RE: Re: CAT5 patch panels / CAT5 terminating

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For reasons how about:

1) Just punching down is cheaper - don't need to crimp on plugs for every
cable (150 or so)
2) New cable to new Node0 is solid core rather than stranded - so crimping
plugs isn't a good long-term solution - or am I wrong - can you get plugs
for solid core cable?
3) Time - crimping all those plugs takes longer
4) patch panels are generally deeper than some kind of punch down matrix???
Guessing?


What's the shallowest enclosure you can get that will take patch panels
then?

i.e. In my situation, I want to minimise the space taken up by 150+ cables
- no cabinet. A shallow box might be OK though.

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> esterill
> Sent: 31 August 2006 10:14
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: CAT5 patch panels / CAT5 terminating
>
> I don't know your reason for not wanting an RJ45 patch panel but I
> can't think of a better solution.  Patch panels are cheap (CPC do good
> ones), they are reliable and flexible.  You may well want to connect
> other devices to your network (Wifi in loft, secure storage out of the
> way of thieves, cameras in the eves - I've seen all these).  A patch
> panel makes future changes easy.
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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Chris Miles" <chrismiles@...>
wrote:
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> > Hi thanks for replying... what kind of patch panel could I use? I
> dont want to use another RJ45 one like I am using
> > in my server cupboard. I would like some sort of closed off box
with
> just IDC punchdowns or something ?
> >
> > Chris
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