Fast and simple grounding
A standards-based UTP network cabling system requires no path to ground. However, according to ANSI-J-STD-607-A "Commercial Building Grounding (Earthing) and Bonding Requirements For Telecommunications", shielded cabling channels are required to be bonded through a conducting path to the Telecommunications Grounding Busbar (TGB) in the telecommunications room (TR). Like UTP systems, F/UTP and S/FTP horizontal cable is terminated to outlets at the work area and in the TR. Shielded connector designs, such as Siemon's Z-MAX™ 6A Shielded and TERA® Quick-Ground™ outlets, automatically ground to the patch panel in the TR during installation, without the need to individually provide a ground termination for each outlet. The only additional step required to ground these F/UTP and S/FTP cabling systems is to connect a 6 AWG wire from the ground lug provided on the patch panel to the TGB.
- F/UTP or S/FTP shield is terminated by the outlet
- Outlet makes contact with patch panel's grounding strip as outlets are snapped into place
- Panel is grounded to equipment rack or adjacent metal pathways via 6 AWG wire attached to panel ground lug
- 6 AWG ground wire connects rack to the TGB
WHITE PAPER: Grounding for Screened and Shielded Network Cabling
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