Net-Access™ Cabinets

Net-Access™ Cabinets manage, protect, and showcase your network by combining the aesthetics and security of a cabinet with the accessibility of an open rack. Net-Access™ Cabinets passively optimize thermal performance, provide superior cable management, and are fully electrically bonded to facilitate proper grounding. The modular design incorporates flexibility for future network expansions resulting in greater network uptime, plus easier moves, adds, and changes for the lowest total cost of ownership.

Optimized Airflow

Optimizing airflow is critical in today’s data center to maximize energy efficiency and minimize costs. The PANDUIT^® Net-Access™ Cabinet System combines passive thermal management, superior cable management and inset structural frame to ensure proper heat dissipation for improved network performance and availability.

Switch Thermal Management

Typical network switch airflow is side-to-side. The CN Series Net-Access™ Cabinets optimize this airflow pattern for a hot aisle/cold aisle data center layout and high density deployments by utilizing superior cable management to keep intake air pathways clear and ducting to redirect the exhaust air to the hot aisle.

Switch Thermal Management

Typical network switch airflow is side-to-side. The CN Series Net-Access™ Cabinets optimize this airflow pattern for a hot aisle/cold aisle data center layout and high density deployments by utilizing superior cable management to keep intake air pathways clear and ducting to redirect the exhaust air to the hot aisle.

PANDUIT has worked closely with Cisco to optimize switch thermal performance and has achieved Cisco Compatible status for configurations of the CN Series Net-Access™ Cabinet including part number CN4-1 for the Catalyst 6509 switch and CN4-2 for the MDS 9513 switch. The cabinet configuration for the new Nexus 7018 switch consists of the CN3 cabinet, CN7018-EXT extensions to achieve the required cabinet width and depth, and CNAE7018 ducting.

Scalable Server Thermal Management

Traditional raised floor cooling systems typically deliver enough air to disperse typical equipment heat loads per cabinet, provided that best cabling practices are employed (hot aisle/cool aisle layout, use of raised floor air sealing grommets and rack filler panels, etc.). The modular design of the CS Series Net-Access™ Cabinet provides a migration path for network stakeholders to manage increased heat loads over the life of the data center.

Server Vertical Exhaust System

The Net-Access™ Vertical Exhaust System channels hot air from within the cabinet directly into the data center above ceiling plenum. This passive cabinet vent effectively and economically manages high heat loads, eliminating data center hot spots generated by increased server densities.

Source: Intel Corporation "Air-Cooled High-Performance Data Centers: Case Studies and Best Methods," November 2006.

Server Rear Door Heat Exchanger

The Net-Access™ Cooling Door provides reliable heat removal. Developed with IBM, this cooling door enables data centers to scale to very high server densities.

The PANDUIT Net-Access™ Cabinet is an engineered solution to manage, protect and showcase your network investment.