Corning EDGE™ Solutions for Data Centers

Getting a Data Centre Up and Running is No Small Task.

Data Center Implementation is No Small Task.

Keeping a data centre fully optimized, eliminating latency, reducing downtime, maintaining compliance with continually evolving standards at the ever-increasing transmission speeds required to keep your business competitive – now that’s a challenge!

At Corning these are just the kinds of challenges we like to solve. We get data centres. We set the bar for structured cabling in the data centre back in 2009 when we introduced EDGE™ solutions, the industry’s first preterminated optical cabling system specifically designed for the data centre environment. EDGE solutions are now deployed in over 50,000 data centres in 30 countries around the world.

A solution for every data centre

Because every data centre and SAN is unique, EDGE solutions provide a family of modular, tip-to-tip connectivity options that are uniquely configurable. Each includes cabling, housings, modules, panels, and jumpers. And each offers faster, simpler installation, higher density, superior cable management, easier moves, adds, and changes (MACs), and more flexible migration paths than competing data centre solutions. But each EDGE solution set supports a different approach to data centre management.

EDGE™ Solutions

Three Tiers of Value

EDGE™ Solutions

Corning’s EDGE™ Solutions

Corning’s EDGE™ Solutions

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While EDGE solutions continue to evolve, the foundation that they were designed upon – a fundamental understanding of the pain points inherent in managing a data centre – has not. Density, network uptime, speed, simplicity, and a clear migration path to meet future requirements – these are all still critical considerations in any data centre environment. View our brochure below.

While EDGE solutions continue to evolve, the foundation that they were designed upon – a fundamental understanding of the pain points inherent in managing a data centre – has not. Density, network uptime, speed, simplicity, and a clear migration path to meet future requirements – these are all still critical considerations in any data centre environment. View our brochure below.

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Base-8 Value

Why Base-8 and Why Now? The Case for Base-8:

Why Base-8 and Why Now? The Case for Base-8:

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Technology road maps of transceiver, switch, server, and storage makers clearly illustrate that transmission speeds ranging from 4 to 400G will be based on either 2- or 8-fiber connectivity solutions. Base-8 connectivity provides the most future-ready solution to support 400G transmission requirements, and the benefits are clear. Download our brochure below.

Technology road maps of transceiver, switch, server, and storage makers clearly illustrate that transmission speeds ranging from 4 to 400G will be based on either 2- or 8-fiber connectivity solutions. Base-8 connectivity provides the most future-ready solution to support 400G transmission requirements, and the benefits are clear. Download our brochure below.

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EDGE8™ Solutions
EDGE8™ Solutions – Sometimes Less Really is More

EDGE8™ Solutions – Sometimes Less Really is More

EDGE8™ Solutions – Sometimes Less Really is More

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EDGE8 solutions combine all of the density, simplicity, scalability, and modularity of Corning’s EDGE solutions with the superior network scalability, improved link performance, and 100% fiber utilisation of a Base-8 design.

Corning’s EDGE8 solutions further the value of Base-8 connectivity by providing outstanding value in three critical areas

  • Asset Utilisation
  • Technology Adoption
  • Risk Avoidance

EDGE8 solutions combine all of the density, simplicity, scalability, and modularity of Corning’s EDGE solutions with the superior network scalability, improved link performance, and 100% fiber utilisation of a Base-8 design.

Corning’s EDGE8 solutions further the value of Base-8 connectivity by providing outstanding value in three critical areas

  • Asset Utilisation
  • Technology Adoption
  • Risk Avoidance
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EDGE Solutions

Product Highlights

EDGE™ 4x4 Mesh Module

EDGE™ 4x4 Mesh Module

EDGE™ 4x4 Mesh Module

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As the size of our networks grew during the last decade, we saw a shift from classical 3-tier network architectures to a flatter and wider Spine-and-Leaf architecture. With its fully meshed connectivity approach, Spine-and-Leaf architecture provided us with the predictable high-speed network performance we were craving and reliability in our network switch fabric.

As the size of our networks grew during the last decade, we saw a shift from classical 3-tier network architectures to a flatter and wider Spine-and-Leaf architecture. With its fully meshed connectivity approach, Spine-and-Leaf architecture provided us with the predictable high-speed network performance we were craving and reliability in our network switch fabric.

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Tap Modules

Tap Modules

Tap Modules

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EDGE/EDGE8 tap modules enable passive optical tapping of the network while reducing downtime and link loss, and increase rack space utilisation and density compared to other optical tap options.

Unlike other passive optical tap solutions that must be added as separate devices in the network link, the EDGE/EDGE8 tap modules integrate the coupler technology for passive optical tapping into a structured cabling component – the module. Monitored ports can be added without disrupting the system’s live traffic, and insertion loss in the link is reduced by the integration of the passive optical tapping into the module.

EDGE/EDGE8 tap modules enable passive optical tapping of the network while reducing downtime and link loss, and increase rack space utilisation and density compared to other optical tap options.

Unlike other passive optical tap solutions that must be added as separate devices in the network link, the EDGE/EDGE8 tap modules integrate the coupler technology for passive optical tapping into a structured cabling component – the module. Monitored ports can be added without disrupting the system’s live traffic, and insertion loss in the link is reduced by the integration of the passive optical tapping into the module.

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Knowledge Centre

Knowledge Centre

Corning Data Centre Solutions Resources

Corning Data Centre Solutions Resources

Your one-stop source for industry articles, case studies, and information about Corning’s Data Centre solutions and products.

Your one-stop source for industry articles, case studies, and information about Corning’s Data Centre solutions and products.

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Tools & Resources

Core Guide

Core Guide

We’ve got technology for virtually every local area network need. Download our Enterprise Networks Core Products guide that lists the products most often used by our customers.

We’ve got technology for virtually every local area network need. Download our Enterprise Networks Core Products guide that lists the products most often used by our customers.

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Bill-of-Materials Tool

Bill-of-Materials Tool

Forget the guesswork. We can help you select the fiber optic products you need for your enterprise network with our configurable LANscape® solutions bill-of-materials tool.

Forget the guesswork. We can help you select the fiber optic products you need for your enterprise network with our configurable LANscape® solutions bill-of-materials tool.

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Product Drawing Resource Center

Product Drawing Resource Center

Product Drawing Resource Center

We offer product drawings for all of our major hardware and preterminated systems for use in designs and proposals. They are available in a variety of formats.

We offer product drawings for all of our major hardware and preterminated systems for use in designs and proposals. They are available in a variety of formats.

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System Design Calculators

System Design Calculators

We offer a variety of system design calculators to assist in the design and analysis of your networks, including a link-loss budget calculator and a fill ratio calculator.

We offer a variety of system design calculators to assist in the design and analysis of your networks, including a link-loss budget calculator and a fill ratio calculator.

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Retrieve Your Online Test Results

Retrieve Your Online Test Results

Our products are thoroughly tested. View test reports of Plug & Play™ universal systems and EDGE™ solutions modules, trunks, harnesses, and uniboot jumpers.

Our products are thoroughly tested. View test reports of Plug & Play™ universal systems and EDGE™ solutions modules, trunks, harnesses, and uniboot jumpers.

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