File > Base tables > Maintain cable type

This function allows you to maintain the cable types used in Cocon. You indicate for each cable type what the capacity of the cable is, how many tubes the cable has, and which colours are used for the tubes and fibers.

For security reasons only the application controller may perform maintenance on the cable types.

The following actions may be taken in this screen:

	Through the yellow input field you may search for a (part of the) cable type ID.
	Search / Filter
,	Navigate the cable types
	Edit the cable type In an existing cable type you may only change the color.The other fields are displayed for your information only and cannot be changed.
	Block the usage of the cable type.
	You can view / edit the fiberdata in a separate screen.
	Open the map of the cable type.
	Exporter data in an Excel format.
	Remove the cable type on the condition that this cable type is not yet in use with a span. If this is the case, the user will be notified.
	Add a new cable type If you want to create a new cable type which resembles another cable type with regard to the color combination, you may copy the existing cable type into the new location. You do this by opening the existing cable type and clicking the "New" button. The colors of the existing cable type will be copied in the new cable type, leaving you to only enter the differences.
	Save the changes.
	Cancel any input and close the screen.

If you create a new cable type you enter the following data:

Type ID

A unique identification of the cable type

Medium

Here you can specify if the cable is either copper or glassfiber.

Color

Here you enter the color of the cable.

Capacity

The number of fibers in the cable. This number needs to be a multiple of the value entered in the "Number of tubes" field.

Number of tubes

The number of tubes in the cable. This should be a value between 1 and 16.

Tube type

There are 4 different kind of tubes to choose from; LT/SZ, LT/NSZ, MS/SZ & MS/NSC

LT	Loose Tube (hard tube filled with fiber)
MS	Micro sheath (soft tube filled with fiber
SZ	There is an SZ-twist in the tube (HPIM0050)
NSZ	There is no SZ-twist in the tube. (HPIM(0048)

Window cuts in a straight port are not possible with L tube but can be done with MS tube.

With a SZ twist in the tube it's possible to make a windowcut in the cable, without interrupting other cables.

With a NSZ cable you always need to cut the tube during a window cut.

Diameter

Diameter of the tubes.

Comments

Space for comments relating to the cable type.

% Twist

Twist factor per tube. See also Maintaining attenuation and length factors screen

Colors

In this grid you may enter the colors of the various tubes and fibers.
To change the color click in the color column, in the line to be altered.

Fiber details

After selecting the button a new window appears. Here you can view and modify the fiber type..

The following actions may be taken in this screen:

	Navigate through the users.
	Through the yellow field you can search for a user.
	Search / filter
	Sort by the selected column.
	Print report in Exce-format
	Print report in Word-format
	Print report in HTML format
	Undo changes
	Confirm the entry or change in this form

Last edited: 07-07-2017


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Maintaining cable types

Maintaining cable types