MECHANISM AND METHOD FOR RFID CABLE PATH LABELING, IDENTIFICATION, AND INVENTORY
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1. A system for identifying the position of a cable comprising:
- a cable having a first end with a first identification adapter, the first identification adapter containing cable identification information;
a first endpoint adapter connected to the first end, the first endpoint adapter being configured to communicate with the first identification adapter;
a network connected first device connected to the first endpoint adapter; and
a database for storing the cable identification information.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of RFID technology to identify the specific location of cable ends in a network configuration. An end of a cable has an attached RFID tag capable of storing cable identification information. The cable end is connected to an endpoint adapter having a means for communicating with the identification adapter in the cable end. A database stores the cable identification information read by the communication means within the endpoint adapter.
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1. A system for identifying the position of a cable comprising:
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a cable having a first end with a first identification adapter, the first identification adapter containing cable identification information; a first endpoint adapter connected to the first end, the first endpoint adapter being configured to communicate with the first identification adapter; a network connected first device connected to the first endpoint adapter; and a database for storing the cable identification information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a first cable having a first end with a first identification adapter and a second end having a second identification adapter; a second cable having a first end with a third identification adapter and a second end having a fourth identification adapter; a first device connected to a first endpoint adapter, the first endpoint adapter also being connected to the first end of the first cable; a passive device having a plurality of input ports and a plurality of output ports, the passive device being connected to the second end of the first cable and to the first end of the second cable; a second device connected to a second endpoint adapter, the second endpoint adapter also being connected to the second end of the second cable; and a database for storing information from all of the identification adapters in the system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method for tracking cable inventory comprising:
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providing a database of information connected to a network; providing a cable having a first end with an identification adapter for storing cable identification information; providing a first endpoint adapter connected to the first end, the first endpoint adapter also connected to a first device and being configured to communicate with the identification adapter; reading the cable identification information stored on the identification adapter; and storing the cable identification information in a database. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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