铜缆
Copper Cable
Made of copper wires, highly valued for its exceptional electrical conductivity, which is second only to silver. This makes it the standard material for efficiently transmitting electrical power and data signals across a vast array of applications.
铜缆配线架
RJ45 Patch Panel
A passive, mounted hardware assembly used in structured cabling to terminate and organize a group of RJ45 (Ethernet) copper cables, such as Cat5e, Cat6, or Cat6a.
铜缆模块
Modular Jack
Female component of a modular connector system, designed to receive a modular plug (the male component) on the end of a cable.
铜缆跳线
Twisted Pair Patch Cord
A short, flexible segment of twisted pair cabling, typically terminated on both ends with RJ45 connectors, used to make non-permanent, manageable connections between devices in a network.
水晶头
Modular Plug
The male connector piece, typically made of plastic, that is crimped onto the end of a flexible cable to allow it to plug into a corresponding modular jack (the female socket).
铜缆面板/地插
Faceplate and Floor Socket
The floor socket (or floor box) are both network and electrical outlets that serve as the final, accessible connection points for users in a structured cabling system.
光缆
Fiber Cable
A network cable that contains one or more strands of optical fiber. These hair-thin strands of glass or plastic transmit data as pulses of light, providing significantly higher bandwidth and greater data transmission distances than traditional copper cables.
光缆配线架
Fiber Patch Panel
A metal enclosure or frame, typically mounted in a server rack or on a wall, that serves as the centralized interface for terminating, managing, and cross-connecting fiber optic cables.
光缆耦合器
Fiber Adapter
A Fiber Optic Coupler or Mating Sleeve, is a small, passive device used to connect and precisely align two fiber optic connectors to allow light signals to pass from one fiber to the other with minimal signal loss (low insertion loss).
光纤面板/终端盒
Fiber Faceplate and Surface Mount Box
A surface mount box are both common components used to provide a fiber optic connection point for the end-user, but their functions and installation methods are distinct.
光纤跳线/尾纤
Fiber Patch Cord and Pigtail
The fiber patch cord and the fiber pigtail are both pre-terminated fiber optic cables, but they serve two fundamentally different roles in a network, primarily distinguished by the number of connectors they have and their method of installation.
理线器
Patch Cord Management
The techniques, hardware, and best practices used to organize, protect, and document the large volume of patch cords (both copper and fiber) within a telecommunications room, data closet, or data center rack.