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The distance covered, the need for power supply-all these factors will determine where to insert and place Cat5, Cat6, Cat8 or any other cables.
The specifications of different types of cables will guide everything from the maximum distance that the cable runs, cable bending radius, wiring board specifications and several other standards. These precautions should help avoid major mistakes, such as hanging network cables over transformers and elevator motors.
However, in addition to the specifications, network engineers should also remember some other cabling best practices in order to continue to use the cable after it has been pulled out. When entangled wires to prevent cable spaghetti, please consider these four network cable management ideas.
In the case of a data center, keep cables away from walkways and work areas behind rack equipment. Use cable trays overhead or under raised floors. Use the cable support and organizer on the back of the rack.
On the device side, whether it is a server or a switch, let the jumper slightly slack so that you can easily plug and unplug it from the device. The same advice applies to patch panels.
Outside the data center, cables can be hidden in closets, walls, and ceilings, and fixed with cable ties, such as metal ties, plastic ties, or Velcro straps. This cleanliness prevents cables from being jammed by other infrastructure and reduces the possibility of cables being lost in the physical environment and difficult to find when repairs are needed.
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Bundles of network cables can be heavy. If the cable is not placed on the floor, always provide adequate support. In some cases, it can double as a cable organizer.
When upgrading old cables, weight can be a pressing issue. Newer specifications that support Power over Ethernet (such as Cat6A) may be much heavier than the old cables they replace. This may be a problem with overhead ducts in data centers and cable supports in data centers, wiring closets, or elevated ceilings.
Every cable has two ends, and you need to make sure to handle the same cable at both ends. For convenience, cable labels with numeric or alphanumeric codes should be attached to both ends with embedded information about the operation, such as which cabinet the cable comes from.
The cable code need not be unique as a whole. They should be unique where the operation ends, such as in a closet or in a data center.
Getting more specific information in the cable label code than the closet identifier is usually not helpful. Some network administrators want to embed switch, panel, or rack numbers—even patch panel sockets or switch port numbers—but all of these are subject to change. The wiring closet where the cable ends are located rarely changes.
Color coding is another way to easily identify cables during troubleshooting or moving, adding, and changing. The cable used for the data connection can be one color, the storage network connection can be another color, and the keyboard, video, and mouse connection can be a third color.
The disadvantage of color coding is that the reuse of jumpers is more limited. To avoid this, use colored tape near the end of the cable instead of the cable itself for color coding. You can even match the label and color code by printing the cable code on the color label.
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If you don't know where the cable is, it is difficult to manage the cable.
In places where the cables cannot be seen, make sure that the map or diagram shows the location of the cables. This includes cables laid under the raised floor because they are difficult to reach or see under fully loaded equipment racks. Maps and diagrams are also very important when cables pass through underground pipes between buildings.
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