Centrix® System

The Centrix® System

A high-density solution for central office and meet-me-room environments

Centrix® XL

The next-generation Centrix XL System represents a high-density evolution of Corning’s renowned Centrix System

Density capability meets functionality with the Centrix® system

A fiber management system in a single, dual, or quad configuration frame that combines the highest manageable density and is easily scalable with SC, LC, LSH or MTP^® connectivity.

The Centrix system offers a range of features and benefits tailored to meet modern demands, proving high density connections and a variety of splice or preconnectorized options across different applications and environments. This system is built upon three essential components: frames or cabinets, housings, and cassettes that are configurable in 15-inch and 19-inch racks. Corning further provides a broad selection of patch cords, trunk cables, and accessories to complement your connectivity needs.

Features & Benefits

Manageable density for up to 16.000 ports / m² (15-inch) or 18.300 ports / m² (19-inch)
Configurable to different applications and environments
Scalable architecture for easy expansion
Superior patch cord management with one length in single, dual, and quad frames
Fast and unpredictable network growth with low cost, but easy and fast deployment

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Application Spaces for the Centrix® System

Central Office/Headend

Cross connect frame management for jumper connections between Indoor/outdoor cables, distribution fibers, and active electronics in the Central Office
Supports on frame splicing with high-capacity slide cassettes
Simplifies off-frame splicing with pre-stubbed housings
Features a top rack panel for port replication of active electronics with patch panel cassettes or MTP/MPO cassettes

Point of Presence (PoP) and “Meet-Me” Rooms

Cross connect frame employment for managing multiple carrier connections
Allows for direct splicing of access fiber into the Centrix frame
Includes splicing to a Optical Splice Enclosure (OSE) using pre-stubbed housings

Space constrained hubs and hub sites

Supports applications where the physical footprint limitations require a high-density solution

Bringing fibre to the people - a video case study with Glasfaser NordWest

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Glasfaser Nordwest, based in Oldenburg, North Germany, is a joint venture between EWE and Telekom that provides its customers with modern fibre-based open-Internet access.

Their goal: to provide 1.5 million households and businesses in the northern region of Germany with gigabit-capable internet.

In this video, you will learn how Corning's Centrix^® solution, which is used in the central distribution points (also called Point of Presence - PoP), helps to achieve the ambitious expansion goals of Glasfaser Nordwest.

Glasfaser Nordwest, based in Oldenburg, North Germany, is a joint venture between EWE and Telekom that provides its customers with modern fibre-based open-Internet access.

Their goal: to provide 1.5 million households and businesses in the northern region of Germany with gigabit-capable internet.

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Centrix® FAQs

Why should I use the Centrix® System cabinet?

Patch cord management is one of the biggest challenges in high-fiber-count environments. When running a system with many hundreds of connection points and a significant growth or churn rate, connections between different network areas need to be managed properly in order to maintain service levels, system integrity, and response times. A cabinet that consolidates high-fiber port numbers can facilitate easy patch cord management even at high load rates.
What are the benefits of the Centrix® System?

Patch cords can be kept short and at a few easily predictable lengths. They are better protected, managed, and handled when staying inside a cross-connect cabinet, avoiding the need to run them across cable trays.
How can the Centrix® System be configured to support different connectivity applications?

The Centrix System is a product family consisting of different frame styles and universal housings/cassettes to enable operators to build a high-density optical distribution frame system in a MMR environment. Operators can splice OSP or ISP fiber cable directly into frame via pigtailed cassettes that are populated with either LC, or SC connectors. Alternatively, the Centrix housings may be populated with patch cassettes, splitter cassettes, or MTP breakout cassettes. The modular design and the breadth of connectivity options makes Centrix a compelling platform for MTDC operators.
How are patch cords managed in the high-density cross-connect?

Patch cords are managed through a combination of simple routing rules, maximised access and handling space, and a single defined patch cord length for any connection between two ports in single, dual, or quad configurations.
How do I integrate this system with my existing infrastructure?

Cable and patch cord exits at the top and bottom, and patch cord exits left and right, connect to existing cabling systems and infrastructures. Frame adapters to adjust the interface between dimensional differences are available. An overlength management frame (OLM) can be used to manage patch cord slack.
With which standards or environmental conditions does the cabinet comply? What standards has the cabinet been tested to?

The Centrix^® system cabinets have been tested for:

Shock: IEC 60068-2-27
Vibration: IEC 60068-2-6
Does the system require the use of 1.2 mm outer diameter (OD) patch cords for full capacity?

No. It is not required to use 1.2 mm OD patch cords to reach full capacity or scaling of the system beyond 100,000 ports.

Installation Instructions

Here are several installation instructions to help you build up your Centrix^® solution:

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Centrix® XL

Density capability meets functionality with the Centrix® system