MULTI-TIER INTELLIGENT INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT AND METHODS
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1. A method of identifying available connector ports on rack mounted equipment, the method comprising:
- using an image capture device to capture an image of a front face of an equipment rack;
comparing the captured image to at least one stored image; and
determining a patch cord insertion status of at least one connector port included on an item of equipment that is mounted on the equipment rack based at least in part on the comparison of the captured image to the at least one stored image.
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Abstract
Methods of identifying available connector ports on rack mounted equipment use an image capture device to capture an image of a front face of an equipment rack. The captured image is compared to at least one stored image. A patch cord insertion status of at least one connector port included on an item of equipment that is mounted on the equipment rack is then determined based at least in part on the comparison of the captured image to the at least one stored image
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1. A method of identifying available connector ports on rack mounted equipment, the method comprising:
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using an image capture device to capture an image of a front face of an equipment rack; comparing the captured image to at least one stored image; and determining a patch cord insertion status of at least one connector port included on an item of equipment that is mounted on the equipment rack based at least in part on the comparison of the captured image to the at least one stored image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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14. A method of automatically tracking patch cord connections, the method comprising:
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inserting a patch cord into a connector port; detecting the insertion of the patch cord into the connector port using an image capture device; receiving an RFID signal that includes an identifier for the patch cord, wherein the RFID signal is automatically transmitted by an active RFID tag that is included on the patch cord in response to the patch cord being inserted into the connector port; and determining that the patch cord was inserted into the connector port based at least in part on a time that the RFID signal was received. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of tracking rack-mounted equipment in a communication system, the method comprising:
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using an image capture device to capture an image of a front face of an equipment rack; comparing the captured image to at least one stored image; and determining the available slots in the equipment rack based at least in part on the comparison of the captured image to the at least one stored image. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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