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A telecommunications closet, also known as a wiring closet, is a local communications equipment room. This should be dedicated space providing a secure environment for the installation and termination of cable, network electronics, and other telecommunications equipment. This equipment may include modular fiber distribution panels, wiring termination panels, telephone systems, concentrators/hubs that connect communications lines, routers that connect users on different networks, CATV (cable television) equipment, and equipment racks.
Telecommunications closets require continuous environmental monitoring and physical security as a specific Temperature and humidity level needs to maintain to ensure telecommunications equipment from blackouts. Air conditioning must maintain temperatures in the range of 65 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit, with relative humidity in the range of 40 to 55 per cent. Electrical installations supporting telecommunications functions only should be located in the closet. And this requires voltage detection, as any kinds of power problems are often the culprit of telecom equipment down. Environmental monitoring and management is just as important for telecommunications as it is for standard network equipment. Most companies today heavily depend on the telephone to conduct day-today business. If the phones are down, the business is losing money. When a power problem corrupts data or causes a computer-based telecom system to freeze or hard crash, the cost of downtime and recovery can range from several thousand dollars per hour for a company.
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