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Fiber Active Cabinet (FAC) 400
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Installation Manual
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Manual 020419 REV A - Feb 2019
Installing Outside Plant Fiber Cable
Install outside plant (OSP) fiber cable into the cabinet and prepare it for splicing. The following steps are general guidelines
only. Follow local practice wherever applicable.
If the fiber splices will not reside in the cabinet (such as when located in an external splice case or fiber hand-hole), then ad
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just the installation procedure accordingly. In such cases, installation typically involves finished, individually jacketed fibers
instead of OSP cable. Install this fiber per local practice.
Installing Fiber Cable
This section describes how to install fiber optic cable into the cabinet, including how to route and groom the outside plant
cable and splice fibers for terminating to the equipment.
Fiber management guidelines
When installing, splicing, and routing fibers in the cabinet, follow these guidelines:
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Avoid tight bend radii for fibers and provide adequate strain relief.
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Dress and secure fiber jumpers using Velcro straps or other soft-tie method designed for fiber. Avoid using plastic cable
ties, which can damage a fiber.
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Label jumpers to simplify identification at splice and distribution locations.
Open the cabinet’s side door.
Trim the rubber cone gasket on the cable entry duct to the OSP cable diameter.
Route the OSP fiber cable from the feeder location through the conduit and up into the cabinet.
Pull the fiber cable up into the cabinet through the entry duct. Pull enough cable length to extend to the splice
location.
If splicing shall be performed at a later time, do the following:
• Using rope or cable ties, temporarily hang and secure the OSP cable inside the cabinet.
• Make sure the cable arrangement allows the door to close. Take care to not violate the cable bend radius
requirements.
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To install outside plant fiber cable
The following steps are general guidelines only. Follow local practice where applicable.