cross-connect
Wire between systems
A cross-connect is a direct cable link between two points in a telecommunications or data network, typically made at a patch panel or distribution frame.
In data centers, cross-connects join equipment from different providers or link a customer's gear to network infrastructure: We ordered a cross-connect between our rack and the carrier's point of presence.
The term emphasizes the physical, point-to-point nature of the connection rather than routed or switched paths.
Light-based data transmission
- networkInterconnected system
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
trunk line · exchange · routing · splice · junction · wiring · hub · node
Hollow conveyance channel
- valveFluid flow controller
- fittingSuitable or proper
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- manifoldMany and various
coupling · tee · backflow · water line · supply line · shut-off · drain · junction
Frame for holding items
- cablingInstalled wire systems
- colocationShared hosting facility
- peeringStudying something with concentration
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
ethernet · handoff · cage · facility · redundancy · uplink · provider · network access
fiber optic
Light-based data transmission
cable · trunk line · exchange · routing · splice · junction · wiring · hub · node · bandwidth
pipe
Hollow conveyance channel
manifold · coupling · tee · backflow · water line · supply line · shut-off · drain · junction · PEX
rack
Frame for holding items
- cablingInstalled wire systems
- colocationShared hosting facility
- peeringStudying something with concentration
infrastructure · ethernet · handoff · cage · facility · redundancy · uplink · provider · network access · MMR
- wiringwires, cables, harnesses, copper wire, copper wires
- phone companytelephone exchange, telco, switchboard, operator, phone lines
cross-connectwireless
Untethered signal transmission
wireless transmission · wireless connection · radio link · Wi-Fi · over-the-air
cross-connectdirect connection
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