Specifications

68 Chapter 9 Network Cable Management
Fiber optic cables route out the bottom of the Traverse 600 shelf for horizontal central
office rack installation.
Figure 11 Traverse 600 Shelf Horizontal Installation—Fiber Cable Routing
Traverse SCM
Fiber Optic
Cable Routing
Fiber optic cables route down from the SCM and over the cable management bar
mounted on the Traverse 1600 or Traverse 2000 system to route out to the right or left
side of the shelf (from the rear view), and continue routing up the rack to intermediate
patch panels. See Figure 14 Traverse Shelves with Copper/Coax Cable Management
Bars for an example of SCM fiber optic and copper/coax cable management.
The SCM backplane device provides for the physical connection of the GbE-10 links to
the Traverse. The SCM supports pluggable SFPs. It has ten SFP receptacles, into which
the operator can insert (Force10 recommended) SFPs.
Figure 12 GbE-10 SFP Connector Module (SCM)
Route fiber optic cables out the bottom and
to the right or left
Important: Always wear a properly grounded Electrostatic Discharge
(ESD) wrist strap when making cable connections to the fiber optic
backplane.
Important: Fiber optic cable is very fragile. Be careful when handling
and routing the cable. Do not make any bends or coils in the cable less
than 1½ inches (3.8 mm) in diameter. Kinks or sharp bends in the cable
can cause signal distortion.
Electrical cabling
Optical cabling