GUIDED CABLE PLUGGING IN A NETWORK
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1. A method of facilitating cable plugging in a network, the method comprising:
- wirelessly reading, by a mobile device, connector identifying information from a tag associated with a cable connector at one end of a cable to be plugged in the network;
using, by the mobile device, the connector identifying information to ascertain guidance for where to properly plug the cable connector in the network;
based on ascertaining the guidance, performing an action to assist in properly plugging the cable connector in the network; and
wherein the tag is a passive near-field communication (NFC) tag, and the wirelessly reading comprises powering by the mobile device the NFC tag to read the connector identifying information from the NFC tag, the NFC tag being located in association with the cable connector at the one end of the cable.
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Abstract
Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for facilitating cable plugging in a network by wirelessly reading, by a mobile device, connector identifying information from a tag associated with a cable connector at one end of a cable to be plugged in the network. The mobile device uses the connector identifying information to ascertain guidance for where to properly plug the cable connector in the network, and based on ascertaining the guidance, an action is performed to assist in properly plugging the cable connector in the network.
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1. A method of facilitating cable plugging in a network, the method comprising:
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wirelessly reading, by a mobile device, connector identifying information from a tag associated with a cable connector at one end of a cable to be plugged in the network; using, by the mobile device, the connector identifying information to ascertain guidance for where to properly plug the cable connector in the network; based on ascertaining the guidance, performing an action to assist in properly plugging the cable connector in the network; and wherein the tag is a passive near-field communication (NFC) tag, and the wirelessly reading comprises powering by the mobile device the NFC tag to read the connector identifying information from the NFC tag, the NFC tag being located in association with the cable connector at the one end of the cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system of facilitating cable plugging in a network, the system comprising:
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a memory; and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the system performs a method comprising; receiving wirelessly read connector identifying information from a tag associated with a cable connector at one end of a cable to be plugged in the network; using the connector identifying information to ascertain guidance for where to properly plug the cable connector in the network; based on ascertaining the guidance, performing an action to assist in properly plugging the cable connector in the network; and wherein the tag is a passive near-field communication (NFC) tag, and the wirelessly reading comprises powering by the mobile device the NFC tag to read the connector identifying information from the NFC tag, the NFC tag being located in association with the cable connector at the one end of the cable. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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