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Cable Profiles

Monkey-patching

NetBox does not currently provide a public API for plugins to register custom cable profiles. NetBox FMS works around this limitation by monkey-patching the internal profile registry at startup. This approach may break if NetBox changes its cable-profile internals in a future release. We track upstream progress via netbox#21663 and will migrate to an official API as soon as one becomes available.

NetBox's built-in cable profiles cap at 16 positions. Fiber cables commonly have 24-432 strands. NetBox FMS registers custom profiles to extend the system.

Single-Connector Profiles

Profile Key Label Strand Count
single-1c24p 1C24P 24
single-1c48p 1C48P 48
single-1c72p 1C72P 72
single-1c96p 1C96P 96
single-1c144p 1C144P 144
single-1c216p 1C216P 216
single-1c288p 1C288P 288
single-1c432p 1C432P 432

Trunk Profiles (Multi-Connector)

Profile Key Connectors Positions per Connector Total Strands
trunk-2c12p 2 12 24
trunk-4c12p 4 12 48
trunk-6c12p 6 12 72
trunk-8c12p 8 12 96
trunk-12c12p 12 12 144
trunk-18c12p 18 12 216
trunk-24c12p 24 12 288
trunk-2c24p 2 24 48
trunk-4c24p 4 24 96
trunk-6c24p 6 24 144
trunk-12c24p 12 24 288

Note: Profiles are registered via PluginConfig.ready().