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

Figure 3-61. Cable Routing From Switch Cabinet to Cross-Connect Field (Using
Connectorized Top Terminal Blocks)

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.
For connectorized bottom terminal blocks, 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 terminal block where the
port cable is to be installed.
For connectorized top terminal blocks, 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 3-
62).
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 the connectorized bottom terminal block
connector in the cable slack manager or to reach from the floor to the connector
located on the connectorized top terminal block is then determined.
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