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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1999
Michael Gregory German, Secaucus, NJ (US);
Frank Salvatore Leone, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Avaya Technology Corp., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A device, system and method for locating a specific patch cord connection port contained within a telecommunications closet having line tracing capabilities. An LED is provided at each of the connector ports present within the telecommunications closet that is positioned to illuminate the connector port or illuminate a shroud positioned in front of the connector port. The LEDs can be individually and selectively illuminated. Accordingly, individually identified connector ports can be selectively illuminated within the telecommunications closet. This greatly increases the ability of a technician to accurately locate the patch cord connector port within the telecommunications closet that has been targeted by the patch cord tracing system.