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Intelligent patching system and method

US7869426B2 · kind B2 · utility

117Cited by

52References

20Claims

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Assignee

ADC GmbH · DE

Inventors

Stephen John Hough · Hereford, GB
Karl Tryner · Felixstowe, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 16, 2007
Grant date	Jan 11, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 28, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04Q1/149
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A telecommunications network manager includes a network scanner, a scanner interface unit, and intelligence activation units. The intelligence activation units are used with cable connection modules including insulation displacement contacts for connecting to cables. The intelligence activation units provide visual signals to a technician about which cable connection modules should be accessed during system set up or system maintenance.

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