Low-cost high-fidelity asset tracking in data center facilities
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1. A machine-implemented method for identifying a server, comprising:
- reading at close range a passive radio frequency identification tag attached to the server;
creating an active radio frequency signal representing the server; and
transmitting the active radio frequency signal to a position infrastructure node that receives transmissions from at least a mobile snap-on wireless mote as part of a mobile server detection system.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an activation unit may render a passive radio frequency identification tag visible to a tracking infrastructure. A radio frequency identification reader may read at close range a passive radio frequency identification tag 304 attached to a server 302. A controller may create an active radio frequency signal for the server 302. A radio antenna may transmit the active radio frequency signal to a position infrastructure node 160.
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20 Claims
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1. A machine-implemented method for identifying a server, comprising:
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reading at close range a passive radio frequency identification tag attached to the server; creating an active radio frequency signal representing the server; and transmitting the active radio frequency signal to a position infrastructure node that receives transmissions from at least a mobile snap-on wireless mote as part of a mobile server detection system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile snap-on wireless mote, comprising:
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a snap-on connector that attaches the mobile snap-on wireless mote to a server outside a server rack; a radio frequency antenna that reads at close range a passive radio frequency identification tag attached to the server; and a radio that transmits an active radio frequency signal representing the server to a position infrastructure node as part of a mobile server detection system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A tracking infrastructure manager, comprising:
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a communication interface that receives an active radio frequency signal from a position infrastructure node; and a processor that decodes the active radio frequency signal indicating a mobile snap-on wireless mote attached to read a passive radio frequency identifier of a server outside a server rack; a database interface that stores a location for the mobile server in a tracking infrastructure database. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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