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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2019
Commscope, Inc. of North Carolina, Hickory, NC (US);
Peter T. Tucker, Corvallis, OR (US);
Mark A. Hejnicki, Frisco, TX (US);
Michael G. German, Secaucus, NJ (US);
Matias Peluffo, Singapore, SG;
Doyle J. Barras, Murphy, TX (US);
CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A telecommunications patching system having point-to-point tracing capabilities includes: a plurality of end devices; at least one rack structure; a plurality of patch panels mounted to each rack structure; a plurality of connector ports disposed on each of the patch panels; a plurality of patch cords for selectively interconnecting different pairs of connector ports; a plurality of cables for selectively interconnecting the connector ports on the patch panels with respective end devices; tracing modules associated with said connector ports and end devices that monitor connectivity of the connector ports and end devices; and a display associated with the tracing modules configured to display the connectivity of a circuit comprising one or more of the connector ports and one or more of the end devices.