Telecommunications Equipment Room

An equipment room can house telecommunication installations that serves the occupants of the building or multiple buildings in a campus environment.

Telecommunications equipment room.

Telecommunications equipment room t e r. An equipment room is a room or space within a building for the storage or installation of mechanical or electrical electronic devices. This includes mobile devices and base stations pbx equipment for contact centers and even ip telephony as well as traditional and enterprise networking equipment for lan and wan. Telecommunication equipment originally referred to the equipment used in a telephone network but now it includes more modern it equipment.

A telecommunications closet tc is a small room that encloses telecommunications network systems and devices. A telecommunications equipment room t e r or mpoe is where the entrance conduits terminate. Star topology should be used for this connection. Fiber is preferred mean of connecting telecommunications rooms to equipment room.

It is usually located on the ground floor but may also be located in the basement. A t e r typically functions as the main cross connect mcc. It is the main telecommunications serving point for the building. This closet is the central junction point for all wiring equipment and wiring for devices connected in the local area network.

It is the transitional point from the voice data and video building feeds to house cable running to telecommunications closets. It often contains access to wiring conduits large enough for service personnel. Alternative for telecommunications room is the telecommunications enclosure which offers same functionality without need of dedicating entire room for networking needs.