7-34 Routing and splicing the fiber cable
AccessNode 323-3001-210 Issue 1.0
Procedure 7-4 (continued)
Routing fiber to the ABM when no FPP is installed
Cable entry
The termination compartment has four 4.50-inch inside diameter (ID)
openings for 4.00-inch trade size conduit and one 2.00-inch ID opening for
1.50-inch trade size conduit.
Note: All trade sizes listed are based on Schedule 40 PVC.
Table 7-7 shows the conduit openings in the termination compartment.
Table 7-8 shows where the fiber cabling has been pulled into the termination
compartment (see Chapter 4, “Installing the OSP cables”) and how much slack
has been pulled for cable routing.
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Table 7-7
Termination compartment conduit openings
Opening size Conduit trade size Function
4.50 inches
(11.43 cm)
4.00 inches
(10.16 cm)
VF - pairs 1–600 cable entrance
4.50 inches
(11.43 cm)
4.00 inches
(10.16 cm)
VF - pairs 601–1200 cable entrance
4.50 inches
(11.43 cm)
4.00 inches
(10.16 cm)
VF - miscellaneous cable entrance
4.50 inches
(11.43 cm)
4.00 inches
(10.16 cm)
VF - HF or fiber cable entrance
2.00 inches
(5.08 cm)
1.50 inches
(3.81 cm)
Earth ground rod connection entrance
Table 7-8
OSP cable entry locations and lengths
When you pull cable for
Into the termination
compartment conduit
opening at this
location
Then leave this
number of feet
of cable for
routing
VF cable pairs 1–600 far left 10 ft (3.1 m)
VF cable pairs 601–1200 middle left 12 ft (3.7 m)
VF or miscellaneous pairs middle right 25 ft (7.6 m)
T1 distribution or maintenance pairs middle right 5 ft (1.5 m)
Fiber far right 25 ft (7.6 m)
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