In the structured cabling system, a complete connectivity comprises of cable, patch panel, wall outlet and patch cord supporting all LAN applications. Numbers of cables come into or go out, in this ...

Remember that one time the cable you grabbed from the box was exactly the right length for the run from patch panel to server shelf? What if every patch cable you picked up were just the right length?

Yep. Keep in mind that the entire purpose of the patch panel is to abstract the field runs from the patch cords. Each "U" of patch panel is 24 runs, so there is plenty of room on the backside to bring ...

Need Advice on Laying out the Rack... Debating how to lay out the rack. Might plan on keeping the 1st top U open to allow for network cables (from the servers + CPE) to come out from the top and go ...