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2. Patch panel - Wikipedia

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   Patch panel. A pair of managed Gigabit Ethernet rack-mount switches, connected to the Ethernet ports on a few Panduit patch panels using Category 6 patch cables. (All equipment is installed in a standard 19-inch rack.) A patch panel is a device or unit featuring a number of jacks, usually of the same or similar type, for the use of connecting ...

3. Structured cabling - Wikipedia

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   Structured cabling is the design and installation of a cabling system that will support multiple hardware uses and be suitable for today's needs and those of the future. With a correctly installed system, current and future requirements can be met, and hardware that is added in the future will be supported [1]

4. Punch down tool - Wikipedia

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   Punch down tool. A punch down tool, punchdown tool, IDC tool, or a Krone tool (named after the Krone LSA-PLUS connector), is a small hand tool used by telecommunication and network technicians. It is used for inserting wire into insulation-displacement connectors on punch down blocks, patch panels, keystone modules, and surface mount boxes ...

5. Patch cable - Wikipedia

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   A patch cable, patch cord or patch lead is an electrical or fiber-optic cable used to connect ("patch in") one electronic or optical device to another for signal routing. Devices of different types (e.g., a switch connected to a computer, or a switch to a router) are connected with patch cords. Patch cords are usually produced in many different ...

6. Network switch - Wikipedia

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   A network switch (also called switching hub, bridging hub, Ethernet switch, and, by the IEEE, MAC bridge[1]) is networking hardware that connects devices on a computer network by using packet switching to receive and forward data to the destination device. A network switch is a multiport network bridge that uses MAC addresses to forward data at ...

7. Category 5 cable - Wikipedia

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   Category 5 cable (Cat 5) is a twisted pair cable for computer networks. Since 2001, the variant commonly in use is the Category 5e specification (Cat 5e). The cable standard provides performance of up to 100 MHz and is suitable for most varieties of Ethernet over twisted pair up to 2.5GBASE-T [1][2][3][4] but more commonly runs at 1000BASE-T ...