Nordx patch panel

The technician arriving in the telecom closet TC to perform the work order will find visual information about the changes he has to make, for example, an LED showing red or blinking.

The visual aids can be made to light sequentially, in the same order the MACs have been programmed by the administrator, thus showing what connection to make, break or change. LED indicators will change from red to green upon the completion of the task sequence, then the next MAC will be highlighted. Also, the disclosed system and TC access can be linked with a security access control system for enhanced protection of the cabling system. If an incorrect configuration is discovered, an alarm is immediately issued to the administrator's PC through specialized software with a graphic interface until a physical change made in the cross-connect corrects the configuration.

LEDs attached to each port can be made to blink until all of the connections specified in the work order are correctly made by the technician. The information is communicated via Ethernet, Internet, etc. These are smart labels that contain information, which can be both read and written modified , through a wireless interface.

One transponder will be attached at each end of the patch cord or cable. They can be embedded over-molded in the plugs or their boots, glued or simply wrapped around if incorporated in the form of a label. They can be programmed at installation, e. The transponder corresponding to each plug stores information about the cable and the cabling system at its level in the hierarchy.

The readers include miniature antennas attached to each jack. They further include sensors that can be embedded, e. They can be put together on a PCB, on the same PCB with the jack circuit, mounted above ports on a patch panel or embedded in the patch panel. This can also be called a transponder programmer, but it will have multiple modes, or functions, like program, learn and download.

Also, the FPU can transfer to any plug the required information or retrieve information from any plug. The FPU reads and eventually programs transponders in the field. Thus, quick troubleshooting of the cross-connect system is possible.

The LMU can update the information on the concerned transponders via readers antennas situated on the jacks. The LMU stores all the desired information about the jacks and their physical location.

The LMU contains all jacks' electronic labels. The LMU further contains and updates the information about the cabling system at TC level in the hierarchy and updates the information on all readers it controls.

It can also be made to communicate with other systems, e. It sends and collects data from all LMU's connected to it, so it has also the functions of a central scanner. It can exchange information with the FPU's via a wire or wireless interface. The system administrator can monitor and make changes to the current system configuration, using the features and the graphical interface of Cable Management Software adapted to the above-described monitoring hardware.

The system administrator can send a print out or an e-mail of the new configuration to the field technician, which changes the connections. Or, one or more virtual work orders can be directly downloaded into the FPU, and it can audit the FPU for the completion and correctness of the executed work order. The network administrator can monitor the changes in real time. Or, information can be manually loaded into the software. Upon system's initialization, this information is then transferred to the LMU's direct or downloaded from RPU which scans all the ports and activates them.

The present invention has now been described in connection with a number of specific embodiments thereof. However, numerous modifications, which are contemplated as falling within the scope of the present invention, should now be apparent to those skilled in the art. Therefore, it is intended that the scope of the present invention be limited only by the scope of the properly construed claim appended hereto and equivalents thereof. All rights reserved. Login Sign up. Search Expert Search Quick Search.

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