Patent ID: 8068351
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: H02G,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A cable management system for a switch chassis configured to receive a plurality of line card units, each line card unit including at least one row of line connectors along a first edge of the line card unit, each line connector being configured to receive a cable connector of a cable, the cable management system comprising a cable guide arrangement configured to guide each of a plurality of cables such that, when the respective cable connectors thereof are connected to the line connectors of the at least one row of line connectors, the cables extend out from the first edge of the line card unit and then curve back, whereby the cables can pass at least part way along at least one side of the line card unit, the cable guide arrangement being configured such that said plurality of cables lie substantially within a plane parallel to said at least one row of line connectors as the cables extend out from the first edge and curve back, wherein the cable management system extends outside the switch, chassis, and wherein the cable management system comprises at least one structure that extends from the chassis and that is configured to support the cables so that the cables maintain at least a predetermined minimum bend radius, wherein the first edge of the line card unit is one front or rear of the line card unit, and wherein the cable guide arrangement is configured to guide each of a plurality of cables, when the respective cable connectors thereof are connected to the line connectors of the at least one row of line connectors, such that said plurality of cables lie substantially within a plane parallel to said at least one row of line connectors to the front of the line card unit if the first edge of the line card unit is the front of the line card unit, and to the rear of the line card unit if the first edge of the line card unit is the rear of the line card unit.