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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2018
Commscope Technologies Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Matthew R. Kiener, Richardson, TX (US);
Ryan E. Enge, Carrollton, TX (US);
Patrick Fariello, Murphy, TX (US);
Dallas Bartlett, Plano, TX (US);
Thomas Eastham, Prestatyn, GB;
Lary Blake Van Scoy, Allen, TX (US);
Philip Smith, Great Barrow, GB;
CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
One embodiment is directed to a multi-rack rack controller for an automated infrastructure management (AIM) system comprising a plurality of independent patching equipment bus interfaces. Another embodiment is directed to a rack controller comprising at least one rack controller interface configured to connect the rack controller to another rack controller. Each rack controller interface comprises a respective termination circuit. The rack controller is configured to determine whether each rack controller interface is connected to another rack controller as a function of a respective sense signal developed by the termination circuit associated with said rack controller interface. Another embodiment is directed to a rack controller comprising a base unit having a locate button disposed on the front of the base unit. Other embodiments are disclosed.