The Data Centre: the physical foundations of the digital age
A data center is not just a building or an area with a high density of computers, but a complex structure that houses and protects critical IT systems.
It contains servers, storage, networks and security systems, and is the heart that keeps many digital services running.
With the increase in digitalisation, the role of data centres has become central: they enable the cloud, big data, AI and guarantee services that are always available. Their design is fundamental because the performance, reliability and growth capacity of the services we use every day depend on it.
Solutions for data centers
Pre-terminated optical cables
Pre-terminated cabling solutions are designed to optimise high-density infrastructures and data centers, ensuring rapid installation and high performance. The range includes:
- MPO/MTP® cables (Trunk and fan-out): available in 12- or 24-fibre configurations (G.657.A1 singlemode or OM3/OM4 multimode). Trunk cables connect cabinets or patch panels to active equipment, while fan-out versions allow the transformation from multi-fibre connectors to single LC or SC connectors.
- Minicore cables: compact and flexible solutions for backbone links or direct connections between network devices, even without the use of intermediate patch panels. Thanks to their small diameter, they facilitate cable routing in confined spaces.
The use of pre-terminated components ensures low signal attenuation and high mechanical reliability, making them ideal for indoor applications requiring maximum efficiency and minimal space requirements.
Modular optical patch panels
Modular optical patch panels are designed for high-density connection infrastructures. The range includes two main configurations, distinguished by their capacity and technical specifications:
- Compact Version: developed for networks with a density of up to 96 fibres per rack unit. It is designed with a 19’’ modular structure, optimized to minimise the space takeover in the absence of integrated cable management systems.
- High Density Version: Suitable for applications requiring 144 fibres per unit or more. It incorporates advanced systems for connection management and protection of links, ensuring operational efficiency and cabling security in critical environments such as data centers.
Both solutions are engineered to simplify installation and maintenance procedures, offering various configuration options tailored to the specific requirements of the network architecture.
Copper solutions Category 8.1
Category 8.1 is the standard designed to support data rates of up to 40 Gbps over copper cabling, offering a frequency bandwidth of 2,000 MHz. It represents a cost-effective alternative to fibre optics for high-speed connections in data centres, thanks to a number of distinctive features:
- Integration and Backward Compatibility: The use of the standard RJ45 connector ensures full compatibility with existing infrastructure and support for PoE (Power over Ethernet) technology.
- Efficiency over short distances: To maintain signal integrity at 40 Gbps, the standard limits the channel length to 30 metres.
- Applications: Thanks to low latency and reduced operating costs, it is the optimal solution for Top of Rack (ToR) architectures, where interconnections between servers and switches are confined within the same cabinet or in limited spaces.
For distances exceeding 30 metres, typical of Middle of Row (MoR) or End of Row (EoR) configurations, fibre optic remains the technology of choice.
TECH Datacentre Cabinets
The TECH Datacentre series is designed to house critical infrastructure and servers, offering configurations optimized for heavy loads and significant depths. Key features include:
- Structure and load capacity: designed to support a static load of up to 2,000 kg, ensuring stability for high-density equipment.
- Thermal management and access: available with glass doors and solid panels, or grilled doors to maximise airflow. The side panels are divided into two sections to facilitate inspection.
- Cabling and installation: equipped with no. 4 numbered 19” uprights and cable entries from both the roof and the base via removable trapdoors and dust seals.
These cabinets represent a complete, ready-to-use solution for setting up server rooms and professional data center infrastructures.
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