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  • Highlights
  • Key Stats
  • Overview
  • Challenges
  • Solutions
  • Results
Highlights

Updated at Aug 28th 2024

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Highlights

  • The enterprise data center cabling integrates MDA and HDA to improve space and resource utilization, enabling more compact cabling to save rack and room space while facilitating quick adjustments to cabling configurations for evolving business needs.

  • Enhanced network performance and reliability through EOR cabling, which shortens connection distances, thereby reducing signal loss and latency. Centralized patch panel management also simplifies troubleshooting and maintenance, boosting system availability.

Key Stats

  • 40% reduction in the number of connections and cables, combined with a 50% increase in data center cabling density.

  • 20% reduction in labor costs for maintenance and troubleshooting by optimizing cable management and simplifying infrastructure layouts.

Overview

The telecom industry has seen a significant evolution in data center cabling demands due to the rapid growth of data consumption and the increasing complexity of network infrastructure. As businesses and technologies advance, data centers are required to handle larger volumes of data, higher speeds, and more complex network configurations. This has driven a shift towards more innovative data center cabling solutions that can handle high-density environments with more efficiency and flexibility for future expansion.

Our client, a small telecom company in the U.S., is seeking a scalable data center cabling system to accommodate future upgrades. Their existing traditional cabling system requires modernization to meet growing demands for high performance and reduced latency. The new system must also maximize space utilization and simplify cable management in a more compact and energy-efficient data center, ensuring optimal airflow, minimizing clutter, and facilitating maintenance.

Challenges

In data centers with limited space, traditional low-density cabling often leads to a cluttered environment and reduced efficiency due to the dispersed layout. The minimal cable integration at single points complicates management and troubleshooting. Additionally, a dispersed setup can affect airflow and cooling efficiency, potentially increasing operational costs. A high-density data center cabling solution is essential to address these challenges.

Moreover, the client requires a customized solution with tight delivery timelines. Traditional cabling options often offer limited functionality and lack support for pre-deployed configurations, falling short of the growing demands for flexibility and scalability. Deploying new technologies or expanding operations can become complex and time-consuming. These limitations underscore the need for advanced, integrated cabling solutions to meet the evolving demands of modern data centers.

Solutions

Integrating MDA and HDA reduces cabling redundancy, with ultra-slim Cat6 cables, MTP® fibers, and high-density modular cable management products enhancing cabling density. This streamlined approach maximizes the use of existing data space, simplifies cable management, and allows for easier adaptation to future expansions and technological upgrades.

EOR cabling consolidates network equipment at one end of the rack, simplifying connections to servers and storage, facilitating centralized management and maintenance, and reducing the need for long-distance cabling between racks. This architecture lowers cable costs and cabling workload while offering greater adaptability and scalability for adding or replacing network equipment.

FS's small data center cabling solution offers a comprehensive range of products, including high-density copper patch panels and copper cables as well as FHD® series fiber optic products such as fiber enclosures, cassettes, and adapter panels. These components address the cabling needs, ensuring seamless coverage across all areas while facilitating efficient operations and maintenance.

Results

The client successfully optimizes data center space and resources, significantly reducing cable redundancy and overall cabling complexity, leading to operational cost savings. Additionally, network performance and reliability are notably enhanced, with shortened connection distances between racks, effectively minimizing signal loss and latency. The data center cabling system's flexibility and scalability are also strengthened, enabling the client to easily accommodate future expansion and technology upgrades, providing robust support for continued business growth.

During the initial phase of the cabling project, a professional team communicates in real-time based on client needs, offering tailored solutions. Pre-deploying cabling systems within each rack significantly shortens deployment time. With ample stock from local warehouses ensuring product delivery, the data center cabling solution is completed ahead of the projected schedule.