ADCP-93-103 • Issue 3 • November 2016
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4.5
Cross-Connecting Between Two or More Bays
Most cross-connection routing between adjacent racks should be done with 6 meter (19.8 ft.)
patch cords. Shorter 4 meter (13.2 ft.) patch cords can be used when both ends are terminated in
the top left of the frame. To route patch cords between adjacent bays, use the following
procedure.
1. Terminate one end of the patch cord on the originating LSX panel and bay, then route the
patch cord left or right to the nearest vertical trough.
2. At the destination panel and bay, terminate the opposite end of the patch cord, then route
the patch cord left or right to the nearest vertical trough.
3. Allow the patch cord to droop down into the lower raceway.
4. Based on the termination and ending points for the patch cord, select from the routing
paths shown in
Figure 16
on this page or
Figure 17
on the next page.
5. Arrange the patch cord using the lower raceway and the indicated vertical trough to take
up the cable slack around the appropriate spool in the vertical trough.
VERTICAL
TROUGH
UPPER
RACEWAY
VERTICAL
TROUGH
UPPER
RACEWAY
VERTICAL
TROUGH
23237-A
S
AME BAY WITHIN A MULTIBAY LINE-UP
Figure 16. Routing Patch Cords Between Adjacent Bays