FlexCoreTM Front Access
Ingress/Egress Cabling Guide
Part Number(s): FDFSPLKITBL, FDFMX5KITBL, FM5PPBLF***-12© Panduit Corp. 2021

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

FS206

Table of Contents
1.

Determine 150mm Vertical Cable Manager (VCM) Position ....................................................................................... 22.

Installation of Ingress/Egress Plates on 150mm VCM ................................................................................................ 3

3.

Installation Orientation of Ingress/Egress Plates Depending on Application .......................................................... 5

4.

Breakout Locations on Ingress/Egress Breakout Plates for All Enclosures to Ensure No Cable Crossover........ 8

5.

Breakout of Cables used for Single Fiber or Fusion Splice Applications using FDFMX5KITBL ............................ 9

6.

Breakout of Factory Terminated Cables – Non HD Flex – Also use for FOBKF**YM1 ........................................... 20

7.

Breakout of Factory Terminated Cables – HD Flex Transition ................................................................................. 20

8.

Managing Cables going to Tethered Cassettes......................................................................................................... 21

9.

Managing Slack on Factory Terminated Cable Assemblies using FDFSPLKITBL ................................................. 21

10.

Managing Cable Above or Below Breakout Point ..................................................................................................... 23

11.

Grounding Armored Fiber Optic Cable before Entering System ............................................................................. 24

12.

Various Cable Assemblies/Constructions and and Breakout Strategy Considerations ....................................... 25

FlexCoreTM Installation Instructions
Installation
Panduit
Instruction
Part
Description
NumberNumberFS187
FOBKF**(Y/A)M1 Fiber Breakout Kit, Flat Ribbon Furcation Tube
FS190
FDFF45**
FlexCore™ Optical Distribution FrameFS191
FDVCM1545** FlexCore™ 150mm Vertical Cable Manager
FS192
FDVCM3045** FlexCore™ 300mm Vertical Cable Manager
FS193
FDUFD**45*X** FlexCore™ Single Hinge Front DoorsFS194
FDFEP45**
FlexCore™ End Panels
FS198
FDUSP
FlexCore™ Fiber Spool
FS199
FDUSP6
FlexCore™ Fiber Spool 6-pack Color Coordinated Kit
FS200
FDS**-24-***
FlexCore™ Fusion Splice Cassette - Cable to LC Adapter
FS201
FDSN-24
FlexCore™ Fusion Splice Cassette - Cable to Cable
FS203
FDFUE4**
FlexCore™ 4RU Universal Enclosure
FS204
N/A
FlexCore™ Front Access Optical Distribution Frame Patchcord Routing Guide
FS205
FDFRC45**
FlexCore™ Frame Rear Panel
FS206
N/A
FlexCore™ Front Access Ingress/Egress Cabling Guide
Disclaimer:The information contained in this manual is intended as a guide for use by persons having technical skill at theirown discretion and risk. The recommended practices are based on average conditions. Panduit makes no representation or
warranty, express or implied, nor assumes any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of these installation
instructions. Panduit does not guarantee any favorable results nor assume any liability for damages, improper installation,system failures, or any other problems that could arise in connection with the use of these installation instructions

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1. Determine 150mm Vertical Cable Manager (VCM) Position
600mm Wide Frame

150mm Wide VCM

4 possible options for VCM and cable entry position

VCM on left of frame

VCM on right of frame

VCM on left of frame

VCM on right of frame

Cable entry top

Cable entry top

Cable entry bottom

Cable entry bottom

See ‘Green’ Section

See ‘Orange’ Section

See ‘Blue’ Section

See ‘Grey’ Section

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2. Installation of Ingress/Egress Plates on 150mm VCM
2.1. There are (4) Ingress/Egress Plates included with the 150mm VCM
Plates Included with 150mm VCM
4 Enclosure Breakout Plate(1 provided with 150mm VCM)

3 Enclosure Breakout Plate(2 provided with 150mm VCM)

1 Enclosure Breakout Plate(1 provided with 150mm VCM - only
use if 11 enclosures are used/frame)

2.2. To properly install selected plate onto vertical cable manager
2.2.1. Start #10-32 screws into tapped holes on VCM.
2.2.1.1.
Place lock washer between screw and VCM.
2.2.1.2.
Screw in until approximately 0.125” is between back of screw head and VCM.

Lock Washer (notshown) locatedbetween screw and
VCM

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2.2.2. Slide Ingress/Egress plate behind screws and lock washers
2.2.2.1.
Horizontal slots on plates allow for install

Slide Platebehind screws
and lock washer

2.2.3. Go back and tighten screws to hold plates in correct positions

Tighten Screws
to secure plates

2.3. Ingress/Egress Plates are universal, and can be installed with the flange on the Right, or
flipped upside down and the flange located on the Left, depending on where cable is coming
from.
For cable entering/exit from top, plates
For cable entering/exit from bottom, plates
should be installed as shown below:
should be installed as shown below(Options A and B)(Options C and D)

Large
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Flange(Right)
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3. Installation Orientation of Ingress/Egress Plates Depending on Application
Note: All views below show breakout with 11 x 4RU enclosures per frame. Fewer enclosures can beused and the system can be scaled as needed. If application requires bottom trough to be used, themaximum number of enclosures per frame is 10.

Stagger on plates for each Application(front of 150mm vertical cable manager shown)
150mm VCM on
Left, cable from/toTop(Plates - Flange
Right Orientation)

150mm VCM on
Right, cable from/toTop(Plates - Flange
Right Orientation)

150mm VCM on
Left, cable from/toBottom(Plates - Flange
Left Orientation)

C

B

A

ODF
Frame

ODF
Frame

ODF
Frame

150mm VCM on
Right, cable from/toBottom(Plates - Flange
Left Orientation)

D

ODF
Frame

Top: 4
Enc Plate

MiddleTop: 3enc. Plate

MiddleBottom: 3
enc. Plate

Bottom: 1
enc. Plate

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VCM mounting hole positions for ingress/egress breakout plates

Application

150mm VCM on
Left, cable
from/to Top(Plates - Flange
Right
Orientation)

Holes to use on VCM for 4
enc. Plate(Top Section)(2nd slot in plate used withuppermost hole)

Holes to use on VCM
for 3 enc. Plate(Top Middle Section)

Holes to use on VCM
for 3 enc. Plate(Lower Middle
Section)Holes to use on VCM
for 1 enc. Plate(Bottom Section –only for 11th
enclosure)

2nd slot onplate inuppermost holeA

150mm VCM on
Right, cable
from/to Top(Plates - Flange
Right
Orientation)

2nd slot onplate inuppermosthole

B

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Application

150mm VCM on
Left, cable
from/to Bottom(Plates - Flange
Left Orientation)

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Holes to use on VCM for 4
enc. Plate(Top Section)(2nd slot in plate used withuppermost hole)

Holes to use on VCM
for 3 enc. Plate(Upper Middle
Section)Holes to use on VCM
for 3 enc. Plate(Lower Middle
Section)

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Holes to use on VCM
for 1 enc. Plate(Bottom Section –only for 11th
enclosure)

2nd slot onplate inuppermost holeC

150mm VCM on
Right, cable
from/to Bottom(Plates - Flange
Left Orientation)

2nd slot onplate inuppermost holeD

* Use at least 5 screws per plate (3 for bottom plate). All possible screw locations which can be used
are highlighted with red “x”
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4. Breakout Locations on Ingress/Egress Breakout Plates for All Enclosures to Ensure
No Cable Crossover
4.1. Features are patterned on the ingress/egress plates which allow for cable management
products to breakout cable to certain enclosures within a frame
Note: Large fiber optic cables which cannot be brought directly to the cassette need to be broken out
into workable subunits to be installed properly into the ODF system.
Application

Front Diagram

ISO View of Breakout Locations

Enclosure 1
Break out to Enclosure 1

Enclosure 2

4 Enclosure
Breakout Plate

Break out to Enclosure 2

150mm VCM on Left,
cable from/to Top(Plates - Flange Right
Orientation)

Enclosure 3

Break out to Enclosure 3

Enclosure 4

Break out to Enclosure 4
Break out to Enclosure 5

Enclosure 5

3 Enclosure
Breakout Plate

Break out to Enclosure 6

Enclosure 6
Break out to Enclosure 7

A

Enclosure 7

Break out to Enclosure 8

Enclosure 8

Break out to Enclosure 9

Enclosure 9

Break out to Enclosure 10

Enclosure 10

Break out to Enclosure 11

3 Enclosure
Breakout Plate

1 Enclosure
Breakout Plate

Enclosure 11

Enclosure 1
Enclosure 2

Break out to Enclosure 1
4 Enclosure
Breakout Plate

Enclosure 3
150mm VCM on
Right, cable from/toTop (Plates - Flange
Right Orientation)

Break out to Enclosure 2
Break out to Enclosure 3

Enclosure 4

Break out to Enclosure 4

Enclosure 5
3 Enclosure
Breakout Plate

Enclosure 6

Break out to Enclosure 5
Break out to Enclosure 6

Enclosure 7

B

Break out to Enclosure 7

Enclosure 8

Break out to Enclosure 8
3 Enclosure
Breakout Plate

Enclosure 9
Enclosure 10

1 Enclosure
Breakout Plate

Enclosure 11

Break out to Enclosure 9

Break out to Enclosure 10

Break out to Enclosure 11

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Enclosure 1
Break out to Enclosure 1

Enclosure 2

Break out to Enclosure 2

4 Enclosure
Breakout Plate

Enclosure 3
Break out to Enclosure 3

Enclosure 4
150mm VCM on Left,
cable from/to Bottom(Plates - Flange Left
Orientation)C

Break out to Enclosure 4

Enclosure 5

Break out to Enclosure 5

Enclosure 6

3 Enclosure
Breakout Plate

Break out to Enclosure 6

Enclosure 7

Break out to Enclosure 7

Enclosure 8

Break out to Enclosure 8

3 Enclosure
Breakout Plate

Break out to Enclosure 9

Enclosure 9

Break out to Enclosure 10

Enclosure 10

1 Enclosure
Breakout Plate

Break out to Enclosure 11

Enclosure 11

Enclosure 1
Break out to Enclosure 1

Enclosure 2

4 Enclosure
Breakout Plate

Break out to Enclosure 2

Enclosure 3
Break out to Enclosure 3

150mm VCM on
Right, cable from/toBottom(Plates - Flange Left
Orientation)

Enclosure 4
Break out to Enclosure 4

Enclosure 5

Break out to Enclosure 5
3 Enclosure
Breakout Plate

Enclosure 6

Break out to Enclosure 6

Enclosure 7

D

Break out to Enclosure 7
Break out to Enclosure 8

Enclosure 8

3 Enclosure
Breakout Plate
Break out to Enclosure 9

Enclosure 9

Break out to Enclosure 10

Enclosure 10

1 Enclosure
Breakout Plate
Break out to Enclosure 11

Enclosure 11

Note: If cables are entering/exiting from the top of the system, breakout cables in an order from the
top enclosure going down
Note: If cables are entering/exiting from the bottom of the system, breakout cables from the bottom
enclosure up

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5. Breakout of Cables used for Single Fiber or Fusion Splice Applications using
FDFMX5KITBL
Note: To have proper finger access to thumb screws in FDFMX5KITBL, leave half a floor tile, or 12in.
(0.3m) horizontal space between 150mm VCM and side wall.

Wall
V
C
M

Wall

ODF FrameVCM

Top Down View

12” (0.3m)

5.1. Breakout kit utilizing 5.0mm outside diameter (3.1mm inside diameter) protection tube
5.1.1. Panduit Part #: FDFMX5KITBL
5.1.2. FDFMX5KITBL will be used in conjunction with Panduit Splice Cassettes (explained in
FS200 and FS201) (Part #’s: FDS**-24-*** (Connectorized) and FDSN-24 (Splice Only))
5.1.3. The 5.0mm tubing can hold the following amount of fiber:Type of Fiber
Qty which can fit in each tube
Rollable/Flexible Ribbon
Up to 48 fibers (4 rollable/flexible ribbons)
250um Loose tube
Up to 36 fibers
900um Fiber
Up to 6 fibers
Note: For high density splicing applications, Panduit recommends the use of flexible ribbon
technology to minimize cable diameter and amount of tubing needed for breaking out cable.
Note: For 900um fiber, 12 fibers can be spliced in each cassette. 6 fibers fit within a tube, and thesplice cassette can handle (2) tubes coming into the cassette. 12 fibers is 50% of the maximum
capacity of the splice cassette, and is not recommended for high density systems. Contact your
Panduit representative for more information.
5.1.4. Parts included with FDFMX5KITBL (figures not to scale)Base x1
Cover x1

5mm O.D. Protective Tubing, 2.4ft. lengths x12
Panduit Part #: FM5PPBLF2.0-12 (one kit included
with FDFMX5KITBL, can also be bought separately)#10-32 x ½” Screw(threads not shown) x2#10-32 x 3/8” Thumb
Head Screw x2#10-32 Shoulder Screw
x2

Strength Member Lock
Down Plate x1

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5.1.5. (3) different kits of (12) protection tubes at different lengths are available for purchaseseparately.
Note: FDFMX5KITBL has the ability to hold (36) tubes, and comes with (12). Any quantity over 12that is needed for a breakout application will have to bought separately.
5.1.5.1.
FM5PPBLF2.0-12: (12) 2.4ft lengths of protection tube – used for breakout toclosest enclosure
5.1.5.2.
FM5PPBLF4.0-12: (12) 4.4ft lengths of protection tube – used for breakout toenclosure further away from breakout point (Ex. 2nd enclosure in a 864 fiber
breakout)
5.1.5.3.
FM5PPBLF8.0-12: (12) 8.4ft lengths of protection tube – used for breakout toenclosure further away from breakout point (Ex. 3rd enclosure in a 864 fiber
breakout)
5.1.6. The O.D. of the incoming cable will determine how many cables can be held within a
FDFMX5KITBL. The opening of FDFMX5KITBL and the 150mm VCM (FDFVCM1545**FS191) determines what can be accepted in the system.
Opening at Top of FDFMX5KITBL(NOT TO SCALE)

Overhead Incoming Cable
Area for FDFVCM1545**(NOT TO SCALE)

Floor Incoming Cable Area for
FDFVCM1545**(NOT TO SCALE)

2.25”[57mm]
9.04”[229mm]

1.39”[35mm]

4.32”[110mm]

5.00”[127mm]

3.00”[76mm]

5.1.7. The max O.D. for (1) cable which can be accepted into FDFMX5KITBL is 1.34”[34mm].
5.1.8. Maximum # of cables which can be strapped directly to FDFMX5KITBL is 5,
determined by number of slots on FDFMX5KITBL.
5.1.8.1.
More cables can be brought into FDFMX5KITBL as a bundle as shown below.
Note: For inquiries on greater numbers or different combinations of cable entering FDFMX5KITBL,
please reach out to your Panduit representative.

Tak-Tybundling cables
togetherSlots on base

Cables individuallystrapped to
FDFMX5KITBL

Cable ties
Cable bundle
strapped to
FDFMX5KITBL

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Example 1 – Breakout of (2) 144 fiber cables going to one enclosure using FDFMX5KITBL
5.1.9. Strip cable outer jacket to length per table below
5.1.9.1.
If Kevlar or central strength member is present, cut to 7.5”(190mm) from end ofouter jacket. If both are present, cut Kevlar back flush with outer jacket.
5.1.10. Slide protection tube over bare fiber as shown in below, determine amount of fibers pertube per application.
5.1.10.1. For this example, 24 fibers are going to be put in (12) tubes, 6 tubes/144 fiber
cable. (1) tube will go to each tray in the enclosure.
Note: There are (12) trays per enclosure. All trays should have a universal length of protection tubing
per below table if all protection tubes are going to the same enclosure. If tubes are going to various
enclosures (larger) cable counts, refer to next example.
Note: This example represents splicing off-frame, where all cassettes are spliced and then placed into
the enclosure.
Distance of Bare Fiberfrom outer jacket toprotection tubes

Distance of protection
tube

Distance of Bare Fiber
Needed for Inside Splice
Cassette

Total Strip Length ofouter jacket

1.75” (45mm)

29” (740mm)
Use FM5PPBLF2.0-12

39” (1m)

69.75” (1.8m)

Total Strip Length

Cable

Bare Fiber fromjacket to tubes

Bare Fiber Needed for Inside Splice CassetteDistance ofProtection Tubing

Support tubing
with fingers
here
Support Fiberwith fingers
here wheninserting into
tubing

Miniflex Tubing

Bare Fiber

5.1.11. Attach cable to base using cable ties
Note: (30) Panduit Cable Ties Part #:PLT2S-M0 are included with the 150mm vertical cable manager.
(https://www.panduit.com/en/products/wire-routing-management-protection/cable-wire-ties-mountsstraps/cable-wire-ties/plt2s-m0.html)

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Note: In this step, the protection tubing may be slid back to allow for adequate room to lock down theouter jacket of the cable.
Note: If installer fears cable ties may cause damage/kinking of cable, use of tak-ty is acceptable.

Lock down using
cable ties

Put end of outer
jacket as close to
end of slots as
possibleUse slots on baseto lock down

5.1.12. Lock strength member(s) into plate
5.1.12.1. Lock in between plate and base using #10-32 x ½” Screw(s) provided with
FDFMX5KITBL
BaseRoute strength member(s) here

Plate

Lock strength member here

5.1.13. Push protection tubing into place on base
5.1.13.1. Protection tubing fits as a press fit into the holder base slots
Note: Install tubes in a way that does not flex bare fiber. Maintain necessary bend radus.

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Ensure 0.25" (6mm) of tubing extends
beyond the end of the tube retainer (slots)

Push down tubes slowly toensure no fiber is damaged
in process

Bare Fiber fromjacket to tubes~1.75” (45mm)

5.1.14. Place cover on FDFMX5KITBL using plungers and grommets

Push cover into base and lock inusing plungers and grommets

When installed on ingress/egressplate, cover should always faceenclosures

5.1.15. Splice fibers within cassette (Ref FS200 and FS201)
Note: There will be enough slack (~69”/1.7m) of bare fiber inside splice cassette and length ofprotection tube that off frame splicing can be accomplished5.1.16. Once splice cassette is fully populated, place slack loop(s) of bare fiber inside cassette,slide protection tubing up bare fiber, and lock protection tube into splice cassette
5.1.16.1. Use provided cable ties to lock protection tube into opening on splice cassette
Note: If more protection tube slack needs to be taken up, (1) tube can be pushed into the cassette up
to 2” (51mm).
Lock down tubing using cableties and slots in cassettes

Push tube into splice cassette if moreslack needs to be taken up after
FDFMX5KITBL is installed on plate.
Be careful to not damage fibers

Wrap electrical tape 5-7 times
around tube where cable ties are
installed. Cinch down cable ties
around electrical tape.

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5.1.17. After all cassettes are spliced, install cassettes into necessary enclosure (FS 203).
Picture of slack of protection tubing going into enclosure shown below.
5.1.18. Install FDFMX5KITBL onto necessary plate and location.
5.1.18.1. Install #10-32 shoulder screw on right side:
5.1.18.1.1.
If 150mm VCM is located on the left, cable coming from bottom
5.1.18.1.2.
If 150mm VCM is located on the right, cable is coming from top,

Shoulder Screws on rightside– tighten until cannot
tighten further

5.1.18.2. Install #10-32 shoulder screw on left side:
5.1.18.2.1.
If 150mm VCM is located on the left, cable coming from top
5.1.18.2.2.
If 150mm VCM is located on the right, cable coming from bottom

Shoulder Screws on left
side– tighten until cannot
tighten further

5.1.18.3. Slide FDFMX5KITBL into correct keyhole(s) on ingress/egress plate depending
on position and enclosure. 1 enclosure plate shown below

Key Holes
Shoulder Screws

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5.1.18.4. Secure FDFMX5KITBL to plate using thumb screws. 1 enclosure plate shown
below:

When installed on ingress/egressplate, cover should always be
facing enclosures

Thumb Screws

Note: To have proper finger access to thumb screws, leave half a floor tile, or 12in. (0.3m) horizontal
space between vertical cable manager and wall.

When installed on ingress/egressplate, FDFMX5KITBL cover
should always be facing enclosures

Tray pulled out to utilize
slack

Slack needed for proper
enclosure tray movement

Support tubing with
finger when pushing tray
into enclosure

5.1.18.5.

Breakout is of (2) 144F cables to one enclosure is complete!

5.2. Example 2 – Breakout of (1) 864 fiber cable with central strength member, going to (3)enclosures
Note: This is a higher fiber count that the previous example, and tells how to properly breakout cables
that are going to multiple enclosures.
Note: This example represents splicing off-frame, where all cassettes are spliced and then placed
into the enclosure.
5.2.1. Strip cable outer jacket to length per table below. Strip outer jacket to longest length(highlighted) and then cut back bare fiber as needed for the first 2 enclosures.
5.2.1.1.
If Kevlar or central strength member is present, cut to 7.5”(19.05cm) from endof outer jacket. If both are present, cute Kevlar back flush with outer jacket.

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5.2.2. Slide protection tube over bare fiber as shown in below picture, determine amount offibers per tube per application.

Protection Tubing
Bare Fiber(1 cylinder shown = 24 fibers)

5.2.2.1.
For this example, 24 fibers are going to be put in (36) tubes, (1) tube will go toeach tray in each enclosure.
Fiber going toDistance of Bare
Fiber from outer
jacket to protection
tubes

Enclosure 1(1st 288 fibers)

1.75” (45mm)

Enclosure 2(2nd 288 fibers)

1.75” (45mm)

Enclosure 3(3rd 288 fibers)

1.75” (45mm)

Distance of protection
tube
29” (0.73m)
Use FM5PPBLF2.0-1247” (1.19m)
Use FM5PPBLF4.0-12
and cut down to 42”65” (1.65m)
Use FM5PPBLF8.0-12
and cut down to 60”

Distance of Bare
Fiber Needed for
Inside Splice
Cassette

Total Strip Lengthof outer jacket

39” (1m)

69.75” (1.77m)

39” (1m)

87.75” (2.23m)

39” (1m)

105.75” (2.69m)

5.2.3. Attach cable to base using cable ties
Note: (30) Panduit Cable Ties Part #:PLT2S-MO are included with the 150mm vertical cablemanager. (https://www.panduit.com/en/products/wire-routing-management-protection/cable-wire-tiesmounts-straps/cable-wire-ties/plt2s-m0.html)
Note: In this step, the protection tubing may be slid back to allow for adequate room to lock down theouter jacket of the cable.
Note: If cable ties may cause damage/kinking of cable, use of tak-ty is acceptable.

Lock down using
cable ties

Put end of outer
jacket as close to
end of slots as
possibleUse slots on baseto lock down

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5.2.4. Lock strength member(s) into plate
5.2.4.1.
Lock in between plate and base using #10-32 x ½” Screw(s) provided with
FDFMX5KITBL

Plate

Bare fiber will be routed
off to the side for this stepStrength Member
Strength Member

5.2.5. Push protection tubing into place on base
5.2.5.1.
Protection tubing fits as a press fit into the holder base slots
Note: Install tubes in a way that does not flex bare fiber. Maintain necessary bend radus. For thisexample, install (6) tubes into each of the 6 slots.
Push down tubes slowly toensure no fiber is damaged
in process

Ensure that ~0.25” (6mm) of tubing
is located above base slots

Bare Fiber from jacket to tubes ~1.75” (45mm)

5.2.6. Place cover on FDFMX5KITBL using plungers and grommets
Push cover into base and lock inusing plungers and grommets

When installed on ingress/egressplate, cover should always be
facing enclosures

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5.2.7. Splice fibers within cassette (Ref FS200 and FS201)
5.2.8. Once splice cassette is fully populated, place slack loop(s) of bare fiber inside cassette,slide protection tubing up bare fiber, and lock protection tube into splice cassette
5.2.8.1.
Use provided cable ties to lock protection tube into opening on splice cassette
Note: If more protection tube slack needs to be taken up, (1) tube can be pushed into the cassette up
to 2” (51mm).

Lock down miniflex using
cable ties and slots in cassettes
Lock down tubing using cableties and slots in cassettes
Wrap electrical tape 5-7 times
around tube where cable ties
are installed. Cinch down cableties around electrical tape.

Push tube into splice cassette if moreslack needs to be taken up after
FDFMX5KITBL is installed on plate.
Be careful to not damage fibers

5.2.9. After cassettes are spliced, install cassettes into necessary enclosure. Refer to FS203.
5.2.9.1.
Place first group of 12 cassettes into closest enclosure
5.2.9.2.
Place second group of 12 cassettes into 2nd enclosure
5.2.9.3.
Place third group of 12 cassettes into enclosure furthest from breakout point
5.2.10. Install FDFMX5KITBL onto necessary plate and location. Follow step 5.1.18 to properly
install. For cables breaking out to multiple enclosures, install FDFMX5KITBL in theposition for the enclosure which will be accepting the first group of cassettes.
5.3. For flat ribbon cables up to 864 fibers, Panduit recommends using the fiber breakout kit[Panduit #: FOBKF*YM1]. See FS187 for details.
5.3.1. FOBKF*YM1 is the yellow furcation kit for singlemode fiber.
5.3.2. FOBKF*AM1 is the aqua furcation kit for multimode fiber.
5.3.2.1.
* represents the number of fibers in the cable (24-864).
5.3.3. FOBKF*YM1 comes with 1 meter lengths of furcation tubing. Installers can modify thislength based on application and slack needed.
Note: Refer to Section 6 to see how to lock the breakout kit to the ingress/egress breakout plate
Note: The breakout kit is especially useful for cables without central strength members, as it does notprovide strain relief for the strength members
5.4. The process for utilizing the FDFMX5KITBL and splicing cables into the system can be donein many different ways. The 2 most common ways are:5.4.1. Off Frame splicing prepares FDFMX5KITBL and splice cassettes away from the frame,then brings completed FDFMX5KITBL to the frame as the to attach to the breakout plate.
5.4.2. On Frame splicing can be done by attaching FDFMX5KITBL onto the breakout plate
first, and then following the steps to breakout and splice cable.

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5.5. Picture below of FDFMX5KITBL fully installed with slack for tray movement:

Tray pulled out to utilize
slack

When installed on ingress/egressplate, FDFMX5KITBL cover
should always be facing enclosures

Slack needed for proper
enclosure tray movement

Support tubing with
finger when pushing tray
into enclosure

6. Breakout of Factory Terminated Cables – Non HD Flex – Also use for FOBKF**YM1
Note: Maximum cable diameter which can be used for ingress/egress within the FlexCoreTM
Front Access ODF is 1.34” (34mm)
6.1. Factory terminated trunk cables are all made with a transition point where the large trunkcable breaks down into more usable subunits.

Trunk Cable
Transition

Furcation Tube or Subunits
going to enclosure

6.2. For factory terminated trunk cables with breakout lengths longer than 2.4 ft. (.69m), the extra
slack will need to be managed by FDFSPLKITBL, explained in Section 9.
6.3. Lock down the transition point of each cable assembly with cable ties or tak-ty in thenecessary locations per Section 4 of this document.
7. Breakout of Factory Terminated Cables – HD Flex Transition
7.1. For cable counts of 24 and 48 fibers terminated to MPO connectors, Panduit offers specialtransitions (HD Flex transitions) on trunk cables which can easily interact with cablemanagement features.
7.1.1. Contact your Panduit representative for specific part numbers and more information on
HD Flex trunks cable assemblies.
7.2. HD Flex transitions have a plastic middle piece that can be snapped into a bundling clip
[Panduit Part #: FLEX-CLIP12 (12 transition bundling clip) or FLEX-CLIP18 (18 transition
bundling clip)]
Link to FLEX-CLIP12: https://www.panduit.com/en/products/fiber-optic-systems/fiber-opticpanels-cassettes-enclosures/fiber-optic-enclosure-accessories/flex-clip12.html

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Link to FLEX-CLIP18: https://www.panduit.com/en/products/fiber-optic-systems/fiber-opticpanels-cassettes-enclosures/fiber-optic-enclosure-accessories/flex-clip18.html

FLEX-CLIP12HD Flex Transitions
installed into clips
Transition piece
installed into plate

8. Managing Cables going to Tethered Cassettes
8.1. Install cassette into proper tray in the furthest working position to properly determine slack.
8.2. ODF tethered cassettes utilize 24 fiber small diameter trunk cable, and do not have trunk
transitions.
8.3. To manage, group together cables using Tak-Ty, and adhere the large bundle of cables onto
the ingress/egress plates using Tak-Ty or cable ties.
9. Managing Slack on Factory Terminated Cable Assemblies using FDFSPLKITBL
Note: Factory terminated assemblies refer to assemblies which are bought alreadyterminated with connectors.
9.1. Factory terminated cable assemblies come with longer breakout lengths, most around 1
meter.
9.1.1. 1 meter breakouts are longer than necessary to breakout from the ingress/egressplates to a cassette.
9.1.2. The extra cable slack needs to be managed by using FDFSPLKITBL
Note: If breakout lengths are 24”-30”, FDFSPLKITBL does not need to be used.
9.2. Parts included with FDFSPLKITBL (figures not to scale – #12-24 screws to attach base toframe not shown)Base#12-24 screws x4(1 to attach to base,
3 to attach base to rack)Spool

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9.3. To install FDFSPLKITBL
9.3.1. Attach spool to base using #12-24 screws
Note: Spool will come with adhesive backing. It is suggested to not peel off the backing and screw
through the adhesive backing into the base.
Base

Base

Spool
Spool

9.3.2. (1) FDFSPLKITBL will be used per enclosure .
9.3.3. Screw in top and bottom screws until approximately 0.125” is located between
enclosure mounting flange and back of screw head.
9.3.4. Slide FDFSPLKITBL behind screws

Leave 0.125” (3mm) in
between screw headand enclosure
mounting bracket

9.3.5. Also insert a 3rd screw into the middle hole on the base to secure bracket in place
9.3.6. Tighten all screws to attach FDFSPLKITBL to rack
9.4. Insert MPO connectors into cassette adapters
9.5. Manage slack by routing cables from the cassette and around the spool as shown below.

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Round Furcation Tube
Breakout

Flat Ribbon Furcation
Tube Breakout

Place Tak-Ty around bundlesof cable going to each tray as
close to tray as possible

10. Managing Cable Above or Below Breakout Point
10.1.
Cables route out the top or bottom of the frame, and can be secured to the back ofingress/egress plates located above and below breakout location, using the slots located on
the ingress/egress plates
Front view of cables
routed out top of system

Side view(s) of 150mm
VCM with ingress/egessplates installed

Cables attached to rearof ingress/egress plates

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11. Grounding Armored Fiber Optic Cable before Entering System
11.1. Armored fiber optic cables may have a minimum bend radius that prohibits entry through top
or bottom of the system. In such cases the armor must be stripped back and grounded
before entering the system.
11.1.1. Panduit offers Armored Cable Grounding Kits (Panduit Part #: ACG24K*, ACGK*)
11.1.1.1. Website for Armored Cable Grounding Kits:
https://www.panduit.com/en/products/grounding-bonding/bonding-strapsjumpers/equipment-bonding-kits/acg24k.html
11.1.1.2. Reference Installation Instruction: T-PMPI-292-PC
Note: If armored cable outer diameter is too large for plastic clamshell located in kit, the clamshell
does not need to be used.

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12. Various Cable Assemblies/Constructions and and Breakout Strategy Considerations
12.1.
Various cable breakout examples are referenced in the table below. Please contact your
Panduit sales representative to discuss preferred cable design option(s) and cable availability. Cablesdetailed are representative examples only and may not be supported by Panduit or partners.
Note: Ingress/Egress cable assemblies or cables utilizing 900um fiber are not recommended for use in the
FlexCoreTM ODF. For 900um fiber, only 12 fibers can be spliced in each cassette. 12 splices per cassette is
50% of the maximum capacity of the splice cassette.
Possible Ingress/Egress Applications
Fiber
Count

Type of Fiber

Connectorized?
Or for splicing?
Connectorized

Cassette
Type

Breakout Type*6

FDFSPLKITBL
Needed?

Cables per
enclosureFibersper enc.

24*1

250um
(loose tube)[(2) 12F MPOs][(1) 24F MPO]
[Non - HD Flex transition]

LC-MPO*2

Factory terminated cables –Non HD Flex (Section 5.0)

Yes

12

288

24*1

250um
(loose tube)[(2) 12F MPOs][(1) 24F MPO]
[HD Flex transition]

LC-MPO*2

Factory terminated cables –HD Flex (Section 6.0)

Yes

12

288

24*1

900um*

Splicing

LC Splice*

No

6

144

24*1

Rollable
RibbonSplicing

LC Splice*

No

12

288

No

12

288

Connectorized

FDFMX5KITBL (Section 4.0)[(6) fibers per tube][24 tubes/enclosure][Buy (1) extra FM5PPBLF2.0-12]

FDFMX5KITBL (Section 5.0)[(24) fibers per tube][12 tubes/enclosure]5

FOBKF24YM1* (FS187)

24*1

Flat Ribbon

Splicing

LC Splice*[(12) fibers per tube][24 tubes/enclosure]

24*1

250um
(loose tube)

Connectorized

TetheredCassette*

Factory terminated cables –Non HD Flex (Section 5.0)

No

12

288

LC-MPO*2

Factory terminated cables –Non HD Flex (Section 5.0)

Yes

6*

288

Factory terminated cables –HD Flex (Section 6.0)

Yes

6

288

No

3

144

No

12

288

No

12

288

No

12

576

Yes

4 (72F cable)
3 (96F cable)
2 (144F cable)
1 (288F cable)

288[Cassettes]

Connectorized
48*1

250um
(loose tube)

48*1

250um
(loose tube)[(4) 12F MPOs][(2) 24F MPO]
[HD Flex transition]

LC-MPO*2

48*1

900um*

Splicing

LC Splice*

48*1

Rollable
RibbonSplicing

LC Splice*[(4) 12F MPOs][(2) 24F MPO]
[Non - HD Flex transition]

Connectorized

FDFMX5KITBL (Section 5.0)[(6) fibers per tube][24 tubes/enclosure][Buy (1) extra FM5PPBLF2.0-12]

FDFMX5KITBL (Section 5.0)[(24) fibers per tube][12 tubes/enclosure]5

FOBKF48YM1* (FS187)

48*1

Flat Ribbon

Splicing

LC Splice*

48*1

Rollable
RibbonSplicing

Splice*Only

72-288-250um(loose tube)-Flat Ribbon-Rollable
Ribbon[(6) 12F MPOs – 72F][(8) 12F MPOs – 96F][(12) 12F MPOs – 144F][(24) 12F MPOs – 288F][Non - HD Flex transition]

72-288-Flat Ribbon

Splicing

LC Splice*

72-288-250um(loose tube)-Rollable
RibbonSplicing

LC Splice*

72-288- Flat Ribbon

Splicing

Splice*Only[(12) fibers per tube][24 tubes/enclosure]

FDFMX5KITBL (Section 5.0)[(48) fibers per tube][12 tubes/enclosure]

Connectorized
2

LC-MPO*

Factory terminated cables –Non HD Flex (Section 6.0)

FOBKF***YM1*5 (FS187)[(12) fibers per tube][24 tubes/enclosure]No

FDFMX5KITBL (Section 5.0)[(24) fibers per tube][12 tubes/enclosure]No

FOBKF***YM1*5 (FS187)[(12) fibers per tube][48 tubes/enclosure]No

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4 (72F cable)
3 (96F cable)
2 (144F cable)
1 (288F cable)
4 (72F cable)
3 (96F cable)
2 (144F cable)
1 (288F cable)
8 (72F cable)
6 (96F cable)
4 (144F cable)
2 (288F cable)

288

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Possible Ingress/Egress Applications
Fiber
Count

Type of Fiber

Connectorized?
Or for splicing?

Cassette
Type72-288-Rollable
RibbonSplicing

Splice*4
Only

72-288-250um(loose tube)

Splicing

Splice*4Only

432-864-250um(loose tube)-Flat Ribbon-Rollable
Ribbon432 x2-250um(loose tube)-Rollable
RibbonSplicing

LC
Splice*3

432 x2

Flat Ribbon

Splicing

LC
Splice*3

432 x2

Flat Ribbon

Splicing

Splice*4
Only

432 x2

Rollable
RibbonSplicing

Splice*4
Only

432 x2250um(loose tube)

Splicing

Splice*4
Only

Splicing

LC
Splice*3

Breakout Type*6

FDFSPLKITBL
Needed?

FDFMX5KITBL (Section 5.0)[(24) fibers per tube][24 tubes/enclosure][Buy (1) extra FM5PPBLF2.0-12]

No

FDFMX5KITBL (Section 5.0)[(48) fibers per tube][12 tubes/enclosure]No

Connectorized[(36) 12F MPOs – 432F][(48) 12F MPOs – 576F][(72) 12F MPOs – 864F][Non - HD Flex transition]

LC-MPO*2

Factory terminated cables –Non HD Flex (Section 6.0)

Cables per
enclosure
8 (72F cable)
6 (96F cable)
4 (144F cable)
2 (288F cable)
8 (72F cable)
6 (96F cable)
4 (144F cable)
2 (288F cable)

Fibersper enc.
576

576

Yes

2/3 (432F cable)½ (576F cable)
1/3 (864F cable)

288

No

2 cables can fill3 enclosures

288

No

2 cables can fill3 enclosures

288

No

2 cables can fill
1.5 enclosures

576

No

2 cables can fill
1.5 enclosures

576

No

2 cables can fill
1.5 enclosures

576

No

1 cable can fill 2
enclosure288

No

1 cable can fill 2
enclosure288

No

1 cable can fill 1
enclosure576

No

1 cables can fill
1 enclosure

576

No

1 cables can fill
1 enclosure

576

No

1 cable can fill 3
enclosures

288

No

1 cable can fill 3
enclosures

288

No

1 cable can fill
1.5 enclosures

576

FDFMX5KITBL (Section 5.0)[(24) fibers per tube][36 tubes – 12 tubes/enclosure][Buy (1) extra FM5PPBLF4.0- 12][Buy (1) extra FM5PPBLF8.0- 12]

FOBKF432YM1*5 (FS187)[(12) fibers per tube][24 tubes/enclosure]

FOBKF432YM1*5 (FS187)[(12) fibers per tube][48 tubes/enclosure]

FDFMX5KITBL (Section 5.0)[(48) fibers per tube][18 tubes – 12 tubes/enclosure][Buy (1) extra FM5PPBLF4.0- 12,
Only use (6) tubes]

FDFMX5KITBL (Section 5.0)

-250um(loose tube)
576[(24) fibers per tube][36 tubes – 12 tubes/enclosure][Buy (1) extra FM5PPBLF2.0-12][Buy (1) extra FM5PPBLF4.0- 12]

FDFMX5KITBL (Section 5.0)

-Rollable
Ribbon[(24) fibers per tube][24 tubes – 12tubes/enclosure][Buy (1) extra FM5PPBLF4.0- 12]

FOBKF576YM1*5 (FS187)

576

Flat Ribbon

Splicing

LC
Splice*3

Flat Ribbon

Splicing

Splice*4
Only

FOBKF576YM1*5 (FS187)

576

Rollable
RibbonSplicing

Splice*4
Only

FDFMX5KITBL (Section 5.0)

576

576

250um
(loose tube)

Splicing

Splice*4
Only

Splicing

LC
Splice*3-250um(loose tube)
864[(12) fibers per tube][24 tubes/enclosure][(12) fibers per tube][48 tubes/enclosure][(48) fibers per tube][12 tubes/enclsoure]

FDFMX5KITBL (Section 5.0)[(24) fibers per tube][24 tubes/enclosure][Buy (1) extra FM5PPBLF2.0- 12]

FDFMX5KITBL (Section 5.0)

-Rollable
Ribbon864

Flat Ribbon

Splicing

LC
Splice*3864Flat Ribbon

Splicing

Splice*4
Only[(24) fibers per tube][36 tubes – 12 tubes/enclosure][Buy (1) extra FM5PPBLF4.0- 12][Buy (1) extra FM5PPBLF8.0- 12]

FOBKF864YM1*5 (FS187)[(12) fibers per tube][24 tubes/enclosure]

FOBKF864YM1*5 (FS187)[(12) fibers per tube][48 tubes/enclosure]

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Possible Ingress/Egress Applications
Fiber
Count

Type of Fiber

864

Rollable
Ribbon864

250um(loose tube)

Connectorized?
Or for splicing?

Cassette
Type

Splicing

Splice*4
Only

Splicing

Splice*4
Only

Breakout Type*6

FDFSPLKITBL
Needed?

Cables per
enclosureFibersper enc.

No

1 cables can fill
1.5 enclosures

576

No

1 cable can fill
1.5 enclosures

576

FDFMX5KITBL (Section 5.0)[(48) fibers per tube][18 tubes – 12 tubes/enclosure][Buy (1) extra FM5PPBLF4.0- 12]
Only use (6) tubes

FDFMX5KITBL (Section 5.0)[(24) fibers per tube][36 tubes – 12 tubes/enclosure][Buy (1) extra FM5PPBLF2.0-12][Buy (1) extra FM5PPBLF4.0- 12]*1 Cables under 72 fibers will need to be bundled together before getting to breakout location, with either cable ties or tak-ty.
*2 LC-MPO Cassette Part Numbers are FDC**-24****(LH or RH)*3 LC Splice Cassette Part Numbers are FDS**-24-****4 Splice Only Cassette Part Number is FDSN-24 (Can support 24 discrete splice or 48 fiber ribbon splice)*5 FOBKF**YM1 is for yellow jacketed singlemode cables. FOBKF**AM1 is available for aqua multimode cables.
*6 If 12 fiber or 24 fiber subunits are present on a cable going to a splice cassette, Panduit recommends bringing necessary subunits
directly to splice cassette to lock down.

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