Global networking continues to grow at an unstoppable pace and constantly demands higher performance,
innovative and technically ingenious networks and intelligent rack system platforms. These platforms represent
the nodal points of these networks and create the interfaces between Internet, LAN and WAN.
A well structured cable management also plays a pivotal financial role in this networking, especially in the rack
systems of the networks, servers and telecom-munication. Data cables are high grade components in a cabling
system and are an integral component in the overall system. Only when these »cables« are treated and laid
properly, can their technical properties be used to their full potential.
Data cables can be made of copper or fibre optics. Traditional copper cables usually have a small external
diameter and consist of a “loose” structure of four wire
pairs stranded with one another with small copper |
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crosssections. And it’s for this very reason that it is extremely important to reduce the mechanical stresses
of these cables to the absolute required minimum. Fibre optic cables on the other hand consist of an inner
conductor made of glass or plastic (core), a glass or plastic coat (cladding) and several more coats that provide
protection against mechanical stresses. These millimetre thick fibre glass cables are far more sensitive to
mechanical strain. So if we’re talking about cable management, then we also have to talk about feeding
electrical energy, that is, the power cables must be protected from mechanical strains and stresses. Power
cables in networks are usually laid separate from the data cables ...
For more information on Cable Management please download our brochure below. |