Apparatus for cable routing management
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsLong Huu Dang, Nguyen Tu Nguyen, Saeed Seyed
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Abstract
An apparatus for managing the routing of a cable intercoupling two components in an installation is disclosed. The apparatus has a drawer for storing a portion of the cable and a drawer for cross-connecting the cable, which is connected to one component, with another cable, which is connected to the other component. The apparatus can be used with optical and electrical cables.
Claims41
An apparatus for managing the routing of a plurality of cables in a cabinet, one of said plurality of cables coupling between a first drawer and a first component, and a second of said plurality of cables coupling between a second component and a second drawer, said first component and said second component including optical or electrical Mux/Demux modules, line cards, or optical transponders, said apparatus comprising:
- said first drawer for storing a portion of one of said cables and having a plurality of limiters and said second drawer mounted proximate to said first drawer and having a coupling device, wherein said storing portion of said cables is couapleable to said second plurality of cables by said coupling device, wherein each of said drawers has a frame, said frame comprising a faceplate, a back plate, and two sliding lateral members, and said frame secured within a frame box by a mounting bracket, and wherein said frame of said first drawer supports a clip for preventing a bent-on said cables from moving from a movable radius of said limiters during movement of said drawer.
An apparatus for managing the routing of a plurality of cables in a cabinet, one of said plurality of cables coupling between a first drawer and a first component, and a second plurality of cables coupling between a second component and a second drawer, said first component and said second component including optical or electrical Mux/Demux modules, line cards, or optical transponders, said apparatus comprising:
- said first drawer for storing a portion of one of said cables and having a plurality of limiters;
- and said second drawer mounted proximate to said first drawer and having a coupling device, wherein said storing portion of said cables is coupleable to said second plurality of cables by said coupling device, wherein each of said drawers has a frame, said frame comprising a faceplate, a back plate, and two sliding lateral members, and said frame secured within a frame box by a mounting bracket, and wherein said frame of said first drawer supports a clip for preventing a bent-on said cable from moving from a movable radius of said limiters during movement of said drawer;
- a method of intercoupling said first component and said second component of said installation, comprising:
- connecting each said cable to a respective said component;
- configuring each said cable through said first drawer;
- running each said cable into said second drawer;
- and cross-connecting each said cable of said cables one to the other, wherein each said cable is cross-connected one to the other via said cross-connect device.
An apparatus for managing the routing of a plurality of cables in a cabinet, one of said plurality of cables coupling between a first drawer and a first component, and a second plurality of cables coupling between a second component and a second drawer, said first component and said second component including optical or electrical Mux/Demux modules, line cards, or optical transponders, said apparatus comprising:
- a first means for storing a portion of one of said cables and having a plurality of limiters, wherein said first means includes said first drawer;
- and a second means mounted proximate to said first-means and having a coupling device, wherein said second means includes said second drawer, wherein said storing portion of said cables is coupleable to said second plurality of cables by said coupling device, wherein each of said drawers has a frame, said frame comprising a faceplate, a back plate, and two sliding lateral members, and said frame secured within a frame box by a mounting bracket, and wherein said frame of said first drawer supports a clip for preventing a bent-on said cables from moving from a movable radius of said limiters during movement of said drawer.
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