Cable Handling and Bend Radius
•
Intel
®
Omni-Path Copper Cable 100 Series:
— Recommended minimum bend radius is >69mm
•
Intel
®
Omni-Path Active Optical Cable 100 Series:
— Recommended minimum bend radius is >105 mm within 100 mm of either
cable end module, and >60 mm on the rest of the cable
Table 1.
Cable Bend Radius Guidelines
Intel
®
Omni-Path Copper Cable 100 Series
American Wire Gauge (AWG) Size Cable
Bend Radius
26
>69 mm
30
>66 mm
Intel
®
Omni-Path Active Optical Cable 100 Series
Gauge
Bend Radius
Optical
>105 mm within 100 mm of either cable end module
>60 mm on the rest of the cable
Figure 3.
Copper Cable Bend Radius
2.1.1.3
Intel
®
Omni-Path Fabric—Installation
Intel
®
Omni-Path Fabric Switches Hardware
Installation Guide
June 2019
30
Doc. No.: H76456, Rev.: 10.0
