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| 132533 | 2003-04-01 02:06:00 | I am just bit confused here with these concepts. Can someone tell me what they are and what they do. Patch Panel Horizontal cross connect Cross connect jumpers IDF Well does a horizontal cable first connect to patch panel before the cable goes to Hub and if so then why? And i dont understand if horizontal cross connect and patch panel are the same things and how they relate to each other and how does a patch cord or jumper come into play in the wiring closet. Thanks for in info on this. :) |
Ritzz (731) | ||
| 132534 | 2003-04-01 02:52:00 | Patch panels are usually 19-inch-wide panels for mounting in equipment racks in wiring closets. They typically contain between 16 and 96 ports for connecting to hubs and switches using patch cables. Patch panels themselves cannot be used to network computers; they are mainly used to organize wiring and to avoid “spaghetti.” The horizontal cables running from the wiring closet to the wall plates are usually connected to the back of the patch panel, while the patch cords connecting to the hubs and switches plug into the front of the patch panel. The back of the patch panel is a form of punchdown block—wires are not soldered but punched down using a sharp tool called a punchdown block tool. Horizontal cabling is usually installed in a star topology that connects each work area to the wiring closet. Not quite sure what you mean by "Cross Connect jumper" & "IDF" |
Stumped Badly (348) | ||
| 132535 | 2003-04-01 02:56:00 | all the following are results of using the always powerful google patch panel: images.google.com (an image says a thousand words i think the saying goes) this: www.siemon.com might help in describing horizontal cross connect, it also answers the next question - cross connect jumpers; "patch cords (or jumpers)" IDF: edtech.sandi.net |
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