CommScope FPX Series User Manual

ADCP-92-098

1U PANEL

2U PANEL

23967-B

Rev. C, May 2018
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User

Manual

FPX Series

1U & 2U Fiber Panel

Content Page

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Trademark Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Admonishments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

1 DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

2 INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

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2.1 Selecting a Mounting Bracket Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2.2 Installing the Panel on the Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2.3 Installing Vertical Cable Guides (VCGs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.4 Sliding the Drawer In and Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.5 Panel Grounding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.6 Installing Adapter Packs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.7 Installing MPO Cassettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2.8 Termination Only Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

3 CABLE CLAMP INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3.1 Installing a Cable Clamp for OSP Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3.2 Installing a Cable Clamp for MPO Trunk Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

4 CABLE ROUTING PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

4.1 Termination and Splice Panel Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

4.2 Termination Only Panel Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

4.3 MPO Termination Only Panel Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

5 CONTACT INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

4.1.1 Routing Pigtails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

4.1.2 Routing OSP Cable, Right Side Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4.1.3 Routing OSP Cable, Left Side Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

4.1.4 Routing Pigtails and OSP Fibers in Splice Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4.2.1 Routing OSP Cable, Right Side Entry (Adapter Packs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

4.2.2 Routing OSP Cable, Left Side Entry (Adapter Cassettes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

4.2.3 Routing OSP Cable, Left Side Entry (MPO Cassettes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

4.2.4 Routing OSP Cable, Right Side Entry (MPO cassettes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

4.3.1 Routing MPO Trunk Cable, Right Side Entry (MPO Adapter Packs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

4.3.2 Routing MPO Trunk Cable, Left Side Entry (MPO Adapter Packs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

INTRODUCTION

This manual contains descriptions and installation and cable routing instructions for the TE
Connectivity FPX 1U and 2U Fiber Panels.

Related Publications

Title/Description ADCP Number

FPX MPO Trunk Cable Clamp Kit Instructions 92-080

Trademark Information

CommScope (logo0 and CommScope are trademarks,

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Admonishments

REMOVABLE REAR

COVER PROVIDES

EASY ACCESS FOR

CABLE ROUTING

AND MANAGEMENT

RADIUS LIMITERS FOR

CABLE MANAGEMENT (8)

CABLE CLIP
(1 PER SIDE)

HINGED

FRONT
COVER

DESIGNATION

LABEL (2)

COVER

LATCH

BULKHEAD

ACCOMMODATES

ADAPTER PACKS OR

MPO CASSETTES

OSP CABLE ENTRY

(EITHER SIDE)

SLIDING

TRAY

MOUNTING

BRACKET (2)

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SPLICE TRAY

LOCATION

TRAY RETAINING

CLIPS (2 PER SIDE)

Important safety admonishments are used throughout this manual to warn of possible hazards to
persons or equipment. These warnings are flagged by use of the triangular alert icon (seen
below) and are listed in descending order of severity of injury or damage and likelihood of
occurrence.

Danger: Danger is used to indicate the presence of a hazard that will cause severe personal
injury, death, or substantial property damage if the hazard is not avoided.

Warning: Warning is used to indicate the presence of a hazard that can cause severe personal
injury, death, or substantial property damage if the hazard is not avoided.

Caution: Caution is used to indicate the presence of a hazard that will or can cause minor
personal injury or property damage if the hazard is not avoided.

1 DESCRIPTION

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The FPX 1U and 2U Panels can accommodate up to 48 and 96 terminations, respectively. The
FPX 1U and 2U Panels can be configured for termination and splice or termination only
(without splice trays).

Note: The Fiber Panel Next Generation is designed to be installed in an environmentally
controlled network telecommunications facility such as a Central Office, Controlled
Environmental Vault, or Data Center.

Figure 1 shows the external features of a typical 1U panel.

Figure 1. FPX 1U Panel External Features

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Typically, these panels ship empty (without adapter packs, MPO cassettes, splice trays, or
pigtails), but they may also be ordered with any of these components already installed.The panel
accommodates adapter packs and MPO cassettes.

Caution: Adapter packs and MPO cassettes should not be both used in the same panel.

The panel may be ordered loaded with adapter packs only, or loaded with both adapter packs
and pre-terminated, factory-installed cable. While not recommended, field-installed connectors
can be accommodated.

The panel may be used in either single mode or multimode applications, and with either
stranded or ribbon cable. Cables can be either Intrafacility Fiber (IFC) or Outside Plant (OSP).

Figure 2 shows a 2U panel.

INDIVIDUAL

SUBUNIT

PROTECTIVE

TUBES

CABLE

BREAKOUT

FANOUT

CHIPS

CABLE
CLAMP

Figure 2. FPX 2U Panel with Termination Only (Rear View)

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REMOVABLE REAR

COVER PROVIDES

EASY ACCESS FOR

CABLE ROUTING

AND MANAGEMENT

RADIUS LIMITERS FOR

CABLE MANAGEMENT (8)

HINGED

FRONT

COVER

DESIGNATION

LABEL (2)

COVER

LATCH

BULKHEAD

ACCOMMODATES

ADAPTER PACKS OR

MPO CASSETTES

OSP CABLE ENTRY

(EITHER SIDE)

MOUNTING

BRACKET (2)

24621-A

SPLICE

TRAY LOCATION

CABLE CLIP
(2 PER SIDE)

SLIDING

TRAY

TRAY RETAINING

CLIPS (2 PER SIDE)

The 1U termination and splice panel has one splice tray. The 2U termination and splice panel
has two splice trays.

Figure 3 shows the external features of a 2U panel.

2 INSTALLATION

Installation of a FPX panel involves the following tasks:

1. Selecting the mounting brackets (covered in Section 2.1 on Page 6);

2. Installing the panel on the rack (covered in Section 2.2 on Page 7);

3. (Optional) Installing vertical cable guides (covered in Section 2.3 on Page 8);

4. (Optional) Installing adapter packs (covered in Section 2.6 on Page 12);

5. (Optional) Installing MPO cassettes (covered in Section 2.7 on Page 13);

6. Termination Only Installation (covered in Section 2.8 on Page 14)

7. Installing a cable clamp (covered in Section 3 on Page 15);

8. Routing cables and pigtails (covered in Section 4 on Page 17).

Figure 3. FPX 2U Panel External Features

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1U FIBER PANEL

2U FIBER PANEL

5 INCH RACK RECESS

POSITION (AS SHIPPED)

5 INCH RACK RECESS

POSITION (AS SHIPPED)

ROTATE BRACKET

FOR 23-INCH

RACK MOUNTING

ROTATE BRACKET

FOR 23-INCH

RACK MOUNTING

Warning: Never install equipment in a wet location or during a lightning storm. When
installing or modifying communication lines, disconnect lines at the network interface before
working with uninsulated lines or terminals.

2.1 Selecting a Mounting Bracket Option

The 1U and 2U panels are shipped with mounting brackets configured for a 19-inch EIA/
WECO rack with a 5-inch recess. The mounting brackets can also be reconfigured for a 4-inch
rack recess.

Figure 4 shows the available mounting options for both panels.

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Figure 4. Selecting a Mounting Bracket Option

2.2 Installing the Panel on the Rack

12-24 SCREWS

(4 PLACES)

12-24 SCREWS

(4 PLACES)

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Using 12-24 screws, secure the panel on the rack as shown in Figure 5.

Note: Figure 5 shows the 1U and 2U fiber panels installed in a 19-inch rack with a 5-inch

recess.

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Figure 5. Installing the Panel on the Rack

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INSTALLATION

HOLES FOR VCG

6-32 SCREWS

(2 PER VCG)
(PROVIDED)

6-32 SCREWS

(2 PER VCG)
(PROVIDED)

1U FIBER PANEL

2U FIBER PANEL

VCG (2)

VCG (2)

INSTALLATION

HOLES FOR VCG

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2.3 Installing Vertical Cable Guides (VCGs)

Install the VCGs (one per side) as shown in Figure 6.

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Figure 6. Installing Vertical Cable Guides

2.4 Sliding the Drawer In and Out

The panel has a tray release button and tray retainer clips designed to ensure that the drawer is
opened carefully and remains open until work in the drawer is competed. These items look the
same and operate the same on the 1U and 2U panels.

Use the following procedure to slide the drawer in and out (2U shown):

1. To release a closed drawer, press the release button down, as shown in Figure 7, and slide
the drawer out to the first detent.

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PRESS BUTTON DOWN

TO PULL TRAY OUT

TO FIRST DETENT

Figure 7. Releasing Closed Drawer to Open It

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