Backbone cabling relies on high-capacity cables and hardware, including fiber optic or high-pair-count copper cables, patch panels, connectors, and cable management systems. It's so named because it forms the entire infrastructure's skeleton or “backbone”. Connections usually run from one floor to. Backbone cabling, also known as vertical cabling, is the central part of a structured cabling system, connecting equipment rooms, telecommunications rooms, and entrance facilities within or between buildings. MPO/MTP trunk cables enable high-density parallel fiber transmission for backbone architecture.