EDGE8 is the industry's first end-to-end modular optical cabling system, offering an eight-fiber (Base-8) cabling design that maximizes density per rack unit for better network scalability and improved link performance.
Driven by the increasing adoption of cloud computing and growing demand for video streaming, data centers and SANs are migrating to faster transmission speeds to find and deliver data to consumers as quickly as possible. Corning's EDGE8 is the data center connectivity solution available for simple, efficient, and cost-effective migration to transmission speeds of up to 400 gigabits per second.
EDGE8 solutions, with eight-fiber MTP® connectors, make it easy to match the number of fibers in data center and SAN backbones with existing Base-8 QSFP transceivers, resulting in 100% fiber utilization, streamlined 1:1 port mapping, and up to a 50% reduction in link attenuation by eliminating the need for conversion modules. EDGE8 leverages the benefits of Base-8 designs with MTP trunks that enable simple patch cable deployment; optimized harness mapping for unused fiber/connectors; and EDGE8 modules offer a 30% improvement in insertion loss, resulting in long duplex link distances.
