Determining endpoint connectivity of cabling interconnects
US8115631B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2209/47
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a communication network or system, cables that interconnect systems or subsystems are provided with RFID tags embedded or affixed at least at one endpoint of each cable. An installed or portable RFID reader in the proximity of an RFID tag of a given cable enables a unique cable endpoint identifier contained in the RFID tag to be read. The identifier is combined with a unique port identifier of the port to which the cable endpoint is attached at the message is sent to a far-end system or subsystem connected to the other end of the cable. That system reads the message and the information contained therein along with a unique port identifier of its own port connected to the given cable, enables positive confirmation of the communicative connection between the two ports and also the cable providing the connection. It also enables communication of the physical routing information to an operations support system for cable management.
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