HP Performance Optimized Datacenter (POD) Networking Guide

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Water connection end view shown
Network demarcation
Network configurations vary; therefore, the customer is responsible for installing external telecom panel
access.
The POD does not ship with an external telecom panel to serve as a demarcation point of entry into the POD.
Therefore, customers must specify the appropriate external telecom panel.
An external telecom panel is not required to extend network cables from outside the POD. A patch panel
installed in a rack to distribute connectivity can serve as a demarcation point. However, if the customer
decides to install an external telecom panel, the following figure shows the location of a panel.