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# Cable model form
# Cable model form {#ariaid-title1}
Release version: Australia
Updated March 12, 2026
 3 minutes to read
The Cable Model form enables you to describe the details for an optical fiber cable model record.
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| Field | Description |
|-|-|
| Manufacturer | Name of the network asset's manufacturer. Select the search icon (![Search icon.]()) and select a manufacturer code. To learn more, see [Create manufacturer and vendor codes](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Fwlt4yRvcVY1_fPmtghUnA "Create company codes by using the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. You can create codes for each manufacturer, vendor, or customer that you do business with. You can categorize these records to categorize the network assets."). |
| Name | Name of the cable model. The ServiceNow AI Platform uses this name to identify it in your network inventory. |
| Short description | Description of the cable model that you're defining. |
| Model categories | List of model categories that maps to a CI class. The model categories are part of the Product Catalog application. |
| Model number | The model number that is assigned to the model by the manufacturer. |
| Asset tracking strategy | Number of equipment holder units that are available for use in this network asset. |
| Barcode | A bar code number that is assigned to the model by the manufacturer. |
| Useful life (months) | Number of months that the model can be used for. |
| Asset tracking unit | Number of equipment holder units that are available for use in this network asset. |
| Owner | The person responsible for the model. |
| Acquisition method | Acquisition method for the model: Buy : The model was purchased. Leased : The model was leased. Both : The model was bought and leased. |
| Status | Production status of the model: Build : The model must be built. In Production : The model is in production. Sold : The model was sold. Retired : The model has been retired. |
| Cost | Cost of a single unit of the model. |
| Expenditure type | Type of expenditure. Select one of the following options: Capex : Capital expenditure is a one-time expenditure, where the value is realized over the years. For example, a photocopier. Opex : Operational expenditure is an ongoing expenditure. For example, toners for the photocopier. |
| Depreciation | Depreciation schedule of the cable model. |
| Certified | Option that designates if this network asset is certified. |
| Salvage value | The estimated value that an asset realizes when sold at the end of its useful life. This value must be less than or equal to the cost of the asset. |
| Comments | Any additional information on the model that would be useful. |
| Power (watts) | Electrical power of the network asset in watts. |
| Dimensions Unit | Unit of measure in which you're expressing dimensions. Select one of the following options: --None-- : No distance measurement is expressed for the connection route length. Inches : Distance is expressed in inch. Feet : Distance is expressed in feet. Miles : Distance is expressed in miles. |
| Sound Power (bels) | The rate at which the energy of the network asset is emitted in bels. |
| Length | Length of the network asset, expressed in the unit of measure that you designate in the Units field. * For example, enter 12 if the asset is one foot, or enter 60 if the asset is 60 inches and you've selected Inches as the unit of measure in the Units field. * The ServiceNow AI Platform uses this information to calculate the cubic dimensions of the asset to determine its physical placement within the designated network site. {#cable-model-form__ul_qqx_p51_ksb} |
| Characteristic | Type of the cable. Select one from the following. Optical : Transmits signals using light pulses. Electrical : Transmits signals using electrical currents. |
| Width | Length of the network asset, expressed in the unit of measure that you designate in the Units field. * For example, enter 12 if the asset is one foot, or enter 60 if the asset is 60 inches and you've selected Inches as the unit of measure in the Units field. * The ServiceNow AI Platform uses this information to calculate the cubic dimensions of the asset to determine its physical placement within the designated network site. {#cable-model-form__d646e962} |
| Height | Height of the network asset, expressed in the unit of measure that you designate in the Units field. * For example, enter 60 if the height of the asset is 60 inches and you've selected Inches as the unit of measure in the Units field. * The ServiceNow AI Platform uses this information to calculate the cubic dimensions of the asset to determine its physical placement within its designated network site. {#cable-model-form__ul_ax3_s51_ksb} |
| Depth | Depth of the network asset that is expressed in the unit of measure that you designate in the Units field. Note: This field is applicable for the equipment models and equipment holder models. |
[Table 1. Cable Model form]
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**Related tasks**
* [Create a cable model](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/y5Kp7MBZFRGHUEaNEFV5Uw "Create a cable model in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application to define the physical characteristics data of the cable according to the product recommendations of the manufacturer.")