A Complete Guide To Infinium Fiber-Optic Data Center Solutions

Source: Legrand – Data Infrastructure (@LegrandDAT)

According to Gartner, end-user spending on global data center infrastructure is projected to reach $200 billion by the end of 2021.

As humanity rushed to reinvent itself in 2020, a new technology-driven world took shape in the blink of an eye.

Today, constant innovation in AI and IoT, coupled with a massive data boom, has created the need for data center management, business agility, end-to-end encryption, and top-tier security.

Unfortunately, an increase in data produced = an increase in information lost.

To combat this issue, Legrand is proud to introduce Infinium – a one-of-a-kind cable management system.

The Gap in India’s Existing Data Center Market – Explained

According to a study conducted by DataQuest, 85% of managers overprovision their data centers by 40%.

To make things worse; the current DCIM is struggling with:

Loss of Data
Increased Downtime
Security Issues
Flexibility, Scalability, and Efficiency Problems
Cable Management and Handling

After thorough research and development, we created Infinium – an end-to-end fiber-optic system, and a solution to combat all existing data center complications.

What is Infinium?

Infinium is an advanced fiber-optic solution that delivers headroom, latency, and future-proofing like you’ve never seen before. It comprises enclosures, cassettes, trunks, patch cords & panels designed to yield the lowest performance loss in today’s data center market.

What Are the Benefits of Investing in Infinium?

More Headroom – Infinium delivers industry-leading optical headroom, allowing you to maximize your space, productivity, and ensure superior data center management.
Lower Latency – By decreasing your total channel connection loss to 0.75db, Infinium, in turn, increases data center bandwidth while simultaneously lowering latency.
Future-Proofing – With Infinium’s industry-leading cable management system, future applications that demand even stricter loss requirements can be attained easily, leaving plenty of headroom and flexibility to add components while migrating to 400G bandwidths and beyond.

What Are the Types of Infinium Data Center Solutions?

Infinium’s cable management system has three variants: Infinium Quantum, Infinium Ultra, and Infinium Core.

1. Infinium Quantum (Lowest Loss) – Infinium Quantum is characterized by incomparable performance, engineered to provide greater sustainability, future-proofing, and the lowest total channel connection loss.

It ensures a 64% improvement over standard systems:

Single-mode total channel connection loss: 0.75dB
Single-mode total channel connection return loss: 49dB
Multimode total channel connection loss 0.75dB
Multimode total channel connection return loss: 34dB

According to Randy Harris, Senior Product Manager at Legrand, “Introducing a fiber-optic solution with a loss of four connections for a combined total channel loss of .75dB is revolutionary in our industry, and this becomes increasingly critical for evolving data centers, such as hyperscale environments.”

2. Infinium Ultra (Lower Loss) – When combined with Infinium Ultra Trunks and Infinium Ultra Patch Cords, Infinium Ultra ensures:

Single-mode total channel connection loss: 1.1 dB
Single-mode total channel connection return loss: 1.2 dB
Multimode total channel connection loss 19 dB
Multimode total channel connection return loss: 55 dB

3. Infinium Core (Low Loss) – When combined with Infinium Core Trunks and Infinium Core Patch Cords, Infinium Core ensures:

Single-mode total channel connection loss: 2.5 dB
Single-mode total channel connection return loss: 2.1 dB
Multimode total channel connection loss 19 dB
Multimode total channel connection return loss: 55 dB

What Are the Different Products Sold Under Infinium?

Infinium’s end-to-end fiber-optic solutions include:

Cassettes – Infinium offers high-density, pre-terminated cassettes that are artistically engineered to make your physical infrastructure aesthetic and highly functional.

Features of Infinium Cassettes:

Universal Polarity for Simple Installation
Fiber Port Labeling for Easy Administration
Designed to Support MPO to LC Connectivity
Compact High-Density Design
Tool-Less Installation

Patch Cords – Reap the benefits of quality patch cords – built to exceed industry standards for insertion and return loss.

Features of Infinium Quantum Patch Cords:

Available in a-B Polarity, per TIA 568 Standard
Available with Plenum, Riser, Low-Smoke Zero Halogens (LSZH), Rated Jackets (or CPR –Rated for EU Use)
Bend-Insensitive Fiber for Optimal Cable Management System
TAA/BAA Compliant
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) Channel Compliant

Infinium Ultra and Core Patch Cords

Fitted at Each End – Two Connectors with Ceramic Ferrule
Individually Packed and Tested (Report Supplied)
Optical Losses/Master: 0.15 dB, 0.25 dB for Infinium Core
LSZH Zip Cord Sheath

HD Infinium Enhanced Fiber Enclosures – With the Infinium HD-E Fiber Enclosure, data centers can accommodate up to 96 LC fibers in 1U of rack space.

This Enclosure Has Many Innovative Features, Including:

Integrated LED Lighting and White Tray
Forward-Sliding Label Card
60/40 Split Tool-Less Top Cover
Tool-Less Cable Attachment Arms
Pivot Arms for Fiber Slack Management
Magnesium Color Scheme
M4 (Base 12) Drawer Face – 1 U, 2 U, 4 U

Adapter Panels – Infinium adapter panels are impenetrable and fit within the M4 drawer face, providing a pass-through connection with LC duplex, LC quad, or MPO ports.

Trunks – For end-to-end communication, Infinium’s high-density trunks are designed to carry multiple signals while simultaneously providing network access between two points.

Fully Configurable and Manufactured with an Innovative Furcation Method
Mode: Single-Mode and Multimode
Length: Made to Order – 2m or Greater
Breakout Configuration & Labeling
Jacket Type: Plenum or Non-Plenum, Indoor or Outdoor Rated

What Kind of Data Centers Is Infinium Meant For?

With a total channel attenuation of 0.75 dB, the Infinium Solution is ideal for AI, hyperscale, cloud, supercomputing, and other high bandwidth demand environments.

Why Should You Invest in Infinium for Your Industry?

Did you know? Today’s high bandwidth applications have extremely strict loss requirements, making factoring in future flexibility more difficult than it already is.

Infinium Quantum’s industry-leading cable management system can easily attain future applications that demand even stricter loss requirements, leaving plenty of headroom and flexibility to add components while migrating to 400G bandwidths and beyond.

Be it in AI, finance, healthcare, or IoT, this modular system is engineered with installation efficiency and performance in mind, providing energy savings, up to 30%, based on the transceiver power consumption.