Siemon, one of the leading global network infrastructure specialists, has announced a new data centre application and product guide designed to provide data centre professionals with comprehensive guidance for selecting, designing and deploying business-critical IT infrastructure in the data centre
The rise of connected technologies and data volumes is driving change in the data centre. New data centre interconnect (DCI) technology, distributed cloud and full-mesh switch fabric architectures in highly virtualised environments result in the need for higher-density and more complex fibre links.
As transmission speeds migrate to 400/800G Ethernet, the guide also highlights recommendations on how to migrate to high-density fibre channels utilising existing infrastructure. A 400G switch could then be connected to 4x100G switches using the same Base-eight trunk and a breakout MTP-LC cord. Other examples include 100G switch-to-server downlinks and how they can support breakout to 4x25G channels using direct attach copper cable assemblies (DACs).
Also showcased within the guide is Siemon’s comprehensive portfolio of data centre infrastructure solutions, including category 6A shielded copper cabling, pre-terminated and high density fibre patching solutions, automated infrastructure management (AIM) for remote monitoring and real-time view of data centre connections as well as a new toolless fibre routing system for protecting and routing fibre cabling.
Information about the company’s data centre design services completes the guide, plus details of its ecosystem of partners, including Arista and Cisco.
“With this new application and product guide we encompass all the support that Siemon can offer to data centre professionals,” explained Narender Vasandani, Siemon’s technical services group manager for IMEA.
