Vertical cable management rack

A method of routing cables in an equipment mounting rack, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a rack having a series of mounting apertures arranged in a plurality of sets, thereby forming a regular pattern of apertures that repeats vertically at a first regular interval;
• providing a vertical cable raceway having a trough and a plurality of outwardly extending projections forming a plurality of cable rings, wherein the cable rings are disposed at a second regular interval along the length of the raceway, and wherein the second regular interval is a whole number multiple of the first regular interval;
• and
• attaching the raceway to the rack such that each cable ring is aligned with one set of mounting apertures.

A rack for mounting electronic equipment, the rack comprising:

• at least one pair of vertical support members for supporting at least one electronic component, the vertical support members defining the sides of the rack;
• a vertical cable raceway disposed generally adjacent one of the sides of the rack, the raceway including:
• a trough;
• and
• a plurality of outwardly extending projections forming a plurality of cable rings, wherein each projection includes a reinforced base tapering to a narrow shaft and a crosspiece disposed at the distal end of the shaft, wherein each cable ring and each shaft have a vertical dimension, and wherein the vertical dimension of each cable ring is substantially larger than the vertical dimension of each shaft.