Patent ID: 8411465

Claim:
A method of routing a cable in an equipment cabinet to reduce impeded airflow to or from equipment mounted in a central rack space of an equipment rack in the equipment cabinet, the equipment including a wall with an airflow opening therein, the method comprising: supporting a cable at a first point adjacent to the wall and on a first side of the airflow opening; supporting the cable at a second point adjacent to the wall and on a second side of the airflow opening, wherein the first and second points are disposed outside of the central rack space; and routing the cable from the first point to the second point so as not to cross the airflow opening, wherein such routing step includes routing the cable in parallel with the wall and in parallel with the airflow opening therein; wherein the cable comprises a furcation plug and a furcation leg extending from the furcation plug, wherein the furcation plug is coupled to a furcation bracket at the first point and the furcation bracket is coupled to the equipment rack, and further wherein the furcation leg is coupled to a termination panel at the second point and the termination panel is coupled to the equipment rack.