Patent ID: 6614665
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: H04Q,H05K

Abstract:
A telecommunications system comprising:a telecommunications rack having a width and a height; a piece of telecommunications equipment connected to the rack; a cable management structure for managing cables connected to the piece of telecommunications equipment, the cable management structure including: a plurality of finger that project outwardly from the rack, the fingers being spaced apart along the width of the rack, the fingers defining gaps between the fingers, the gaps being sized to receive telecommunications cables; bend radius limiters connected to the fingers; and wherein the piece of telecommunications equipment includes an array of connectors defining ports for receiving plugs, he ports being defined by left and right edges, the array of connectors being dividable into a left half and a right half, the radius limiters corresponding to the left half of the array being positioned to have surfaces aligned in common vertical planes with the left edges of at least some of the connectors in the left half, the radius limiters corresponding to the right half of the array being positioned to have surfaces aligned in common vertical planes with the right edges of at least some of the connectors in the left half.