Broadband Applications & Construction Manual - Public - CommScope
Broadband Applications & Construction Manual - Public - CommScope
Broadband Applications & Construction Manual - Public - CommScope
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Planning the Cable Run/Ground Floor<br />
Outlet locations are dictated by customer requirements - put them where they want them.<br />
Visually inspect every proposed outlet location. Be aware of the locations of electrical<br />
wires, plumbing, HVAC ductwork and other impediments. Use a studfinder to locate studs.<br />
As you plan your drops to specific locations within the residence, work within the interior<br />
walls whenever possible. This way, you avoid installation headaches like trying to push<br />
cable through insulation or around windows.<br />
In the example floor plan, the CATV and phone connections in the kitchen should be run beneath the house, but<br />
can just as easily be reached by running the appropriate cable (coax for CATV and internet, twisted pair from the<br />
NIU for phone and in-home data networks) along the foundation of the residence and entering through the exterior.<br />
In this case, the homeowner’s concern for outside appearance should be your concern.<br />
The CATV outlet in the corner of the living room can be reached by an exterior run up to the eaves above the garage<br />
door and back down at the corner of the house.<br />
The CATV outlet on the interior<br />
wall is best reached by a home run<br />
back to the NIU through the crawlspace<br />
or basement. However, the<br />
coax cable could also be split from<br />
either of the two exterior connections.<br />
A splitter has one connection<br />
on the input side and two or more<br />
on the output side to evenly divide<br />
the signal between multiple cables.<br />
Residential Interior Cabling 9.2<br />
Planning and Pulling the Cable on the First Floor<br />
tech tip:<br />
shorter<br />
cable runs<br />
produce<br />
clearer<br />
signal