This document provides an overview of Connectix Cabling Systems and their solutions for data centers. It discusses Connectix's company profile, their portfolio including Cat6a cabling systems, pre-terminated cabling solutions, racks, and their CCS Starlight MTP optical fiber system. The presentation is divided into three parts, covering the company introduction, their product portfolio, and future innovations.

1. Presentation;
Connectix Cabling Systems Introduction,
Data Centre cabling and racks overview
6th November 2012
Paul Mathews FInstSMM, CCNA, MIEEE
Channel Manager

2. Today’s Sessions;
Part 1 – Introduction to Connectix (Company Profile)
Part 2 – Production Portfolio and Solutions
Part 3 – Future Innovations / Standards Developments

3. Part 1; Introduction to Connectix
(Company Profile)

4. Company Overview
UK manufacturer of cabling solutions for LANs, WANs,
SANs and Data Centres
Formed in 1993
Global Partners in Europe, Africa, Middle East,
and Asia-Pacific
First UK based cabling manufacturer to
become endorser for the EU Code of Conduct
on Data Centres
First UK based manufacturer to achieve 3rd
Party compliance for Cat 6a 10GbE system
3 worldwide product patents

5. Company Structure &
Portfolio…
• UK based Structured Cabling Systems (SCS) manufacturing HQ
– Manufacturing and logistics hub (£2m stock holding)
– Bespoke production and R&D labs
– Technical Consultants, Commercial Sales & Marketing Personnel
– Cable testing, ISO 9001 QA System, Port Testing Hardware
– Training facilities
– Suffolk metal fabricating facility, offices in Birmingham, Edinburgh, Dublin
• Connectix Cabling Systems (CCS) portfolio includes;
– CCS Net 10G, Net 6 and Net 5e (Cat 6a, Cat 6 and Cat 5e) copper twisted pair systems
– CCS Optical Fibre solutions for OM1, OM2, OM3, OM4 and OS1, OS2 backbone systems
– CCS Express pre-terminated copper and optical fibre systems
– CCS Starlight MTP system for data centres and high speed LANs
– CCS IT and Data Centre Communication Racks

6. Connectix HQ
• Head office in England;
manufacturing, stock, logistics, R&D, production, sales and marketing, testing facilities

7. Data Centre Track Record
• HeaNet provides cutting edge Internet Services to Educational and Research Institutions &
Organisations throughout Ireland – www.heanet.ie. Connectix supplied over 4000 x CCS
Connectix Express Category 6 UTP points
• CoreIX – Connectix
MTP Optical Fibre Backbone and
Cat 6 UTP copper cabling links
• Telehouse Europe and TATA
Communications both partner
with Connectix for ongoing
supply of Data Centre
specification racks and patching
frames
• ControlCircle – Connectix manufactures custom-specification data centre environment racks
for use in various data centres including Global Switch London and Amsterdam

8. Part 3; Connectix Cabling Systems
Net 10G Cat 6A Copper Cabling System
Connectix Racks
Express Pre-Terminated Cabling System
CCS Starlight MTP

9. CCS Net 10G Cat 6A Cable
• 550 MHz transmission
• Manufactured in the EU
• 8.0mm outer diameter (Vs 9.0mm UTP competitors)
• 23 AWG
• Compliant with EIA/TIA 568B, ISO/IEC 11801,
IEC 611156-5 2nd ed, EN 50173-1, EN 50288-10
• IEC Fire Rated
• Third party laboratory tested – DELTA verified for Channel Compliance
• CCS 25 Year Warranty
• Improved bend radius (Vs UTP competitors)

10. CCS Net 10G Cat 7 Cable
• 900 MHz transmission
• Manufactured in the EU
• 7.55mm outer diameter (there are no UTP
Cat 7 cables)
• 23 AWG
• Compliant with EIA/TIA 568B, ISO/IEC 11801,
• EC 611156-5 2nd ed, EN 50173-1, EN 50288-10
• IEC Fire Rated
• CCS 25 Year Warranty
• Future proofed for ROI (or so they say)

11. CCS Net 10G Keystones
• Conforms to EIA/TIA 568-B2.10 Category 6A
• Supports IEEE802.3an 10 Gigabit Ethernet
• Third party laboratory tested
– ETL verified for Component Compliance
• CCS 25 Year Warranty
• Shielded for excellent transmission
performance (AXTalk, interferences)

12. CCS Net 10G Keystone
Panels
• Unloaded for keystone connectivity
• 1u 24 Port – supplied with rear cable management panel
• 1u 48 Port – high density
• CCS 25 Year Warranty
• Earthing point for equipment
(Shielded for excellent transmission performance (AXTalk, interferences)
• Angled version for improved looming and cable management

13. CCS Net 10 RJ45 Patch Cords
• Double shield – SFTP
(Shielded for excellent transmission performance (AXTalk, interferences)
• Superior twist rate for optimum bandwidth
• Individually tested to 10GBaseT standards and EIA/TIA-568-B2-10
• CCS 25 Year Warranty
• Third party certified as part of channel link compliance

14. CCS Cat 6A Projects

15. CCS Cat 6A Projects

16. CCS Cat 6A Projects

17. Connectix Racks;
Cabinet and enclosure solutions for IT,
Server and Data Centre Environments

18. Connectix Cabinets

19. DC Server Racks
• Data Centre Environments
• 42U, 45U, 47U, 49U, 54U
• Min 800mm depth, also 900, 1000, 1100, 1200mm
• Full height profiles, U height IDs
• Reinforced 77% mesh doors front and rear
• Fully lockable side doors
• Cable entry points in the base
• 10 Way 80 AMP earthing bar
• Conforms to IEC 297-2, DIN 41494-7, DIN 41491-1, BS 5850/3192

20. DC Server Racks
• Customise your internal rack anatomy
• Improve your airflow
• Improve your security
• Improve your cable accessibility and installation management
• Improve your aesthetics
• Reduce your costs of installation
• Design product solutions around your workspaces

21. DC Collocation Cabinets
• Data Centre Environments
• Example shown is a 48U 800W x 1000D with a 4U cable distribution
point secured for client purposes only
• Each partition shelf takes 1U of space and blocks access to above and
below as well as mounting the door (4U,10U or 20U)
• The remaining 43U space can be either be utilised as a full rack or
split into 1/4s (10U) or 1/2s (20U).
• Cable is deployed overhead via cable troughs and then along a cable
trough which is mounting via a cradle above each cabinet

22. DC Advanced Cable
Management Patching Frames
• Data Centre Environments
• Modular cable management solution for
interconnect and cross-connect applications
• Can be single or double sided
• ‘Finger’ cable support arms at every U height
• ‘Mushroom’ ring management bars for vertical
management

23. Pre-terminated cabling
solutions

24. Pre-Terminated Cabling
Solutions
• Reduced time on site, up to 75% less
• Increased quality and consistency
• Reduced onsite supervision levels required due to simplicity of
installation
• Reducing skill shortfall to virtually zero, as there is potentially little
need for sub-contract labour
• Virtually zero on-site fault correction rate
• Skilled workforce operating in conditions conduce to total quality
manufacturing
• Repeatable, high quality terminations with a consistent performance
across all ports
• Greener cabling solutions – EU Code of Conduct recommendation
(less waste, recyclable cable drums, measurable carbon footprint)

25. Copper Pre-Terminated
Cabling Solutions
Slimline jack used in
preconnectoried looms. E.g.
Connectix Express

26. Copper Pre-Terminated
Cabling Solutions
Connectix Express;
UK manufactured for optimised
quality, tested and 25 year
warranty

27. Copper Pre-Terminated
Cabling Solutions
• Net 10G, Net 6, Net 5e (Cat 6A 10-Gig, Cat 6, Cat 5e)
• PVC or LSZH
• 4, 6, 8, 12 way looms
• Onsite measuring service, consultancy and specification for major projects
• Tape, braided sleeve, heat shrink or copex encapsulations,
flexible conduit
• Unshielded keystone jacks in black or white
• Third party verification for hardware compliance

28. Optical Fibre Pre-Terminated
Cabling Solutions
• No termination
– Fibre cut to length and wound onto a drum
– Factory terminated and tested
– Ends protected with a pulling boot.
• Advantages
– Zero fibre termination investment
– Zero termination time on site
– Single-mode and Multimode
– Low loss solution
• Disadvantages
– Careful measuring
– Pulling boot bulky (MTP Intex exception)
– Unable to re-terminate (without tools)

29. Optical Fibre Pre-Terminated
Cabling Solutions
Connectix OPAL™ (Optical Pre-Assembled Link)
• Internal / External applications, LSZH cables – tight buffered or CST loose tube for armoured
• 4, 6, 8, 12, 16 and 24 core variants
• ST, SC, LC, FC MMF and SMF and APC singlemode versions
Typical installation time for a 20 metre assembly installed into a data centre with
racks and tray work in position. 48 port LC connectors in each panel using 48 core
multi mode 50/125 cable (OM3);
• Glue and Polish 48 core cable into LC panels 4 hours 26 mins
• Fusion Splice 48 core cable into LC panel 2 hours 41 mins
• Opal 2 x 24 core cable into LC panel 1 hour 24 min
• CCS Starlight® MTP ® 13 minutes

30. CCS Starlight® MTP®
40 GbE and 100 GbE Optical
Ready Fibre System

31. Starlight MTP (Multifibre
Termination push-on)
What is MTP connectivity?
• A high-density, space saving optical fibre connection – maximising space within
racks, providing high bandwidth links and reducing the cost (time) for installation
• Major market segments;
– Pre terminated Optical Fibre
– Storage Area Networks (SANs) – ultra high speed bandwidth and low latency
links within Data Centres or LANs
– Supports large file transfers in digital infrastructures (such as HD CCTV)
• CCS Starlight MTP pre-terminated optical fibre;
– can be installed by installers and technicians and IT Managers
– saves money, improved competitiveness
– better performance (quality factory terminations/QA)
– available as an INTEX (internal/external) system

32. The RFD Market
Rapid Fibre Deployment (RFD);
• Designed for high volume fibre networks
• Traditional fibre solutions too slow
• MPO technology developed over 20 years ago
• MTP technology developed in the US
• MTP is an advanced version of MPO
• MPO and MTP currently dominate the US
market
• The ‘Array’ connector will be used in the
developing 40Gb and 100Gb standards

33. Specify MTP over MPO
• MTP Starlight has a superior transmission
performance than MPO:
– Bandwidth capabilities that support up to 10Gbit/sec
for existing applications
– Future applications of 40Gbit/sec and 100Gbit/sec
• The MTP connector is fully compliant with both
TIA-604-5 FOCIS 5 and IEC-61754-7
• The MTP connector is a high performance MPO
• Colour coding by fibre type
• Removable housing for gender change and rework
• Metal pin-clamp to prevent pin transfer
• Recessed pin clamp to prevent spring-ribbon
contact
• Oval spring for more ribbon clearance
• Increased ferrule float for improved mechanical
performance (US patent # 6085003)
• Elliptical guide pin tip for improved durability via
less guide-hole wear (US patent pending)

34. Starlight MTP Pre-Terminated
Cabling Solutions
Starlight Cable Size
16%
5%
Fibre Optic 24 core x 10
(120 x 10Gb Links) Starlight 12 core x 20
(120 x 10Gb Links)
Category 6A x 30
42%
(30 x 10Gb Links)
Category 6 x 60
(60 x 1Gb Links)
53%

35. Starlight MTP Pre-Terminated
Cabling Solutions
Cat 6 cables
compared to
optical
cables

36. Starlight MTP Pre-Terminated
Cabling Solutions
Starlight Patch Panels
• Starlight Panels come in three types, all 19”
rack mounted 1U.
– Modular Cassette
– Standard
– XS Cable Management
• UK manufactured at Connectix
– MTP coupler
– MTP to SC/LC fan out assembly inside
the cassette or sealed panel
– SC or LC couplers in the front
• Multimode OM3 or Single Mode OS1
• 24, 48 or 96 port options all in 1U (44mm)
• Specials can be designed
• Flexible labeling system using Traffolyte

37. Starlight MTP Pre-Terminated
Cabling Solutions
Standard Modular Cassette XS Cable Store

38. Starlight MTP Pre-Terminated
Cabling Solutions
Standards
Applications and Associated Standards
• Parallel optical interconnect between PC cards
and patch panels
• Miniature interconnection for O/E modules
• Optical switch interframe connections
• Meets IEC Standard 1754-7
• Meets TIA/EIA 604-5 Type MPO
• Meets ANSI HIPPI 6400 standard
• Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) Compliant
• InfiniBand Compliant
• 10 GFC Fibre Channel Compliant

39. Starlight MTP Pre-Terminated
Cabling Solutions
Quality & Support
• Working within an ISO 9001 quality regime
outstanding
Connectix controls quality right from the start quality and
performance…
• 100% testing programme
• Connectix provided rapid response technical
support, site audits and surveys
• Technical and project management training is
provided directly by Connectix
• Onsite support through Connectix Technical
Consultants with strategic partners/installers

40. Starlight MTP Pre-Terminated
Cabling Solutions
Intex Capability
• Starlight Intex MTP Solution for indoor/outdoor
optical fibre backbone links
• CCS Breakout MTP Assemblies for high density,
scalable and modular requirements within optical
fibre server patches
• 30mm diameter / 110 Newton's maximum pulling
strength – suitable for pulling through cluttered
data centre pathways or in a LAN/campus
environment
• UK Manufactured with exceptional quality
performance (Inferometer tested), 25 Year System
Warranty

41. Starlight MTP Pre-Terminated
Cabling Solutions
CCS Starlight Benefits
All the benefits of traditional fibre, plus:
• Time expected to be 15% of typical glue and
polish, and half the time of traditional Opal
installations
• MTP high density connectors ranging from 12 to
72 cores
• Fibre cores managed identically in every panel
• Secure tamper-proof panels
• Four types of cable: single mode (blue), OM3
(aqua), 50/125 OM2 and 62.5/125 OM1 (grey)
• 3mm diameter cable, a third of standard multi-core
fibre optic, with decreased bend radius & reduced
cable memory
• Cable length flexibility with the cable store option
• Improving power and cooling efficiencies

42. Starlight MTP Pre-Terminated
Cabling Solutions
Summary
• Known technology that incorporates the new MTP
(Enhanced version of MPO)
– Connectix Ltd a European approved
termination and test facility
• Minimising Health and Safety risks
– Less people on site
– No ovens or chemicals on site, no sharps
• Increasing site productivity for other trades
• Reduced skilled labour on site
• No expensive termination kit
• Ensuring price and completion of project are on
schedule
• Reduced packing on site
• Higher density of fibre ports and cable
• Improved fibre management and labelling

43. Starlight MTP Pre-Terminated
Cabling Solutions
Connectix Starlight MTP Clients
• Vocalink
• Provident Financial (Bradford,
Derby and Wakefield collocation
sites
• Forstaedernes Bank (Denmark)
• University of Derby
• University of Birmingham

44. Part 4; Connectix Approved Installer
Program / 25 Year Warranty

45. Standards Compliance
• Connectix Cabling Systems (Net 10G, Net 6
and Net 5e) all exceed the current …exceeds all
requirements from ISO 11801, TIA/EIA and
EN 50173 international
Standards and
• We supply screened and unscreened third party
products across the range certificated...
• Connectix can prove all claims on system
performance by our third party DELTA/ETL
verification certificates
• Reinforced by a unique in-house testing
regime

46. 25 Year Warranty
• Connectix 25 Year System Warranty
• Guarantees performance to EIA/TIA
standards for the life of the system
• Exclusive to Connectix Approved Installers
• Covers Cable, Patch Panels and Outlets
• Connectix Approved Installers (AI) document
and supply a site plan detailing the
installation and a full set of test results
• Tester standards are
– CCS Cat 5E System TIA/EIA-568-B Category 5E
Permanent Link TIA/EIA-568-B2 Level IIE Tester
– CCS Cat 6 System TIA/EIA-468-B.2 Category 6
Permanent Link TIA/EIA-568-B-2-1 Level III Tester
– CCS Cat 6A System TIA/EIA-568-B-2-10 Category
6A Permanent Link Level III Tester

47. Installer Criteria
• Successful completion of Connectix
Training Courses (copper and optical fibre
installation)
• Training Certificate for engineers attending
other recognised manufacture
• Company Approved Certificate from other
recognised manufacture
• Warranty documentation completed by
trained engineers
• Approval status is for 2 years
• Attends commercial or technical training
with Connectix within 2 years

48. Warranty Conditions
• End user certificate
• Connectix guarantees product and system
performance for 25 years

49. Part 5; Market Trends and Future
Innovation

50. Structured Cabling Standards
ISO/IEC 11801
Information Technology – Generic
cabling for customer premises
ANSI EIA/TIA 568-B /
EN50173
568-C Commercial Building
Telecommunications Cabling Standard Information technology. Generic cabling systems.
General requirements and office areas

51. Standards bodies
 IEEE (LAN/WAN):
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
 IETF (TCP/IP):
The Internet Engineering Task Force
 ITU (TCP/IP):
The International Telecommunication Union
 ISO:
The International Organisation for Standardisation
 ANSI:
The American National Standards Institute
 TIA/EIA:
The Telecommunications Industry Association
/ The Electronics Industry Alliance

52. What’s new?
40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet
The IEEE 802.3 Higher Speed Study Group (HSSG) suggested that networks 2 new rates were
needed for Ethernet; 40 gigabit per second and 100 gigabit per second.
Physical layer cabling solutions and 40 Gigabit and 100 Gigabit Ethernet application families;
The IEEE HSSG recommends that 40 GbE is utilised for server and computing applications and
100 GbE supports network aggregation applications.
40 Gigabit Ethernet;
at least 1m backplane 40GBASE-KR4
at least 7m on copper cable 40GBASE-CR4
at least 100m over OM3 multimode fibre (MMF) 40GBASE-SR4
at least 150m over OM4 multimode fibre (MMF) 40GBASE-SR4
at least 10km over OS1/OS2 singlemode fibre (SMF) 40GBASE-LR4
100 Gigabit Ethernet;
at least 7m on copper cable
at least 100m over OM3 multimode fibre (MMF) 100GBASE-CR10
at least 100m over OM3 multimode fibre (MMF) 100GBASE-SR10
at least 150m over OM4 multimode fibre (MMF) 100GBASE-SR10
at least 10km over OS1/OS2 singlemode fibre (SMF) 100GBASE-LR4
at least 40km over OS1/OS2 singlemode fibre (SMF) 100GBASE-ER4

53. What’s new?
OM3 or OM4
• OM4 ratified August 5th 2009 by EIA/TIA as
492AAAD grade MMF
• Bandwidth value of 4700 MHz/km (850nm High
Performance Effective Modal Bandwidth)
• OM4 supports 550m links for 40GbE and 100GbE
transmission (OM3 up to 300m)
• 70% of backbone links are less than or equal to
100m, therefore even at 40GbE and 100GbE –
OM3 remains a future-proof solution
• Optical Fibre links up to 600m deploy
fibre/cable/connectors and transceivers upto 10x
less than Singlemode, therefore multimode
systems remain competitive
• OM4 will support Fibre Channel;
400m at 4Gbp/s, 200m at 8 Gbp/s and 130m at 16
Gbp/s

54. What’s new?
Energy Efficient Ethernet
• IEEE 802.3az
• Saving power on switch to desktop links when status is idle
• Status moved to low-power mode
• Researched from ‘Small IT networks’ – SME (small, medium enterprise)
LANs
• Small IT represents 97 TWh/year (3% national electricity)
• Small companies can deploy GREENER IT networking

55. What’s new?
Category 7/7A Copper
• Draft standards
• Non-RJ45 connector (due to AX-Talk and splitting pairs)
• Cost Vs Fibre
• Cost of copper power transmissions at this rate Vs optical fibre transceivers
(energy savings)
• Active Equipment OEM choice of interface ????
• 10 GbE, 40 GbE, 100 GbE – 400 GbE ??
• Terabit Ethernet

56. Thanks for your time.
Any further questions?
Paul Mathews MInstSMM, CCNA, MIEEE
Channel Manager