Most Common Network Termination Usage Statistics

Author: IPVM Team, Published on Aug 09, 2017

How do integrators decide which brand of patch panel or keystone jack to buy?

140+ integrators told IPVM which manufacturers they trust and what factors affect their choice of network termination equipment.

Here are the overall statistics:

*** ** *********** ****** ***** ***** ** ***** ***** ** keystone **** ** ***?

***+ *********** **** **** ***** ************* **** ***** *** **** factors ****** ***** ****** ** ******* *********** *********.

**** *** *** ******* **********:

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**** *********** *** *** ** *** ****** ** *********** *******, which **** **** ** ***** **** ****** *** ******* ****** to *******. **** *********** **** ** **** **** ****** *** the ******** ******** ***** ** **** ********** **** *** ****, and **** *********** **** ********* * ***** ********** **** ** treat ***** ******* ** ********* *****, **** ****** ** ************* one ***** **** *******. ** *** ********** **** **:

***** ******, **** ***'* ********* ** ****** ******* *** ****** though.

Panduit ***** ***

*** ****** ******** ****** ************ **** ***********. *** *******, **** integrators **** ** **** **********, *** *** ***** **** ** ***, *******. *** **** manufacturer **** *********** **** ***** ***** **********:

  • "******* ** *** ** *** **** ****** ** *** & see ** ******** *****. ** **** ********."
  • "*******, ***** ********, ***** ***********, **********, ********* *** **** ***** everything ** **."
  • "* **** *******. **'* **** *********, *** ***** **** **** a *** ******* ****."
  • "*******, ** ** ** * ****** ********* ******** ********, **** recognized *** ********* ******* ****** **********, *** *** ** ******* at **** ******."
  • "*******. **** *** ********* ** *********, ** ** **** *** them ** ********."
  • "*******- *** ***** *** ********* *** ****** **** *********."
  • "*******. ** ** *** ** *** **** *** ** ******* rebates."
  • "*******. ***** ******** *** **** ********."
  • "**** ***** *******. ** ********* *** ******* ** ***** ***** and ******** ** ***** *****. ** *** ***** ****-*** ******, Category ** *** *****. ********* *******."
  • "*******. ******* ******** **** ***** ***** ** ***** ****."
  • "*******. **'* *** ********."

Buying ********

** *******, *********** **** ** **** **** *** *** ********* when ****** *********** ********:

  • ************
  • *****
  • ***********
  • **** ** ***

** ********, *********** **** ** **** **** *** ***** ******* them ** *** ******** ****** *** *** ******** ***** *** patch ******.

************

** ***, *** **** ****** ****** ***** *** ***** * specific ***** *** **** ** **********

  • "******* ****** ** ***** **** *** ** *** *********."
  • "** ******* ****** **** **** ** *****."
  • "****'* **** ** ***** ******** *******."
  • "** ** ******* ********* ******* **** * ****** ** *********."
  • "** **** ** **** *** *** *** *** *****."
  • "*** ***** ****'* ******** ******* *** ********* **** *** ***** sources."
  • "****** ********* ** ***/***-**."
  • "*** *** *** **** ********."
  • "** ** ******** ** *** ******* **********."
  • "******* ** ** ******** *********."

*****

*** **** **** ****** ****** ***** *** ***** * ******** brand, ** *** ***** ** ***** ** ***, ** *****.

  • "***** * ********* **** ****** ** ** **** ********* ***** in *****."
  • "**'* * ******* ******* ** * ****** *****."
  • "********** *** *********** ** * **** ********** ****."
  • "* **** *** **** *******."
  • "** ***** ** **********, **** ******* (** ******, ** ****** to ****** ** * **** *****)."
  • "**** ******* *** **** ** ***."
  • "**** ******* *** ********* **** *********."
  • "***** *** ********."
  • "** ***'* **** * ** ** *****, ** ** ******* what ** ** ****."

***********

**** *********** ***** ***** ********* ************ **** * ********** *****'* quality ** * ****** ** ********** ** *** **** *****'* products.

  • "**'** *** * *** **** *** ** ******** ** ******."
  • "***** **** **** * *** ******* ****."
  • "***** ******** *** **** ********."
  • "*** ******* ** ***** ***** *** ******** ** ***** *****."
  • "******* ******** **** ***** ***** ** ***** ****."
  • "**** **** **** *** *** **** *******."
  • "* **** **** **** ******** *******."
  • "**** * ******* ***** *** ********."
  • "**** ** *** ***** ***** *** * *******."
  • "*** **** ****** *** ** ** ***** ** ***...*****."

Ease ** ***

**** ** *** ********** **** ****** ************ *****, ***** ***** to ***** ******* ************ *****, ******* *********** ** ****** ******** based ** *** ****** **** **** ***** *********** *** ******* them.

*******, ***** *** ** ********* ** ***** ***** ******** ** the ******** ** ***, ********** **** **** ** *** *** be * ****** ** ******** **********.

  • "**** ****** *** * *** ******** **** **** ** ********* easy ** ********* *** *** ********* ****** *** *** **** on ** **** ********* ** *** ***."
  • "******* **** ********* ******* ***** ***** ****** **** **** ****."
  • "**** ** ********* **** *** ***** *** ** ****** ********* onto ***** ****** ** *****."
  • "***** *** **** ** ***."
  • "***** *** ******** **** *********** *** **** **** ******* ******* crossover ******** ****** *********."
  • "****** *** ******** *******. ***** ** ***** ** ************."
  • "******** ***** ****** - **** ** ********* ****."
  • "* **** ** ************ ******* ****'** ***********, **** ** *******, and ****."
  • "******* - *********** *** **** ** ***."
  • "***. ******* ****** *** ****** ************ ********."

Customer **********

**** *********** **** ** **** **** **** ******* *** ***** brands ** ** ****.

  • "*** ******* ** *** ******* ** **** **** ********* **** want ** ** ***."
  • "******** ********* ******."
  • "*******. **** *** ********* ** *********, ** ** **** *** them ** ********."
  • "******** ************."
  • "******* *** **** ****. **** ********* *** **** ****** *** written **** *****."
  • "********* ** *** ********."
  • "********* *** ** ***** **** ******** ******* *** ******."
  • "** ***** ** ******* *** "*** ** ***" ************ ******** by *** ********** ***** *****, *** ***** ***** **** ** certified ** *** ******* ********. **, *** *** **** ****, we *** ***** ** ***** ********, ****** *** ******** *** a ******** ******* ** ****** **********."

Comments (7)

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | 08/09/17 06:33pm

*'** **** ****** **** ****** **** *** ****** ********-***-***-***** ****. The ***** ******** ***** ****** ****** ** **** ****** ******* of *** ****** **** ***. * **** *** ** **-***** almost * */* ** ***** ** ***** ********* ** * call ****** **** **** * ****** ****** ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #1

08/09/17 07:44pm

*********** **** ********* ***'* **** *********. ** *** ********** ** industry **** *** ****** ********** *** **** ********, *** **** for ***** ****** *** ******** ***** ***********.

******* **** ***** ***** *** *** *** ** *** *** the ***** **** (****** **** ********) *** **** *** *** the ***** ***** *** *** ** * ****** *** *** >50% ******* ** ************* *******:-( *** **** ** * ********** office ******* *** **** **** *** **** ******, ******* *** could **-***** *** *** ****** "*******" *** ** *** ***** it **** * ******* *************.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 08/09/17 07:48pm

*********** **** ********* ***'* **** *********. ** *** ********** ** ******** **** *** ****** ********** *** gold ********,

**** ********. ** * ***** ** ****, ******** *** ***** by * *** ** *** *********** ** *** ****** ** they **** *** ********** **** *** *** ** was *** ****** ********** ** ******* ****.

Undisclosed #2

08/09/17 09:54pm

******* *** **** ** ***** ****** ******* ** ** *** testing ** *** ** ***** *******? ********** *** **** ******** for ****** ** *** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 08/09/17 10:10pm

**** **********!

** **** ******, ** ******** * ******** ** ****, ************:

**** ***** ** ******* ** *** ********* ** ** ******** cable ******** (****, ***** *******/********** ****, **** *************, ***.)? ***?

****** ** *** ***** ******* **** ****.

Michael Miller

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 08/09/17 10:25pm

** *** *** ***** **** ** *** ** ********* **** of *** ****** ***** **** ***** ****** ** *** ***** around *** **** ***** *** **** **** **** *********. ** stopped ***** **** ** ******* *** ****** *** ** *** same ****, ** **** *** ** ****** **** ***** *** patch ****** ** *** *****.

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 08/09/17 11:43pm

* ***** *** ****** **** ** ***** *** **** ****** "reaching *** *** ****** ** *** ****" ** *******... ******* a **** *** ** ****** **** ******-***** *** ****'* ***** it.

* **** ** ***** ** **** **** *** ***** **** installing *******. ***** ******** **** *** *** ***** ***** ** CAT5e ****, ***** ******** ********** *** ******* ** ****** ****** not ** ***** ******* ** **** **** *** ****** ***** up *** *** *** *** * ***** ****** *** ** it, ****** ** ******* **** **** ***** *** ******** ** another ******** ********.

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