What is the Difference Between OM5 and OM3, OM4 Fiber Patch Cord?

With the development of wireless technology, the horizontal cabling bandwidth in commercial and industrial buildings has exceeded 1Gbps. And the resulting requirement is that the integrated cabling backbone infrastructure supports at least 40Gbps and 100Gbps speeds. This means that the high-density application promotion of data centers is very suitable for current development and needs. Optical fiber OM5 broadband can not only support 802.11ac Wi-Fi systems, but also support high-density 5g wireless networks. Next, let’s take a look at OM5 fiber patch cord.

OM5 fiber optic patch cord originally called broadband multimode fiber optic patch cords. This is a new standard for fiber optic patch cords defined by TIA and IEC. The fiber diameter is 50/125 microns. Compared with OM3 and OM4 fiber optic patch cords, OM5 fiber patch cord can be used for higher bandwidth applications. In February 2017, TIA stipulated that the identification color of OM5 fiber optic patch cords is aqua.

What is the difference between OM5 fiber patch cord and OM3/OM4 fiber optic patch cord?

Generally speaking, the outer sheath color of OM3 and OM4 fiber optic patch cords is aqua or purple, while the outer sheath color of OM5 fiber optic patch cords is green.

The operating wavelength of OM5 fiber optic patch cord is 850/1300nm, and it can support at least 4 wavelengths. The operating wavelengths of OM3 and OM4 are usually 850nm and 1300nm. In the same wavelength window, the transmission distance of this multimode fiber optic patch cord is different.

The OM5 fiber optic patch cord has a higher breakthrough in effective mode bandwidth (EMB). It increases the effective mode bandwidth (EMB) at 850nm wavelength to 6000MHZ.km. It reaches 8000mhz.km near 880nm wavelength. Which is far beyond the traditional OM3 and OM4 multimode fiber optic patch cords.

What are the Advantages of OM5 Fiber Patch Cord?

OM5 fiber patch cord have the advantages of strong scalability, strong compatibility. And interoperability, reduced costs. More importantly, OM5 fiber optic patch cord have widely recognized.

The launch of OM5 fiber optic patch cord has attracted widespread attention and discussion. And it will bring great changes to data centers. It believed that OM5 fiber patch cord will widely used in the near future. Shanghai Gengyun Industrial Co., Ltd- TOEM is a manufacturer of fiber patch cords. If you need any support, please feel free to contact us.