Routing Cables From Switch Cabinet To Cross-Connect Field - AT&T 75 Wiring Manual

Figure 4-25. Cable Routing From Switch Cabinet to Cross-Connect Field (Using
Cable Routing From The Top)

Routing Cables From Switch Cabinet to Cross-Connect Field

The following guidelines should be followed when routing cables from the switch cabinet to
the cross-connect field.
When cable routing from the bottom is used, each individual port cable should be
first connected to the switch cabinet and then routed from the switch cabinet along
the front trough of the cable slack manager to the front of the connecting block
where the port cable is to be installed.
When cable routing from the top is used, each individual port cable should be first
connected to the switch cabinet and then routed from the switch cabinet along the
front trough of the cable slack manager and to the point where the cable will be
routed to in order to exit the cable slack manager.
Enough slack should be left at the cabinet to allow dressing of the cables (Figure 4-
26).
The cable is then routed perpendicularly from the front trough to the wall along side
a row of five columns in the cable slack manager (see Note).
Note: Retainers mounted on the columns keep the cable from protruding above
the top of the base of the cable slack manager.
The length of the cable required to reach from the floor to the connector located on
the connectorized 66-type connecting block is then determined.
66-TYPE HARDWARE
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