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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2014
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Kapil Adhikesavalu, Arakkonam, IN;
Shathish Muthu Venkatesan, Pulavar nagar Vellore, IN;
DELL PRODUCTS LP, Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide automatic provisioning of a port in an information handling system, such as a router, switch, bridge, etc., according to the cable type that is inserted into the port. In embodiments, if a user has inserted a break-out cable into a port that is not configured for break-out mode, the information handling system quickly and transparently changes the port configuration to a break-out mode. Conversely, when a user inserts a non-break-out cable that cannot be fanned out into a quad-mode port, the information handling system configures that port to native mode (i.e., non-break-out mode). In embodiments, the user may override auto-configuration. In embodiments, one or more port configurations may be stored and applied to a port by a user.