Rack controller with native support for intelligent patching equipment installed in multiple racks
US12282443B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 2022 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K5/0017
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment is directed to a system comprising a portable device executing a mobile application; and a rack controller without a display unit, the rack controller comprising a base unit. The base unit includes a processor configured to execute software that directs the processor to interact with the mobile application to show information and receive user input associated with the rack controller and at least one of rack and patching equipment installed in one or more racks even if there is not a display unit coupled to the base unit. In additional embodiments, a rack controller is configured to determine whether each rack controller interface is connected to another rack controller as a function of a respective sense signal developed by the termination circuit associated with said rack controller interface. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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