Method and apparatus for physically locating a network component
US7844702B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/1498
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for determining a physical location of a network component includes placing the network component in the physical location, determining a location value corresponding to the physical location of the network component using a location scheme, associating an electronic location tag (ELT) having the location value with the physical location, and obtaining the location value corresponding to the physical location of the network component.
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