Cable management system

Abstract

An article of manufacture is provided including a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code device embodied therein for graphically representing and managing a telecommunications cable system. Managing includes tracking all hardware components contained in the telecommunications cable system and the capacity of each hardware component. Preferably, the cable system includes a PBX switch and master database, and at least one adjunct system and database. The computer readable program code device interacts with the master database, which contains a copy of information contained in each PBX, adjunct system and each adjunct system and respective database, and provides a user with an ability to track all telecommunications system cabling and hardware components by unique identification number stored in a cable manager database by type. The cable manager database may be accessed by type such that connections of all communication cables, termination hardware components and cross-connects may be accessed to realize available circuit pathways, document existing circuits and adding new circuits, including selecting a shortest or most efficient path between jack and switch for the new circuit. The cable manager database identifies available system components for existing or new circuits, and generates reports which disclose which cables and components which make up the particular existing or new circuit are currently in use.