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1RU PANEL

2RU PANEL

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Installation Instructions

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Trademark Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Admonishments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

BASIC INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

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Mounting Bracket Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

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Installing the Panel on the Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

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FPX Series

1RU & 2RU Series Fiber Panel

TECP-92-159, Rev D, May 2018

Summary of Contents for 1RU Series

Page 1: ...pe For patents see www cs pat com All Rights Reserved Installation Instructions INTRODUCTION 2 Revision History 2 Related Publications 2 Trademark Information 2 Admonishments 3 1 DESCRIPTION 3 2 BASIC INSTALLATION 5 2 1 Mounting Bracket Options 6 2 2 Installing the Panel on the Rack 6 continued FPX Series 1RU 2RU Series Fiber Panel TECP 92 159 Rev D May 2018 ...

Page 2: ...3 3 9 Performing a Ribbon Fiber Heat Fusion Splice 25 4 OPERATION 27 4 1 Sliding the Drawer In and Out 27 5 CUSTOMER INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE 28 INTRODUCTION This manual contains descriptions and installation and cable routing instructions for the TE Connectivity FPX 1RU and 2RU Fiber Panels Revision History ISSUE DATE REASON FOR CHANGE 1 2 2015 Original 2 July 2016 Rebranded for CommScope 3 Jul...

Page 3: ...ersonal injury death or substantial property damage if the hazard is not avoided Caution Caution is used to indicate the presence of a hazard that will or can cause minor personal injury or property damage if the hazard is not avoided 1 DESCRIPTION Note The Fiber Panel Next Generation is designed to be installed in an environmentally controlled network telecommunications facility such as a Central...

Page 4: ...mination splice 1RU and 2RU panel respectively INDIVIDUAL SUBUNIT PROTECTIVE TUBES CABLE BREAKOUT FANOUT CHIPS CABLE CLAMP 25669 A Figure 2 FPX 2RU Panel Internal Features Termination Only Rear View REMOVABLE REAR COVER PROVIDES EASY ACCESS FOR CABLE ROUTING AND MANAGEMENT RADIUS LIMITERS FOR CABLE MANAGEMENT 8 HINGED FRONT DOOR DESIGNATION LABEL 2 DOOR LATCH BULKHEAD ACCOMMODATES ADAPTER PACKS OR...

Page 5: ...ABLE ENTRY EITHER SIDE MOUNTING BRACKET 2 25679 A SPLICE TRAY LOCATION CABLE CLIP 2 PER SIDE SLIDING TRAY Figure 4 FPX 2RU Panel External Features 2 BASIC INSTALLATION Basic installation consists of procedures done for every type of FPX fiber panel selecting the mounting bracket location and reconfiguring the brackets if desired installing the panel on an equipment rack installing the vertical cab...

Page 6: ...2 5 or 8 inch recess is also possible 19 inch mounting brackets are provided Figure 5 shows the available mounting options for both panels 25670 B 1RU FIBER PANEL 2RU FIBER PANEL 19 INCH RACK 2 INCH RACK RECESS POSITION 19 INCH RACK 5 INCH RACK RECESS POSITIOn 23 INCH RACK 2 INCH RECESS RACK MOUNTING 23 INCH RACK 5 INCH RECESS RACK MOUNTING Figure 5 Selecting a Mounting Bracket Option 2 2 Installi...

Page 7: ...9 Rev D May 2018 Page 7 2018 CommScope All Rights Reserved Figure 6 Installing 1RU Panel on Rack 23 Inch Rack Mount 2 Inch Recess Shown 12 24 SCREWS AND WASHERS 4 PLACES 25673 A Figure 7 Installing 2RU Panel on Rack 23 Inch Rack Mount 2 Inch Recess Shown ...

Page 8: ...hts Reserved 2 3 Installing Vertical Cable Guides VCGs Install the VCGs one per side as shown in Figure 8 INSTALLATION HOLES FOR VCG 6 32 SCREWS 2 PER VCG PROVIDED 1RU FIBER PANEL 2RU FIBER PANEL VCG 2 VCG 2 25674 A Figure 8 Installing Vertical Cable Guides ...

Page 9: ...grounding cable from the lug to office ground Note Ground the unit to the local facility CBN Common Bonding Network or IBN Isolated Bonding Network per local practice If installing an armored OSP cable use the internal grounding stud shown in Figure 9 to ground the metallic sheath within the cable ISO BACK VIEW 25798 A INTERNAL STUD BOTH SIDES USED FOR GROUNDING METALLIC SHEATH ON OSP ARMORED CABL...

Page 10: ...s 3 3 on Page 11 Install an MPO cable 3 5 on Page 14 Install a cable clamp 3 6 on Page 16 Prepare and connect a pre connectorized cable 3 6 on Page 16 Install pigtail adapter pack assemblies and splice trays 3 7 on Page 19 Install an IFC OSP cable and prepare for splicing 3 8 on Page 23 Termination Only Panel Basic installation 2 on Page 5 Prepare and connect a pre connectorized cable 3 6 on Page ...

Page 11: ...IN TO LOCK ADAPTER PACK INTO PANEL INSTALL LEFT SIDE ADAPTER PACKS WITH ADAPTERS ANGLED TOWARD THE LEFT TECP 92 159 Rev D May 2018 Page 11 2018 CommScope All Rights Reserved Figure 11 Installing Adapter Packs 3 3 Installing MPO Cassettes This section describes how to install MPO cassettes in an empty FPX panel The 1RU panel accommodates two MPO cassettes the 2RU accommodates four To install MPO ca...

Page 12: ...h held by a single screw If this is a 2RU panel Figure 13 remove the four semi circular radius limiters and the two brackets holding them 25837 A FRONT SIDE RADIUS LIMITER 13X FANOUT HOLDER 2X Figure 12 Radius Limiters to be Removed from 1RU Panel 25838 A FRONT SIDE RADIUS LIMITER 4X BRACKET 2X Figure 13 Radius Limiters and Brackets to be Removed from 2RU Panel ...

Page 13: ...GHT SIDE MPO CASSETTES WITH ADAPTERS ANGLED TOWARD THE RIGHT INSTALL MPO CASSETTES IN ORIENTATION SHOWN 25682 A AFTER INSTALLING MPO CASSETTE PUSH NYLATCH PLUNGER FASTENERS IN TO LOCK CASSETTE INTO PANEL IN POSITION NYLATCH PLUNGER FASTENERS MUST BE PULLED OUT BEFORE INSERTING THE MPO CASSETTE INTO MOUNTING HOLES IN PANEL OUT POSITION Figure 14 Installing MPO Cassettes To remove an MPO cassette pu...

Page 14: ...able clamp as shown in Figure 15 REAR COVER CAN BE REMOVED TO AID IN OSP CABLE ROUTING 25685 A GROMMET SIZE DETERMINED BY DIAMETER OF OSP CABLE RIGHT SIDE OSP CABLE ENTRANCE REAR VIEW SCREW 2 YOKE 2 CAPTIVE SCREW 2 Figure 15 Cable Clamp Assembly for OSP Cable 3 5 Installing an MPO Cable With MPO Cassettes This section describes how to install an MPO cable with MPO cassettes into an FPX panel that ...

Page 15: ...IDING TRAY NOTE MPO CABLE CONVOLUTED TUBING PROVIDED DRAWER IN CLOSED POSITION TOP COVER NOT SHOWN FOR CLARITY REAR COVER REMOVED NOTE 25684 A CABLES SHOULD BE LONG ENOUGH TO COMPLETELY PULL OUT THE SLIDING TRAY NOTE MPO CABLE CONVOLUTED TUBING PROVIDED TECP 92 159 Rev D May 2018 Page 15 2018 CommScope All Rights Reserved Figure 16 Routing MPO Cable ...

Page 16: ...anel For details on the cable clamp itself refer to Section 3 4 on Page 14 3 Determine the cable entry location Cables may enter the panel from either top or bottom and may be clamped to either the left or right side OSP IFC CABLE FANOUT LENGTH L3 0 0 IN 6 0 IN 0 0 CM 15 2 CM BREAKOUT LENGTH L2 0 0 IN 6 0 IN 0 0 CM 15 2 CM MULTIFIBER SUBUNITS CONNECTORS HEATSHRINK 6 0 IN 15 2 CM CLAMP 25717 A CLAM...

Page 17: ...N 0 0 CM 15 2 CM TECP 92 159 Rev D May 2018 Page 17 2018 CommScope All Rights Reserved Figure 18 IFC Ribbon Breakout Dimensions 2571 A CONNECTORS CLAMP INDIVIDUAL PROTECTIVE TUBING INDIVIDUAL UPJACKETED FIBER FLARE TUBE FANOUT BREAKOUT LENGTH L2 0 0 IN 6 0 IN 0 0 CM 15 2 CM CLAMP LENGTH FANOUT LENGTH L3 0 0 IN 6 0 IN 0 0 CM 15 2 CM L4 0 0 IN 0 5 IN 0 0 CM 1 27 CM CLAMP POSITION L5 0 0 IN 6 0 IN 0 ...

Page 18: ...age 14 Note Cables may enter the panel from either the left or right and may be clamped to either the left or right side INDIVIDUAL SUBUNIT PROTECTIVE TUBES CABLE BREAKOUT FANOUT CHIPS CABLE CLAMP 25669 A Figure 20 Typical FPX Configured with Termination Only Rear View 5 Route the cable within the panel as shown in Figure 21 and Figure 22 25733 A LEFT SIDE ENTRY OSP CABLE Figure 21 Routing OSP Cab...

Page 19: ...this section show stranded pigtails Use the following procedure 1 If splice trays are present in the panel remove them and set them aside to be re installed in a subsequent step of this procedure 2 Install the pigtail adapter packs as follows Note Left and right directions here are as viewed from the rear of the panel Note As a rule of thumb begin with the lowest number positions in the adapter bu...

Page 20: ...e 900um pigtail fibers around to the left in a counter clockwise direction inside the radius limiters in the area below where the splice trays will be placed when re installed as shown in Figure 23 OUTSIDE RADIUS LIMITER ADAPTER PACKS SPLICE TRAYS RETAINER EXPLODED OUT FROM INSTALLED LOCATION INNER RADIUS LIMITER 26588 A 900 MICRON FIBERS ROUTED AROUND INNER RADIUS LIMITERS JACKETED FIBER ROUTED 2...

Page 21: ...the interior of the panel f Continue routing the left side pigtails in a mirror image of how the right side pigtails were routed Refer to Figure 24 OUTSIDE RADIUS LIMITER SPLICE TRAYS RETAINER EXPLODED OUT FROM INSTALLED LOCATION INNER RADIUS LIMITER 26590 A 900 MICRON FIBERS ROUTED AROUND INNER RADIUS LIMITERS JACKETED FIBER ROUTED 2X AROUND OUTER RADIUS LIMITERS TIE DOWN POINT AT TRANSITION FROM...

Page 22: ...uting for ribbon pigtail 26603 A BARE FIBER LACING JACKETED FIBER Figure 25 Mass Fusion Heat Shrink Splice Tray Cable Routing 26604 A BARE FIBER LACING JACKETED FIBER Figure 26 Splice Tray Cable Routing 4 Use A hook and loop strap to secure the splice tray to the panel Note In all cases pigtails are wound in a clockwise direction with one full loop of slack within the splice tray All pigtails ente...

Page 23: ...ntry opening at the side of the panel Note Cables may enter the panel from either the top or bottom and may be clamped to either the left or right side 2 Strip back OSP cable buffer tube approximately 66 inches 167 64 cm to expose optical fibers Follow cable manufacturer s recommendations when stripping the sheath 3 Break out the OSP cable corresponding to the dimensions given in Figure 27 Follow ...

Page 24: ...tion required to secure the cable to the panel For details on the cable clamp itself refer to Section 3 4 on Page 14 6 If splicing at the present time follow local practice to complete the splices Route the IFC OSP fibers within the splice tray as shown in Figure 30 for ribbon Figure 31 for stranded fiber 26602 A BARE FIBER LACING JACKETED FIBER PIGTAIL ALREADY INSTALLED Figure 30 Ribbon IFC OSP F...

Page 25: ... Unwind the splice chip from the splice tray to the full extent of the fibers and set the splice chip on an adjacent flat surface 4 Ensure that the bare fiber lengths of the distribution and feeder fibers are as shown in Figure 32 distribution fiber on top or Figure 33 feeder fiber on top Note that the lengths are different for the distribution and feeder fibers 5 Perform the splice per local guid...

Page 26: ...hts Reserved Figure 32 Winding the Splice Chip Back Into Tray Distribution Fiber on Top Feeder Fiber on Bottom 26599 A TURN 360 DEGREES TOWARD FEEDER SIDE COUNTER CLOCKWISE DISTRIBUTION OUT 35 IN 88 9 CM FIBER LENGTH IN TRAY FEEDER IN 24 IN 60 96 CM FIBER LENGTH IN TRAY 1 3 2 4 Figure 33 Winding the Splice Chip Back Into Tray Feeder Fiber on Top Distribution Fiber on Bottom 10 Figure 34 shows a co...

Page 27: ...s designed to ensure the drawer is opened carefully and remains open until work in the drawer is competed These items look the same and operate the same on the 1RU and 2RU panels To release a closed drawer press the release button down as shown in Figure 35 and slide the drawer out to the retainer clip one on each side 26675 A PRESS RED RELEASE TO SLIDE OUT THE DRAWER Figure 35 Releasing and Slidi...

Page 28: ...PRESS IN TRAY RETAINER CLIPS ONE ON EACH SIDE TO SLIDE TRAY BACK INTO PLACE 25800 A Figure 36 Releasing Open Drawer to Close It 5 CUSTOMER INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE To find out more about CommScope products visit us on the web at www commscope com For technical assistance customer service or to report any missing damaged parts visit us at http www commscope com SupportCenter ...

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