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Most network designs follow similar methods to connect the end stations to the network. In this video, you’ll learn about patch panels, punch-down blocks, patch panels, and fiber distribution panels.
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[@pjobryan1]

why do we bother stripping the wires and "punching down?'" Would it be simpler to just have a female rj45 on both sides of the panel?

[@professormesser]

The punchdown process is actually faster to install and costs less than attaching hundreds of RJ45 connectors. Punchdown connectors are also a somewhat permanent connection and can't be easily moved or changed. Ultimately, you would use the connection that would make sense for your network connectivity.

[@pjobryan1]

@@professormesser makes sense. Thanks for the reply

[@kibwanambelwa8352]

What exact the function of patch panels

[@Daniel-cr6oe]

Cable management.

[@gyogamble9996]

As mentioned, if you have to change an employee’s computer, it is easier to change the patch cable in the panel than run a whole new horizontal cable.

[@gyogamble9996]

Also, horizontal runs use solid-core UTP which is fast but more brittle. Using a patch panel allows the flexibility of using a stranded-core UTP for the patch cable without sacrificing the speed of the solid-core horizontal run.