Commscope Technologies LLC

Commscope Connectivity UK Limited

Adc Telecommunications, Inc.

Tyco Electronics Services Gmbh

Tyco Electronics UK Ltd

Patel, Kamlesh G.

Smith, Trevor D.

Malone, Gene

Thomas, David

Kamlesh G Patel

Joseph Christopher Coffey

John Anderson

Cyle D Petersen

Michael D Schroeder

Steven J Brandt

John M Stasny

Dennis Ray Wells

James J Solheid

Matthew J Holmberg

Jonathan R Kaml

Dennis J Krampotich

Rodney C Schoenfelder

Mohammad H Raza

Hutch Coburn

David G Stone

David Patrick Murray

Jason Bautista

Christopher Charles Taylor

Peter Smith

Eric W Sybesma

Ian Butler

David John Chirgwin

Owen Marshall

Simon Colley

Michael Day

Trevor D Smith

Spring Stutzman

Bruce C Ogren

David Thomas

Dave Wiekhorst

Kevin Glenn Ressler

Gene Malone

Michael J Wentworth

Scott C Sievers

Fred Johnston

Paula Lockhart

Frederick W Johnston

John Stasny

William J Young

David Stone

A communications connection system includes an adapter module defining at least first and second ports and at least one media reading interface mounted at one of the ports. The first adapter module is configured to receive a fiber optic connector at each port. Some type of connectors may be formed as duplex connector arrangements. Some types of adapters may include ports without media reading interfaces. Some types of media reading interfaces include contact members having three contact sections.

Managed fiber connectivity systems

A server rack is cabled to obviate the need for top-of-rack switches. Switches and severs are connected through de-mateable connection interfaces at distribution modules disposed along the raceway above the server cabinets. The distribution modules may have externally accessible ports, internally accessible ports, and/or payout spools for the switch cables and/or the server cables.

Managing cables in fiber installation

A bladed chassis system facilitates installation of the bladed chassis system and replacement of the blades at the chassis. For example, a front panel of the blade can be opened either upwardly or downwardly at the discretion of the user. Blades can be inserted and removed from the front and/or the rear of the bladed chassis system at the discretion of the user. Cables can be routed to the rear of the chassis system from either of two sides at the discretion of the user. The blades carried by the chassis have fiber management trays that can be rotationally oriented in any desired rotational position at the discretion of the user.

Bladed chassis systems

One embodiment is directed to a heterogeneous physical layer management system comprising first devices, each comprising first physical layer information acquisition technology to obtain physical layer information about cabling attached to the first devices. The system further comprises second devices, each comprising second physical layer information acquisition technology to obtain physical layer information about cabling attached to the second devices, wherein the second physical layer information acquisition technology differs from the first physical layer information acquisition technology. The system further comprises a common management application communicatively coupled to the first devices and the second devices, wherein the common management application is configured to aggregate physical layer information from the first devices and the second devices. Another embodiment is directed to providing a physical layer management application as a service hosted by a third party. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Heterogeneous and/or hosted physical layer management system

One embodiment is directed to a method comprising obtaining, using a portable device, identifier information about one or more identifiers associated with one or more of a rack and equipment installed in the rack and displaying on the portable device a picture of the rack captured and displaying on the portable device an overlay that includes markings that define a perimeter of the rack and a plurality of equipment positions within the rack. The method further comprises receiving, by the portable device, an alignment of the overlay on the picture of the rack and the equipment positions and receiving location information for the rack. The method further comprises storing the picture of the rack, the alignment of the overlay on the picture of the rack, the identifier location, and the location information by a management application. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Method of capturing information about a rack and equipment installed therein

A telecommunications system () includes a chassis () defining a front (), a rear (), and a plurality of first signal connection locations () adjacent the rear (). A plurality of removable cassettes () are housed within the chassis (), each including a cassette body () defining a fixed portion () that is coupled to one of the first signal connection locations () on the chassis () and a movable portion () that telescopically slides relative to the fixed portion (), wherein the movable portion () is configured for movement in a direction from the front () to the rear () of the chassis (), each cassette () defining a plurality of second signal connection locations (). A cable () between the fixed portion () and the movable portion () extends out from the movable portion () when that portion () is pulled forwardly to an extended position and is retracted into the cassette body () when the movable portion () is pushed rearwardly relative to the fixed portion ().

Telecommunications chassis and module

One exemplary embodiment is directed to a system comprising a switch used in a network and a central function configured to receive physical layer information related to the network. The physical layer information includes information associating media access control (MAC) addresses of devices on the network with ports of the switch. The switch is configured to use information about a spanning tree determined by the central function to configure the switch to carry out a switching function performed by the switch. The central function is configured to use at least some physical layer information about patching equipment in the network and end devices in the network in associating MAC addresses of devices on the network with the ports of the switch. Other embodiments are disclosed.

System including management system to determine configuration for inter-networking device based on physical layer information of a network

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Chanhassen, MN, United States of America

Kamlesh G Patel