While reading some messages on the nanog mailing list today I picked up on a discussion regarding a cable management technique called “Cable Lacing“. This is where cables are tied in bundles with waxed twine instead of zip ties or velcro. I remember seeing this when I was at a CO once, it never really dawned on me how much work would be involved in lacing up that much twisted pair. It’s the kind of thing you do once, not something you want to do with cabling that needs to be moved from time to time. That being said, it makes for an incredibly neat wire management solution.
Apparently it’s becoming a bit of a lost art as the old school telecom guys retire. Here’s a simple explanation of this lost art.
