to cabling with conventional single fiber cables.
The PRIME ribbon distribution modules from R&M occupy a 3/4 height unit in a 19″ rack. Their capacity is 96 fibers. In addition to the splice patch variant with LC duplex or SC couplings, R&M offers a pure splice variant for 288 splices.
The PRIME ribbon distribution modules are suitable for fiber to the home projects in combination with the PRIME racks. They are used for network expansion in central offices, POPs and street cabinets. Data centers use them to consolidate the fiber optic cabling of meet-me rooms and zone distributors. Campus networks and backbones in large buildings are also among the areas of application.