The document provides guidelines for installing premises cabling systems, including considerations for installing twisted pair, optical fiber, cable management, labeling, and termination. Key points covered include bend radius limits, pulling tensions, support spacing, minimizing sharp bends and compression, proper slack at jacks and racks, pathway types, and wiring standard color codes and pinouts.

1. Installing
PREMISES CABLING SYSTEM
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2. Twisted Pair Installation Considerations
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3. Tensile Load/Installation Pull
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4. Tensile Load/Installation Pull Guidelines
• Limit 90º bends in conduit to 2
• Cable should not be pulled through a length of
conduit exceeding 30m (100 ft)
• Support cables every 4 - 5 ft (1200mm - 1500mm)
• Avoid sharp objects, turns and corners
• Use a pulley or a third man at turns and corners
• Do not “jerk” cable
• Pull around obstructions (HVAC) as required
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5. Bend Radius
UTP STP
no less than 4x no less than
10x (multi-pair) 7.5cm (3”) non-plenum
15cm (6”) plenum
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6. Compression
Correct
Incorrect
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7. EMI
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8. Optical Fiber Installation Considerations
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9. Optical Fiber Installation Guidelines
15/20x=pulling
10x=static
50lbs.
@700% greater than CAT5
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10. Polarization
B A B A
Number 1
Number 2
A B A B
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11. Cable Management - Rack Rear
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12. Cable Management - Rack Front
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13. Cable Management - “Towel Bar”
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14. Cable Management - Cable Ties
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15. Slack - Outlet
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16. Slack - Rack
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17. Horizontal Pathways
• Underfloor Duct
• Cellular Floor
• Conduit
• Raised/Access Floor
• Cable Trays and Wireways
• Ceiling Pathways
• Perimeter Pathways
• Furniture Pathways
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18. Underfloor Duct
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19. Cellular Floor
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20. Conduit 1
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21. Conduit 2
TC
1” 1-1/2”
1-1/2”
Pull Tape Innerduct
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22. Ducts and Conduit Guidelines
• Fiber and copper pulled in separate conduit
− Use innerduct if in same conduit
• Clear internal obstructions, ream conduit ends, and use bushings
• Pull all cable at same time, if possible
• Use a partner at the entry point
• Use lubricants if necessary (do not use petroleum-based)
• Pull in a continuous manner without stopping
• Do not pull a pull line through at the same time as the cable
• Do not pull a terminated cable through the conduit
• If pull boxes are used, pull to the first box, coil up the cable, then
feed it back into the pull box and then pull through to the next one
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23. Raised/Access Floor
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24. Ceiling Pathways
J J J J
(4-5 ft/1220-1525mm)
T T T T T T
11 ft/
3.4m
max
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25. Cabling Installations in
Ceilings and Access Floors
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26. Cable Trays & Wireways
Channel
Ladder
Solid-Bottom
Ventilated/Trough
Wireway
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27. Furniture Pathways & Installation
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28. Perimeter Pathways
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29. Vertical Pathway Cabling Installations
3-bolt Clamp
(Shoe or Pulley)
D-Rings or Straps
Conduit Sleeve
Conduit Sleeve
(Firestop)
Strand
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30. IDC and Color Coding
White/ Blue/ White/ Orange/ White/ Green/ White/ Brown/
Blue White Orange White Green White Brown White
Pair 1 Pair 2 Pair 3 Pair 4
25 pair Color Code
White Wires with predominant
5th pair = Slate Red family color are tip.
Black Wires with predominant
Yellow pair color are ring.
Violet
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31. Interconnection Hardware Installation
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32. Wiring Patterns
2 3
3 1 4 2 1 4
2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
T568A T568B/
AT&T 258A
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33. Wiring Patterns
Pin/Pair Assignment - T568A Pin/Pair Assignment - T568B
Pair 1, (Blue) Pair 1, (Blue)
Pair 2, (Orange) Pair 3, (Green)
Pair 3, (Green) Pair 4, (Brown) Pair 4, (Brown)
Pair 2, (Orange)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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34. T568A Wiring Pattern
Pin 1 White/Green
Pair 3
Pin 2 Green
Pin 3 White/Orange
Pin 4 Blue
Pair 2 Pair 1
Pin 5 White/Blue
Pin 6 Orange
Pin 7 White/Brown
Pair 4
Pin 8 Brown
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35. T568B Wiring Pattern
Pin 1 White/Orange
Pair 2
Pin 2 Orange
Pin 3 White/Green
Pin 4 Blue
Pair 3 Pair 1
Pin 5 White/Blue
Pin 6 Green
Pin 7 White/Brown
Pair 4
Pin 8 Brown
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36. Untwist and Jacket Removal
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