Cables lies between two locations

Unlike components of other categories (with the exception of Ducts/Routes), a cable does not lie in one location, but between two locations.

The end locations of the cable are designated as follows:

•A location

•Z location

These 2 locations must be defined on creating a cable; they may, however, be identical.

 

 

In addition to the end locations of the cables, 2 end components can be defined for the cable:

•A component

•Z component

 

Note

End components are not the components with which the cable is patched. Components may be “Container/Cabinet”, “Sleeve” or “Shaft”. Within a location, they additionally indicate where the cable ends.

 

 

The following characteristics are additionally used:

 

Characteristic

Type

Description

Effective length

Number

Please refer to CABLE SEGMENT.

Geographic length

Number

Please refer to CABLE SEGMENT.

Optical length

Number

Calculated value from Effective Length * (100%+helix factor)

GIS length

Number

Read from MapXtreme2D length of cable in the card

Resistance

Number

Resistance across the total length of cable in Ohm [W].

Attenuation

Number

Attenuation on cable in decibels [dB].

Helix factor

Number

Manufacturer-specific information on structure [%]

 

Connection points, wires, fibres

For components of the category “Cable”, connection points are also called wires or fibres in many cases.