What is telecommunications network trunking, and why is it necessary?

What types are there and how are they installed?

In the last decades, the development of telecommunications has had exponential growth, hence the number of channels of communication networks has had to increase to satisfy the needs of the population.

What Is Meant by Trunking in Networking? What’s Its Purpose?

The channeling of communication networks is a civil work of linear layout that is formed with a set of pieces that are located under the surface of terrain and that house and support the cables and the rest of the components of the communication networks.

The gutters are a practical tool to avoid exposing the cables to the elements. They are manufactured in different shapes, sizes, and materials (plastic, metal, PVC, or galvanized structures).

There is also a large number of accessories to allow adequate fastening of the cable assembly inside the ducts. Among the accessories, there are the joints, elbows, corners, entrances, and exits, also the dividing walls and unions.

Having said this, and although the most common thing was to place these pipes below the surface, today there are some alternatives to consider if necessary.

Different Network Cabling Trunking Types

To adapt to the circumstances of each client, several types of pipes will be very useful for the installation of communication networks.

Choosing the right one will depend on factors such as characteristics of the building or construction, aesthetics, and economic cost, among others. 

Therefore, technicians must know everything about each type, including the advantages and disadvantages, as well as their installation methods.

In more complex networks, the plant distributor comes to occupy an entire room, called the telecommunications room.

Depending on the type of assembly required and the ground conditions, one type or another of channeling will be used.

How to Install Network Cabling Trunking

Layout planning is the first phase of effective network installation.

Existing cable runs should be identified and it should be noted that long cable runs require long-radius conduits for bends.

The entry points for the runs must be kept accessible, to allow the installation, inspection, and maintenance of the cables.

Another issue to plan is the length of the laying (worry that the pipeline has inspection points approximately every 12 m) and the number of 90-degree bends within the pipeline, not exceeding 30m in length or more than two of these curves without there being a registration box.

In routes through areas with restricted access, other types of conduits that are more flexible in terms of handling and extension of the cable can be used, such as open trays suspended from the ceiling.

Once the plans are completely clear… The rest is a little more intuitive.
But don’t underestimate this job, for whatever reason, so many companies hire expert technicians like the ones at LayerLogix to plan and install network cabling trunking, even more so in larger and more complex networks.