Patent ID: 7354316

Claim:
A system comprising: a structure having at least a first side and a second side; two or more Cat5e compliant electrical connectors mounted to the structure; a segment of Cat5e compliant cable, having a first end and a second end, that electrically connects each of the two or more Cat5e compliant connectors, mounted to the at least first side of the structure, to another of the two or more Cat5e compliant connectors, mounted to the at least second side of the structure, to form an assembly of the Cat5e compliant cable and two Cat5e compliant connectors mounted to the structure, wherein the first end is clamped to each of the two or more Cat5e compliant connectors mounted on the at least first side of the structure and the second end is clamped to the another of the two or more Cat5e compliant connectors mounted to the at least second side of the structure so as to securely hold the first and second ends to the respective Cat5e compliant connectors, wherein one or more of said assemblies are configured to form a patch panel such that said patch panel conforms to Cat5e requirements for at least near-end cross talk (NEXT).