Telecommunications equipment shelf with integrated power and cooling

A telecommunications equipment mounting structure, comprising:

• one or more vertical support structures;
• a plurality of shelves comprising:
• at least one first shelf, comprising:
• a body having a front surface, a rear surface, and a platform, the platform having a top surface, the platform being configured to hold, support, and/or mount one or more telecommunications equipment on its top surface, the top surface of the platform facing a first direction that is perpendicular to each of a second direction in which the front surface of the body faces and a third direction in which the rear surface of the body faces;
• one or more mounting points that are configured to mount the at least one first shelf to the one or more vertical support structures of the telecommunications equipment mounting structure;
• and
• at least one power outlet that is integrated within the body of the at least one first shelf, each power outlet comprising a plurality of receptacles, each receptacle extending from one of the front surface or the rear surface of the body, each receptacle being arranged side by side in a horizontal direction along one of the front surface or the rear surface, and each receptacle being configured to receive and fit a power plug of an electronic device.

A shelf for a telecommunications equipment mounting structure, the shelf comprising:

• a body having a front surface, a rear surface, and a platform, the platform having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface of the platform corresponding to a top surface of the body, the bottom surface of the platform corresponding to a bottom surface of the body, the platform being configured to hold, support, and/or mount one or more telecommunications equipment on its top surface, the top surface of the platform facing a first direction that is perpendicular to each of a second direction in which the front surface of the body faces and a third direction in which the rear surface of the body faces;
• one or more mounting points of one or more brackets that are configured to mount the shelf to the telecommunications equipment mounting structure;
• at least one power outlet that is integrated within the body of the shelf, each power outlet comprising a plurality of receptacles, each receptacle extending from one of the front surface or the rear surface of the body, each receptacle being arranged side by side in a horizontal direction along one of the front surface or the rear surface, and each receptacle being configured to receive and fit a power plug of an electronic device;
• and
• a plurality of fans that is integrated within the body of the shelf, the platform including a first plurality of openings in the top surface and a second plurality of openings in the bottom surface, each fan of the plurality of fans being configured to, when actuated, direct air in through the second plurality of openings, through the body of the shelf, and out of the first plurality of openings toward any one or more objects or devices that are placed on, supported by, or mounted to the top surface of the platform.