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How Important Patch Panels is in a Network Operation?

For many companies in the present day patch panels play a pivotal role in business operation. You may have seen them referred to as any of the following as well; jack field, patch field and patch bay. But, before delving into the benefits associated with this product, let’s first establish what it actually is. A patch panel is used in order to separate your network equipment from the hardwiring of your network. Thus, it is essentially utilised in order to allow several devices to be connected and managed in a manner which is a lot more efficient. There are many uses for patch panels in the current day and age. Obvious examples include when radio and television stations utilise this product because there is a wealth of interconnected electronic systems being used. However, there is a more general need for patch panels at present and this is of course in relation to computer networks, which are evidently used extensively. Patch panels allow many computers, for instance as many as 16 (