Patent ID: 9075218
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: G02B,H04Q,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A rack cabling system comprising: a rack having mounted thereon a first and second hardware component and a patch panel housing, the patch panel housing including input points and connector elements; the patch panel having a first input point in a primary position and a second input point adjacent the first input point; a first cable harness extending from the first hardware component; a second cable harness extending from the first or second hardware component, the length of the entire first cable harness is less than the length of the second cable harness, each cable harness including a group of fiber connectors terminated on a group of cables at a first end of the harness, a multi-fiber connector at an opposite second end of the harness, a cable midsection disposed between the first end and second end and each cable harness having its fiber connectors staggered in length with respect to each adjacent fiber connector; the first or second hardware component having a first and second area for connecting the fiber connectors of the first end of the first and second cable harnesses, wherein the first area is located on the rack in a position that is: a) lower than the second area when the patch panel is mounted below the first hardware component; or b) higher on the rack than the second area when the patch panel is mounted above the first hardware component; the first cable harness having its first end mounted in the first area on the first hardware component and the second end received at the first input point of the patch panel, so that the midsection of the first cable harness is routed along an interior path with respect to the second cable harness midsection; the second cable harness is routed from the second area of the first or second hardware component to the patch panel so that the second end is received at the second input point, off-set from the first input point and each of the first and second cable harnesses remaining generally free of slack.