SAIB Egypt deploys R&M cabling solutions

Société Arabe Internationale de Banque (SAIB) in Cairo, Egypt has built its new data centre using HD patch panels, raceway systems, and pre-terminated copper and fibre cabling solutions from R&M.

The investment is future-proofed to be Automated Infrastructure Management (AIM) ready and in its next phase will involve the integration of the R&MinteliPhy system for full visibility and manageability.

When R&M began its discussions with the Bank, it became clear that along with providing the physical infrastructure solutions, R&M would also have to add value through the R&M Network Advisory Service. “Over a series of discussions, WebEx conference calls and presentations between the technical team in Dubai, and the sales and partner teams in Cairo, we carefully laid out plans for the data centre design,” said Mohamed Allam, Country Manager, R&M Egypt. “Working with the room layout and customer’s expectations regarding services and connections between the racks, we managed to propose an excellent design that incorporated best practices.”

For fibre optic connectivity, additional HD Patch Panels were used to house two hundred R&M HD MPO modules. Two hundred MTP12 OM4 Trunk Cables were also used ranging from 10 to 25 metres based on the data centre design and rack arrangement. Additionally, FO Field OM4 connectors were used for fiber optic connectivity with external fibre optic connections.

SAIB’s data centre cabling is capable of supporting 10Gbps over Cat6a Copper (10GBASE-T) and 10Gbps over OM4 Fiber Optic (10GBASE-SR) along with 40Gbps over OM4 Fiber Cabling (10GBASE-SR-BiDi). The use of R&M’s pre-terminated Cat6a copper and OM4 fiber solutions, fully customisable in different lengths and with different wiring and configurations, enabled the bank to precisely match the needs of its data centre architecture.

“Thanks to a forward thinking design approach, and the utilisation of components that exceed the highest international standards, SAIB has a secure investment that will meet its future requirement while also effortlessly supporting advanced features such as automated infrastructure management with minimal additional investment,” said Allam.