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An enclosure is provided for housing electronic equipment that accommodates the different cooling and ventilating requirements of different types of equipment. The enclosure is constructed and arranged to support cooling airflow in a front-to-back configuration through the enclosure and in a side-to

An enclosure is provided for housing electronic equipment that accommodates the different cooling and ventilating requirements of different types of equipment. The enclosure is constructed and arranged to support cooling airflow in a front-to-back configuration through the enclosure and in a side-to-side configuration from one side to an opposite side of the enclosure. The enclosure can thereby provide within a single enclosure means cooling air for components using front-to-back airflow for cooling, such as information technology (IT) equipment, and for components using side-to-side airflow, such as certain types of telecommunications equipment. The enclosure can thereby support a mix of IT and telecommunications equipment, providing flexibility and adaptability in network room and data center configuration. The enclosure is further configured to separate intake air used by equipment for cooling from exhaust air vented by equipment into its interior during operation. As a result, the enclosure promotes sufficient equipment cooling and prevents/minimizes equipment overheating.

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What is claimed is: 1. An enclosure comprising:a housing having an interior;a rack disposed within the interior of the housing, the rack being configured to support rack-mounted equipment;a front plenum disposed along a front of the rack in the interior of the housing;a side plenum disposed along a

What is claimed is: 1. An enclosure comprising:a housing having an interior;a rack disposed within the interior of the housing, the rack being configured to support rack-mounted equipment;a front plenum disposed along a front of the rack in the interior of the housing;a side plenum disposed along a side of the rack in the interior of the housing; andan air distribution unit for use in the equipment rack, the air distribution unit comprising:an air distribution unit housing defining an interior chamber and configured to be supported by the rack;at least one air intake vent defined along a front panel of the air distribution unit housing, the at least one air intake vent being disposed and being configured to provide fluid communication between the interior chamber and the front plenum;at least one exhaust air vent defined along a side panel of the air distribution unit housing and being disposed at a substantially perpendicular orientation relative to the at least one air intake vent, the at least one exhaust air vent being further disposed and being configured to provide fluid communication between the interior chamber and the side plenum; andat least one fan disposed within the interior chamber and configured to draw in air through the at least one air intake vent into its interior chamber and to vent the air from its interior chamber out through the at least one exhaust air vent,wherein the side plenum is configured with at least one opening to receive the air from the air distribution unit and to deliver the air from the side plenum to the rack mounted equipment, and wherein the air passes across the rack mounted equipment and enters a plenum on an opposite side from the side plenum.