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Devices for routing and organizing fibers in a rack that houses optical equipment, including a strain relief member, a chaffing guard, and a sag reducer. The strain relief member includes a body having rounded upper and lower portions, each being at least equal to the minimum bend radius of the fibers exiting the equipment, and fins on top of the body. Fibers can be interference fit between adjacent fins, thereby relieving pressure on the connector caused by gravity when the fiber hangs down over the strain relief member. The chaffing guard includes a body having a rounded upper portion and a rounded lower portion that each maintain the minimum bend radius of fibers routed over the guard. The rounded upper portion has no sharp edges and therefore reduces chaffing of fibers routed over the top of the chaffing guard. The sag reducer includes a spine and a plurality of extending arms that are spaced apart to allow a plurality of fibers to pass between each adjacent arm, thereby reducing the sagging of horizontally routed fibers.

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