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by grosero

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Hi, I am schedule to do some basic training in structured cabling and I would like to know what area the advantages of having a patch panel...

Thanks a lot,
GR

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by mike jones

The one that I can think of, is reliablilty, it seperates the possible points of failures, so normally the points of failure will either be the patch cable from the hub/switch to the patch panel or the wall socket to the PC/Printer etc.

Once installed and tested, you wouldn't expect the structed cabling in the walls or trunking to go faulty or get damaged.

Also using patch panels, it is possible to route not just data, but phones as well over the strucured cabling, removing the need to seperate data and phone cabling. You just need the appropriate MOD tap for your phone.

I would do a search on the internet on Structured Cabling, and I would imagine you will find quite a few sites listing the benefits.

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