Apparatus and method for identifying, based on an alternating pattern, a port to which a cable is connected
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1. A switch comprising:
- a first connector configured to connect via a cable to a computer;
a first port attached to the first connector, wherein, while the first connector is connected to the computer via the cable, the first port is configured totransmit a first command signal from the switch to the computer via the cable, wherein the first command signal requests identification of the first port, anddetect a first response to the first command signal as received from the computer; and
a first indicator connected to the first port, wherein the first indicator is configured to identify the first port based on an alternating pattern of the first response to the first command signal.
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Abstract
A switch includes a connector, a port, and an indicator. The connector is configured to connect via a cable to a computer. The port is attached to the connector. While the connector is connected to the computer via the cable, the port is configured to: transmit a command signal from the switch to the computer via the cable, wherein the command signal requests identification of the port; and detect a response to the command signal as received from the computer. The indicator is connected to the port. The indicator is configured to identify the port based on an alternating pattern of the response to the command signal.
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1. A switch comprising:
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a first connector configured to connect via a cable to a computer; a first port attached to the first connector, wherein, while the first connector is connected to the computer via the cable, the first port is configured to transmit a first command signal from the switch to the computer via the cable, wherein the first command signal requests identification of the first port, and detect a first response to the first command signal as received from the computer; and a first indicator connected to the first port, wherein the first indicator is configured to identify the first port based on an alternating pattern of the first response to the first command signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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connecting, via a first connector, a switch to a computer via a cable; while the first connector is connected to the computer via the cable, transmitting a first command signal from a first port of the switch to the computer via the cable, wherein the first port is attached to the first connector, and wherein the first command signal requests identification of the first port, and detecting a first response to the first command signal as received from the computer; and identifying the first port via a first indicator and based on an alternating pattern of the first response to the first command signal, wherein the first indicator is connected to the first port. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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