I've always been under the impression that there are certain guidelines to follow when installing structured cabling for Ethernet. Now I know the 100 meter limit, and the different pin-out standards. However, I've always been under the impression that it is "bad" or "incorrect" or "not to standard" to do certain things like go straight from a wall cable into a switch, for example, instead of going through a patch panel or a modular jack first. The only problem is that I've never seen this in writing, or what the "official" rules are for properly installing Cat 5e for Ethernet. The reason I ask, is there is a local cabling vendor, and I don't think they are following the standards for their install, but it is possible that I don't know what I'm talking about.
Does anyone have a link or some basic information of what the standards are for Cat 5e or Cat 6, and what is acceptable and unacceptable to do for cabling?
Thanks in advance!
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