RF-ID for cable management and port identification
First Claim
1. Apparatus for detecting identification information associated with a network communications cable having a Radio Frequency Identification (“
- RF-ID”
) tag, the RF-ID tag having stored therein the identification information, and for employing that information, comprising;
a network device having;
an embedded reader operable to generate a signal for which the RF-ID tag is operative in response to transmit the identification information, the reader being further operative to receive the identification information; and
a processor operable to employ the received identification information to configure the network device.
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Abstract
A Radio Frequency Identification (“RF-ID”) device is affixed to a cable to identify the cable, i.e., distinguish the cable from other cables. A handheld RF-ID reader is used to identify particular cables by detecting the RF-ID associated with the cable. Short range RF-ID readers are embedded in a network device proximate to ports to determine which cable is connected with which port. A configurable cross-connect between the port and internal circuitry is configured based on the detected RF-ID to make predetermined interconnections. Consequently, proper interconnections may be achieved by connecting the cabling with any of a plurality of ports.
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26 Claims
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1. Apparatus for detecting identification information associated with a network communications cable having a Radio Frequency Identification (“
- RF-ID”
) tag, the RF-ID tag having stored therein the identification information, and for employing that information, comprising;a network device having; an embedded reader operable to generate a signal for which the RF-ID tag is operative in response to transmit the identification information, the reader being further operative to receive the identification information; and a processor operable to employ the received identification information to configure the network device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for detecting identification information associated with a network communications cable by a Radio Frequency Identification (“
- RF-ID”
) tag having stored therein the identification information, and for employing that information, comprising the steps of;employing a reader to generate a signal for which the RF-ID tag is operative in response to transmit the identification information, the reader being further operative to receive the identification information, and wherein the reader is embedded in a network device; receiving, by the reader, the identification information; and employing the received identification information to configure the network device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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