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DEFINITY Made Easy Tools
Issue 3, December 2001



Install Fiber Optic Cable Pass-Thru Kit (Multicarrier Cabinets)

Install the Pass-Thru Kit

  1. Snap the beige SC-SC fiber optic adapter onto the pass-thru tool. See Fiber optic adapter and pass-thru tool.

    2. Use the beige adapter even if single-mode fiber is being installed. The beige adapter is better suited for cable routing in the next steps.

    If single-mode fiber is being installed, the beige adapter will be replaced with a blue adapter later.

  2. Slide the pass-thru tool to the rear of the cabinet. See Insert the pass-thru tool.

  3. Slide the tool to the rear of the cabinet.


Caution! Avoid bending fiber optic cables to a radius smaller than 1.5 inches (3.8 cm), to prevent mechanical stress on the cables.


Caution! During the actual installation of fiber optic components, use either all beige or all blue adapters. Beige denotes multimode fiber and blue denotes single-mode fiber. Do not mix beige with blue.

  1. Attach the supplied fiber optic cable to the adapter.

  2. Pull the tool (with adapter and cable attached) out through the front of the cabinet. See Fiber Optic Cable and Adapter.

  3. From the rear, route the fiber optic cable through the opening vacated by the I/O cable connector.

  4. If necessary, remove the beige fiber adapter from the tool and plug the fiber optic cable into the SC-SC (single-mode) or SC-ST (multimode) adapter. See Bracket Attachments.

  5. From the front of the I/O connector adapter bracket (with fiber cable), snap the adapter into the supplied I/O connector adapter bracket.

  6. Snap the I/O connector adapter bracket into the I/O connector opening.

  7. Attach the outside fiber plant to the I/O connector on the rear of the cabinet.

  8. Wrap the cable disconnect label around the fiber optic cable. See Cable disconnect label.

    9. Avoid bending fiber optic cables to a radius smaller than 1.5 inches (3.8 cm), to prevent mechanical stress on the cables. Plan the use of cable ties to avoid crimping the cable or creating a fixed stress point where, at a later time, movement of the cable causes it to exceed the minimum bend radius.

  9. Close the rear door.


Caution! Be careful not to crimp the fiber cable when you replace the fan cover.

  1. Replace the fan cover. See Replace the fan cover.

  2. Connect the fiber cable to the angled connector on the front of the circuit pack. See Connect fiber cable to circuit pack.


Note: Dress the fiber optic cable straight down the front of the circuit pack. Do not allow the cable to cross in front of another circuit pack.

  1. Dress the cable using the supplied cable ties and cable tie mounts. See Dress the cable.

  2. If a circuit pack was removed in the previous procedure to access 2 open slots, replace the circuit pack into its original slot.

  3. Close the front door.

  4. Discard the pass-thru tool.

Fiber optic adapter and pass-thru tool

Figure Notes:
      1. Pass-thru Tool

      2. Beige SC-SC Fiber Optic Adapter

Insert the pass-thru tool

Fiber Optic Cable and Adapter

Bracket Attachments

Figure Notes:
      1. Fiber cable

      2. I/O connector adapter bracket

      3. SC-SC adapter

      4. SC-ST adapter

Cable disconnect label

Replace the fan cover

Connect fiber cable to circuit pack

Dress the cable

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