Cat 5e amphenol connected patch panels 2

[crooter]

any recommendations on amphenol connected patch panels for data?

 

[jeffmoss26]

The only ones I know of are for 10baseT and are 4 wires.

jeff moss

 

[phoneguy55]

Siemon makes a 10/100 48 port patch pannel (active pins 1,2,3,6 only)

Part number HD5-QP-48.

http://www.siemon.com/e-catalogXML/__datasheet.asp?PN=HD5-QP-48&FAM=HD5Quick-PatchPane

 

[TouchToneTommy]

Just saw a sample from the Superior Modular salesman. Sorry, don't have a link, but it is sold through electrical wholesale dealers.

 

[skip555]

what would be the application ?

 

[crooter]

connecting one portion of a building with another

 

[skip555]

I would establish a switch and IDF at the other portion of the building then pull two 4pair cat5e cables to tie the two switches together . (use one and one as a spare )

 

[crooter]

Is that cheaper?

 

[skip555]

Cheaper ? maybe , maybe not you would have to price it out

top of my head a would think yes

labor to pull would be less , easier to pull two 4 pair than one 25 pair .

two four pair would be cheaper than one pre connectorized 25 pair

switch would probably be cheaper than two amp patch panels

Better ? I would say Yes and that really should be the question , rather than cost

if you ever neeed to add at the new loction it would be no problem with the switch there vs the limitation of the 25 pair

 

[skip555]

another thing to look at

how many connections at the new portion ?

what is the distance from the current switch to the farthest loction in the new portion ?

keep in mind the 100 meter eternet limation

with a switch at the new portion the 100 meter's starts at the idf rather than the mdf