Overhead Fiber Optic Cable Installation

Fiber optic cables should be placed in their own dedicated ducts or trays.

Overhead fiber optic cable installation.

The average fiber optic cable installation cost ranges from 1 to 6 per foot depending on the number of fibers used. Since we cannot pinpoint the real cost range let us just use a reference point. This fact is not relevant to traditional aerial fiber deployment but it is of great significance to a less common method of fiber optic installation known as helical wrap or optical attached cable. Pioneered in the early 1980s the helical wrap method used a machine to wind a fiber optic cable around an existing power line.

That s a wide range if you ask us if you translate it to the overall cost. Generally speaking they are usually made of heavy jackets and strong metal or aramid strength members. After the fiber optic cable is installed into a duct or innerduct end plugs should be installed to provide an effective water seal. Do not mix copper cable and fiber cable in the same ducts or trays.

Then a cable reel trailer and truck are used to pull the cable along the messenger. According to different aerial cable types there are generally two installation ways. When installing fiber optic jumper cables and copper patch cords from the patch panel to active ports within the same cabinet use a combination of horizontal and vertical cable management to route cables from the left side of the patch panel to left side active ports and the right side of the patch panel to right side active ports. First is to lash a fiber optic cable to a steel messenger.

Fiber optic cables should not be mixed with copper cables as the heavier copper cables can stress the fiber cables. Accesswrap is a technique that installs a fibre optic cable onto an overhead electricity distribution line by wrapping it securely onto one of the power conductors. Installation of the cable must be carefully done to prevent snagging and kinking the cable as it is pulled among the numerous hazards in a typical building installation.