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Copper vs. optical fibreMultimode vs singlemode
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OP2-IIOS1+
1995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010
Cat. 3
Cat. 5
Cat 5+
Cat. 5(1999)
Cat. 5e(prelim)
Cat. 5e
Cat. 5(2002)
Cat. 6 Cat. 7
Cat. 6AAugm’dCat. 6 Cat. 7A
OM1 OM2OM3
OS1 OS2
OM4
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Mike Gilmore
Mike Gilmore
Managing Directore-Ready Building
Standards Activities
Mobile: +44 (0) 7860 110563 e-mail: [email protected]
MemberJTC1 SC25 WG3: Generic Cabling
Convenor JTC1 SC25 WG3 CITG: Cabling Implementation Task Group
JTC1 SC25 WG3 IPTG: Industrial Premises (Cabling) Task Group
Convenor TC215 WG1: IT Cabling
Secretary TC215 WG2
ChairmanTCT7: Telecommunications - Installation Requirements
Chairman TCT7/-/1: Cabling infrastructure design, planning and commissioningTCT7/-/3: Cabling: Infrastructure standards - UK implementation panel
Technical and Standards DirectorFibreoptic Industry Association
FIAwww.fia-online.co.uk
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ISO/IEC 11801 and EN 50173-11995
Multimode Singlemode
8501300αααα (dBkm-1 max) 3,5
1,51,01,0
8501300
Modal bandwidth OFL (MHz.km min)
200500
50/125 or 62.5/12513101550
Wavelength(nm)
1,01,0
ISO/IEC 11801 Ed.1 Information technology - Generic cabling for customer premises
EN 50173 Information technology - Generic cabling systems
λλλλc (nm max) 1280
2002ISO/IEC 11801 Ed.2 Information technology - Generic cabling for customer premises
EN 50173-1 Information technology - Generic cabling systems - General requirements and office areas
Wavelength(nm)
OM1 OM2 OM3 OS1
Multimode Singlemode50/125 or 62.5/125 50/125
All-silica cabled optical fibre to support 2000 metre channels
All-silica cabled optical fibre to support 100 Mbs-1 applications
All-silica cabled optical fibre to support 2000 metre channels
All-silica cabled optical fibre to support 10 Gbs-1 applications
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OM1, OM2, OM3 and OS1
OM1 OM2 OM3 OS18501300
3,51,5
1,01,0
8501300
200500
500500
1500500
8501300
Modal bandwidth LL (MHz.km min)
--
--
2000-
50/125 or 62.5/125
8501300
Propagation delay (ns.m-1 max) 5
13101550
13101550 5
50/125
1,01,0
5
2002ISO/IEC 11801 Ed.2 Information technology - Generic cabling for customer premises
EN 50173-1 Information technology - Generic cabling systems - General requirements and office areas
αααα (dBkm-1 max)
Modal bandwidth OFL (MHz.km min)
Multimode SinglemodeWavelength(nm)
Wavelength(nm)
λλλλc (nm max) 1260
EN 50173-1:2002Optical fibre
Optical fibrecable
A1a.2A1b or A1a.1 IEC 60793-2-50 B1ITU-T G.652
Indoor: IEC 60794-2Outdoor: IEC 60794-3
ISO/IEC 11801 Ed.2Optical fibre
Optical fibrecable
EN 60793-2-10
EN 60793-2-50 B1ITU-T G.652
Indoor: EN 60794-1-1, EN 60794-1-2, IEC 60794-2Outdoor: EN 60794-1, EN 60794-1-2, IEC 60794-3
OM1, OM2, OM3 and OS1 designate cabled optical fibre performance
A1a.2A1b or A1a.1EN 60793-2-10
Optical fibre cable standards
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ISO/IEC 24702 and EN 50173-12006
ISO/IEC 24702 Ed.1 Information technology - Generic cabling systems - Industrial premises
2007
EN 50173-1 Information technology - Generic cabling systems - General requirements
OM1 OM2 OM3 OS1
Multimode Singlemode50/125 or 62.5/125 50/125
+Existing all-silica
cabled optical fibres
OS1
Singlemode
OS2
New all-silica cabled optical fibreto support 5000 m and 10000 m channels
+New plastic/plastic clad cabled optical fibre
to support legacy industrial applicationsOP1 OP2 OH1
POF200/490 200/230
PCFMultimode
975/1000
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EN 50173-1 Information technology - Generic cabling systems - General requirements
OM1 OM2 OM3 OS13,51,5
1,0
1,0200500
500500
1500500
Modal bandwidth LL (MHz.km min)
--
--
2000-
50/125 or 62.5/125
Propagation delay (ns.m-1 max) 5
1310
1550
13101550 5
50/125OS11,0
1,0
5
αααα (dBkm-1 max)
Modal bandwidth OFL (MHz.km min)
Multimode SinglemodeWavelength(nm)
Wavelength(nm)
λλλλc (nm max)
OS11,0
1,0
5
OS20,4
0,4
5
1260
1383 1,00,4
8501300
20040 10αααα (dBkm-1 max)
Modal bandwidth OFL (MHz.km min)
MultimodeWavelength
(nm)200/490 200/230975/1000
OP1 OP2 OH1650
40
8501300
650 10150 5150
100
80
Propagation delay (ns.m-1 max) 5850
1300
650
8501300
850130085013008501300
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OM1 OM2 OM3 OS150/125 or 62.5/125 50/125
OS1
Multimode SinglemodeWavelength(nm)
Wavelength(nm) OS1OS2
MultimodeWavelength
(nm)200/490 200/230975/1000
OP1 OP2 OH1
60793-2-10 A1a60793-2-10 A1b
60793-2-50
G.652
ISO/IEC 24702 Ed.1 EN 50173-1:2007
Optical fibre
Optical fibrecable
B1.3
60793-2-40Optical fibre
Indoor: 60794-2 + Detail SpecificationsOutdoor: 60794-3 + Detail Specifications
A4d A4f A3c60793-2-30
OS2, OP1, OP2 and OH1 designate cabled optical fibre performance
ISO/IEC 24702 Ed.1 EN 50173-1:2007
G.652aG.652bG.652cG.652d
G.652cG.652d
B1
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1000BASE-T
10GBASE-T
Class D: 2002
Class E:2002
Class EA:2008
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Category 5e
Category 6
Class FA:2008
Augmented Category 6
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1000BASE-TClass D: 2002
Class E:2002
Class EA:2008
Class F:2002
Category 5e
Category 6
Class FA:2008
Augmented Category 6
LOW COST SOLUTION
INSTALLATION INSENSITIVE
COMMISSIONING STRAIGHTFORWARD
LOW INSTALLATION IMPACTSmall diameter
Low mass
SCREENED OPTIONS (MICE E2 and E3)
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Category 5e
Category 6
Class FA:2008
Augmented Category 6
HIGHER COST SOLUTION
INSTALLATION SENSITIVE
POTENTIAL COMMISSIONING COMPLEXITY
SIGNIFICANT INSTALLATION IMPACTLarge diameter
High mass
SCREENED OPTIONS (AXT and MICE E2 and E3)
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TYPICAL CHANNELS
LONG CHANNELS
HI-NOISECHANNELS
HI-CONNCHANNELS
CLASS EA:2008(unscreened)
CLASS F/FA:2008
CLASS EA:2008(screened)
CLASS EA:2008(screened)
1000BASE-T
CLASS D:2008(unscreened)
CLASS D:2008(screened)
CLASS D:2008(screened)
CLASS E:2008
10GBASE-TCURRENT
STANDARDS COMPLIANCE
OFFICEINDUSTRIAL DATA CENTRES
Infrastructure
10 GbE, 40 GbE and 100 GbE
FUTURESTANDARDS COMPLIANCE
DATA CENTRES
EN 50173-2EN 50173-3EN 50173-4EN 50173-5
HOMES
ISO/IEC 11801ISO/IEC 24702ISO/IEC 15018
ISO/IEC 24764EN 50173-5 A.1
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DATA CENTRE DESIGN ISSUES
47 mm
35 mm10 Gig UTP balanced cabling 24 circuit cable bundle
10 Gig OF cabling 24 circuit cable bundle
17 mm86 % volume saving
86% weight saving
Cooling (20kW per cabinet)• provision of air flow through cabinet• provision of air flow to cabinet• access floors• hot aisles/cold aisles
DATA CENTRE DESIGN ISSUES
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0.21 kg/m
CA
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CA
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Fron
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Hotaisle
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OS1+OM4
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OP2-II: The Future of POF2008
ISO/IEC 24702 Ed.1.1 Information technology - Generic cabling systems - Industrial premises
2008
EN 50173-1 A.1 Information technology - Generic cabling systems - General requirements
20040αααα (dBkm-1 max)
Modal bandwidth OFL (MHz.km min)
Multimode200/490 975/1000
OP1 OP2
4010
150150
100
80
Propagation delay (ns.m-1 max) 5
Multimode120/490 975/1000
OP1 OP2
60793-2-40 Ed.2Optical fibre A4d A4f60793-2-40 Ed.2.1A4a.2 A4g
1803333
4188188
100
80
5
8501300
Wavelength(nm)650
8501300
650
8501300
650
Cabling developments
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OS1+
OS11,0
1,0Propagation delay
(ns.m-1 max)
1310
155013101550 5
OS11,0
1,0
5
αααα (dBkm-1 max)
SinglemodeWavelength
(nm)
λλλλc (nm max)
OS11,0
1,0
5
OS1+?
?
5
1383 1,0?
OS11,0
1,0
5
OS20,4
0,4
5
1260
1,00,4
B1.1/B1.3 B1.3
1,01310
1550
[0,4*L + 1,0*(L1 + L2)]/10001383
1,0[0,4*L + 1,0*(L1 + L2 )]/1000[0,4*L + ?*(L1 + L2)]/1000
L (m)
L1 (m) L2 (m)
Total cable attenuationWavelength(nm)
Specified
SpecifiedNot specified
OS-xchannels
2010ISO/IEC 11801 Ed.3 Information technology - Generic cabling for customer premises
EN 50173-1 Information technology - Generic cabling systems - General requirements and office areas
2009 A.2?
Cabling developments
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OM4 Proposal
OM1 OM2 OM38501300
3,51,5
8501300
200500
500500
1500500
8501300
Modal bandwidth LL (MHz.km min)
--
--
2000-
50/125 or 62.5/125
8501300
Propagation delay (ns.m-1 max) 5
50/125
2010ISO/IEC 11801 Ed.3 Information technology - Generic cabling for customer premises
EN 50173-1 Information technology - Generic cabling systems - General requirements and office areas
αααα (dBkm-1 max)
Modal bandwidth OFL (MHz.km min)
MultimodeWavelength
(nm) OM4
15005004700
-
50/125
2009 A.2?
Cabling developments
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“OM4” ProvidersCabling developments
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Improved Application Support
WHAT DOES HIGHER BANDWIDTH OFFER?
SerialHigh Bit Rate Applications
LONGER CHANNELS
MORE CONNECTIONS
WDM Applications
LONGER CHANNELS
MORE CONNECTIONS
FEWER WAVELENGTHS - LOWER COST
Multi-fibre Applications
LONGER CHANNELS
MORE CONNECTIONS
FEWER FIBRES - LOWER COST
Assuming device performance is maintained
Cabling developments
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1000BASE-SX
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0 200 400 600 800 1000
Channel length (m)
Attenuation (dB, max.)
3.5dBkm-1 (corrected to 830nm)
1000BASE-SX OPB
OM3 OM4
OM2 50/125
Cost comparisons
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10GBASE-SR/SW
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0 100 200 300 400 500 600
Channel length (m)
Attenuation (dB, max.)
10GBASE-SR/SW OPB
OM1 62.5/125
OM2 50/125
OM3
OM4
3.5dBkm-1 (corrected to 830nm)
Cost comparisons
10 GbE, 40 GbE and 100 GbE
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OM3
OM3
OS1/OS2100 Gb/s
10 Gb/s
1 Gb/s
100 Mb/s
Ethernet vs. Fibre Channel
?
OM4
OM4
0 100 300 500 800 1000 1500 2000 Length (m)
OS1/OS2
0 100 300 500 800 1000 1500 2000 Length (m)
128 Gb/s
16 Gb/s8 Gb/s4 Gb/s2 Gb/s1 Gb/s OM4
32 Gb/s64 Gb/s
850nmOM3
800 m1G Fibre Channel500 m2G Fibre Channel380 m4G Fibre Channel300 m8G Fibre Channel
OM3 OM4
??
?
Cost comparisons
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ETHERNET
FIBRE CHANNEL
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Installed Cost per OF2008
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
50 100 300 500
Link length (m)
Tota
l ins
talle
d co
st (n
orm
alis
ed)
OM3OM4OS1
Comparison based upon complete internal (tray) install of 24 SSC - SSC Referenced to unity for OS1 costs as unity
“OM4” products prices ~ 60% above OM3
Product standard
Good marginsobtained
Suppliers create enhancements
Margins fall
Multiple suppliersDifferent offerings
Cost comparisons
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Real and Relative Costs
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Link length OM350 1615.51100 2089.36300 3987.36500 5885.36800 8732.361000 -
Saving125.45265.20826.801388.402230.80
-
OS11490.061824.163160.564496.966501.567837.96
Saving263.06538.591640.732742.874396.085498.22
OM41715.122362.754801.297289.8310897.6413336.18
£ Sterling
19.5%
7.8%
40.3%
15.3%
Cost comparisons
10 GbE, 40 GbE and 100 GbE
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Equipment Trends
MMSM MM
SM
MM
SM
0200400600800
1000120014001600
£
1000 1000 10000
Mb/s
Cost comparisons
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40 Gbs-1 and 100 Gbs-1 Ethernet
40 GbE
40GBASE-SR4
• support full-duplex operation only• at least 100m on OM3• at least 10km on SMF
100 GbE
100GBASE-SR10
• support full-duplex operation only• at least 100m on OM3• at least 10km on SMF• at least 40km on SMF
• at least 10m on a copper cable assembly• at least 1m over a backplane
Parallel developments: Target date Q2/2010
8 optical fibres4 transmit, 4 receive
20 optical fibres10 transmit, 10 receive
The future
10 GbE, 40 GbE and 100 GbE
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Application Horizons
1000BA
SE
?
100BA
SE
10GB
ASE
100GB
ASE
Here be MORE dragons!!
RULES OF INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN
1 There will always be a “next generation” after the “next generation”2 There will always be unseen “holes in the road”3 There will always be “dragons”4 Building a by-pass may be the best idea
1000BA
SE
?
100BA
SE
10GB
ASE
100GB
ASE
Here be dragons!!
The future
10 GbE, 40 GbE and 100 GbE
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Optical fibre cable standards
Infrastructure
Cabling developments
Cost comparisons
The future
Implementing the future
Here Come the Dragons!
SKEW - internal and external
Physical limitations may prevent full implementation over conventional cabling
∆∆∆∆t
• ribbon fibres required• maximum number of optical fibres within individual ribbons ~ 12• MPO/MTP connectivity• pre-terminated assemblies
40/100 GbE • at least 100m on OM3
8-20 optical fibres4-10 transmit, 4-10 receive
The future
10 GbE, 40 GbE and 100 GbE
CONTENTS
© 2008 The Cabling Partnershipwww.it-cabling.com www.e-readybuilding.com
P. O. Box MT65, LEEDS, LS17 8YD. United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 113 232 3721 Fax: +44 (0) 113 293 2632
Optical fibre cable standards
Infrastructure
Cabling developments
Cost comparisons
The future
Implementing the future
Here Come the Dragons!
40/100 GbE • at least 100m on OM3
8-20 optical fibres4-10 transmit, 4-10 receive
DEVICE SPECTRAL WIDTH
Possible requirement to increase spectral width due to array product yield
Spectral width increases internal skew for a given chromatic dispersion specification
OPTICAL FIBRE CHROMATIC DISPERSION @ 850 nm
The worst case chromatic dispersion coefficient = -104 ps/nm.km
A1a.1 or A1a.2IEC 60793-2-10
Not specified explicitly
The future
10 GbE, 40 GbE and 100 GbE
CONTENTS
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P. O. Box MT65, LEEDS, LS17 8YD. United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 113 232 3721 Fax: +44 (0) 113 293 2632
Optical fibre cable standards
Infrastructure
Cabling developments
Cost comparisons
The future
Implementing the future
40GBASE-SR4 Implementation
NOTE: the colours of optical fibres do not indicate specific polarity options
Cassette
Panel
12-element ribbon cable
a laIEC 60794-2-31
containingOM3/OM4
12-element ribbon cable
a laIEC 60794-2-31
containingOM3/OM4
Implementing the future
10 GbE, 40 GbE and 100 GbE
CONTENTS
© 2008 The Cabling Partnershipwww.it-cabling.com www.e-readybuilding.com
P. O. Box MT65, LEEDS, LS17 8YD. United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 113 232 3721 Fax: +44 (0) 113 293 2632
Optical fibre cable standards
Infrastructure
Cabling developments
Cost comparisons
The future
Implementing the future
100GBASE-SR10 Implementation
NOTE: the colours of optical fibres do not indicate specific polarity options
Cassette
Panel
12-element ribbon cable
a laIEC 60794-2-31
containingOM3/OM4
12-element ribbon cable
a laIEC 60794-2-31
containingOM3/OM4
Implementing the future
10 GbE, 40 GbE and 100 GbE
CONTENTS
© 2008 The Cabling Partnershipwww.it-cabling.com www.e-readybuilding.com
P. O. Box MT65, LEEDS, LS17 8YD. United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 113 232 3721 Fax: +44 (0) 113 293 2632
Optical fibre cable standards
Infrastructure
Cabling developments
Cost comparisons
The future
Implementing the future
Conclusions
CHANNEL LENGTH LOW DENSITY HIGH DENSITY
0-100 metres SMF OM3
100-300 metres SMF OM3/“OM4”
> 300 metres SMF SMF
10 GbE
0-100 metres Pre-terminated ribbon OM3 /“OM4”
> x metres SMF
>10 GbE
100-x metres Pre-terminated ribbon OM3 /“OM4”
CHANNEL LENGTH
Implementing the future
10 GbE, 40 GbE and 100 GbE
CONTENTS
© 2008 The Cabling Partnershipwww.it-cabling.com www.e-readybuilding.com
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Optical fibre cable standards
Infrastructure
Cabling developments
Cost comparisons
The future
Implementing the future
The End
10 GbE, 40 GbE and 100 GbE
OP2-IIOS1+
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Cat. 3
Cat. 5
Cat 5+
Cat. 5(1999)
Cat. 5e(prelim)
Cat. 5e
Cat. 5(2002)
Cat. 6 Cat. 7
Cat. 6AAugm’dCat. 6 Cat. 7A
OM1 OM2OM3
OS1 OS2
OM4