Inventors:
Ryan Enge - Dallas TX, US
George Brooks - Allen TX, US
G. Mabud Choudhury - Warren NJ, US
Jeffrey Sumrall - Pearland TX, US
Gregory Pinn - Dallas TX, US
International Classification:
H04M 1/00, H02B 1/056
Abstract:
A network switch that can directly receive and connect to telecommunications cables includes: a body; a first panel mounted to the body; a first plurality of ports located in the first panel, each of the first plurality of ports configured to receive a telecommunications cable; a second panel mounted to the body; a second plurality of ports located in the second panel, each of the second plurality of ports configured to receive a patch cord; and electronic circuitry housed in the body for conducting network switching operations, the electronic circuitry being connected with the first plurality of ports and the second plurality of ports. Such a network switch can receive a cable directly, rather than requiring an intermediate patch panel, and therefore can simplify either an interconnect or a cross-connect telecommunications system.