I prefer a tail to a splice case or splice cases. On Wed, Jul 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM Forrest Christian (List Account) < [email protected]> wrote:
> I'm looking for a source/model/etc for fiber patch panels, which are > similar to those found in a comm room/meet me room/etc. I think these > might be called "distribution panels". > > Specifically, one designed to be mounted in a 2-post rack, with the fixed > plant cable/splicing all happening in the rear, and the patching all > happening in the front, and no need to unmount/move the patching in the > front if some splicing work needs to occur in the rear. That way, the > outside plant people can do their work in the rear without having to deal > with patches in the front. > > So far, almost everything I've seen tends to be either cassette-based, > where you do all the terminations and then somehow mount that in a rack, > but if you have to gain access to the splices again, you have to pull the > whole cassette out, OR the style where the entire splice tray and > connectors slide out the front - in which case you have to leave enough > slack or otherwise pay special attention to the patching for the slide-out > function to work after you have several patch cables plugged in. > > An ebay search for "adc fiber distribution panel" gives me some examples > of what I'm looking for, but they aren't exactly plentiful and I also want > to use something consistent. > > -- > - Forrest > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- Carl Peterson *PORT NETWORKS* 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 637-3707
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