CommScope Drop Cable User Manual
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Table of Contents
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Drop Cable Applications and Construction Manual
Table of Contents
Section 1 ................Introduction
1.1 Forward
1.2 Drop Cable Issues
Section 2 ................Description of Cable Types
2.1 Coaxial Cable Description
2.2 The Importance of Braid Shielding
2.3 UTP Cable Description
Section 3 ................Cable Selection Guide
3.1 Distance of the Drop
3.2 Indoor/Outdoor and Shield Selection
3.3 QR
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320 Cable Types
3.4 F11 Cable Types
3.5 F6 Cable Types
3.6 F11 Cable Types for NEC 830
3.7 F6 Cable Types for NEC 830
3.8 UTP and Fiber Optic Cables
Section 4 ...............Planning the Run
4.1 Overview
4.2 Attachment Examples
Section 5 ................Aerial Installation
5.1 Overview
5.2 Pulling Cable
5.3 Span Attachment
5.4 Connecting the Coax
5.5 Attaching the Cable to the Residence
5.6 Running to the Grounding Block
Section 6 ................Buried Installation
6.1 Overview
6.2 Plowing Overview
6.3 Trenching Overview
6.4 Placement of the Pedestal
6.5 Connecting the Drop
6.6 Connecting the Drop
Section 7 ................Attaching to the Ground Block per NEC 830
7.1 Connecting to the Aerial drop
7.2 Connecting to the Buried Drop