Siemens SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS manual Mechanical Protection of LAN Cables

Installing LAN Cables

C.3 Mechanical Protection of LAN Cables

Protection of Electrical and Optical LAN Cables

Mechanical protection is required to protect LAN cables from breaks or mechanical damage.

Note

The guidelines for mechanical protection apply both to electrical and optical cables.

Mechanical Protection

The following measures are recommended to protect LAN cables from physical damage:

SWhen a cable cannot be installed on a cable rack or similar construction, it should be installed in a conduit (for example PG 11-16).

SIn areas where the cable is subject to mechanical stress, install the cable in a heavy-gauge aluminum conduit or in a heavy-gauge plastic conduit (see Figure C-1)

SWhen 90° bends are necessary and at the junctions between buildings (for example expansion joints), a break in the conduit is acceptable only when there is no likelihood of damage to the cable, for example due to falling objects (see Figure C-2).

SIn areas where the cable is likely to be walked on or driven over, the cable must be protected from damage by a closed heavy-gauge aluminum or steel conduit. As an alternative, the cable can be laid in a metal cable gutter.

Remember the instructions for laying cables outside buildings.

Figure C-1 Mechanical Protection of the LAN Cable

C-4	PROFIBUS Networks SIMATIC NET
	6GK1970-5CA20-0AA1 Release 2 05/2000