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CORE PRODUCTS

Product catalog summary
Introduction
This document is a comprehensive guide to Corning's data centre core products, focusing on fibre optic and copper communications systems. It highlights Corning's commitment to quality and innovation, detailing product offerings and resources to streamline purchasing and deployment processes.
Product Offerings
Corning provides a wide range of fibre optic and copper solutions, including EDGE8™ Solutions, EDGE™ Solutions, Plug & Play™ Systems, and FutureCom™ EA Plug & Play Systems. These products are designed to meet various data centre needs, emphasizing pioneering production standards and in-house manufacturing processes.
FastShip and FastConnect Programmes
The FastShip programme ensures shipment of pre-terminated solutions within 72 hours, while the FastConnect programme offers made-to-order products shipped within two weeks, facilitating expedited deployment.
Migration Path and Connectivity
The document outlines a migration path from 1G to 400G, detailing necessary trunk cables and connectivity interfaces. It stresses the importance of a cabling infrastructure that supports both current and future requirements.
Fibre Optic Cables
Corning's ClearCurve® and SMF-28® Ultra optical fibres are noted for their bend-insensitive properties and compliance with industry standards, ensuring reliability and reduced installation time.
Recommended Standards
Recommended standards for multimode fibre are provided, including specifications for mandrel radius and maximum attenuation, ensuring compliance with IEC and ITU standards.
Parallel and Duplex Optic Systems
Guidelines for building parallel and duplex optic systems are included, detailing components and configurations for various data rates and fibre types.
EDGE8™ Solutions
EDGE8™ solutions offer ultra-high-density connectivity with features like sliding drawers for easy module installation and tool-less trunk mounting. The document details available components and configurations.
EDGE8 Harnesses and Modules
EDGE8 harnesses connect active electronics to cabling infrastructure, allowing port disaggregation. Universal and port breakout modules maintain fibre polarity and reduce line card needs, enhancing space and power efficiency.
Standard Duplex Patch Cables
These cables allow quick polarity conversion without tools, reducing cable bulk and are available in various fibre types and lengths.
EDGE Accessories and Housings
Includes strain-relief brackets, cleaning tools, and high-density housings with sliding drawers for easy installation and management.
EDGE Trunks and Adapter Panels
Pre-terminated cables with MTP connectors form the network backbone, designed for rapid deployment. Adapter panels facilitate parallel optic applications.
MTP Patch Cable Applications
These cables support seamless migration to higher data rates, suitable for direct-connect, interconnect, and cross-connect scenarios.
Plug & Play™ Systems
Focuses on patch cables, trunks, housings, and accessories for data centres, outlining specifications, applications, and ordering information.
Performance and Ordering Information
Details on transmission performance, maximum insertion loss, and link lengths for Ethernet and Fibre Channel data rates are provided, along with ordering guidelines.
FutureCom™ EA Plug & Play™ Systems
Highlights high-system margins, reduced installation time, and consistent quality, with detailed specifications for panels, modules, and cables.
Copper Cable Management and Tools
Lists cable management solutions and tools, including patch cable management panels and assembly tools.
Additional Resources
Provides links to online resources, training, support videos, and contact information for customer care and sales development.
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2016 Enterprise Networks EMEA CORE PRODUCTS for Data Centre Networks

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Data Centres Data Centre Products Quality Innovation As a leader in data centre technology and innovation, we understand the unique requirements of the data centre and have compiled this guide to provide you with that valuable information at your fingertips. The guide includes product details, including information on newly released products, and a list of resources that can save you both time and money. We work hard to make sure these products are on the shelves of our distributors, ready for purchase when you need them. Data Centre Core Products | 2

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Get to know us! Corning Optical Communications We are a leading manufacturer of fibre optic and shielded copper communications system solutions for voice, data, and video network applications worldwide. We offer the broadest range of end-to-end fibre optic and copper product solutions for our customers’ telecommunications networks. Our pioneering production standards have long been the backbone of our innovation in fibre technology. All Corning optical fibre is manufactured by Corning, at Corning facilities, to unique specifications and designs. Production processes are managed and controlled...

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Corning’s FastShip Programme Providing your data centre solution in just days In stock and ready to ship in 72 hours! With our FastShip and FastConnect programmes, Corning makes it faster than ever to receive your pre-terminated fibre optic and copper solutions for data centres and storage area networks. The FastShip programme provides expedited shipping, ready to ship within 72 hours, on your day-to-day product needs with our fast assembly lines and in-stock product assortment. Due to our relationships with leading distributors, we have a large inventory of fibre connectivity products available...

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Corning’s FastConnect Programme Meeting custom requirements in just weeks Select made-to-order products in two weeks! Can’t find what you need in stock? Our enterprise core products for data centres and SANs are available for quick shipment through our FastConnect programme. This “made-to-order” programme provides shipping within two weeks upon receipt of your purchase order at Corning. When you select items from our FastConnect programme product list, we can produce and ship your items faster than ever!* For more information, contact Corning Customer Care at 00800 2676 4641 or [email protected]....

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Next-generation high-density MTP® pre-terminated data centre products EDGE™ Solutions High-density MTP pre-terminated data centre products Plug & Play™ Systems Standard MTP pre-terminated data centre products Copper pre-terminated data centre products Data Centre Core Products | 6

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■ Requires no cabling upgrade ■ 67% fibre utilisation or requires use of conversion modules

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ToMuch of a Question to Bend? Bend or Not Not Fibre Optic Cables Did you know? Corning® ClearCurve® bend-insensitive OM3/OM4 multimode fibres offer outstanding transmission performance in fibre optic cabling systems. Corning ClearCurve fibres are the world’s first laser-optimised multimode fibres to withstand tight bends at or below 7.5 mm radius with substantially less signal loss than traditional multimode fibres, while being fully standards compliant and backward compatible. ClearCurve optical fibre is a key element to ensure operational reliability when designing custom-engineered components,...

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*There is no specification for multimode fibres with bending radii up to 7.5 mm

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Parallel Optic Systems Build your solution for parallel optic solutions on MTP® Base-8 or Base-12 fibre systems (1/10/40/100G multimode or 1/10/40/100G single-mode) by following the simple steps outlined below. EDGE8™ Solutions EDGE™ Solutions Plug & Play™ Systems 4U up to 288 MTP Ports (Base-8) with 2,304 fibres 4U up to 288 MTP Ports (Base-12) with 3,456 fibres 4U up to 144 MTP Ports (Base-12) with 1,728 fibres 8, 16, 24, and 32 Fibre Adapter Panel 12, 24, and 72 Fibre Adapter Panel 72, 96, and 144 Fibre Adapter Panel MTP without Pin – MTP without Pin MTP with Pin – MTP without Pin MTP with...

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Duplex Optic Systems Build your solution for duplex systems (1/10/40G multimode or 1/10/40/100G single-mode) by following the simple steps outlined below.

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Duplex Optic Systems Build your solution for duplex systems (1/10/40G multimode or 1/10/40/100G single-mode) by following the simple steps outlined below. EDGE8™ Solutions EDGE™ Solutions Plug & Play™ Systems 4U up to 288 LC Duplex Ports with 576 fibres 4U up to 288 LC Duplex Ports with 576 fibres 4U up to 144 LC Duplex Ports with 288 fibres MTP® to LC Duplex Modules Patch Cables LC Duplex – LC Duplex Uniboot SC Duplex – LC Duplex Uniboot Data Centre Core Produ

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EDGE8™ Solutions Contents EDGE8™ Housings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EDGE8 MTP® Adapter Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . EDGE8 Port Breakout Modules . . . . . . . . . .. Standard Duplex Patch Cables . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Data Centre Core Products

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EDGE8™ Solutions This is an overview of EDGE8™ solutions, but not all products are listed in this core catalogue. To learn more, please refer to the EDGE8 family spec sheet. Rotatable Strain-Relief Plate Tool-Less, Snap-On Integration Clip Identifying “8” on MTP® Slider Adjustable Mounting Bracket Patch Cables Routing Guides Top and Bottom Parking Locations Reverse Polarity Uniboots Grey Colour and Imprinted “8” Port Breakout Module 4-port MTP-MTP Panel with shuttered adapters Overhead Distribution onPatch Cable 8-Fibre MTP to MTP Cable Trays Data Centre Core Products | 15 EDGE8™ Housings/

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