Component Guide

Data Center Cable Pathway Roadmap

Below is a typical data center FiberRunner

Cable Routing System application. The pathway is configured to route

and protect cabling between the Main Distribution Area (MDA) and the Equipment Distribution Areas (EDA)

.Key

features include the innovative QuikLock

™

Coupler that is used to securely join system components, a wide range of

spill-out options to transition cable into the cabinets, and a complete offering of directional fittings and channel sizes.

Transitions to Other Channel Sizes

(See detail on page 6.)

MDA, EDA and HDA are terms used in the TIA 942 Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers to

describe primary areas of the Data Center topology. The MDA, or Main Distribution Area, typically has the highest

concentration of cabling. This area usually contains the switches and associated patching field. HDA, or Horizontal

Distribution Area, refers to a smaller version of the MDA, commonly used to minimize long runs of patch cables in

larger data centers. EDA refers to the Equipment Distribution Area that contains all the equipment that is connected

back to the MDA or HDA.

The FiberRunner

Cable Routing System integrates with a

complete offering of Panduit Racks and Cable Management Systems to help

manage higher cable densities as well as StructuredGround

™

Systems designed

to protect all elements of the data center.

For more information, refer to Pan-Net

Network Solutions Catalog, SA-NCCB51,

or visit www.panduit.com.