Intelligent Patching Systems and Methods Using Electrical Cable Diagnostic Tests and Inference-Based Mapping Techniques
First Claim
1. A method of automatically identifying a new patch cord connection in a communications network, the method comprising:
- using a plug insertion/removal sensor to detect an insertion of a first plug into a first connector port of a patch panel;
using an electrical cable diagnostic test to detect an insertion of a second plug into a first connector port on a network device;
inferring that a new patch cord connection has been established between the first connector port of the patch panel and the first connector port of the network device based on the consecutive detections of the insertions of the first and second plugs.
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Abstract
A new patch cord connection in a communications network may be automatically identified by using a plug insertion/removal sensor to detect the insertion of a first plug into a first connector port of a patch panel. An electrical cable diagnostic test is used to detect an insertion of a second plug into a first connector port on a network device. It may be inferred that a new patch cord connection has been established between the first connector port of the patch panel and the first connector port of the network device based on the consecutive detections of the insertions of the first and second plugs.
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11 Claims
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1. A method of automatically identifying a new patch cord connection in a communications network, the method comprising:
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using a plug insertion/removal sensor to detect an insertion of a first plug into a first connector port of a patch panel; using an electrical cable diagnostic test to detect an insertion of a second plug into a first connector port on a network device; inferring that a new patch cord connection has been established between the first connector port of the patch panel and the first connector port of the network device based on the consecutive detections of the insertions of the first and second plugs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of automatically identifying a removal of a patch cord connection in a communications network, the method comprising:
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using a plug insertion/removal sensor to detect a removal of a first plug from a first connector port of a patch panel; using an electrical cable diagnostic test to detect a removal of a second plug from a first connector port on a network device; inferring that a patch cord that connected the first connector port of the patch panel to the first connector port of the network device has been removed based on the consecutive detections of the removals of the first and second plugs. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A method of automatically identifying a change to a patch cord connection in a communications network, the method comprising:
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using a first electrical cable diagnostic test to detect a removal of a first plug from a first connector port of a network device; using a second electrical cable diagnostic test to detect an insertion of a second plug into a second connector port of the network device; inferring that the first and second plugs are the same plug based on the consecutive detection of the removal of the first plug and the insertion of the second plug. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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