Telecom equipment with memory
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1. An apparatus comprising a housing having:
- a plurality of components configured to provide a plurality of signal pathways between network elements in a telecommunications network infrastructure; and
a memory device having computer-readable designation data which describes one or more interconnections of said components that provide a respective said signal pathway, wherein the memory device is accessible to a user via an external device to allow the user to store, access and update the designation data of the memory device and wherein the designation data includes a position associated with one said component and a description of a connection made at the position.
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Abstract
Embodiments of telecommunications equipment with a memory device are presented herein.
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1. An apparatus comprising a housing having:
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a plurality of components configured to provide a plurality of signal pathways between network elements in a telecommunications network infrastructure; and a memory device having computer-readable designation data which describes one or more interconnections of said components that provide a respective said signal pathway, wherein the memory device is accessible to a user via an external device to allow the user to store, access and update the designation data of the memory device and wherein the designation data includes a position associated with one said component and a description of a connection made at the position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a plurality of receptacles to receive a plurality of telecommunication components configured to provide a plurality of signal pathways in a telecommunications network infrastructure; and a memory device storing computer-readable data describing the installation, configuration, or operation of the plurality of telecommunications components within said infrastructure, wherein the memory device is accessible to a user via an external device to allow the user to store, access and update the designation data of the memory device and wherein the designation data includes a position associated with one said component and a description of a connection made at the position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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manually interconnecting a plurality of components forming at least a portion of a telecommunications infrastructure, one to another, within a cabinet; and storing, accessing and updating, by a user, designation data describing the interconnection in a memory device disposed within the cabinet, wherein the memory device is accessible to the user via an external device and wherein the designation data includes a position associated with one said component and a description of a connection made at the position. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method comprising:
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forming a telecommunications housing configured to receive a plurality of telecommunications components and having an integrated memory device to store computer-readable designation data; and forming an interface disposable within the housing and connectable to the memory device to provide a communicative coupling to an external device to access the designation data, wherein the memory device is accessible to a user via an external device to allow the user to store, access and update the designation data of the memory device and wherein the designation data includes a position associated with one said component and a description of a connection made at the position, wherein the memory device is configured to remain communicatively disconnected from the housing and the telecommunication components. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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