PATCH CORD AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF
First Claim
1. A patch cord, comprising:
- a connection line portion;
a first connector arranged at a first end of the connection line portion; and
a second connector arranged at a second end opposite to the first end of the connection line portion;
and further comprising;
a first communication unit arranged near the first connector including a first identifier; and
a second communication unit arranged near the second connector including a second identifier;
wherein the first and second identifiers contain unique identity information for identifying the first connector and the second connector respectively, and the first identifier is different from the second identifier.
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Abstract
A patch cord, a management system and a management method thereof are provided. The patch cord (10) comprises a connection line portion (11), a first connector (21) arranged at a first end of the connection line portion (11), a second connector (22) arranged at a second end of the connection line portion (11), a first communication unit (31) arranged at near the first connector (21) including a first identifier and a second communication unit (32) arranged near the second connector (22) including a second identifier, wherein the first and second identifiers contain unique identify information for identifying the first connector and the second connector, respectively, and wherein the first identifier is different from the second identifier. The management system and the management method can differentiate connectors at the both ends of the patch cord by self-identification.
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20 Claims
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1. A patch cord, comprising:
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a connection line portion; a first connector arranged at a first end of the connection line portion; and a second connector arranged at a second end opposite to the first end of the connection line portion; and further comprising; a first communication unit arranged near the first connector including a first identifier; and a second communication unit arranged near the second connector including a second identifier; wherein the first and second identifiers contain unique identity information for identifying the first connector and the second connector respectively, and the first identifier is different from the second identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A patch cord management system, comprising:
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multiple patch cords comprising a connection line portion, a first connector arranged at a first end of the connection line portion and a second connector arranged at a second end opposite to the first end of the connection line portion, further comprising a first communication unit arranged near the first connector including a first identifier, and a second communication unit arranged near the second connector including a second identifier, wherein the first and second identifiers contain unique identity information for identifying the first connector and the second connector respectively, and the first identifier is different from the second identifier; a wiring panel with multiple ports suitable for plugging in the first connectors or the second connectors of the patch cords; at least one communication matching unit respectively arranged near the multiple ports to wirelessly communicate with the first communication units and/or the second communication units; and a communication terminal connected to the multiple communication matching units. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A patch cord management method, wherein the patch cord comprises a connection line portion, a first connector arranged at a first end of the connection line portion, a second connector arranged at a second end opposite to the first end of the connection line portion, a first communication unit arranged near the first connector, and a second communication unit arranged near the second connector;
the method comprises the following steps; writing the first identifier including unique identity information for identifying the corresponding first connector to the first communication unit of the patch cord; and writing the second identifier including unique identity information for identifying the corresponding second connector to the second communication unit of the patch cord, wherein the first identifier is different from the second identifier. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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