Network switch
AssigneeAlpha Networks Inc.
InventorJian Li
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Abstract
A network switch displays a state signal of network connection ports by a combination of LEDs and includes a signal management unit, a control unit, switch members, and the LEDs. The signal management unit receives the state signal from the network connection ports and transmits data to the control unit to control each of the switch members and correspondingly output to control each of the LEDs. The state signal includes that a first state data outputs an active/inactive state via a first control signal, a second state data and a third state data output a link-down/up state and a connection speed state via a second control signal, so that the LEDs displays different states of the network connection ports based on a combination of each of the first control signal and each of the second control signal.
Claims9
A network switch, comprising a plurality of network connection ports, wherein each of the network connection ports is adapted to be connected to a network cable;
- the network switch is characterized in that:
- the network switch comprises:
- a plurality of display modules, wherein each of the display modules comprises a plurality of LEDs, and each of the LEDs has a first electrode and a second electrode;
- a plurality of control circuit modules, wherein each of the control circuit modules comprises a plurality of switch members;
- each of the switch members has a first end, a second end, and a control end;
- the control end is controllable to make the first end and the second end conduct or cut off;
- the first end of each of the switch members is electrically connected to the second electrode of one of the LEDs, and the second end of each of the switch members is electrically connected to an end of a power source;
- a signal management unit electrically connected to the network connection ports and receiving a state signal from each of the network connection ports, wherein each of the state signals comprises a first state data, a second state data, and at least one third state data;
- the signal management unit has a plurality of control pins and a first connecting port, wherein each of the control pins is electrically connected to the first electrode of the LEDs of one of the display modules;
- the signal management unit correspondingly outputs a first control signal via one of the control pins based on the first state data of each of the state signals that is received;
- the signal management unit outputs the second state data and the third state data of each of the state signals, which is received, through the first connecting port;
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- a control unit having a second connecting port and a control port, wherein the second connecting port is electrically connected to the first connecting port of the signal management unit;
- the control port has a plurality of pin assemblies, wherein each of the pin assemblies has a plurality of pins respectively and electrically connected to the control end of the switch members of one of the control circuit modules;
- the control unit receives each of the second state data and each of the third state data through the second connecting port, and correspondingly outputs a second control signal to the switch members of one of the control circuit modules via each of the pin assemblies of the control port based on each of the second state data and each of the third state data, thereby changing a displaying way of the LEDs of each of the display modules based on a combination of each of the first control signals and each of the second control signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.