--- title: "CommScope: Density vs. Access" description: Increasing equipment port counts, with data center space at a premium, mandate high density patching. image: https://www.accu-tech.com/hs-fs/file-14591332-png/images/commscope_transparent.png --- {% set baseFontFamily = "Open Sans" %} /* Add the font family you wish to use. You may need to import it above. */ {% set headerFontFamily = "Open Sans" %} /* This affects only headers on the site. Add the font family you wish to use. 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Team owners try to meet fans’ demand for seats because there’s nothing like being there in person, but **density impacts access** if not well planned.  **Patch panel density **presents similar challenges. Increasing equipment port counts, with data center space at a premium, mandate high density patching. Whether the connectivity is [copper](http://ow.ly/ayxCD) or[fiber](http://ow.ly/ayxJm), interface footprints (ports) are standardized and have physical limits within the area of the panel. Jamming adapters/jacks into a panel for maximum density may at first seem like an obvious (and final) answer to the problem. It possibly could be if patch panels were only touched once during initial equipment deployment.  Unlike the sports arena analogy, fortunately, all links in the patch panel can still “see the game,” even if the user doesn’t have access to the port. Moving the interface (port) is an answer many patch panel providers deploy to solve the port access challenge. However, movement adds an additional risk to the panel problem, much like it does at the sport arena. When a view is blocked at the arena, many people stand to improve their position.  This often impedes and negatively impacts others’ access. Such an impact is unacceptable with [patching](http://ow.ly/ayxZG). Movement of ports or sections of ports within the panel must be **planned** for, and **managed**, to assure an “unobstructed view of the game” for all links. When **designed correctly**, link connectivity is assured even in high density applications where some port movement is necessary. **What experience have you had with patching and port movement?** ** **   - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Topics: [Structured Cabling](https://www.accu-tech.com/accu-insider/topic/structured-cabling) [Commscope](https://www.accu-tech.com/accu-insider/topic/commscope) ### Subscribe To Our Blog ### Additional Information ### About Accu-Tech Accu-Tech is a national distributor of Voice, Data, AV, Wireless, and Security solutions. We partner with best-in-class manufacturers to provide the integrated, future-proof solutions our customers require. From project services and management to on-the-job-site logistics, Accu-Tech ensures every customer’s project is supported from design to completion. With 35 stocking locations strategically placed nationwide, Accu-Tech is readily available to assist when and where you need us. 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