System for identification of the pairs of ports and of the respective patch cords in patch panels of telecommunication networks

A system for identification of a pairs of ports in patch panels of telecommunication networks, the system comprising:

• patch cords configured to be connected to the pairs of ports in the patch panels, each patch cord having opposite ends, each end carrying a respective connector to be removably inserted and retained in a respective port of a respective patch panel, each connector of a same patch cord carrying a passive NFC type identification tag containing, stored therein, a unique identity of the respective patch cord;
• and
• a tracking module removably fixed to each patch panel, each tracking module connected to a controller device, the tracking module comprising:
• a NFC antenna associated with each panel port;
• a transceiver;
• a switch selectively connecting, one by one, each NFC antenna to the transceiver;
• a reader connected to the transceiver and processing and storing the signals that each NFC antenna picks up from the identification tag, of a connector inserted in the respective panel port, said signal containing a connection/disconnection identification, associated to the panel port;
• a light indicator associated with each port and indicating a connection status of each port;
• and
• a button to register the patch panel in the controller device, the transceiver, the reader, the switches, the light indicators and the button of each patch panel of a set of pairs of patch panels energized and operated from the respective controller device having its operation managed, according to a programmed interconnection layout, by a server.