Apparatus, system, and method for indicating statuses of multi-link network ports
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a panel coupled to a network device that includes a plurality of network ports that each facilitate one or more network links between the network device and one or more remote devices, the panel comprising;
an array of port-status indicators that each represent a status of one of the network ports on the network device; and
an array of link-status indicators that are each dynamically assigned to represent a status of one of the network links; and
at least one physical processing device communicatively coupled to the arrays of port-status indicators and link-status indicators, wherein the physical processing device;
identifies, within the array of link-status indicators, a link-status indicator that has been dynamically assigned to a specific network link;
identifies, within the array of port-status indicators, a port-status indicator that corresponds to a specific network port that facilitates the specific network link; and
directs the port-status indicator and the link-status indicator to visually indicate whether the specific network link is functional or non-functional.
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Abstract
The disclosed apparatus may include (1) a panel coupled to a network device that includes multiple network ports that each facilitate one or more network links, the panel including (A) an array of port-status indicators that each represent a status of one of the network ports on the network device and (B) an array of link-status indicators that are each dynamically assigned to represent a status of one of the network links and (2) a physical processing device communicatively coupled to the arrays of port-status indicators and link-status indicators, wherein the physical processing device (A) identifies a link-status indicator that has been dynamically assigned to a specific network link, (B) identifies a port-status indicator that corresponds to a specific network port that facilitates the specific network link, and (C) directs the port-status indicator and the link-status indicator to visually indicate whether the specific network link is functional or non-functional.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a panel coupled to a network device that includes a plurality of network ports that each facilitate one or more network links between the network device and one or more remote devices, the panel comprising; an array of port-status indicators that each represent a status of one of the network ports on the network device; and an array of link-status indicators that are each dynamically assigned to represent a status of one of the network links; and at least one physical processing device communicatively coupled to the arrays of port-status indicators and link-status indicators, wherein the physical processing device; identifies, within the array of link-status indicators, a link-status indicator that has been dynamically assigned to a specific network link; identifies, within the array of port-status indicators, a port-status indicator that corresponds to a specific network port that facilitates the specific network link; and directs the port-status indicator and the link-status indicator to visually indicate whether the specific network link is functional or non-functional. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A network device comprising:
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a panel that includes a plurality of network ports that each facilitate one or more network links between the network device and one or more remote devices, the panel comprising; an array of port-status indicators that each represent a status of one of the network ports on the network device; and an array of link-status indicators that are each dynamically assigned to represent a status of one of the network links; and at least one physical processing device communicatively coupled to the arrays of port-status indicators and link-status indicators, wherein the physical processing device; identifies, within the array of link-status indicators, a link-status indicator that has been dynamically assigned to a specific network link; identifies, within the array of port-status indicators, a port-status indicator that corresponds to a specific network port that facilitates the specific network link; and directs the port-status indicator and the link-status indicator to visually indicate whether the specific network link is functional or non-functional. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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arranging an array of port-status indicators along a panel of a network device to enable each port-status indicator to represent a status of one of a plurality of network ports included on the network device, each network port facilitating one or more network links between the network device and one or more remote devices; arranging an array of link-status indicators along the panel of the network device to enable each link-status indicator to be dynamically assigned to represent a status of one of the network links; and communicatively coupling a physical processing device to the arrays of port-status indicators and link-status indicators to facilitate indicating a status of a specific network link by; identifying, within the array of link-status indicators, a link-status indicator that has been dynamically assigned to the specific network link; identifying, within the array of port-status indicators, a port-status indicator that corresponds to a specific network port that facilitates the specific network link; and directing the port-status indicator and the link-status indicator to visually indicate whether the specific network link is functional or non-functional. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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