patch panel

Question

在網路上 patch panel 是什麼
以及怎麼運作

解釋越詳細越好

Answer 1

patch panel (接線面板)
一個針腳位置和埠的組合，可以安裝在接線盒的架子或牆架上。接線面板的作用就像交換板一樣，作為工作站間纜線彼此的連接及對外連接。

from Cisco Networking Academy Program, Glossory TC version

連接面板是 RJ-45 插座的便利組合。有 12、24、和 48 埠，是典型安裝於架上的。前端為 RJ-45 插座 ；後端 為提供連接或傳導路徑的壓線盒。它們被歸類為第一層設備。

圖片參考：http://www.aldoussystems.co.uk/Catalogue/Modular%20Basic%20Patch%20Panel.jpg



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2006-12-26 09:22:11 補充：
Uses and connectorsThey are not only used in telephony and data, but in other audio and video applications. Patch bays are used at installations where it is necessary to connect and reconnect various hardware devices, for example at technical control facilities, at telephone exchanges, studios.

2006-12-26 09:23:19 補充：
They have different types of electrical connectors, often having a different type on the front than the back. Patch bays facilitate flexibility in the use, routing or restoration of a variety of circuit types, such as dc, VF, group, coaxial, equal-level, and digital data circuits.