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title: Skinny-Trunk Solution
description: Maximize your data center space with Skinny-Trunk® Solutions from CABLExpress. Reduce cable clutter, optimize airflow, and improve scalability. Learn more.
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# **Skinny-Trunk® Solution**

 

## The Skinny-Trunk Solution optimizes performance, ease of use, scalability

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## Innovation, ease of use, optimal performance

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Delivering the high-end applications you need to drive your organization forward requires a strong cabling infrastructure. How can you maximize performance and design a flexible, scalable system that will grow with you?

The CABLExpress® Skinny-Trunk® Solution is an innovative, high-density fiber optic cabling system that helps maximize business value and prepare your layer one infrastructure for future generations of upgrades.

 

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#### [SKINNY-TRUNK FIBER OPTIC TRUNKS](https://www.cablexpress.com/data-center/fiber-cables/skinny-trunk-fiber-optic-trunks)

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Skinny-Trunk® fiber trunks provide the necessary characteristics for optimal fiber optic cable performance, including manageability, flexibility, repeatability, and time efficiency. It is loaded with several features including MTP® connector, ultra-flexible 2mm MTP® breakout legs, highly customizable legs, lengths and breakouts, trunking options from 4- to 144-fiber count, and a lifetime warranty.

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#### [SKINNY-TRUNK FIBER PATCH CABLES](https://www.cablexpress.com/data-center/fiber-cables/skinny-trunk-fiber-patch-cables)

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The Skinny-Trunk® fiber patch cables are engineered to deliver improved performance, consistency, and space optimization in data centers. These cables are available in OM4 50/125 multimode, OM3 50/125 multimode, and OS2 9/125 single mode.

 

 

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#### [FIBER HARNESSES](https://www.cablexpress.com/data-center/fiber-cables/fiber-harnesses)

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Skinny-Trunk® harnesses provide an efficient, compact solution for managing cable clutter and reducing congestion in data center cabinets. Its 2mm round LC legs allow for maximum routing flexibility while maintaining low dB loss exceeding industry standards. The 6-to-1 plug-in factor with MTP® connector ensures prompt installation.

 

 

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#### [EASY ACCESS SERIES](https://www.cablexpress.com/data-center/fiber-patch-panels-enclosures/easy-access-patch-panels)

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The CABLExpress Easy Access (EA) Series simplifies fiber patch panel access by eliminating obstructions, providing convenient installation and maintenance access from the front and rear. Enjoy the benefits of structured cabling with ease, even in congested racks or cabinets.

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#### [RSD SERIES ENCLOSURES](https://www.cablexpress.com/data-center/fiber-patch-panels-enclosures/rsd_series-enclosures)

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They are suitable for structured cabling, open racks in telecom closets, or any area where front door protection is required. With its signature recessed sliding drawer, you can access the fiber even when the enclosures are mounted high in the rack. The tilting drawer also makes it easier to work at higher heights.

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#### [H-SERIES ENCLOSURES](https://www.cablexpress.com/data-center/fiber-patch-panels-enclosures/h-series-enclosures)

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The Skinny-Trunk® H-Series enclosures can be mounted vertically or horizontally, so you can match the port orientation of major high-density switch manufacturers. With port replication, your patch panel and switch ports will be identical, reducing user errors and mistakes.

 

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#### [PORT REPLICATION PATCH PANELS](https://www.cablexpress.com/data-center/fiber-patch-panels-enclosures/port-replication-patch-panels)

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Port replication patch panels simplify data center management by enabling a single switch port to connect to multiple devices. This reduces costs, saves space, and streamlines maintenance by eliminating the need for additional switch ports or equipment. CABLExpress offers a variety of high-density port replication patch panels to meet different data center needs.

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#### [H+ ENCLOSURES](https://www.cablexpress.com/data-center/fiber-patch-panels-enclosures/h-plus-enclosures)

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Our Skinny-Trunk® H+ enclosures provide the highest port density for fiber optic cabling available in the market and save valuable rack space in your data center. Each tray houses 4 modules, each with 6 LC duplex ports, ensuring optimal ease of use and management during migration to higher speeds.

 

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#### [LADDER RACK ENCLOSURES](https://www.cablexpress.com/data-center/fiber-patch-panels-enclosures/ladder-rack-enclosures)

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Our Skinny-Trunk® ladder rack enclosures provide a space-saving solution for data centers, without compromising on manageability or performance. These copper and fiber enclosures are designed specifically to mount directly onto overhead conveyance, making them a convenient choice.

 

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#### [Z-MOUNT® BRACKETS](https://www.cablexpress.com/data-center/fiber-patch-panels-enclosures/z-mount-brackets)

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Tight on rack space? Our Skinny-Trunk® Z-Mount® brackets are the solution to the common problem of lacking room for patch panels. Z-Mount® brackets save valuable rack space and simplify cable management. These zero U brackets are equipped with precision thermoset plastic MTP® connections, ready for 40 and 100G, and TIA 802.3ba compliant.

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#### [ANGLED PATCH PANELS](https://www.cablexpress.com/data-center/fiber-patch-panels-enclosures/angled-patch-panels)

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The CABLExpress angled patch panels are designed for improved cable management and are slanted to route patch cords directly into vertical cable managers on either side. This speeds up installation and eliminates the need for horizontal cable management. Keep your cabling organized and tidy by routing cables directly into vertical managers.

 

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#### [RACK MOUNT SECURITY ENCLOSURE](https://www.cablexpress.com/data-center/fiber-patch-panels-enclosures/rack-mount-security-enclosure)

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The CABLExpress RMSE provides maximum physical security for equipment in racks and cabinets. Ideal for secure data centers, shared spaces, and co-location facilities, the RMSE has hinged mesh doors for added ventilation and features two lock types.

 

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## Optimize Your Fiber Optic Cabling

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The Skinny-Trunk Solution allows you to:

- Increase performance by meeting or exceeding industry cabling standards for dB loss.
- Save time on installation, maintenance and even future upgrades in your data center.
- Save money by paying less to manage and cool your data center, decreasing total overall cost of ownership.
- Save space by reducing cable congestion and making room for additional equipment.
- Maximize return on investment with a modular design that will last through multiple generations of hardware upgrades.

 

### Featuring unrivaled design and construction specifications, the Skinny-Trunk Solution delivers industry-leading performance and manageability.

 

 We use high-quality Corning glass in all of our Skinny-Trunk fiber optic cabling. Its modular design makes upgrading quicker, easier and more cost-effective, and reduces cable management issues that can consume valuable resources.

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