|  | 9.6 | Basics of Wiring Closets and Patch Panels
| 9.6.7 | Mounting a patch panel
You can mount patch panels on walls (with the help of brackets), you can stand them in racks, or you can place them in cabinets (equipped with interior racks and doors). One of the most commonly used pieces of equipment is the distribution rack. A distribution rack is a simple skeletal frame that holds equipment such as patch panels, repeaters, hubs, and routers that are used in the wiring closet. It can range in height between 1-1.9 m. The advantage of a distribution rack is that it allows easy access to both the front and the back of the equipment. To ensure stability, a floor plate attaches the distribution rack to the floor. While a few companies currently market a .5 m wide rack, the standard, since the 1940s, has been the .48 m rack.
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