Eaton Tripp Lite Series 40/100Gb Breakout Cassette — 40G to 4x10G and 100G to 4x25G (OM4 MTP/MPO) with 12 LC Duplex, Type-B Polarity

Elevate your data center’s fiber backbone with the Eaton Tripp Lite Series 40/100Gb Breakout Cassette. This high-density breakout solution is engineered to deliver exceptional flexibility for modern network architectures, enabling seamless downlink and uplink transitions between 40 Gigabit and 100 Gigabit fabrics. Built around an 8-fiber OM4 MTP/MPO breakout core and delivering twelve LC duplex outputs, this cassette is the perfect fit for modular patch panels and dense, scalable deployments. It’s designed for administrators who demand reliability, precision polarity, and effortless cabling management in a compact, rack-friendly form factor. Whether you are refreshing an existing campus spine, expanding a data center’s mezzanine layer, or migrating to higher speeds, this breakout cassette provides a smooth, future-proof pathway with minimal disruption and maximal performance.

• The breakout cassette delivers a precise migration path from 40G to 4x10G and from 100G to 4x25G, enabling multi-rate flexibility without rewiring your core fiber infrastructure. This capability is ideal for evolving workloads, virtualization sprawl, and growing cloud services where bandwidth needs can shift rapidly over time.
• Three 8-fiber OM4 MTP/MPO connectors (Male with Pins) serve as the breakout backbone, efficiently aggregating multiple parallel lanes into a compact, single-module interface that plugs directly into compatible transceivers, switches, or routers. The design minimizes port usage in the data path while maximizing throughput per unit of rack space.
• 12 LC duplex outputs on the opposite side provide ample, clearly organized endpoints for connecting to switches, patch panels, or downstream devices. This arrangement supports a diverse mix of 10G and 25G links, simplifying cabling strategies and reducing the complexity of fiber routing in dense environments.
• Type-B polarity is implemented to ensure correct transmit/receive alignment across the breakout paths, helping to preserve signal integrity, reduce crosstalk, and simplify installation in mixed hardware environments where polarity consistency is critical.
• Constructed for data center-grade reliability, the cassette uses OM4 fiber, a proven multimode standard optimized for high bandwidth, longer reach within campus and data center deployments. Its compatibility with standard MTP/MPO and LC duplex cabling minimizes compatibility concerns and supports seamless integration with existing fiber plants.

Technical Details of Eaton Tripp Lite Series 40/100Gb Breakout Cassette

• Breakout configuration: 40G to 4x10G and 100G to 4x25G, enabling flexible lane mapping to suit evolving workloads.
• Fiber core: OM4 multimode fiber, optimized for high-bandwidth applications and reliable short-to-medium reach connections in data centers.
• Connector arrangement: Three 8-fiber OM4 MTP/MPO connectors (Male with Pins) on the breakout side, providing the high-density backbone for the breakout scheme.
• Output interface: Twelve LC duplex ports arranged to support a mix of 10G and 25G links, enabling scalable interface density without increased rack footprint.
• Polarity: Type-B polarity to ensure proper pairing and signal integrity across multiple paths and devices.
• Form factor: Cassette-style module designed for plug-and-play inclusion in modular patch panels and standard 19-inch racks.
• Compatibility: Works with compatible 40G/100G network equipment and standard fiber cabling setups, allowing straightforward integration into existing data center ecosystems.
• Gender/pinning: MPO/MTP connectors are male with pins, aligning with industry standards for reliable contact and ease of maintenance.

How to install Eaton Tripp Lite 40/100Gb Breakout Cassette

Prepare your workspace by powering down affected equipment and verifying compatibility with your existing chassis, patch panels, and transceivers. Begin by mounting the cassette into a compatible 19-inch patch panel or modular enclosure, ensuring it seats firmly and aligns with the backplane or mounting rails. Connect the three 8-fiber OM4 MTP/MPO breakout cables (Male with Pins) to the corresponding MTP/MPO ports on the cassette, taking care to maintain clean, straight connections and avoiding excessive bending of fibers. Attach the twelve LC duplex cables to the LC ports on the other side of the cassette, routing them toward their designated switches or transceivers while preserving Type-B polarity. Use labeled identifiers to keep track of each path, and employ proper cable management to minimize strain on connectors and reduce the risk of crosstalk or signal loss. Once mated, perform a physical inspection to confirm that all connections are secure and free from debris, then power on the equipment and verify link status lights. Conduct end-to-end tests to confirm that the 40G lanes are correctly mapped to four 10G links and that the 100G lanes map to four 25G links, with successful throughput and latency measurements. Document the breakout mapping and port assignments for future maintenance or expansion, and store the module in a clean, organized location to preserve connector quality and performance over time.

Frequently asked questions

• What is the primary purpose of this breakout cassette? It is a high-density breakout module that converts 40G into four 10G lanes and 100G into four 25G lanes, using three 8-fiber OM4 MTP/MPO (Male with Pins) connectors to twelve LC duplex outputs, for flexible, scalable data center networking.
• What does Type-B polarity mean in this context? Type-B polarity ensures correct transmit/receive alignment across breakout paths, maintaining signal integrity when multiple lanes connect to diverse devices within a modular chassis or patch panel.
• How many LC duplex ports are provided? Twelve LC duplex ports are available on the cassette, enabling a mix of 10G and 25G connections from a single module.
• What fiber type is used, and why? The module uses OM4 multimode fiber, which provides high bandwidth and better performance for short- to medium-reach links in data centers and campus networks.
• How should installation be approached for best results? Install the cassette into a compatible chassis, connect the three MPO/MTP breakout cables with care (male connectors with pins), then connect the twelve LC duplex cables to the intended devices, preserving polarity, securing cables, and validating with network tests to confirm correct breakout mappings and link integrity.