The world where we live has the most number of technology to offer. Things that used to be done at a very slow place and inefficiently can be done in no time today. Each year we are introduced to a new technology offering all the useful benefits. Meeting people in person for communicating purposes was the only way people could ever think of a few decades ago. Among all the technologies that were introduced in these past few decades, telecommunication devices proved to be the most beneficial one. People started communicating through phones, the internet, radio, and many other such systems. One of the most essential things that made it possible was a cable.
Cable made the telecommunication setups possible. There are many kinds of cables. Electrical cables like Cat6 plenum cable are the ones that people are mostly aware of. Optical fiber cables are not much known by people. The only difference between both of them is that the optical fiber cables have one or more than one optical cable that carry light. Fiber optical installation technicians are hired to install fiber optic cables. Every management system has some basis on which it works. Just like this only a fiber optic cable management system also has some fundamentals that are a must to follow to make it work efficiently. Read about them below.
Specified Bend Radius:
The majority of the time service is disrupted is because of an increased bend radius. These cables can break or face signal loss easily if the radius on which this cable bends goes beyond the limit technicians who will install the fiber cables should make sure that the cables that are being used have minimum bend radius and can easily withstand tighter bends. This will help in providing reliable connectivity with fewer chances of signal loss and cable breakages. Optic cables that are recently launched in the market have a reduced bend radius.
Proper routing of fibers:
What does proper routing of fiber mean? It means that the routing paths should be easy to follow and pre-defined. One very good benefit of paths being pre-defined is that the fiber installation technicians can never route the cables improperly even if they want to. Most of the time when the minimum bend radius is violated is because the cables are not routed properly. Proper routing of cables will help the minimum bend radius from being violated and will standardize the fiber optic cable installation process.
Easy installation and removal:
All of us know that a networking setup doesn’t only involve 3 or 4 cables. It involves a bunch of cables very closely connected to each other. You don’t have an option to connect the cables with proper distances. Now imagine a networking setup is installed at your home or office and all of a sudden some issue arises and you get to know that the issue was linked to a single cable. But the removal of that single cable resulted in damaging the other nearby cables. This seems to be an unlikely scenario that no one would like to face. A management system should make sure that the cables even being closely connected can be easily installed and removed individually. It will help to maintain proper bend radius too.
Identified cables:
Have you ever noticed why markers and tags are used on the cables? The reason behind that is to give an identity to the cables. The management system should make sure to give an identity to the cables. This can be done by either using ID tags or wire markers. Giving an identity to the cable helps you in identifying the cable that is the reason behind any technical issue you are facing. It also helps in reorganizing the cabling structure easily. It should be made sure that the labels written on the cables should be highly visible.
Protected physically:
This is a fundamental that is applicable for each and every kind of cable. A cable is made strong enough to be protected by minor damages. But for accidental damages, those major ones are what I am talking about. Accidental damage can take place at any time to a cable either because of the technician’s mistake or because of any equipment. Any kind of damage can result in loss of network and unreliable performance. The management system should use some measure to protect the fiber optic cables to provide a better and secure network through these cables to the end-users.
These were the 5 fundamentals or say basis that are important to manage a fiber optic cable system effectively and efficiently. Much amount of time, cost, and effort is saved if a cable management system is installed on this basis. Proper signal integrity, reliable connectivity, easy repair, upgrades, and installation and optimization of your cable management system are the benefits that you will enjoy by keeping these fundamentals in your mind while installing a fiber optic cable management system. Now the question is in an era of 3D innovation why not to avail such benefits? The choice is yours.