R&M cabling system delivers
high standard in copper cabling
Conforming to the latest
industry standard,
R&M’s Cat. 8.1 solution
for data centre and
office LAN applications
supports up to 40GbE
while maintaining
backward compatibility.
M
arking a significant advancement
for the cabling industry, R&M,
the globally active developer and
provider of cabling systems for high-quality
network infrastructures, has launched its
universal Cat. 8.1 cabling system.
The company’s new Cat. 8.1 connection
module is based on the design of its
Cat. 6A module – a top product which
has won the iF Award. This solution for
data centres and office LANs supports
up to 40 Gigabit/s Ethernet (GbE) – the
fastest data transmission rate that local
networks with structured copper cabling
can currently achieve.
This backward compatibility of the Cat.
8.1 cabling system is possible because
of the use of the standard RJ45 plug-in
format. That means that Cat. 6A patch
cords, which are still widely used, can
be deployed, and networks built on the
new Cat. 8.1 solution can still be operated
with 10GbE which is standard today.
R&M has ensured that data centres and
LAN operators do not need any additional
adapters, transmission cables or fibre
optic interfaces if they are soon migrating
to the faster 25 and 40GbE generations.
After the installation of a basic Cat. 8.1
infrastructure, faster switches and servers
can be integrated seamlessly.
R&M expects the solution to be widely
deployed in data centres, particularly
in top-of-rack and end-of-row cabling.
The Swiss cabling specialist guarantees
40GbE performance for 24-metre
permanent links and up to 30-metre
channel depending on the patch cords
R&M EXPECTS
THE SOLUTION
TO BE WIDELY
DEPLOYED IN
DATA CENTRES.
used. This is in line with the specifications
of the ISO/IEC and TIA standards.
The solution is also ideally suited to
buildings which require extremely
fast local data networks. Here the
Cat. 8.1 system from R&M supports
the new performance level of 25 GbE
(25GBASE-T). The proposed 50m
distance in the draft technical report ISO/
IEC TR11801-9909 for this bandwidth
covers roughly two thirds of all typical
link lengths in office buildings. ◊
“Cat. 8.1 is an excellent, future-proof
solution for current and upcoming
generations of active equipment, with
10G and 40G. Network planners can
make a cost-effective choice and reduce
CapEx without increasing OpEx, and
without sacrificing ease of use, flexibility
and reliability,” said Nabil Khalil, Executive
Vice President of R&M Middle East,
Turkey and Africa.
“Outside of its obvious application in
data centres, it is highly suitable to
office cabling as well where it allows the
introduction of three different speed zones
depending on the length of the permanent
link. And thanks to future-proofing, a Cat.
8.1 installation today serves as preparation
for future demands with today’s usability
thanks to the RJ45 format.”
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