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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 28, 2015
Applicant:

Prabodh Joshi, Windsor, CO (US);

Inventor:

Prabodh Joshi, Windsor, CO (US);

Assignee:

CA, Inc., New York, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/22 (2013.01); H04L 41/24 (2013.01);
Abstract

A communication link includes a first conductor configured to transmit data between a plurality of connected network devices. The communication link further includes an identification device configured to transmit an output that identifies the communication link when power is supplied to it and a second conductor configured to complete an electrical circuit when it receives the power from a particular device in the plurality of connected network devices. The identification device is coupled with the electrical circuit by a switch. The communication link also includes a logic module configured to receive an identification instruction in the data transmitted between the plurality of connected network devices. The logic module is also configured to, in response to receiving the identification instruction, actuate the switch to supply the identification device with power and transmit the output at the identification device.


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