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US 11,191,173 B2Granted
Managed connectivity in electrical systems and methods thereof
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorsJoseph C. Coffey, Loren J. Mattson
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Abstract
An electrical connector arrangement includes a storage device coupled to a connector housing. The storage device is configured to store physical layer information pertaining to the electrical connector arrangement. The storage device also has contacts that enable the physical layer information to be read from the storage device by a media reading interface. A connector assembly includes at least one receptacle assembly; a printed circuit board; and a media reading interface.
Claims20
A connection assembly comprising:
- a receptacle arrangement extending along a depth between a front and a rear, the front of the receptacle arrangement defining a plurality of separate openings, each opening being sized to receive a respective plug connector and to align the respective plug connector with a respective signal receiving structure disposed within the receptacle arrangement;
- a circuit board disposed within the receptacle arrangement;
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- a row of micro switches coupled to the circuit board, each of the micro switches aligning with a respective one of the separate openings of the receptacle arrangement, each of the micro switches being electrically coupled to the circuit board, each of the micro switches being inwardly recessed from the front of the receptacle arrangement so that each micro switch is actuatable by the respective plug connector when the plug connector is received within a respective one of the separate openings through the front of the receptacle arrangement, and each of the micro switches being disposed between the signal receiving structure and the front of the receptacle arrangement.
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