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View and Edit Cable Standards

To add cable standards:

1. Select View and Edit Cable Standards from the Process Navigator.
2. Click Add New at the top of the Cable Standards list.
3. Enter the following required field:

   Cable Standard: Enter a unique identifier for the cable standard.

4. Enter the following data to further define the cable standard

   Cable Standard Description: Enter a description for the cable standard. This description appears in the selection list when you are reviewing cable standards.

   Std Hierarchy Level: Select the telecom hierarchy level for the standard.

   Vendor Code/Manufacturer/Unit Cost: Complete these fields to record purchase information for the cable standard. The Vendor Code is a validated field. You can enter your vendors using the Reservations application.

   Diameter Core/Diameter Overall: Use Diameter Core to document the actual material diameter excluding the insulation layer. Use Diameter Overall to include the insulation layer.

   Unit Weight/Unit Cost: Record the weight and cost of one unit of the cable standard.

   Cable Color: If you draw a cable and use its Standard option to set a cable standard, the command draws the cable with the color specified in this field. Complete this field with a number representing an AutoCAD color.

   Std Telecom Service Type: Select the telecom service of this standard. For example, you can choose Voice if the Cable Standard represents a voice cable.

   Cable Type: Select a value such as Coax or Fiber Optic from the validating list. This field is validated by the Cable Types table.

   Std Cabling Level: Select whether this is a Horizontal Cable Standard or Backbone Cable Standard.

   Maximum Length: Use this field to specify the maximum length of cables of this standard. Note that when you create cable asset symbols, you can draw them at any length; you are not limited to drawing them according to the maximum length specified by their standards.

   Bandwidth: Enter the bandwidth capacity for this cable standard.

   Telecom Contained Tables: Choose the type of elements that cables of this standard can contain: Cable Pairs or Positions. For example, if a cable standard is to track its pairs as positions, complete this option with Positions and specify the maximum number of positions in the next option.

   Number of Contained Positions: If you specified Positions in the above option, enter the maximum number of positions that cables of this standard can contain.

5. Click Save.