I'll be moving house, and I decided to do things "right", networking wise, for once.
I willhave an equipment room in which I will put my rack that contains servers, a workstation, switches, UPS, etc.
From there, 4 conduits already exist, in which (probable) Cat 5e cable is currently laid, with RJ45 face plates on either end. That will do fine for 1 Gbe connections between the rack and the other rooms, but I want a remote workstation in my office.
What I am thinking of needs at least three fiber pairs: one for networking, so that I can put a printer in my office along with other play-things. One for a DisplayPort-over-fiber connection (4k@60 Hz, full 4:4:4, these sell for ~$1000-1500 in Switzerland), and one for a USB3-over-fiber connection. Along with perhaps a KVM switch on the rack side, that means I can have a _silent_ office with complete access to a powerful workstation.
In terms of cabling, the first thing that comes to mind is to lay OM4 MPO/MTP type A with a keystone faceplate on either end. Together with a A and AF cassette pair, that means I could easily split out my 3 fiber pairs on either end. However, the conduits (tubes, through walls, and that means concrete walls in Switzerland) are narrow. I do not see an MTP plug fit through there.
What are the options? Does anyone have experience with fiber trunks with staggered LC connectors on either end (that _could_ fit), or does anyone know whether installers typically have MPO/MTP splicing equipment?
I willhave an equipment room in which I will put my rack that contains servers, a workstation, switches, UPS, etc.
From there, 4 conduits already exist, in which (probable) Cat 5e cable is currently laid, with RJ45 face plates on either end. That will do fine for 1 Gbe connections between the rack and the other rooms, but I want a remote workstation in my office.
What I am thinking of needs at least three fiber pairs: one for networking, so that I can put a printer in my office along with other play-things. One for a DisplayPort-over-fiber connection (4k@60 Hz, full 4:4:4, these sell for ~$1000-1500 in Switzerland), and one for a USB3-over-fiber connection. Along with perhaps a KVM switch on the rack side, that means I can have a _silent_ office with complete access to a powerful workstation.
In terms of cabling, the first thing that comes to mind is to lay OM4 MPO/MTP type A with a keystone faceplate on either end. Together with a A and AF cassette pair, that means I could easily split out my 3 fiber pairs on either end. However, the conduits (tubes, through walls, and that means concrete walls in Switzerland) are narrow. I do not see an MTP plug fit through there.
What are the options? Does anyone have experience with fiber trunks with staggered LC connectors on either end (that _could_ fit), or does anyone know whether installers typically have MPO/MTP splicing equipment?