Service entrance distribution and management system for communication systems

• US 5,327,114 A
• Filed: 07/26/1991
• Issued: 07/05/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/1990
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: ELAN Home Systems, LLC (Melrose Industries Plc)
• Original Assignee: Square D Company (Schneider Electric SE)
• Inventors: Dickens, James, Straate, Russell A., Unseld, Billy R., Hatton, Dean A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Crosland, Donnie L.
• Application Number:
  US07/720,301
• Time in Patent Office: 1,075 Days
• Field of Search: 340/286.06, 340/525, 340/825.22, 340/825.24, 340/825.25, 395/919, 395/921, 364/512, 364/468, 364/474.27, 364/474.24
• US Class Current: 340/286.06
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/00 Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles installations of bus-bars H02G5/00; overhead installations H02G7/00; installations in or on the ground H02G9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1439 Back panel mother boards

Abstract

There is provided a distribution system and a wiring format which will not only provide for a common enclosure, which will help to centralize the entrance of services to a facility, but will also organize the services throughout the facility. In particular, the invention includes an enclosure that will house telephone/audio distribution equipment, video distribution equipment and other systems which are desired by the facility owner.

Claims

1. A method for generating a wiring layout for formatting wire and cable within a facility so as to controllably distribute communication services from communication devices such as telephone/audio and video equipment to a plurality of rooms architecturally disposed across the facility, through service terminations which are appropriately installed within the facility rooms and linked through said wire and cable, the method comprising the steps of:

accepting data of a first type defining

(i) the architecture of said facility and said rooms,

(ii) a central location for entrance of services to said facility, and

(iii) the services to be distributed to said facility; and

data of a second type defining

(i) the type of said communication devices from which said communication services are to be distributed, and

(ii) specific locations where said communication devices are to be located; and

processing said data of the first and second types generate an intercoupling wiring layout for locating and installing said communication devices in appropriate facility rooms.

2. A method for formatting wire and cable within a facility comprising a plurality of rooms, so as to provide communication services throughout the facility via said wire and cable, said method comprising the steps of:

selecting a centralized location for the entrance of incoming services to the facility;

determining the services to be provided to the facility;

selecting an appropriate location for a distribution center means from where said services may be distributed across the facility;

determining the number of rooms to be formatted;

determining the specific communication services to be distributed in each of said facility rooms; and

determining appropriate locations for termination of services in each of said facility rooms.

3. The method according to claim 2 further including the step of coupling said wire and cable to said distribution enter means and each of said service terminations.