Network device having dynamic port or link status indicators
US11379334B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 21, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0873
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An example network device includes a plurality of network ports that each facilitate one or more network links between the network device and one or more remote devices, a plurality of indicators each configured to represent a status of a respective one of the plurality of network ports on the network device, and processing circuitry configured to reconfigure at least one of the plurality of indicators to represent a link-status of the one or more network links of at least one network port of the network device in response to a command.
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