Rack Mount Fiber Patch Panel with Splice Trays, Slide-Out - 2U (RMFP-016)

A 144-fiber feeder into a closet needs a place to be spliced to pigtails and a place to be patched from, and two rack units can be both. This 2U slide-out rack-mount fiber patch panel is a splice-and-patch enclosure: the drawer pulls forward on its smooth gliding slides, so the six 24-fiber splice trays inside are in front of you with the panel still bolted to the rack, and the front takes six LGX adapter panels, sold separately, for up to 144 LC connections with LC quad panels loaded. The trays come in the box, each with 60 mm splice sleeves, along with two half-round cable routing spools for the slack, so the panel splices the same 144 fibers it patches and the pigtails run from tray to adapter without leaving the enclosure. It's powder-coated SPCC steel in black, 3.5 in tall, 19 in wide, and 12.5 in deep, the high-density distribution unit for a data center, a telecom room, or a riser closet. For 72 fibers in 1U, the RMFP-015; for 288 fibers in 4U, the RMFP-018; for the same 2U with the trays sold separately, the RMFP-019.

What's in the Box

• 2U slide-out rack-mount fiber patch panel. Powder-coated SPCC steel enclosure with slide-out drawer and six LGX adapter panel slots.
• Six 24-fiber splice trays. With 60 mm splice sleeves, for up to 144 fusion splices.
• Two half-round cable routing spools. For managing fiber slack inside the drawer.

Features

• Up to 144 fibers, spliced and patched. Six 24-fiber splice trays included; six LGX adapter panel slots for up to 144 LC connections with LC quad panels.
• Smooth gliding pull-out drawer. Slides forward for installation and maintenance access to the trays in the rack.
• Splice trays with 60 mm sleeves. Integrated splice management, all six trays included.
• Six LGX adapter panel slots. Loads with the LGX panels for the connector type the job needs, sold separately.
• Half-round cable routing spools. Two included, for bend-radius-safe slack storage.
• Powder-coated SPCC steel. Durable finish in a 2U, 19 in rack-mount enclosure.
• Black finish. 3.5 × 19 × 12.5 in.

Where It Fits

It suits data center and telecom room techs landing a 144-fiber trunk and splicing it to pigtails in two rack units, structured cabling installers building a riser distribution point or a fiber entrance where the OSP cable gets spliced and patched in the same enclosure, campus and MDU builds bringing a feeder into a closet and breaking it out to LC, enterprise and lab environments that want the splice trays accessible without unracking the panel, anyone who has outgrown a 1U splice panel and doesn't need a 4U, and a rack that already has the LGX adapter panels, pigtails, and fiber patch cords from the fiber collections to fill it. For 72 fibers in 1U, the RMFP-015; for 288 fibers and twelve LGX slots in 4U, the RMFP-018; for the same 2U enclosure with the splice trays sold separately, the RMFP-019; for patching without splicing, an LGX patch panel.

Good to Know

The six splice trays are included and the adapter panels are not, so order the LGX panels for the connector type at the same time; 144 is the fiber count with LC quad panels loaded, and an SC or LC duplex panel loads fewer. Six trays and six panels in 2U is a full drawer, so plan the routing before the first splice: assign each tray to a buffer tube, label the trays, route the pigtails on the half-round spools so every one stays within its bend radius, and stack the trays in the order the tubes come off the cable, since a packed drawer is where macrobend loss and a mislabeled fiber both show up. Mount it on the rack rails and check that the drawer slides freely before you load fiber, pull it out only as far as it travels, support the cable behind the rack so the entry doesn't take the weight when the drawer moves, and strain-relieve the trunk at the rear entry so the splices never carry tension. The 60 mm sleeves are the standard size for single-fusion splice protectors; a 40 mm or ribbon sleeve needs a different tray. It's an indoor rack panel; an OSP entrance wants the cable grounded and the armor bonded before it reaches the panel. Keep connector caps on unused adapters, since an open LC port in a splice panel collects dust from every tray that's worked on above it.

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