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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2018
Schneider Electric IT Corporation, West Kingston, RI (US);
Michael Kenneth Schmidt, St. Charles, MO (US);
Daniel J. Rohr, Wildwood, MO (US);
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION, West Kingston, RI (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods of providing network connectivity to an equipment rack are provided. A network switch includes an enclosure to be aligned along the height of an equipment rack. The network switch provides a plurality of network ports distributed along the enclosure so the network ports are associated with mounting spaces in the rack, when installed. A controller provides communications between the plurality of network ports and may be configured to identify installed equipment in particular rack spaces, from network traffic on particular network ports and by association of the network ports with the rack spaces.