Large and medium sized enterprises have been widely deploying 10G Ethernet for several years. Their data center infrastructure has been primarily architected around duplex OM3 and OM4 multimode fiber (MMF), since most of the switch port interfaces are multimode 10GBASE-SR using the SFP transceiver form factor.
Consequently, IT staff (both in-house and outsourced) responsible for the installation and operation of data centers are very familiar and comfortable with using duplex patch cords with its associated LC connector in the rack.
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