Routing And Securing Network Cables - Cisco ASR 5500 Installation Manual

▀ Routing and Securing Network Cables

This completes the installation of the cable management bracket. You can use cable ties or hook-and-loop straps to
secure network cables to the slots in the bracket. Refer to
information.
Routing and Securing Network Cables
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and cable management brackets have been installed on the MIO/UMIO cards.
The general procedure for using the CMS is to route network cables, including twisted-pair copper 1 GbE (1000Base-
TX) and fiber optic 10 GbE, through either end of the cable management tray upwards toward the cable management
brackets on the MIO/UMIOs.
Observe the following guidelines when routing and securing network cables:
 Label each cable with its terminating slot/port number,
 Insert SFP+ transceivers in all 10 GbE ports that will receive cables.
 Use the cable guides on the left side of the tray for cables going to the MIO/UMIO in slot 5, and on the right side
of the tray for the MIO/UMIO in slot 6.
 Open the hook-and-loop straps on the cable guides nearest the MIO/UMIOs before routing cables.
 Begin by routing cables that attach at the bottom of the MIO/UMIO and proceed upward (bottom DC to 1GbE to
top DC).
 Slip the cables beneath the cable guides and loop them upward and within the straps along the curved edges of
the guides.
 For 10 GbE cables, keep cables going to even number ports to the left of the bracket, odd number ports to the
right. Use cable guide A or D for the odd ports, and cable guide B/C or E/F for the even number ports (see the
figure below).
 Firmly seat each cable connector into its port.
 Thread nylon cable ties or hook-and-loop straps through the slots in the cable management brackets. Use the
ties/straps to secure the cables to the brackets.
 Complete the process of securing the cables by closing the hook-and-loop straps on the cable guides. Leave a
little slack in the cables to allow the tray to close without pinching the cables.
 For additional support of cable bundles, slip a nylon cable tie or hook-and-loop strap under the clip at the top of
a cable guide and wrap it around the bundle.
The figure and table below show the recommended sequence for routing cables to the MIO/UMIOs in slots 5 and 6.
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This procedure assumes that the cable management tray has been installed on the ASR 5500 chassis,
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