MTP® (MPO) Trunk Cable OM3 (50/125) 12 Fibre. Polarity C
M310 Series® | CPR Cca | Base-12 | MTP Elite®
Other lengths available
Lead Time: Typically in 7-9 days
UK Delivery: Free with DHL Express
EU Delivery: £40 with DHL
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7 day lead time
25 year warranty All our cables are guaranteed to work with all transceivers and MPO systems that meet with international standards
CPR fire compliant Compliance varies across the EU. Plenum (for the USA) and standard LSZH (for the far east) sheaths are unlikely to be compliant. Chat to us for more information
UK Free delivery Europe 1 to 2 day from £35. Rest of world charges vary.
MPO Compatible These trunk cables will work with any MPO system that meet the international standards.
MTP® (MPO) 12 Fibre Trunk/Backbone
M310 Series®
M310 Series® MTP® (MPO) trunk cables form the backbone to the MX Series fibre system. They are designed for a tool-less installation with MX Series modular cassettes and MX Series adaptor / coupler modules and utilise Click-2-Connect® technology for a fast and simple way to grow the network.
Smaller, lighter, more flexible
MTP® (MPO) trunk cables use a lightweight but robust micro core fibre cable and MTP® Elite® connectors. These cables are about 65% lighter and 60% smaller in diameter than traditional tight buffered or loose tube fibre and gives the ability to install more fibre into less space.
Premium quality components
All of our M310 Series® MTP® (MPO) cables use low loss MT Elite® ferrules and Corning® Clearcurve® glass and all have a 25 year warranty with guaranteed performance and compatibility.
Compatible to other MPO systems
M310 Series® MTP® (MPO) trunk cables follow the international cabling standards and so are fully compatible with other brands of MPO cassettes that also follow the standard. However, when used with standard MPO cassettes, not MTP® cassettes, optical losses may be higher.
Applications
- 10G, 25G, 50G SR
- 40G SR1.2
- 100G SR1.2
When following standards
- Used to create a type C network
- Use with polarity type A/C cassettes
- Cassettes have male rear ports
- Use with A-B duplex patch cords
Product Series | M310 |
Polarity | Type C |
Cable | 12 fibre micro core cable for internal use |
Cable Diameter | 3 mm |
Glass Cores | Corning Clearcurve® OM3 |
MTP® (MPO) End 1 | MTP® Elite® 12 fibre UPC |
MTP® (MPO) End 2 | MTP® Elite® 12 fibre UPC |
Connector IL | Typical < 0.12 dB | 97% of channels ≤ 0.25 dB |
Connector RL | ≥ 25 dB |
Product Warranty | 25 years |
CPR Compliance
Within Scope of CPR | Yes |
Euroclass | Cca-s1b,d0,a1 |
Quality Guaranteed
- MTP® Elite® low loss connector
- Corning® glass cores
- CRP compliant
- Full test certification included
Online chat
Our team are available
to offer support
Polarity
Type A | Made to order. Chat to us below. |
Type B | Made to order. Chat to us below. |
MTP® (MPO) Connectors
Gender | Male or female |
Housing Colour | Red. Blue. Violet. Green |
Push Pull Tabs | One end or both ends |
Cable
Cable Diameter | 4.5 mm dual sheath |
Sheath Colour | Red. Blue. Green |
Labels | Bespoke wrap around or tags |
Industry leading
glass
All our MTP cables use
Corning ClearCurve® bend
insensitive glass cores
Glass Core | Corning® Clearcurve® OM3 |
Standards | IEC 60793-2-10 Type A1a.2 ITU G651.1 |
OMB @ 850 nm | 1500 MHz⋅km to IEC 60793-1-41 |
OMB @ 1300 nm | 500 MHz⋅km to IEC 60793-1-41 |
Att. @ 850 nm | ≤ 2.3 dB/km |
Att. @ 1300 nm | ≤ 0.6 dB/km |
EMB | 2000 MHz⋅km to IEC 60793-1-49 |
MTP® Connector
Ferrule | MT Elite® |
IL (typical) | ≤ 0.12 dB |
IL (<97%) | ≤ 0.25 dB |
Return Loss | > 25 dB |
Partnering for
over a decade
All our MPO cables
use MTP Elite® or
MTP® Pro connectors
Create a duplex network with 12 duplex links
WHY CHOOSE OUR CABLES
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High optical performance
Factory direct connector terminations with multi-stage machine polishing.
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25 year warranty
Every product comes with our complete 25 year warranty and a full test certificate.
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Large stock holding
Including male and female connectors, polarity types A and B as well as OM4.
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Fast and helpful service
Talk directly to people who know fibre cabling. Always available.
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Full MTP® (MPO) product range
The M400 Series has cabling, cassettes, modules and panels to meet all needs.
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Buy from a specialist
Being focused only on high data rate cabling we can offer you a better all round service.
Cable Fire Rating Requirements and CPR
European (including UK) Fire Rating Requirements for Data Cables
The introduction of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) in 2017 updated the cable sheath fire rating requirements for data cables. Although the rating system was harmonised (Euroclass system), the implementation of CPR was down to each country’s national standards body. This means that the fire rating required in a particular location is both country and application specific. The majority of countries require Dca rated cables as a minimum for patch cables and Cca or higher for trunk cables.
Bca rated cables
Depending on application, some countries require Bca rated cables. Please contact us directly for Bca rated cables. Please contact us directly for these cables.
Plenum OFNP rated cables are not covered within EU/UK regulations
Plenum sheath is specified within regulations in the USA. Plenum sheath cables would not automatically meet with EU fire rating requirements.
CPR Compliant
Construction Products
Regulations
Generic verus Specific brand
MPO is the generic name for “multi-fibre push-on” connectors as opposed to single fibre connectors such as LC or SC. There are many manufacturers of MPO connectors each with varying degrees of performance. MTP® is a brand of MPO connector made by US Conec®.
All MPO connectors have a floating ferrule which is aligned using guide pins and help against the opposing MPO ferrule with a spring. The manufactured tolerance of the ferrule and the quality of the springs are key factors in determining the lifetime performance of the connector. MTP® connectors have a very low manufactured tolerance and a high spring force which ensures continued performance over time.
For more information – Differences between generic MPO connectors and the higher performing MTP® (MPO) connector.
Dual Sheath 4.5mm
Compatibility with QSFP type transceivers
- All QSFP+ 40G-BASE-SR4 and QSFP28 100G-BASE-SR4 transceiver modules have ports with male connections (with guide pins).
- The MTP® (MPO) patch cables need a female connector (no pins) to connect to the transceiver
- Transceivers from the leading switch manufacturers such as CISCO, Juniper, Extreme, HP, Dell, Arista and Brocade all use an MT ferrule which is the same ferrule as used in the MTP® connector.
- All Complete Connect 40G and 100G cables use the MT Elite® ferrule with the MTP® 12 fibre connector. This provides the best optical connection with all major QSFP+ transceivers. Some MPO connectors do not perform as well.
Cleaning MTP® (MPO) cables and transceiver ports
Complete Connect recommend using an IBC® MTP® cleaning tool for cleaning all MTP® cables and QSFP+ transceiver ports. These are in stock.
Maximum transmission distances
The IEEE standard states that 40G and 100G SR4 can be transmitted up to 100 m / 70 m over OM3 and up to 150 m / 100 m over OM4 respectively. In practice greater distances can be achieved.
Testing 40G or 100G ports or cables
An M400 Series loopback test cable can be used to test these ports.
Complete Connect’s M310 Series® MTP® trunk cables are for connection between racks within data centre environments. Available in polarity A, B or C these MTP® trunk cables enable connection between adjacent racks, pods of racks or distribution areas.
As well as making connections between MTP® cassettes these trunk cables can be used with MTP® adapter plates to create zonal extensions.
M310 Series® trunk cables are compatible with all other MTP® cassette based systems without any loss of performance.
M310 Series® cables have a micro cable construction which gives them a small diameter, a low weight per meter and a low bend radius. Their intended use is to run between data racks in easily accessible overhead cable trays or open ducting systems separate from power cables or heavier copper cables.