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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2012
Laxman R. Anne, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Jeffrey J. Miller, Shakopee, MN (US);
Steven M. Swam, Shakopee, MN (US);
Eric W. Sybesma, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Laxman R. Anne, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Jeffrey J. Miller, Shakopee, MN (US);
Steven M. Swam, Shakopee, MN (US);
Eric W. Sybesma, Minneapolis, MN (US);
ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Shakopee, MN (US);
Abstract
A connector assembly comprises a plurality of ports. Each of the plurality of ports is configured to receive a respective connector attached to a respective segment of physical communication media. Each of the plurality of ports comprises a respective media interface configured to receive data from a respective storage device attached to the respective connector. The connector assembly is configured to determine if a first connector attached to a first port included in the plurality of ports is defective by determining if a signal level received on the respective media interface associated with the first port has stabilized after a first predetermined amount of time has elapsed since the first connector was connected to the first port. If the signal level has not stabilized after the first predetermined amount of time has elapsed since the first connector was connected to the first port, the first connector is considered defective.