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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2007
Alastair Hoath, Cheltenham, GB;
Stephen John Hough, Tewkesbury, GB;
Stephen James Morris, Cheltenham, GB;
Gordon John White, Gloucester, GB;
Alastair Hoath, Cheltenham, GB;
Stephen John Hough, Tewkesbury, GB;
Stephen James Morris, Cheltenham, GB;
Gordon John White, Gloucester, GB;
ADC GmbH, Berlin, DE;
Abstract
An upgradeable patch panel assembly and associated method of upgrading a patch panel assembly. The upgradeable patch panel assembly including a panel base having an aperture sized to receive a scanner interface cable. The method including removing a first cover from the panel base, inserting a scanner interface cable through the existing aperture in the panel base, and attached an upgraded cover to the panel base. Upgrading the patch panel assembly is completed while the assembly remains mounted to a frame and without disconnecting rear cable connections. The upgraded patch panel assembly provides jack-occupancy monitoring capabilities.