Kabelsegment

A kabelsegment is a term used in Norwegian-language technical contexts to denote a defined length of cable within a larger installation. It refers to the portion of a cable that runs between two endpoints—such as a junction box, connector, splice, or section of conduit—and is treated as a discrete unit for design, testing, and documentation.

A kabelsegment may be electrical power cable, communication cable, or fiber optic cable. Each segment comprises the conductor or core, insulation, shielding, and outer jacket, and in fiber optic cables the core and cladding are included along with protective coatings. Depending on the type, segments may include or exclude connectors and joints. They are designed to maintain certain electrical or optical performance over the defined length, with attention to bending radius, temperature rating, and mechanical protection.

In practice, kabelsegment is used for planning routes, calculating impedance or loss, performing insulation coordination, and organizing maintenance. Cable segments are typically identified by length, route, and installation context, and are marked in schematics and as-built drawings. They may be joined by splices, connectors, or terminations, and sometimes are modular in field assemblies or pre-fabricated as lengths on drums.

Historical usage comes from Germanic languages where kabel means cable and segment is borrowed from Latin; the term remains descriptive rather than a formal technical standard in some contexts. See also cable, fiber optic cable, conductor, splice, or cable assembly.