发明申请
- 专利标题: Method and Apparatus for Patch Panel Patch Cord Documentation and Revision
- 专利标题(中): 补丁面板补丁线文档和修订的方法和装置
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申请号: US11673927申请日: 2007-02-12
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公开(公告)号: US20070207666A1公开(公告)日: 2007-09-06
- 发明人: Jack Caveney , Ronald Nordin , Brian Leshin , Satish Patel
- 申请人: Jack Caveney , Ronald Nordin , Brian Leshin , Satish Patel
- 申请人地址: US IL Tinley Park 60477
- 专利权人: PANDUIT CORP.
- 当前专利权人: PANDUIT CORP.
- 当前专利权人地址: US IL Tinley Park 60477
- 主分类号: H01R13/60
- IPC分类号: H01R13/60
摘要:
Intelligent patch panels support patch cord management in communications networks. Modular patch panels can be connected to one another for the purposes of sharing power and also for the purposes of monitoring patch cord connections and reporting the status of patch cord connections to a network management system. Each port of an intelligent patch panel may be provided with out-of-band contacts to allow for monitoring and reporting of patch cord connectivity information. According to one embodiment, out-of-band contacts send identification information regarding their associated patch panel ports along a ninth wire of a patch cord.