VOIP telephone location system

• US 8,280,942 B2
• Filed: 05/16/2008
• Issued: 10/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Panduit Corporation
• Original Assignee: Panduit Corporation
• Inventors: Caveney, Jack E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Etienne, Ario
• Assistant Examiner(s): NANO, SARGON N
• Application Number:
  US12/122,089
• Publication Number:
  US 20080212601A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,600 Days
• Field of Search: 709/224, 709/225, 370/245, 370/248, 715/734, 439/498, 439/502, 439/505, 439/638
• US Class Current: 709/200
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/10 Current supply arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/00 Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies

Abstract

A documentation system for a network is provided. The system has a data port and a destination device, each of which includes an electronic module with an identification code. A source device sends query signals along a network path addressed to the data port and destination device. Each of the data port and destination device electronic module responds to the query addressed to the data port and destination device by transmitting its identification code to the source device. A processor and switch in communication with the source device direct the source device to send the query signals and to interpret the responses. The data port and destination device electronic modules are powered by a local power source and patch cord. A patch cord may be adapted to provide power from the local power source both to the destination device and to the data port.

Claims

1. A patch cord for supplying power to and transferring data between a network wall port and a destination device in a network, the patch cord comprising:

a local network wall port termination comprising local port data conductors and local port power conductors;

a destination device data termination comprising destination device data conductors in communication with said local port data conductors, wherein said destination device data conductors and said local port data conductors are connected by one or more common, continuous, and unbroken data wires;

a destination device power termination comprising destination device power conductors; and

a power supply termination comprising power supply power conductors, said power supply power conductors being connected to said local port power conductors and said destination device power conductors adapted to provide power to said local port power conductors and to said destination device power conductors; and

wherein said local port power conductors, said destination device power conductors, and said power supply power conductors are connected by one or more common, continuous, and unbroken power wires.

2. The patch cord of claim 1 wherein said local network wall port termination comprises eight local port data conductors and two local port power conductors.

3. The patch cord of claim 2 wherein said destination device data termination comprises eight destination device data conductors in communication with said eight local port data conductors.

4. The patch cord of claim 3 wherein said destination device power termination comprises two destination device power conductors.

5. The patch cord of claim 4 wherein said power supply termination comprises two power supply power conductors.