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PORTABLE DEVICE FOR CABLING ASSISTANCE

  • US 20180006894A1
  • Filed: 06/29/2016
  • Published: 01/04/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2016
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An apparatus for cabling assistance, comprising:

  • a portable handheld computing device, including;

    a network interface that is configured to interface the portable handheld computing device to a network cable; and

    a control unit that is configured to establish a link over the network cable;

    to receive, at a first endpoint of the network cable, at least identifying information via a neighbor discovery protocol, wherein the identifying information includes identification of a first network device to which a second endpoint of the network cable is connected; and

    to decode the identifying information.

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