Tabs
Information about the cable type, cable tunk and the fibers contained in the cable section can be found in the “General” home tab. More detailed information can be found in the Fibers/services tab.
| Attribute | Description |
| Name | The name of the cable section is displayed or can be entered. Clicking on the |
| Type | The cable type assigned to the cable section is displayed or can be selected from a drop-down list using If a cable type is selected for which the necessary fields have been filled out in the associated detailed form under cable configuration, the fibers are generated automatically. (2) |
| State | The state assigned to the cable section in the line form is displayed. (3) |
| Category | The category assigned to the cable section is displayed or can be selected from a drop-down list using |
| Start point End point |
The point where the cable section starts (start point) or ends (end point) is displayed and described in terms of feature class, name and installation location. The direction of the cable section can be reversed by pressing the |
| Cable measure | The cable measure at the start and end points can be entered. The length resulting from these measurements is stated in the details of the cable. (6) |
| Trunk | If the cable section is assigned to a cable trunk, the name of the cable trunk is displayed here or can be selected from a drop-down list using |
| Wiring | The numbers of fibers connected to services are displayed under Wiring. The percentage utilization is also shown here. The numbers of services and customers are displayed. Clicking on the |
| Cable section data | The data managed in the line form for the cable section are displayed here. Information on the cable section can be stored. (9) |
| Details | The number of fibers present in the cable section is displayed. Clicking on the The user length from the associated line form is displayed and can be altered. Only the CAD length and the length calculated from the cable metering are displayed. (11) |
| Assignments | The number of segments assigned to the cable section and the total length of those segements are displayed. Clicking on the It is displayed how many ducts the cable section has been assigned to and the total length of these ducts. Clicking on the It is displayed how many spares have been assigned to the cable section and the total length of these spares. Clicking on the |
| Breakdown | If there are breakdowns affecting the cable section, the number of faulty services is displayed here. Clicking on |
| Documents | This displays whether documents have been attached to the form. (14) |
Context menus
Fibers/Services
The “Fibers and Services” tab shows whether each fiber is connected to a service or not.
1. The name of the cable section is displayed.
2. Fibers marked with a yellow circle have been connected to a service. Clicking on the plus sign in front of the fiber displays the name of the service.
3. Fibers marked with a black circle have not been connected to services.
Context menu for the cable section
| View of fibers | View of services |
If you select “Expand all”, the entire tree view is displayed. The view does not need to be opened individually for each fiber/service.
Context menu for the fiber
Context menu for the service
Menu items
A Connection Overview can be displayed via “Network exploration”.
Various workflows can be started via the “Edit” menu.
1. Start and end points (S-end/E-end) can be assigned to the cable section from the database or the graphic. This is particularly important when cable sections have been created without geometry and thus the corresponding points cannot be recognized via the geometry.
2. The cable section can be disconnected from the start and end points (S-end/E-end).
Before disconnecting, the following message will appear:
You can then decide whether to continue or cancel the process.
3. If cable sections have been created without geometry and assigned to segments or ducts, and if the geometries of the latter have been changed, the lengths of the cable sections can be updated.
4. The attributes of the fibers assigned to the cable can be changed via a dialogue window. The fibers can be renumbered as well as renamed or recoloured.
5. A dialog opens, with which the desired number of fibers - defined by type, designation scheme and fiber color - can be generated. For more information on this topic, please see Creating fibers. This operation is only necessary if no cable configuration for the cable type has been recorded, as described for the cable type field.
6. The structure for the current cable section (with regard to fibers) is adopted from an existing cable section.
7. The cable can be assigned to several segments in one workflow via a tracing, a map selection or via an existing duct/cable.
8. The cable can be assigned to further segments.
9. The cable can be assigned to further segments/ducts.
10. Additional cable lengths in manholes, cabinets or underground installations can be documented as cable loops.
11. If cable loops have been documented on the cable, and if calculation of the user lengths is specified to be on demand or never in the NET options, then the user length can be subsequently calculated from the cable loop.
12. The following dialog will open for coloring cable sections:
Here, you can opt for one or more cable sections. In addition, the coloring can be made dependent on the cable-trunk color, the percentage utilization or the absolute utilization. You can also specify which geometry is to be used for the temporary cable-trunk line.
The colors for the utilization of a cable are defined in the NET Settings:
1. Color definition for absolute utilization
2. Color definition for percentage utilization
3. Predefined standard color
Color values can be added and removed using the and
buttons. The value and color must be specified.
13. The coloring can be removed again with one click.
The Splice plans for the selected cable section or all cable sections in the filter from a network tracking can be opened via the “Overviews/Reports” menu.
The Ending overview can also be opened. The individual fibers, start and end points, wiring with services, fiber color, etc., are depicted in the end overview.
Print reports
The printer icon at the bottom of the form can be used to print the available reports
available reports
- Cable costs
- FO cable section
- FO cable section service customer
- FO cable section without trunk
- FO overview of tray at cable end