C H A P T E; Connecting And Routing The Cables; Cable Routing And Management; Default Module - Cisco NCS 2006 Hardware Installation Manual

Connecting and Routing the Cables

This chapter explains how to connect and route the cables for NCS 2006.
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Cable Routing and Management

The NCS 2006 shelf has interchangeable fiber and cable modules. Because the NCS 2006 shelf is designed
to be compliant with and ETSI 600x300 standards, all the wiring and cable connections are available on the
front side.

Default Module

The NCS 2006 chassis is shipped with the fiber module installed. If you need to use CAT5 cables instead of
optical fibers, you can replace the fiber module with the cable module.

Fiber Module

The minimum fiber bend radius is 1.5 inches. The fiber guide can be replaced with a cable guide to route the
CAT-5 Ethernet cables. The maximum number of 2 mm diameter patch cords that can be managed is 144, or
alternatively, 72 CAT5 cables. To manage extra length fiber and fan out, a dedicated fiber storage unit and
patch panel unit can be installed inside the rack. The maximum capacity of the fiber channel for one side of
the shelf depends on the fiber size and number of Ethernet cables running through that fiber channel. The
details of the fibers are:
• 24 fiber x 6 line cards = 144 fibers (72 fibers for each exit point) or 12 CAT5 cables x 6 line cards = 72
• 4 fibers and 1 RJ45 cable x 2 TNC or TNCE = 8 fibers (4 fibers for each exit point) + 2 CAT5 cables
Cable Routing and Management, page 221
NTP-L13 Installing the Cable and Fiber Modules, page 222
NTP-L14 Attaching Wires to Alarm, Timing, LAN, and Craft Pin Connections, page 229
RJ45 cables (36 CAT5 cables for each exit point)
(1 CAT5 cable for each exit point)
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