3m Innovative Properties Company

Corning Research & Development Corporation

Vaughn G Amann

Ronald David Jesme

Ernesto M Rodriguez, Jr

Jens Weichold

David H Redinger

Lars Schrix

David J Badzinski

Anne-Maud B Laprais

Joseph Clark Carls

William Jeffrey Clatanoff

Jun Xiao

Ann-Maud B Laprais

Ernesto M Rodriguez

A data communication apparatus, system, and method are described. The data communication system comprises a transceiver disposed on an entrance port to an enclosure, such as an underground enclosure. The transceiver includes a housing, the housing mountable to the entrance port, wherein the transceiver is configured to communicate with a network outside of the underground enclosure. The data communication system also includes a monitoring device disposed in the underground enclosure that provides data related to a real-time condition within the underground enclosure. The data communication system also includes a sensor analytics unit to process the data from the monitoring device/sensor and generate a processed data signal and to communicate the processed data signal to the transceiver.

Data communication apparatus, system, and method

An identification tag is described that includes a tab portion having a unique identifier, an anchor portion, and a tether portion connecting the tab portion to the anchor portion. The anchor portion has a permanent pressure sensitive adhesive to secure the tag to one of a patch cable or a port disposed in a patch panel. In an exemplary aspect, the tag portion, anchor portion and the tether portion of the tag are formed as an integral structure. The unique identifier is a two-dimensional code, that is printed as an inverted image to provide improved network security and prevent reading of the unique identifiers by unapproved reading devices.

Identification tag

Data communication appratus, system, and method

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Austin, TX, United States of America

Vaughn G Amann