Out-of-band-management systems and methods for integrated serial console and ethernet access
US11233692B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 19, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/344
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A bidirectional out-of-band management (OOBM) dongle comprises a serial port for receiving console traffic from a console port of a managed switch and an Ethernet port for receiving management port traffic from a management port of the managed switch. In operation, the OOBM dongle multiplexes, via an optional adapter, the console traffic and the management port traffic and generates Ethernet traffic that is then communicated, via an OOBM port on the dongle, to an OOBM switch port of an OOBM switch that acts as a power sourcing device for the OOBM dongle.
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