A method of fastening at least one cable having a core, a reinforcement cover for protecting the core as well as an outer jacket, such as an optical fibre cable, at a cable carrier, such as the housing of a splitter, the method comprising the steps of:
- stripping the reinforcement cover and the outer jacket off the core, at least in sections;
- folding back the stripped-off reinforcement cover;
- and
- fastening the fold-back section of the reinforcement cover to the cable carrier, characterised by:
- looping the fold-back section of the reinforcement cover around a strengthening member.