PORTABLE DEVICE FOR CABLING ASSISTANCE
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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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Abstract
A portable handheld computing device includes a network interface and a control unit. The network interface is configured to interface the portable handheld computing device to a network cable. The control unit is configured to establish a link over the network cable. The control unit is also configured to receive, at a first endpoint of the network cable, at least identifying information via a neighbor discovery protocol. The identifying information includes identification of a device to which a second endpoint of the network cable is connected. The control unit is also configured to decode the identifying information.
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20 Claims
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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.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for cabling assistance, comprising:
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establishing a link over the network cable between a portable handheld computing device that is connected to a first endpoint of the network cable and a first network device that is connected to the second endpoint of the network cable; and receiving, at the first endpoint of the network cable, at least identifying information via a neighbor discovery protocol, wherein the identifying information includes identification of the first network device; and decoding the identifying information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A processor-readable storage medium, having stored thereon process-executable code for cabling assistance, that, upon execution by at least one processor, enables actions, comprising:
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establishing a link over the network cable between a portable handheld computing device that is connected to a first endpoint of the network cable and a first network device that is connected to the second endpoint of the network cable; and receiving, at the first endpoint of the network cable, at least identifying information via a neighbor discovery protocol, wherein the identifying information includes identification of the first network device; and decoding the identifying information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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