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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2006
Michael G. German, Secaucus, NJ (US);
Golam M. Choudhury, Warren, NJ (US);
Daniel W. Macauley, Fishers, IN (US);
Danny L. Satterthwaite, Allen, TX (US);
Peter T. Tucker, Dallas, TX (US);
Michael G. German, Secaucus, NJ (US);
Golam M. Choudhury, Warren, NJ (US);
Daniel W. Macauley, Fishers, IN (US);
Danny L. Satterthwaite, Allen, TX (US);
Peter T. Tucker, Dallas, TX (US);
CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A telecommunications patching system includes a patch panel comprising a plurality of connector ports and a plurality of patch cords configured to selectively interconnect pairs of the connector ports. Each patch cord has opposite ends and a respective connector secured to each end that is configured to be removably secured within a connector port. The connectors of a respective patch cord have the same unique identifier associated therewith. A first sensor is located at each connector port and detects when a patch cord connector is inserted within, and removed from, a respective connector port. A second sensor is located at each connector port and reads the identifier of a patch cord connector inserted within a respective connector port. The first and second sensors are in communication with a controller that monitors and logs patch cord interconnections with the connector ports.