High density fiber distribution frame

A rack for mounting telecommunications equipment comprising:

• a base having a front, a back, a floor and opposite ends;
• a pair of spaced-apart supports extending vertically substantially from the ends of the base, each support including a first U-shaped channel and a second U-shaped channel mounted together to form a substantially rectangular enclosed tube with open ends of the U-shaped channels facing each other, each support including a plurality of mounting locations for mounting telecommunications equipment;
• a center channel with an open front including opposing side walls and a rear wall extending vertically from the base between the vertical supports, the open front of the channel toward the front of the base with a plurality of cable slack storage structures extending from the rear wall within the center channel;
• a plurality of horizontal brackets extending between the pair of vertical supports, each bracket attached to the rear wall of the center channel opposite the cable slack storage structures;
• an L-shaped gusset extending between the lowest horizontal bracket, the back and the floor of the base;
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• a pair of triangularly shaped gussets, one reinforcing a connection between each vertical support and the base.