(a)

1. (1) Efficient wire management can be achieved with a properly planned wire management system.
2. (2) Cable trays or “J” hook systems should be installed in all major corridors and hallways.
3. (3) For large projects with multiple cabling systems, provide multiple cable trays, divided trays, or multiple hook systems to allow segregation of each cable system.
4. (4) Cable management systems should be provided with a twenty-five-percent growth capacity for each cable system.

(b)

1. (1) Cable trays and hooks shall be attached to building structural members or wall framing systems only.

2. (2) Do not attach or support wire management systems from other building systems such as:

   1. (A) HVACR;
   2. (B) Piping;
   3. (C) Conduit systems; or
   4. (D) Ceiling support wires.
3. (3) Extend wire management systems into the ceiling areas of all telecommunication rooms or cable termination rooms.
4. (4) Cable trays should run the length of the room along the center of the room.
5. (5) Where possible, extend conduit from the back box to the corridor ceiling where the wire management system runs.
6. (6) Provide plastic bushing at conduit termination to minimize damage to cable jacket.

(c)

1. (1) Provide pull boxes and long sweep elbows in conduit systems to facilitate cable pulls.
2. (2) Pull boxes shall be at a maximum spacing of three hundred feet (300’) in outdoor conduits without bends.
3. (3) If one (1) or more ninety-degree bends are included in a run, reduce the maximum spacing to one hundred feet (100’).

(d)

1. (1) Provide spare empty conduits with each exterior run and with runs between floors or wiring rooms.
2. (2) Recommend a minimum of two (2) four-inch conduits be provided as spares in new construction or major renovations.
3. (3) Provide pull cords in each conduit to facilitate future cable installation.