Installation Manual
Quidway S8500 Series Routing Switches Appendix A Engineering Labels for Cables
Huawei Technologies Proprietary
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A.1.5 Affixing Labels
After printing or writing the label, remove the label from the bottom page and affix it to
the signal cable, or the identification plate of the power cable.
I. Affixing the label to the signal cable
The steps to affix the label to the cable are shown in Figure A-5, Figure A-6 and Figure
A-7. The finished labels should be on the right or top of the cables, according to
different cabling methods. The left part of the figures shows the method to affix the label
when the cable is laid vertically, while the right part of the figures shows the method to
affix the label when the cable is laid horizontally.
The label is affixed 2cm from the connector on the signal cable. In special cases, for
example, to avoid cable bent or affecting other cables, other positions are allowed to
affix the labels.
1) Stick the label to the proper position on the cable, fold the narrow part of the label
according to the directions shown in Figure A-5.
Stick side
Fold to right
Cable
Stick side
Fold down
Cable
Figure A-5 Stick the label onto proper position of the signal cable
The lengh of the narrow part is based on an external cable diameter of 2.6mm, after this
part has been stuck to the back of the label, it may not overlap the entire printed part.
2) Fold the printed part along the dotted line according to the directions shown in
Figure A-6.