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longitudinal edge of fixture by a minimum of 12 inches before <br />running parallel to fixture's longitudinal axis. <br />2.8.8.8. Cables egressing from columns, walls, or floor monuments to <br />service the modular furniture raceway systems or other cable <br />housings shall be bundled and placed in split duct from point of <br />egress to modular furniture cable raceway or other housing entrance <br />point. <br />2.8.8.9. Route cable neatly through raceways, ceilings, telephone rooms, <br />equipment rooms, and control rooms. Provide cable management <br />and strain relief hardware as required to provide a neat and secure <br />cable installation. <br />2.8.8.10. Service loops: For all backbone copper cable segments, provide 10 <br />ft. (3 meters) of cable slack to both termination end points. For all <br />horizontal copper cable segments, provide 1 ft. (.3 meters) of cable <br />slack at the work area outlet and 10 ft. (3 meters) of cable slack at <br />the Telecommunications Closet. <br />2.8.9. Optical fiber backbone cable: Optical fiber backbone cable shall be <br />installed in innerduct for full length of all ladder rack, cable tray or conduit <br />segment runs from start of run at equipment rack, cabinet or pull box to end <br />of run segment at pull box or patch panel. When required for strain relief, <br />cable support, or service loops, gaps in innerduct run are allowed to permit <br />optical cable tie off and management. <br />2.8.9.1. Do not place cable in innerduct through /in pull boxes. Place <br />minimum (2) "Caution: Fiber Optics" labels on exposed cable in pull <br />boxes or gaps used for cable tie off. <br />2.8.9.2. Service loops: For all optical fiber backbone cable segments, <br />provide 10 ft. (3 meters) of cable slack to both termination end <br />points. <br />2.8.10. Cable shield bonding and continuity: <br />2.8.10.1. Bond cable shielding following the manufacturer's guidelines with #6 <br />AWG Green solid copper wire to the nearest approved <br />telecommunications ground at each end of the cable run. <br />2.8.10.2. Maintain continuity of cable shielding through splices and for entire <br />length of cable run. <br />2.8.11. Fire stopping: Firestop all communications penetrations of fire barriers. <br />Page 15 of 24 <br />