Cable Management
• DATA CABLE IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE
• INSTALLING CAT5 CABLE DOES NOT GUARANTEE CAT5
PERFORMANCE
• HOW CABLE IS INSTALLED, NOT ONLY WHAT TYPE OF
CABLE IS INSTALLED
• IF CABLE NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY
PROBLEMS WITH
– ATTENUATION
– NEXT
– PS NEXT
– FEXT
– PS FEXT
• ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A 10.6.3.2 SPECIFIES
– APPROPRIATE CABLE MANAGEMENT MUST BE USED TO
ELIMINATE
• CABLE STRESS • UNTWISTING OF PAIRS
• CABLE CINCHING • TWISTING OF CABLE
– CABLE MUST ALSO BE INSTALLED TO MANUFACTURES
SPECIFICATIONS
SURFACE RACEWAY
• COVERED BY EIA/TIA-569 SECT.4.7
• LISTED IN FOUR (4) SUBGROUPS :
– SURFACE RACEWAY
– RECESSED RACEWAY
– MOLDING RACEWAY
– MULTICHANNEL RACEWAY
• AGAIN CABLE MUST
(BOTH COPPER & FIBRE)
– NOT BE PUT UNDER STRAIN
– MAINTAIN A MINIMUM BEND RADIUS
– BE SUPPORTED (REGARDLESS OF TYPE)
– BE IN A SUITABLE ENVIRONMENT
– PROTECTED FROM EMI (e.g. RFI) (COPPER ONLY)
DON’TS
• NEVER PULL CABLE DIRECTLY ACROSS SUSPENDED CEILING
TILE OR ACROSS FLORESCENT LIGHT BOXES (EMI)
• CABLE SHOULD NOT BE TIED TO CEILING GRIDWORK WIRES
WHAT NOT TO DO
MANAGEMENT TYPES
• THERE ARE VARIOUS DIFFERENT TYPES OF
CABLE MANAGEMENT EACH GIVING DIFFERENT
DEGREES AND TYPES OF PROTECTION
CABLE TIES
• USED TO SECURE CABLE TO TRAYS, TRUNKING ETC.
• NYLON, POLYPROPYLENE
• RELEASABLE, NON-RELEASABLE
• RIBBED INNER SURFACE TO SECURE CABLE
“J” HOOK BENEFITS
• DESIGNED FOR “HIGH
PERFORMANCE” CABLE
• USED SPARINGLY OVER
SHORT RUNS
• LIMITS THE NEED FOR
CABLE TIES
“J” HOOKS SHOULD NOT BE USED AS A REPLACEMENT FOR
CABLE TRAY
D-RINGS
• AS WITH J-HOOKS
• FOR SMALL BUNDLES OF
CABLE
• USED SPARINGLY OVER
SHORT RUNS
• THE J-HOOKS ARE
NOT ADEQUATE
SUPPORT HERE
• THE CABLE IS UNDER
STRESS AT POINTS A
&B
A B
CABLE LADDER
• GALVANISED STEEL OR
PVC
• CABLE SECURED AT
RUNGS
CABLE LADDER
• WITH LARGE BUNDLES CABLE
UNDER PRESSURE AT RUNGS
BECAUSE ITS WEIGHT IS NOT
DISTRIBUTED ALONG A RUN
CABLE BASKETS
AS WITH CABLE LADDERS CABLE WEIGHT NOT EVENLY DISTRIBUTED. BASKET IS
CHEAPER AND EASIER TO INSTALL THAN LADDER
SNAKE TRAY
• SIMILAR TO
CABLE BASKET
• FLEXIBLE
• EASIER TO
INSTALL?
• FLEXIBLE
CABLE TRAYS
• GALVANISED STEEL OR PVC
• VARIOUS DIMENSIONS
• MAY BE RESIZED WITH
HACKSAW
• ANGULAR INSERTS AVAILABLE
CABLE TRAYS
• PERFORATED BOTTOM
• HORIZONTAL & BACKBONE
• FLEXIBLE
• EASY ACCESS TO CABLE
• CURVED TRAYS
• SUPPORTS WEIGHT OF CABLE
ALONG WHOLE RUN
CONDUIT
• COMPLETELY ENCLOSED • GALVANISED STEEL PVC
• NO REMOVABLE LID • ACCESS TO CABLE LIMITED
CONDUIT
• EMI PROTECTION • MEDIUM TO LONG TERM
• OUTLET DENSITIES LOW • NEAT & AESTHETIC
TRUNKING
• SIMILAR TO CABLE
TRAY BUT
• REMOVABLE LID
(BETTER PROTECTION)
(EMI & RODENT)
TRUNKING
• MORE DIFFICULT TO CUT
(LID)
• NEATER
RACEWAYS
• SIMILAR TO
TRUNKING
• VISUALLY PLEASING
• EASILY MODIFIED
• POWER AND DATA CABLING
POWER AND DATA SEPARATION
MIN BEND RADIUS
• DROPOUT PIECE
ENSURES MIN BEND
RADIUS IS MAINTAINED
• PRESSURE AT RUNG A
IS ALLEVIATED
A
CABLE TRAY
ASSEMBLIES
What is EMI?
• ELECTRO MAGNETIC INTERFERENCE
– DESCRIBES ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL AND MAGNETIC
INTERFERENCE
• EMI IS A FIELD THAT EMANATES FROM ‘LIVE’
CONDUCTORS
– CAN TRAVEL LARGE DISTANCES AND INTERFERE WITH OTHER
CONDUCTORS
• RFI (RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE)
– 98FM CAN INTERFERE WITH CONDUCTORS
Sources of EMI
• SOME ‘LIVE’ CONDUCTORS CAN CAUSE MORE
INTERFERENCE THAN OTHERS
– DEPENDS ON SEVERAL FACTORS, SUCH AS THE AMOUNT OF
CURRENT THEY ARE CARRYING AND THE AMOUNT OF SCREENING
AROUND THE CONDUCTOR
• FLUORESCENT LIGHTING, SUBSTATIONS, MOTORS, SWITCH
MODE POWER SUPPLIES
Vulnerability
• SOME CONDUCTORS CAN PICK UP INTERFERENCE MORE
EASILY THAN OTHERS
– UTP IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO PICKING UP EMI
– SCREENED CONDUCTORS OR CONDUCTORS IN EARTHED
ENCLOSURES ARE LESS VULNERABLE BUT HAVE TO BE
CAREFUL
– FIBRE IS IMMUNE TO EMI
EN 50174
• MAKES THE FOLLOWING
RECOMMENDATIONS
En 50174
• EUROPEAN STANDARD SUBMITTED TO
CENELEC
• THREE PARTS
– SPECIFICATION
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– IMPLEMENTATION
OF INFORMATION
– OPERATIONS
TECHNOLOGY CABLING,
BOTH COPPER & FIBRE
• EMI PERFORMANCE DIFFERS WITH THE DIFFERENT
TRAY TYPES
• THE BUNDLE HEIGHT INTO THE CABLE TRAY SHALL BE LOWER THAN THE
SIDE WALLS AS ILLUSTRATED ABOVE
• OVERLAPPING LIDS PROVIDE MORE PROTECTION
• DEEP CONDUITS ARE PREFERRED
CABLE SUPPORT
• PROPER CAT 5 PERFORMANCE WILL ONLY BE ACHIEVED WITH
CAREFUL CABLE INSTALLATION AND ADEQUATE SUPPORT
• MAKE SURE “YOUR” INSTALLATIONS ARE NOT PART OF THE 80 %
THAT WILL NOT SUPPORT TRANSMISSION IN THE FUTURE OF 100
Mbps AND BEYOND
