Horizontal Cabling Standards
Horizontal cabling is the twisted-pair or fiber network media that connects the workstations and the wiring closets.
The specification covers the outlets near the workstation, mechanical terminations in the wiring closets, and all the cable that runs along the horizontal pathway between the wiring closet and the workstation.
Workstation area cable connects the workstation to the wall outlet, and the telecommunications connector is found at the wall outlet.
Horizontal cable runs between the wiring closet and the wall outlet. Last, horizontal cross connects connect devices in the wiring closet.