A dedicated facility or floor within a telephone exchange or data center that houses the core switching hardware. These rooms are heavily regulated for temperature, humidity, and dust, and are equipped with massive battery banks and backup generators to ensure uninterrupted service. Access is strictly limited to authorized technicians.
Heard on the job
Make sure you log your entry on the clipboard before you take that rack into the switchroom.
Related terms
Telephone exchange
A central system of switches that routes calls between subscribers.
Meet-me room
A secure area in a data center where telecommunications companies physically interconnect their networks.
Switch
A network device that connects devices and forwards data packets to their exact destination.