Recommended Cabling Practices Do's: Terminate each horizontal cable on a dedicated telecommunications outlet. Locate the main cross-connect near the center of the building to limit cable distances. Maintain the twist of horizontal and backbone cable pairs up to the point of termination. Tie and dress horizontal cables neatly and with a minimum bend radius of 4 times the cable diameter. Use hook and loop tie wraps. Don'ts: Do not use connecting hardware that is of a lower category than the cable being used. Do not create multiple appearances of the same cable at several distribution points (called bridged taps). Do not over-tighten cable ties, use staples, or make sharp bends with cables. Do not place cable near equipment that may generate high levels of electromagnetic interference.