Patent ID: 7693387

Claim:
A system comprising: at least one switch, said at least one switch configured to be coupled to a plurality of cables; a rack having at least a first and a second generally parallel side, said rack configured to receive and support said at least one switch between said first and said second generally parallel sides; and a cable management system comprising: a first support configured to be disposed along at least a portion of said first side of said rack, said first support including a first strut configured to be secured to said first side of said rack and a first arm support including at least one mounting area; a second support configured to be disposed along at least a portion of said second side of said rack, said second support including a second strut configured to be secured to said second side of said rack and a second arm support including at least one mounting area; and a plurality of arms configured to be coupled to said at least one mounting areas of said first and said second arm supports, wherein at least one of said plurality of arms comprises a plurality of notches configured to at least partially receive and retain at least one cable; a top plate configured to be secured to said first and said second supports, said top plate extending generally perpendicular to said first and said second generally parallel sides of said rack; at least one fan card configured to be removably coupled to said rack between said first and said second generally parallel sides and generally parallel with and along said second side of said rack, wherein said second strut and said second arm support are configured to allow said at least one fan card to be removed from said rack without removing said cable management system from rack; wherein a first end of said second arm support is configured to be coupled to said top plate and a second end of said second arm support is configured to be coupled to said second strut such that said second arm support is disposed generally parallel to said second side of said rack a distance away from said second side, said distance being greater than a width of a front face of said at least one fan card between said first and said second sides of said rack.