CORNING EDGE Series - Install Trunk Cables from Either Side of the Housing

Standard Recommended Procedure 003-794-AEN | Issue 14 | March 2020 | Page 8 of 27
4.4 Install Trunk Cables from Either Side of the Housing
If necessary to install trunk cables from the rear of a housing, refer to Section 4.5 for details on reorienting the
backplates to accommodate rear cable entry.
In a 4U housing trunk cables may be installed into the backplates in the top of the housing in an upside-down
orientation, if desired or necessary, to accommodate additional cables.
4.4.1 Installing Trunk Cable Using Keyhole Cradle
Step 1: Remove the access or rear cover from the housing to
reach the backplate (Figure 1).
Step 2: Open cradle provided inside the reel and press each
trunk cable furcation plug into cradle (Figure 12
- double-stack cradle or Figure 13 - single-stack
cradle).
NOTE: One double-stack cradle (shown in Figure 12) is
provided with the trunk cable.
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Figure 11 — Install CDF Bracket
Figure 12— Double-stack Keyhole Cradle