US 11,558,680 B2 · Internet of things (IOT) system for cabling infrastructure

Abstract

A system for cabling infrastructure that includes at least one port, at least one shutter, at least one sensor and a gateway is provided. The port is configured to be selectively coupled to a connector. Each shutter is configured to have an open state that allows access to an associated port and a closed state that covers the port. Each sensor is configured to sense the open state and the closed state of an associated shutter and generate shutter state signals that include information relating to a current sensed state of the associated shutter and an identification of a port that is associated with the associated shutter. The gateway is in wireless communication with each sensor to receive the shutter state signals. The gateway is configured to communicate the shutter state signals that indicate a change in a state of an associated shutter to a remote location.

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Dependent claims

A system for cabling infrastructure, the system comprising:

at least one port configured to be selectively coupled to a connector;
at least one shutter, the at least one shutter configured to have an open state that allows access to an associated port of the at least one port and a closed state that covers the associated port;
at least one sensor, each sensor configured to sense the open state and the closed state of an associated shutter of the at least one shutter and generate shutter state signals that include information relating to at least a current sensed state of the associated shutter and an identification (ID) of a port that is associated with the associated shutter, wherein the current sensed state of the associated shutter is communicated by modifying the ID of the port that is associated with the associated shutter;
and
a gateway in wireless communication with each sensor to receive the shutter state signals of each sensor, the gateway configured to communicate shutter state signals of the received shutter state signals that indicate a change in a state of an associated shutter to a remote location.

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A system for cabling infrastructure, the system comprising:

at least one port configured to be selectively coupled to a connector of a patch panel;
a shutter for each port, each shutter configured to have an open state which allows access to an associated port of the shutter and a closed state that covers the associated port;
a sensor for each shutter configured to sense a state of the shutter, the sensor configured to wirelessly transmit shutter state signals that include information relating to at least a current sensed state of the shutter and an identification (ID) of the shutter's associated port, wherein the current sensed state of the associated shutter is communicated by varying the ID of the shutter's associated port by encoding the current sensed state of the associated shutter in a bit of the ID of the shutter's associated port;
a power source for each sensor to at least power a transmission of the sensor's shutter state signals;
a gateway in wireless communication with each sensor to receive the shutter state signals from each sensor, the gateway configured to communicate information indicating a change in a state of an associated shutter to a remote location;
and
a management system in a remote network in the remote location configured to update and configure a system automatically based on received information sent by the gateway.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Internet of things (IOT) system for cabling infrastructure

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