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Best Practices for Managing the Cabling During Cable Instllation

  • Do not placing the multiple bundles or over-bunding the cables, it might increase the loss of the cable, or damage the jacekt.
  • Avoid over bending the fiber cable, it is not copper cable, and considering to use bending insensitive cable to avoide bending loss
  • Avoid mounting cabling components in locations that block access to other equipment (power strip or fans) inside and outside the racks.
  • Make sure not run the fiber and cable in the same raceway, copper cable is heavy and might damage the fiber cable
  • Keey about 10% for spare, do not use the maximu lengths it can reaches
  • Install higher cable types (OM3, OM4 or OM5 only), It will meet current and future application requirements, easy for future system upgrade
  • Cabling installations and components should be compliant with industry standards.
  • Don’t stress the cable by doing any of the following.
    • Applying additional twists
    • Pulling or stretching beyond its specified pulling load rating
    • Bending it beyond its specified bend radius, and certainly not beyond 90o
    • Creating tension in suspended runs
    • Stapling or applying pressure with cable ties
  • Avoid routing cables through pipes and holes. This may limit additional future cable runs.
  • Label cables with their destination at every termination point (this means labeling both ends of the cable).
  • Test every cable as it is installed and terminated. It will be difficult to identify problem cables later.
  • Locate the main cabling distribution area nearer the center of the data center to minimize cable distances.
  • Do not route cables such that they block equipment cooling fans and restrict airflow.
  • Use thin and high-density cables wherever possible, allowing more cable runs in tight spaces. Ensure the selected cables meet standard specifications.
  • Dedicate outlets for terminating horizontal cables, that is, allocate a port in the patch panel for each horizontal run.
  • Include sufficient vertical and horizontal managers in your design; future changes may involve downtime as cables are removed during the changes.
  • Utilize modular cabling systems to map ports from equipment with high density port counts; as described in the earlier section titled “Cable Management Setup and Configuration”.

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