MPO 8 Fiber OM4 Trunk Cable

BWN-TK-M8-OM4-EV-{POL}-{JKT}-{LEN} + configuration options

Product Overview

The BWNFiber 8-fiber MPO OM4 trunk cable terminates one MPO-8 PC female connector on each end of an Erika Violet jacket. It is the Base-8 trunk for parallel-optics plants — eight live fibers, not twelve, mapped straight into 8-fiber channel plans.

Fiber count is the whole point of this page: exactly 8 live fibers on an MPO-8 interface. Erika Violet identifies the OM4 fiber grade and does not create a second 12-fiber OM4 page. For 40G/100G SR4-class channels, the matching build is Type B with female ends mating pinned QSFP-class modules — confirm polarity and gender on the site drawing before applying this trunk to transceiver links. Overall length runs 5-100 m.

Key Features

• One MPO-8/PC female connector on each end
• 8 live fibers, OM4 50/125 μm multimode — true Base-8 map
• Erika Violet jacket per OM4 identification practice
• Type A, Type B or Type C polarity built to the site drawing
• Suited to 40G/100G SR4-class channels once Type B and female-to-pinned mating are confirmed
• LSZH, OFNP and OFNR jacket options
• 100% factory-terminated and optically tested before shipment

Technical Specifications

Final insertion loss and return loss limits follow the BWNFiber test specification for the selected loss grade. Test method reference: IEC 61300-3-4.

Selection Guidance

• Polarity is not field-switchable. Choose Type A, Type B or Type C from the site drawing before ordering.
• For SR4-class transceiver channels: order Type B and confirm the female ends mate pinned module interfaces before applying this trunk.
• Female (unpinned) ends mate with pinned cassette, panel and module ports; male (pinned) builds are quoted on request.
• Erika Violet equals OM4 here — for the 12-fiber violet trunk, see the 12F OM4 page instead.
• 400G/800G SR8 channels need MPO-16 interfaces, which are outside this page.
• Jacket by space: OFNP for plenum, OFNR for riser shafts, LSZH for enclosed or public areas.

Applications

• Base-8 parallel-optics trunks in OM4 plants
• 40G/100G SR4-class channels after polarity and gender confirmation
• 8-fiber cassette and panel interconnect
• Migration paths from duplex to parallel-optics channel plans

Order Guide

This SKU is built to the ordered polarity and is not polarity-switchable in the field. Select the polarity from the site drawing, then overall length and jacket.

Standard lengths: 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 m, in LSZH, OFNP or OFNR. Custom lengths between or beyond these steps are quoted on the drawing.

Why Source from BWNFiber

BWNFiber factory-terminates and inspects every MPO end before shipment, records polarity per order, and can attach IL/RL test reports for project handover. Catalog jackets cover LSZH, OFNP and OFNR; PVC, TPU and PE are quoted on project orders, together with OEM printing and labeling. The 8-fiber map is written into the product name and test records, keeping Base-8 stock separate from 12-fiber OM4 at receiving. Send the interface, fiber type, polarity, jacket and overall length, and BWNFiber returns a build sheet before production.

View the complete MPO Trunk Cable series for related patch cord, armored, breakout and conversion configurations.