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System for intelligent patching of telecommunication cables with a communication network

US8363997B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

7References

9Claims

0Family size

Assignee

CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina · US

Inventors

Rong Hou · Plano, US
Daniel W. Macauley · Fishers, US
Danny L. Satterthwaite · Allen, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 17, 2009
Grant date	Jan 29, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 29, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04Q1/155
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A datacommunications patching system includes: a mounting frame; a first module mounted in the mounting frame and including a plurality of connector ports on one side thereof and first and second connectors on another side thereof; and a backplane that is mounted in the mounting frame. The backplane electrically connects to the first module via the first connector when the first module is mounted in the mounting frame in a first orientation, and wherein the backplane electrically connects to the first module via the second connector when the first module is mounted in the mounting frame in a second orientation that is inverted from the first orientation.

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