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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2009
Pinchas Shifris, Tel Aviv, IL;
Alex Shar, Rishon Letzion, IL;
Yaakov Haggay, Kfar Saba, IL;
Ilan Kelmer, Rehovot, IL;
Yishay Gourman, Modiin, IL;
Uriya Mantver, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Guy Shapira, Ramat Hasharon, IL;
Pinchas Shifris, Tel Aviv, IL;
Alex Shar, Rishon Letzion, IL;
Yaakov Haggay, Kfar Saba, IL;
Ilan Kelmer, Rehovot, IL;
Yishay Gourman, Modiin, IL;
Uriya Mantver, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Guy Shapira, Ramat Hasharon, IL;
RIT Technologies Ltd., Tel Aviv, IL;
Abstract
Embodiments of the present inventions are directed to a system and method for monitoring connectivity between a switch having switch ports and a patch panel having patch panel ports connected by removable cords. The system may include an identification device physically shaped to fit a cavity of the switch port, a communication cord having identification wires to connect the switch port to a patch panel port, a microcontroller mounted on the patch panel to read a unique identification number of the identification device in order to identify a connection between the switch port and the patch panel port and a management station to receive the unique identification from the microcontroller and to store data regarding the connection of the switch port and the patch panel port.