...attached to the wall. • Powering your equipment. • Now that you’ve chosen a rack, you’ll need to get power to equipment. Rackmount power strips come in versions that mount either vertically or horizontally. Some have outlets that are spaced widely t...

...devices to reduce power consumption. Energy-Efficient Ethernet devices have a low-power idle (LPI) mode that can cut power use by 50% or more during periods of low data activity. Because energy-efficient Ethernet devices scale down power consu...

...space for cabling and power provisions. • A standard full-sized cabinet is 84" high. This is the height that makes the most efficient use of floor space in rooms with standard-height 8-foot ceilings. • For tight spaces, you can choose a smaller ca...

...open but close when power is sent to them. When the relay closes, it sends a signal that communicates a message or triggers another device. • DIO devices can be either input only, providing input from sensors; output only, sending signals to act...

...data and one pair for power. USB 3.0 adds two more data pairs, for a total of eight plus a ground. These extra pairs enable USB 3.0 to support bidirectional asynchronous, full-duplex data transfer instead of USB 2.0’s half-duplex polling method. •...

...wired together. The powering here is mostly with any kind of Low Voltage DC Power, ranging from 12 to 48V DC. Main efforts are needed for meeting the temperature demands. These electrical enclosures are seldom heated or cooled. The temperature c...

...data and one pair for power. USB 3.0 adds two more data pairs, for a total of eight plus a ground. These extra pairs enable USB 3.0 to support bidirectional asynchronous, full-duplex data transfer instead of USB 2.0's half-duplex pollling method. ...

...climb out of control? Are you alerted to humidity changes or water leaks that threaten your equipment? • Planning for the unexpected is a critical task because there are more systems performing mission-critical functions than ever before....

...you have only limited control on the outlet itself. Disabling a port may be possible through the management of the switch, but which port of the switch is which outlet? With hundreds of ports this may be really an issue. • FTTO (Fiber To The Offic...