
Guidelines for Installing Networked Automation Systems in Buildings
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SIMATIC NET Twisted-Pair and Fiber-Optic Networks
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7.4.3 Cabling within Closets
When running cables within cubicles and cabinets, remember the following rules:
S Install the cables in metallic, electrically conductive cable channels.
S Screw the cable channels to the struts of the rack or cubicle walls
approximately every 50 cm making low-resistance and low-inductance contact.
S Separate the cables according to the categories as shown in table 7-1 .
S Maintain the minimum clearance between the cables of different categories as
explained in table 7-1 . In general, the risk of interference due to crosstalk is
less the greater the clearance between the cables.
S Where cables of different categories cross, they should cross approximately at
right angles (wherever possible avoid sections where the cables run parallel).
S The shields of all cables entering the wiring closet should make large-area
contact with closet ground as close as possible to the point of entry.
7.4.4 Cabling within Buildings
When laying cables outside cabinets but within buildings, note the following points:
S Lay the cables in metallic, electrically conducting cable channels.
S Include the metal cable channels and racks in the bonding system of the
building or plant. Note the information on equipotential bonding in Section 7.3 in
this manual.
S Separate the cables according to the categories as described in table 7-1 and
run the various categories in their own channels/racks.
S If there is only one common metal channel available for all categories, either the
clearances shown in Table 7-1 must be maintained or the individual categories
should be separated from each other by metallic partitions. The partitions must
be connected to the channel making low-resistance and low-inductance
contact.
S Cable racks should cross each other at right angles.
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