Patch Panel vs Switch: What's the Difference?

本文介绍了配线架(光纤配线架、光纤接线盒)和交换机在网络设置中的作用和区别。配线架是集中管理网络端口的终止单元,用于整理光纤电缆,保持布线整洁;而交换机则连接所有设备,实现不同网络设备间的通信和数据共享。两者的主要区别在于配线架是电缆管理工具,不直接影响数据传输,而交换机在网络中起着不可替代的功能作用。
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In network setups we see everything is plugged into a switch, but before that fiber cables are also connected to another supply - patch panel. Thus one question is often confusing: patch panel vs switch: What’s the difference and what’s the significant function of them respectively?

What Is Patch Panel?

Patch panel (fiber optic patch panel, fiber optic enclosure) is a terminate unit of network ports centralized together. It is a cable management solution component used to organize fiber cables and keep everything neat for a clean wiring closet. In data centers, a mass of cable wires scattering all over and mixed together can be bothersome, in this case a patch panel is indispensable and rather helpful. It not only offers ease of management, but also protect the terminations f

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