Abstract:
A rack accessory for an equipment rack having mounting locations for a predetermined number of units of electronic equipment within a predetermined vertical distance, including: a front support member and a rear support member, wherein the front support member defines a bracket adapted to be secured on a front mounting portion of the rack; and a predetermined number of substantially equally spaced shelves extending between the front support member and the rear support member. The shelves are each configured to support a side portion of the electronic equipment when installed in the rack. The rack accessory has a height that substantially corresponds to the predetermined vertical distance, and the predetermined number of shelves is less than the predetermined number of units.
Abstract:
A rack element for mounting electronic equipment thereon, including: a front portion, a rear portion, and a pair of side portions defining an interior of the rack element therebetween. The interior of the rack element is partitioned into a front section and rear section, wherein the front section defines an air duct and the rear section defines a power distribution section. The air duct has an opening at one end thereof for receiving cooling air from an air conditioning system, and the front portion of the rack element includes a plurality of openings therein for enabling the cooling air from the duct to exit therethrough for cooling equipment mounted therein. The power distribution section includes an opening at one end thereof for enabling power cables to enter the power distribution section for powering equipment when mounted on the rack element.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a rack for mounting telecommunications equipment for receiving cross-connect modules and cables. The rack includes a frame defining a bay formed between two spaced-apart, vertical end walls. The bay is sized for receiving telecommunications equipment. The rack also includes cable management structure connected to the frame. The cable management structure includes first and second front vertical cable channels. Rear cable supports extend rearwardly from the rack. The vertical channels include two nested channels wherein the two vertical channels face each other. A top of the rack includes two nested channels. A base of the rack includes a first plate, and two transversely extending second plates, and a gusset between the transversely extending plates and the vertical channels.
Abstract:
A system for housing telecommunications equipment includes a plurality of vertically disposed chassis, each chassis having a top that is substantially closed, two sides, two ends, and a base, wherein the top of each chassis is adapted to receive the base of an adjacent chassis. At least one vent is formed in each chassis adjacent the base for allowing air to enter the chassis, and at least one of the ends and one of the sides of the chassis are formed such that air may exit the chassis. The vent is disposed between the base and a portion of the chassis selected from the group consisting of either of the ends and either of the sides, and the vent is nonplanar in relation to that portion. More specifically, the chassis may be vertically disposed with substantially zero gap, and the vent member may be either an angled vent member or a notched vent member.
Abstract:
A network shelf system is disclosed, which includes a network mounting shelf for mounting networking components and a rotatable swivel mounting assembly, for a patch panel. There is a support shelf disposed intermediate associated support brackets, which mount the network shelf system to a wall or like structure. The rotatable swivel mounting assembly is rotatably mounted to and extends between the support brackets. Also, disposed intermediate the support brackets and below the mounting shelf may be a patch panel, which is securely attached to the rotatable swivel mounting assembly at the patch panel's center line to allow the patch panel to be rotationally positioned between zero and one hundred and eighty degrees to provide access to punch down blocks, located on the posterior side of the patch panel, from either above or below the network shelf system or any position therebetween. There is also a "stand-alone" system having no attached shelf wherein the rotatable swivel mounting assembly may be attached to standard relay racks or may also be wall mounted. All embodiments of the invention allow a patch panel to be rotated in place, without requiring the patch panel to be moved to any other space, as is the case with conventional hinged mechanisms, in order to have work performed on both sides of the patch panel.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a distribution unit which provides means for tracing patch connections. Each module is electrically connected to a shelf controller through a backplane. The shelf controllers are, in turn, coupled to a host computer. Pressing a button on one module lights an LED on that module and on the module which should be connected thereto based on the data base in the host computer.
Abstract:
A method of mounting a telecommunications frame (114) to a floor surface includes fixing a floor mounting template (6000) to the floor surface, wherein the template (6000) defines a front end (6020) and a rear end (6022) and first and second sides (6006, 6008) extending therebetween, sliding the telecommunications frame (114) over the floor mounting template (6000) in a direction extending from the front end (6020) to the rear end (6022) of the template, wherein the template (6000) is positioned within a gap (5999) defined by spaced-apart walls (5997) of the telecommunications frame (114), and securing the first side (6006) of the floor mounting template (6000) to a first portion of the telecommunications frame (114) and securing the second side (6008) of the floor mounting template (6000) to a second portion of the telecommunications frame (114).
Abstract:
A communication device is configured to receive data at a first data rate and to transmit the data at a second data rate that is greater than the first data rate. The communication device includes a plurality of communication pipelines and a multiplexer. Each communication pipeline is configured to receive a respective input data stream including first data blocks having a first format compatible for transmission at the first data rate, convert the first data blocks into second data blocks having a second format compatible for transmission at the second data rate, and provide an indication when one of the input data streams that is expected to be received is not received. The multiplexer is configured to receive the second data blocks from the communication pipelines and to generate an output data stream for transmission at the second data rate when one of the input data streams is not received.
Abstract:
A cable management rack is provided within which or upon which a heat-generating device is mountable, and which encompasses a vertical rectangular frame open in a front and a rear of the frame. The rack includes a first upright and a second upright attached to opposite respective lateral sides of a base and a top member, and respective side-facing panels. Each of the panels defines a plurality of vent holes arranged in an array and permit the rack to receive a sideways flow of cooling air into a first side of the rack through one of the vent hole arrays for cooling a heat-generating device mounted between the panels, and permit the rack to discharge a sideways flow of exhaust air through the other vent hole array. Each of the array of vent holes may manifest a honeycomb pattern of vent holes, and each of the vent holes may manifest an hexagonal shape. A cable management system includes a cable management rack for accommodating a heat generating device, a first baffle mounted with respect to a first upright of the rack and for redirecting a rearward flow of cool air sideways from a space adjacent a front side of the rack, and a second baffle mounted with respect to a second upright of the rack and for redirecting a sideways flow of exhaust air from the rack and through the second upright into a space adjacent a rear side of the rack. A method of cooling a heat-generating device mounted in or on a cable management rack includes providing a sideways flow of cooling air into the rack and into the device.
Abstract:
A cable manager is disclosed. The cable manager includes a backbone, a plurality of finger sections connected to the backbone to form a vertical cable channel, and a first pair of horizontal rails connected to the top end of the backbone and a second pair of horizontal rails connected to the bottom end of the backbone. The cable manager also includes a first cross brace connected to the first pair of horizontal rails and a second cross brace connected to the second pair of horizontal rails, and a door hingedly connected to the first and second cross braces. Each cross brace includes a mounting surface having a plurality of guide surfaces and an alignment aid protruding from the mounting surface and extending beyond a horizontal axis extending between the guide surfaces. The door includes a pair of latches connected to a hinge pin through a pair of windows, and a spring connected to the hinge pin and the pair of latches.