Method of analyzing patching among a port of a first panel and ports of another panel

• US 9,453,864 B2
• Filed: 04/18/2012
• Issued: 09/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HCS Kablolama Sistemleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
• Original Assignee: HCS Kablolama Sistemleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
• Inventors: Yossef, Shay
• Primary Examiner(s): Hofsass, Jeffery
• Application Number:
  US14/112,508
• Publication Number:
  US 20140043043A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,623 Days
• Field of Search: 340/540, 340/686.1, 340/687, 324/66, 379/26.01, 379/25
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 27/28 Measuring attenuation, gain, phase shift or derived characteristics of electric four pole networks, i.e. two-port networks; Measuring transient response in line transmission systems H04B3/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 1/136 having patch field management or physical layer management arrangements

Abstract

A method of analyzing patching among a first port of a first panel and ports of one or more other panels, comprising obtaining with respect to the first port of the first panel an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between the first port and each of two or more different ports of other panels, the two or more different ports including at least a second port and a third port; injecting a scan signal between the first port and the second port and sensing for a corresponding returned signal between the second and the third ports; determining that an indication of a patching between the first port and the second port is false when a returned signal corresponding to the scan signal is detected between the second and the third ports.

Claims

1. A method of analyzing patching among a first port of a first panel and ports of one or more other panels, comprising:

obtaining with respect to the first port of the first panel an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between the first port and each of two or more different ports of other panels, the two or more different ports including at least a second port and a third port;

injecting a scan signal between the first port and the second port and sensing for a corresponding returned signal between the second and the third ports;

determining that an indication of a patching between the first port and the second port is false when a returned signal corresponding to the scan signal is detected between the second and the third ports.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

said obtaining comprises, obtaining with respect to the first port of the first panel an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between the first port and each of a second, a third and a fourth ports of other panel(s);

said injecting comprises;

a first injecting operation comprising injecting a scan signal through the first port and collecting a respective returned signal through the second port or vice-versa, and concurrently sensing for a corresponding impeded signal between the second and the third ports or between the second and the fourth ports,

and a second injecting operating comprising injecting a scan signal through the first port and collecting a respective returned signal through the third port or vice-versa, and concurrently sensing for a corresponding impeded signal between the third and the second ports or between the third and the fourth ports;

said determining comprises, determining that an indication of a patching between the first port and the second port, and an indication of a patching between the first port and the third port are false, when for said first injecting an impeded signal corresponding to the scan signal is detected between the second and the third ports or between the second and the fourth ports, and for said second injecting an impeded signal corresponding to the scan signal is detected between the third and the second ports or between the third and the fourth ports, respectively.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein determining that an indication of a patching between the first port and the second port is true when for said first injecting substantially no signal corresponding to the scan signal is sensed between the second and the third ports or between the second and the fourth ports.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein determining that an indication of a patching between the first port and the third port is true when for said second injecting substantially no signal corresponding to the scan signal is sensed between the third and the second ports or between the third and the fourth ports, respectively.

42. The method according to claim 1, further comprising determining that an indication of a patching between the first port and the second port is true when substantially no signal corresponding to the scan signal is sensed between the second and the third ports.

43. The method according to claim 1, wherein said obtaining comprises injecting a scan signal through the second port and collecting a respective returned signal through the third port or vice-versa, and sensing for an impeded signal between the second and third ports that is indicative of a shared non-isolated termination.

44. The method according to claim 1, wherein said obtaining comprises injecting a scan signal through the second port and collecting a respective returned signal through each port of the same panel, and sensing for an impeded signal between the first port and each of the other ports of the same panel, and determining that there is a shared non-isolated termination between the first port and another port of the same panel when an impeded signal is sensed between the first port and the other port of the same panel.

45. The method according to claim 1, wherein said obtaining comprises injecting a scan signal through the first port and sensing for a respective returned signal through at least the second port, and in case the respective returned signal is collected through the second port, generating an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between the first port and each of the second port and the third ports.

46. The method according to claim 44, wherein said obtaining comprises injecting a scan signal through the first port and sensing for a respective returned signal through at least the second port, and in case the respective returned signal is collected through the second port, generating an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between the first port and each of the second, third and fourth ports.

47. The method according to claim 45, wherein said obtaining comprises injecting the scan signal through the first port and sensing for a respective returned signal through a plurality of ports of one or more other panels, and in case the respective returned signal is collected through two or more ports of the other panel(s), generating an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between the first port and the two or more ports of the other panel(s) through which the returned signal was collected.

48. The method according to claim 1, wherein said injecting comprises injecting the scan signal through one or more twisted pairs from among the standard 4 twisted pairs of RJ-45 ports.

49. The method according to claim 1, wherein said obtaining comprises sensing for the retuned signal through one or more twisted pairs from among the standard 4 twisted pairs of RJ-45 ports.

5. A method of analyzing patching among a first port of a first panel and ports of one or more other panels, comprising:

obtaining an indication of a non-isolated shared common termination between two or more ports of a first panel, the two or more ports including at least a first port and a second port;

obtaining an indication of a patching among a third port of a second panel and at least one of said first or second ports of the first panel, and while injecting a scan signal through the third port and collecting a respective returned signal through the first port or vice-versa, sensing between the first and the second ports for a corresponding impeded signal; and

determining that an indication of a patching between the third port and the first port is false when an impeded signal corresponding to the scan signal is detected between the first and the second ports.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising determining that an indication of a patching between the first port and the second port is true when substantially no signal corresponding to the scan signal is sensed between the second and the third ports.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein said obtaining comprises injecting a scan signal through the second port and collecting a respective returned signal through the third port or vice-versa, and sensing for an impeded signal between the second and third ports that is indicative of a shared non-isolated termination.

8. The method according to claim 5, wherein said obtaining comprises injecting a scan signal through the second port and collecting a respective returned signal through each port of the same panel, and sensing for an impeded signal between the first port and each of the other ports of the same panel, and determining that there is a shared non-isolated termination between the first port and another port of the same panel when an impeded signal is sensed between the first port and the other port of the same panel.

9. The method according to claim 5, wherein said obtaining comprises injecting a scan signal through the first port and sensing for a respective returned signal through at least the second port, and in case the respective returned signal is collected through the second port, generating an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between the first port and each of the second port and the third ports.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein said obtaining comprises injecting a scan signal through the first port and sensing for a respective returned signal through at least the second port, and in case the respective returned signal is collected through the second port, generating an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between the first port and each of the second, third and fourth ports.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein said obtaining comprises injecting the scan signal through the first port and sensing for a respective returned signal through a plurality of ports of one or more other panels, and in case the respective returned signal is collected through two or more ports of the other panel(s), generating an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between the first port and the two or more ports of the other panel(s) through which the returned signal was collected.

12. The method according to claim 5, wherein said injecting comprises injecting the scan signal through one or more twisted pairs from among the standard 4 twisted pairs of RJ-45 ports.

13. The method according to claim 5, wherein said obtaining comprises sensing for the retuned signal through one or more twisted pairs from among the standard 4 twisted pairs of RJ-45 ports.

14. A network scanner for analyzing patching among a first port of a first panel and ports of one or more other panels, comprising:

a processing unit having an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between a first port and each of two or more different ports of other panels, the two or more different ports including at least a second port and a third port; and

a control and sensing unit adapted to inject a scan signal between the first port and the second port, and adapted to sense for a corresponding returned signal between the second and the third ports; and

said processing unit is configured to determine that an indication of a patching between the first port and the second port is false when a returned signal corresponding to the scan signal is detected between the second and the third ports.

15. The network scanner according to claim 14, wherein:

the processing unit has with respect to the first port of the first panel an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between the first port and each of a second, a third and a fourth ports of other panel(s);

said control and sensing unit is adapted to implement;

a first inject operation comprising injecting a scan signal through the first port and collecting a respective returned signal through the second port or vice-versa, and concurrently sensing for a corresponding impeded signal between the second and the third ports or between the second and the fourth ports,

and a second inject operating comprising injecting a scan signal through the first port and collecting a respective returned signal through the third port or vice-versa, and concurrently sensing for a corresponding impeded signal between the third and the second ports or between the third and the fourth ports;

said processing unit is adapted to determine that an indication of a patching between the first port and the second port, and an indication of a patching between the first port and the third port are false, when for said first inject operating an impeded signal corresponding to the scan signal is detected between the second and the third ports or between the second and the fourth ports, and for said second inject operation an impeded signal corresponding to the scan signal is detected between the third and the second ports or between the third and the fourth ports, respectively.

16. The network scanner according to claim 15, wherein said processing unit is adapted to determine that an indication of a patching between the first port and the second port is true when for said first inject operation substantially no signal corresponding to the scan signal is sensed is between the second and the third ports or between the second and the fourth ports.

17. The network scanner according to claim 15, wherein said processing unit is adapted to determine that an indication of a patching between the first port and the third port is true when for said second inject operation substantially no signal corresponding to the scan signal is sensed between the third and the second ports or between the third and the fourth ports, respectively.

50. The network scanner according to claim 14, wherein said processing unit is adapted to determine that an indication of a patching between the first port and the second port is true when substantially no signal corresponding to the scan signal is sensed between the second and the third ports.

51. The network scanner according to claim 14, wherein said control and sensing unit is adapted to:

inject a scan signal through the second port;

collect a respective returned signal through the third port or vice-versa;

and sense for an impeded signal between the second and third ports that is indicative of a shared non-isolated termination.

52. The network scanner according to claim 14, wherein said control and sensing unit is adapted to:

inject a scan signal through the second port;

collect a respective returned signal through the third port or vice-versa;

and sense for an impeded signal between the second and third ports that is indicative of a shared non-isolated termination.

53. The network scanner according to claim 14, wherein said control and sensing unit is adapted to:

inject a scan signal through the second port;

collect a respective returned signal through each port of the same panel;

sense for an impeded signal between the first port and each of the other ports of the same panel; and

determine that there is a shared non-isolated termination between the first port and another port of the same panel when an impeded signal is sensed between the first port and the other port of the same panel.

54. The network scanner according to claim 53, wherein said control and sensing unit is configured to:

inject a scan signal through the first port;

sense for a respective returned signal through at least the second port; and

in case the respective returned signal is collected through the second port, generate an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between the first port and each of the second port and the third ports.

55. The network scanner according to claim 53, wherein said control and sensing unit is configured to:

inject a scan signal through the first port;

sense for a respective returned signal through at least the second port; and

in case the respective returned signal is collected through the second port, generate an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between the first port and each of the second, third and fourth ports.

56. The network scanner according to claim 14 wherein said control and sensing unit is configured to:

inject the scan signal through the first port;

sense for a respective returned signal through a plurality of ports of one or more other panels; and

in case the respective returned signal is collected through two or more ports of the other panel(s), generate an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between the first port and the two or more ports of the other panel(s) through which the returned signal was collected.

57. The network scanner according to claim 14, wherein said control and sensing unit is adapted to inject the scan signal through one or more twisted pairs from among the standard 4 twisted pairs of RJ-45 ports.

58. The network scanner according to claim 14, wherein said control and sensing unit is adapted to sense for the returned signal through one or more twisted pairs from among the standard 4 twisted pairs of RJ-45 ports.

18. A network scanner for analyzing patching among a first port of a first panel and ports of one or more other panels, comprising:

a processing unit having an indication of a non-isolated shared common termination between two or more ports of a first panel, the two or more ports including at least a first port and a second port;

a control and sensing unit adapted to inject a scan signal through a third port and collect a respective returned signal through the first port or vice-versa, and concurrently sense between the first and the second ports for a corresponding impeded signal; and

said processing unit is configured to determine that an Indication of a patching between the third port and the first port is false when an impeded signal corresponding to the scan signal is detected between the first and the second ports.

19. The network scanner according to claim 18, wherein said processing unit is adapted to determine that an indication of a patching between the first port and the second port is true when substantially no signal corresponding to the scan signal is sensed between the second and the third ports.

20. The network scanner according to claim 18, wherein said control and sensing unit is adapted to:

inject a scan signal through the second port;

collect a respective returned signal through the third port or vice-versa;

and sense for an impeded signal between the second and third ports that is indicative of a shared non-isolated termination.

21. The network scanner according to claim 18, wherein said control and sensing unit is adapted to:

inject a scan signal through the second port;

collect a respective returned signal through the third port or vice-versa;

and sense for an impeded signal between the second and third ports that is indicative of a shared non-isolated termination.

22. The network scanner according to claim 18, wherein said control and sensing unit is adapted to:

inject a scan signal through the second port;

collect a respective returned signal through each port of the same panel;

sense for an impeded signal between the first port and each of the other ports of the same panel; and

determine that there is a shared non-isolated termination between the first port and another port of the same panel when an impeded signal is sensed between the first port and the other port of the same panel.

23. The network scanner according to claim 22, wherein said control and sensing unit is configured to:

inject a scan signal through the first port;

sense for a respective returned signal through at least the second port; and

in case the respective returned signal is collected through the second port, generate an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between the first port and each of the second port and the third ports.

24. The network scanner according to claim 22, wherein said control and sensing unit is configured to:

inject a scan signal through the first port;

sense for a respective returned signal through at least the second port; and

in case the respective returned signal is collected through the second port, generate an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between the first port and each of the second, third and fourth ports.

25. The network scanner according to claim 18, wherein said control and sensing unit is configured to:

inject the scan signal through the first port;

sense for a respective returned signal through a plurality of ports of one or more other panels; and

in case the respective returned signal is collected through two or more ports of the other panel(s), generate an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between the first port and the two or more ports of the other panel(s) through which the returned signal was collected.

26. The network scanner according to claim 18, wherein said control and sensing unit is adapted to inject the scan signal through one or more twisted pairs from among the standard 4 twisted pairs of RJ-45 ports.

27. The network scanner according to claim 18, wherein said control and sensing unit is adapted to sense for the returned signal through one or more twisted pairs from among the standard 4 twisted pairs of RJ-45 ports.

28. A computer network, comprising:

a first panel;

one or more panels other than the first panel;

a network scanner having an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between a first port and each of two or more different ports of other panels, the two or more different ports including at least a second port and a third port;

said network scanner is adapted to inject a scan signal between the first port and the second port, and adapted to sense for a corresponding returned signal between the second and the third ports; and

said network scanner is configured to determine that an indication of a patching between the first port and the second port is false when a returned signal corresponding to the scan signal is detected between the second and the third ports.

29. The computer network according to claim 28, wherein:

the network scanner has with respect to the first port of the first panel an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between the first port and each of a second, a third and a fourth ports of other panel(s);

said network scanner is adapted to implement;

a first inject operation comprising injecting a scan signal through the first port and collecting a respective returned signal through the second port or vice-versa, and concurrently sensing for a corresponding impeded signal between the second and the third ports or between the second and the fourth ports,

and a second inject operating comprising injecting a scan signal through the first port and collecting a respective returned signal through the third port or vice-versa, and concurrently sensing for a corresponding impeded signal between the third and the second ports or between the third and the fourth ports;

said network scanner is adapted to determine that an indication of a patching between the first port and the second port, and an indication of a patching between the first port and the third port are false, when for said first inject operating an impeded signal corresponding to the scan signal is detected between the second and the third ports or between the second and the fourth ports, and for said second inject operation an impeded signal corresponding to the scan signal is detected between the third and the second ports or between the third and the fourth ports, respectively.

30. The computer network according to claim 29, wherein said network scanner is adapted to determine that an indication of a patching between the first port and the second port is true when for said first inject operation substantially no signal corresponding to the scan signal is sensed is between the second and the third ports or between the second and the fourth ports.

31. The computer network according to claim 29, wherein said network scanner is adapted to determine that an indication of a patching between the first port and the third port is true when for said second inject operation substantially no signal corresponding to the scan signal is sensed between the third and the second ports or between the third and the fourth ports, respectively.

41. The computer network according to claim 31, wherein said network scanner is adapted to sense for the returned signal through one or more twisted pairs from among the standard 4 twisted pairs of RJ-45 ports.

59. The computer network according to claim 28, wherein said network scanner is adapted to determine that an indication of a patching between the first port and the second port is true when substantially no signal corresponding to the scan signal is sensed between the second and the third ports.

60. The computer network according to claim 28, wherein said network scanner is adapted to:

inject a scan signal through the second port;

collect a respective returned signal through the third port or vice-versa;

and sense for an Impeded signal between the second and third ports that is indicative of a shared non-isolated termination.

61. The computer network according to claim 28, wherein said network scanner is adapted to:

inject a scan signal through the second port;

collect a respective returned signal through the third port or vice-versa;

and sense for an impeded signal between the second and third ports that is indicative of a shared non-isolated termination.

62. The computer network according to claim 28, wherein said network scanner is adapted to:

inject a scan signal through the second port;

collect a respective returned signal through each port of the same panel;

sense for an impeded signal between the first port and each of the other ports of the same panel; and

determine that there is a shared non-isolated termination between the first port and another port of the same panel when an impeded signal is sensed between the first port and the other port of the same panel.

63. The computer network according to claim 62, wherein said network scanner is configured to:

inject a scan signal through the first port;

sense for a respective returned signal through at least the second port; and

in case the respective returned signal is collected through the second port, generate an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between the first port and each of the second port and the third ports.

64. The computer network according to claim 62, wherein said network scanner is configured to:

inject a scan signal through the first port;

sense for a respective returned signal through at least the second port; and

in case the respective returned signal is collected through the second port, generate an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between the first port and each of the second, third and fourth ports.

65. The computer network according to claim 28, wherein said network scanner is configured to:

inject the scan signal through the first port;

sense for a respective returned signal through a plurality of ports of one or more other panels; and

in case the respective returned signal is collected through two or more ports of the other panel(s), generate an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between the first port and the two or more ports of the other panel(s) through which the returned signal was collected.

66. The computer network according to claim 28, wherein said network scanner is adapted to Inject the scan signal through one or more twisted pairs from among the standard 4 twisted pairs of RJ-45 ports.

67. The computer network according to claim 28, wherein said network scanner is adapted to sense for the returned signal through one or more twisted pairs from among the standard 4 twisted pairs of RJ-45 ports.

32. A computer network, comprising:

a first panel;

one or more panels other than the first panel;

a network scanner having an indication of a non-isolated shared common termination between two or more ports of the first panel, the two or more ports including at least a first port and a second port;

said network scanner is adapted to inject a scan signal through a third port and collect a respective returned signal through the first port or vice-versa, and concurrently sense between the first and the second ports for a corresponding impeded signal; and

said network scanner is configured to determine that an indication of a patching between the third port and the first port is false when an impeded signal corresponding to the scan signal is detected between the first and the second ports.

33. The computer network according to claim 32, wherein said network scanner is adapted to determine that an indication of a patching between the first port and the second port is true when substantially no signal corresponding to the scan signal is sensed between the second and the third ports.

34. The computer network according to claim 32, wherein said network scanner is adapted to:

inject a scan signal through the second port;

collect a respective returned signal through the third port or vice-versa;

and sense for an impeded signal between the second and third ports that is indicative of a shared non-isolated termination.

35. The computer network according to claim 32, wherein said network scanner is adapted to:

inject a scan signal through the second port;

collect a respective returned signal through the third port or vice-versa;

and sense for an impeded signal between the second and third ports that is indicative of a shared non-isolated termination.

36. The computer network according to claim 32, wherein said network scanner is adapted to:

inject a scan signal through the second port;

collect a respective returned signal through each port of the same panel;

sense for an impeded signal between the first port and each of the other ports of the same panel; and

determine that there is a shared non-isolated termination between the first port and another port of the same panel when an impeded signal is sensed between the first port and the other port of the same panel.

37. The computer network according to claim 36, wherein said network scanner is configured to:

inject a scan signal through the first port;

sense for a respective returned signal through at least the second port; and

in case the respective returned signal is collected through the second port, generate an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between the first port and each of the second port and the third ports.

38. The computer network according to claim 36, wherein said network scanner is configured to:

inject a scan signal through the first port;

sense for a respective returned signal through at least the second port; and

in case the respective returned signal is collected through the second port, generate an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between the first port and each of the second, third and fourth ports.

39. The computer network according to claim 32, wherein said network scanner is configured to:

inject the scan signal through the first port;

sense for a respective returned signal through a plurality of ports of one or more other panels; and

in case the respective returned signal is collected through two or more ports of the other panel(s), generate an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between the first port and the two or more ports of the other panel(s) through which the returned signal was collected.

40. The computer network according to claim 32, wherein said network scanner is adapted to inject the scan signal through one or more twisted pairs from among the standard 4 twisted pairs of RJ-45 ports.