Control unit for displaying a load of a networking cable

A method for determining a network load of a networking cable, the method comprising:

• requesting, by a microcontroller operably connected to a networking cable, a network load of the networking cable from a monitoring circuit;
• receiving, by the microcontroller, the network load of the networking cable from the monitoring circuit;
• and
• instructing, by the microcontroller, a visual indicator to display a color corresponding to the network load of the networking cable, wherein the visual indicator is an RGB LED that includes an optical fiber embedded beneath a transparent panel of an outer sheath that runs along a length of the networking cable.

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor operably connected to a networking cable to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

• requesting a network load of the networking cable from a monitoring circuit;
• receiving the network load of the networking cable from the monitoring circuit;
• and
• instructing a visual indicator to display the network load of the networking cable, wherein the visual indicator is an RGB LED that includes an optical fiber embedded beneath a transparent panel of an outer sheath that runs along a length of the networking cable.