Really good suggestion - if you're not so much interested in designating specific devices to specific patch cable colors, then color-coding on patch cable length creates a relatively quick visual indication of the sizes you have in a bundle. I generally leave the bundle draped across the horizontal ladder racks in the closet secured with velcro.
The zip ties comment is also spot on. Especially from panels to network hardware or from panels to panels, velcro is more costly but so much more flexible in the long run.
There is a pretty good Panduit product called NetRunner which has pretty solid plastic fingers with about an inch between each finger for routing cables horizontally. The fingers have beveled edges so you aren't constantly scratching your knuckles in the cases where you have dense quantities of cables to route.
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Really good suggestion - if you're not so much interested in designating specific devices to specific patch cable colors, then color-coding on patch cable length creates a relatively quick visual indication of the sizes you have in a bundle. I generally leave the bundle draped across the horizontal ladder racks in the closet secured with velcro.
The zip ties comment is also spot on. Especially from panels to network hardware or from panels to panels, velcro is more costly but so much more flexible in the long run.
There is a pretty good Panduit product called NetRunner which has pretty solid plastic fingers with about an inch between each finger for routing cables horizontally. The fingers have beveled edges so you aren't constantly scratching your knuckles in the cases where you have dense quantities of cables to route.